2026 Columbus Days

Columbus Days, the area’s Biggest Block Party, offers attendees four fun-filled days of food, music and fun! The event takes place during the second weekend in August annually, with a different theme every year. Register for Columbus Days Events Coronation Celebration Registration Sponsorship Registration Event Registration Vendor Registration Night Parade Registration Sunday Parade Registration Columbus Days Schedule Thursday, August 6 7:00 pm Beats & Eats: Columbus Community Band, Frankfort Square Stage 8:45 pm Platte Valley Playhouse Summer Youth Production, Frankfort Square Stage "13 Signs You Should Stop Being a Pirate" Friday, August 7 11:00 am United Way Lazy River Duck Run, Pawnee Plunge 5 pm - 12 am Food Trucks and Beer Garden, Frankfort Square - $ 6 pm - 9 pm Inflatables, Frankfort Square - $ 6:00 pm Lynette's Dance Studio, Frankfort Square Stage 7:00 pm Pet Show, Frankfort Square Stage - $ 7:30 - 9:30 pm Street Dance: Freedom Road, 13th Street Stage 9:00 pm Movie in the Square: TBD, Frankfort Square Stage There will be an intermission for the parade. 9:30 pm Night Parade, 13th Street 10:20 - 11:45 pm Street Dance: Unfinished Business, 13th Street Stage Saturday, August 8 All Day Food Trucks, Frankfort Square - $ 8 am - 5 pm Vendor Booths in the Park, Frankfort Square 8:30 am "I'm a Little Cutie" Baby Show, Frankfort Square Stage - $ 9 am - 11:30 am Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, Columbus Community Building 10 am - 8 pm Inflatables, Frankfort Square - $ 10:00 am Celebrating America's 250th: The History of Platte County Drawing for the Platte County Historical Society Raffle 11:00 am Barb's School of Dance & Desiree's Dancers, Frankfort Square Stage 11 am - 1 pm Music Bingo, Under the Tent 11 am - 12 am Beer Garden, Frankfort Square - $ 12:00 pm United Way Awards & Recognition, Frankfort Square Stage 12:30 pm All-City High School Drumline, Frankfort Square Stage 1:00 pm Ice Cream Eating Contest, First United Methodist Church Booth - $ 1:00 pm Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Frankfort Square Stage 2:00 - 4:00 pm Midland Band, Under the Tent 3:00 pm Frequency, Frankfort Square Stage 4:00 pm Twin Rivers Taekwondo Demonstration, Frankfort Square Stage 5:00 pm Heartland Gymnastics, Frankfort Square Stage 6:30 - 9:00 pm Kids Foam Dance Party, 13th Street 7:00 - 8:00 pm Sheltered Reality, Frankfort Square Stage 7:30 - 11:30 pm Street Dance: Happy Endings, 13th Street Stage 9:00 - 10:30 pm Teen & Adult Glow Foam Dance Party, 13th Street Sunday, August 9 9:15 am Connection Christian Church Prayer Service, Frankfort Square Stage 11 am - 1 pm "Celebrate Ag" Lunch, South Tent - $ 11 am - 2 pm Food Trucks and Beer Garden, Frankfort Square 11 am - 2 pm Inflatables, Frankfort Square - $ 11:00 am Lonnie Piitz Polka Band, North Tent 11:30 am iDance Project, Frankfort Square Stage 12:00 am "Running of the Frankfurters" Wiener Dog Races, Frankfort Square Stage - $ 2:00 pm Columbus Days Parade Note: Schedule is subject to change. Events may be added, changed, or removed as plans are finalized. Please check back for the most up-to-date schedule.