July 2023 ... 

Browse more than 300 booths at Bella Rustina in Conway this July

Conway will once again host the Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market, July 14-16 inside the Conway Expo Center.

More than 300 booths will be set up inside the venue, selling both vintage and vintage-inspired items, as well as handmade treasures. Multiple food trucks will also be on site to feed hungry shoppers. Admission is $10 for the early buying day on Friday, July 14, and it’s $5 for Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16.

For more information, visit www.bellarustina.com.

July 2023 ... 

Show will feature antique farm vehicles, tools in action

For a glimpse at old-fashioned farm power, plan to attend the 70^th annual show of the Tri-State Antique Engine and Threshers Association, July 27-29 in Bird City.

The show will host Hart Parr Oliver collectors and include a bonus feature of farm trucks and pickups. Attendees will be able to marvel at more than a dozen operating steam engines and gas engines, as well as demonstrations of wheat binding and threshing; a saw mill, tractor pull, kids activities, historic buildings, quilts, a printing press and chuck wagon breakfast round out the activities. Collectors may bring their items to display. Those traveling with an RV may park it on the grounds, which offers a shower house.

For more information, call 785-734-2291, visit www.threshershow.org or e-mail thresherassociation@gmail.com.

July 2023 ... 

Cruise on into Springfield for the annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival

Springfield’s Birthplace of Route 66 Festival is back Aug. 10-12 with some new features and all of the same old fun attendees have come to expect from the annual event.

This year’s event will include a talent search competition. Singers, songwriters and dancers ages 18 and older are encouraged to register. Registration and official rules are online at www.route66festivalsgf.com/talent. The deadline to register is July 7.

A full lineup of activities will keep attendees busy with plenty of fun. A car show, parade, raffles, poker run, vendor village, and lots of live music, including the Emerald City Band and Tommy DeCarlo.

Organizers of the festival are already hard at work preparing for the 100^th anniversary of the Mother Road in 2026. Keep an eye on future issues of Discover Vintage America for more information.

For more information about this year’s Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, visit www.route66festivalsgf.com.

July 2023 ... 

Wheat Festival is a celebration of community

 The 123rd annual Wheat Festival in Wellington, KS, will feature something for every summer funseeker.

Taking place July 11-15 in downtown Wellington, the festival is jam-packed with family-friendly activities, including an art exhibit, art contest, children’s storytime and crafts, movie-themed sidewalk chalking, watermelon feed, horseshoe tournament, carnival rides, lip sync contest, hot dog eating contest, cookie jar auction, cow chip throw, and bed races.

According to the state’s tourism website, the event has been a tradition in the state since 1900, when Sumner County celebrated a bumper wheat harvest that earned Wellington the title of “Wheat Capital of the World.” The festival remains a celebration of community and agriculture.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/kswheatfestival.

July 2023 ... 

National Summer Arms Show to feature firearms, historical pieces

Now in its 52nd year, the National Summer Arms Show, returns July 29-30 to the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, MO.
Sponsored by the Missouri Valley Arms Collectors Association, a National Rifle Association affiliate, the show will feature a variety of both modern and historical firearms on display and available for purchase. Tables are still available for vendors; to reserve one, call 816-873-1951.

For more information about this and other events, visit www.mvaca.org.