2025 FESTIVAL EVENTS
2025 FESTIVAL EVENTS
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THE BOYZ OF SUMMER
THE BOYZ OF SUMMER
THURSDAY | JUNE 19 | 7PM | KLEIN-SCOTT FIELD
THURSDAY | JUNE 19 | 7PM | KLEIN-SCOTT FIELD
NEWTON REBELS BASEBALL NIGHT
NEWTON REBELS BASEBALL NIGHT
Come join us in watching Rebel Baseball in their 25th season to start off the festival. Your Summer Daze button will get you in free to watch "the one constant through the years. "For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, at the old ball game.
As part of the Jayhawk Collegiate League, formerly the “Sunflower Collegiate League”, the Rebels strive each year to reach the team goal of winning the NBC World Series in Wichita, KS, Come out and watch these boys of summer battling hard to make it big some day.
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GRINDIN' SAND CREEK
GRINDIN' SAND CREEK
FRIDAY | JUNE 19 | 7PM | OKERBERG PARK
FRIDAY | JUNE 19 | 7PM | OKERBERG PARK
BAILS, SHREDS, RIPPERS & SLAMS
BAILS, SHREDS, RIPPERS & SLAMS
Watch Newton skateboarders young and old compete to see who all are the best skaters in town! The competition will consist of a best trick contest on five different obstacles. There will be two divisions; novice and advanced, with first and second place prizes/awards for all obstacles in both divisions. Twenty prize packages in total.
6pm Registration 7pm Start Time
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BATTLE OF THE BADGEZ
BATTLE OF THE BADGEZ
FRIDAY | JUNE 20 | 7PM | KELSCH FIELD
FRIDAY | JUNE 20 | 7PM | KELSCH FIELD
THE BATTLE RESUMES AGAIN...
THE BATTLE RESUMES AGAIN...
The second annual charity kickball game between Harvey County Fire versus Harvey County Law Enforcement will be another epic, fun filled night. Last year the Harvey County Fire squad "handcuffed" their opposition 7-4, leaving the law enforcement team feeling "blue"! Who will come out on top this year and will the competition be red hot or will the night be a cool blue?
This game will be completive and hilarious. There will be walk up music, special inning rules, and guest MC's. The night will also have events between innings for every age of fan, from little ones to adults.
The night will “kick off” with an Army National Guard Color Guard and the national Anthem being sung live by Newton High School Choir students. After the game there will be a live country concert and fireworks!
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTZ
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTZ
FRIDAY | JUNE 20 | POST-GAME | KELSCH FIELD
FRIDAY | JUNE 20 | POST-GAME | KELSCH FIELD
FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC & LIGHTZ
FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC & LIGHTZ
Friday Night Lightz will follow the Battle of the Badgez as we roll out the hay trailer stage to the infield and continue the evening with some great country music performed by the duo of Jacob Reavis & Samantha Melillo (from the Annie Up Band).
Listen, twirl and dance with the grass under your feet, to old and new country music as the evening moves toward dusk. As the dark descends upon us we will begin the professional fire work show over Sand Creek, beyond the outfield of Kelsch Field.
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SUMMER DAZE SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
SUMMER DAZE SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 8 AM | ATHLETIC PARK VOLLEYBALL COURTS
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 8 AM | ATHLETIC PARK VOLLEYBALL COURTS
SUMMER DAZE COED VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
SUMMER DAZE COED VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
Get a little or a lot of sand between your toes and EVERYWHERE else playing a favorite summer sport. The price is a perfect $25 per person and that will even get you a Summer Daze button to enter the festival grounds and enjoy all the entertainment. Pay early so you can pick up your team buttons to enjoy all three days of the festival.
HOT SUMMER THRILLZ
HOT SUMMER THRILLZ
HOT SUMMER THRILLZ
HOT SUMMER THRILLZ
The Hot Summer Thrillz area will have plenty to do for kids young and old.
Starting with entertainment on the Koehn Painting Stage.
10:00 Sometimes On Sunday Band
11:00 Newton Jr Railers
11:30 Ultimate Martial Arts
12:00 TBD
12:30 The Great Brain Freeze & Ice Cream Feed
1:00 Bethel Performing Arts
We will have our past murals tent, bounce houses, lawn games, infant play area and resource table, arts and crafts table, the Sand Creek Sentinel Barrel Train, Wichita Princesses, emergency vehicles, and much more!
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Sand Creek Sentinel
Sand Creek Sentinel
“All aboard!” During your visit to the festival, you or your little one can ride the Sand Creek Sentinel barrel train. Our slow-paced, barrel train features colorful train cars complete with a sturdy steel bar chassis and smooth-riding pneumatic tires. Each car comfortably seats one little person, and our trusty driver pulls six linked cars of excited youngsters on a leisurely path around our grounds and offers an adorable photo opportunity for everyone.
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DIGGIN THE ARTZ
DIGGIN THE ARTZ
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 10AM-2PM | ATHLETIC PARK
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 10AM-2PM | ATHLETIC PARK
DIGGIN THE ARTZ & NEWTON MURAL & ARTS PROJECT
DIGGIN THE ARTZ & NEWTON MURAL & ARTS PROJECT
Every year the Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival commissions a local artist to create a 4’x8′ mural that holds true to the spirit of the Newton community, the surrounding area or the festival theme. Anyone can watch as the artist paints their composition on the largest easel in Newton. All six of the previous years’ murals will be on display in a separate tent to view and enjoy as well.
The 2025 Sand Creek Summer Daze Mural Artist is Virgil Penner. Virgil is known for his ink drawings of homes and buildings, with an architectural perspective. Since retirement he has focused on acrylic landscape paintings. Virgil studied art at Newton High School under Marie Orr for four years. After college he taught and coached in Wichita High Schools and at Bethel College.
Since retirement in 2009 as CEO of the Newton Chamber of Commerce, he has resumed acrylic painting. His paintings are colorful and bright. You will see various styles developing as he continues to refine techniques in his paintings, with a style not as you would see in reality, but with an air of whimsy..
Newton Mural & Arts Project & Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Collaboration
The Newton Mural and Arts Project is teaming with the SCSD Festival to promote their mission of murals and outdoor art in Newton. They will have a project for adults and kids to help complete at this years festival as in previous years!
The Newton Murals and Arts Project exists to develop and install murals and other outdoor art for the purpose of adding beauty and interest in Newton’s downtown business district and other locations in the city. It has established the Newton Murals and Arts Project Fund at the Central Kansas Community Foundation. The fund is a component fund of the foundation and contributions to it are tax deductible.
THE SAND CREEK CARDBOARD REGATTA
THE SAND CREEK CARDBOARD REGATTA
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 10AM-1PM | ATHLETIC PARK & SWIMING POOL
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 10AM-1PM | ATHLETIC PARK & SWIMING POOL
IT'S BAACCCKKKK!
IT'S BAACCCKKKK!
"The pool was angry that day my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli."
Yes, the Sand Creek Cardboard Regatta is back and better than ever. Teams will have an hour to construct their boats, before the parade to the pool begins. Judges will rate the boats on inventiveness, decoration theme and team spirit!
Basic materials will be provided for you for free, You get to color, paint, and decorate your boat any way you wish.
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SAUCY & GLAZED + HARD REDZ
SAUCY & GLAZED + HARD REDZ
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 4PM-6PM | ATHLETIC PARK
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 4PM-6PM | ATHLETIC PARK
SAUCY & GLAZED
SAUCY & GLAZED
This year we are proud to announce the combining of the Saucy & Glazed BBQ Pubic Tasting & The Hard Redz Summer Brew-off. This will enable you to sample home brew AND BBQ samples while judging BOTH for only ONE PRICE - $10!!! (you must have purchased a SCSD button to enter the grounds first)
The Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition will be a blast to compete in this year. The competition will not be a KCBS sanctioned event as in past years, but a fun alternative.
The competition will consist of two categories. The first will be a ONE BITE CHALLENGE and the second will be a SAUSAGE YOUR WAY. Both categories will be judged by the public (30% weight) and secret judges (70% weight). Any BBQ'er, whether armature or pro may compete for the prize money this year.
The ONE BITE CHALLENGE can be any meat you want to prepare for your sample.
The SAUSAGE YOUR WAY can be any type of sausage with any seasoning, rub, soak or coating.
HARD REDZ
HARD REDZ
The Hard Redz Summer Brew-off is a great way to celebrate the Craft Brewing and Wheat Heritage in Kansas. The Hard Redz Summer Brew-off connects craft brewing to Newton’s economic roots in wheat-growing. The Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival and local home brewers have partnered to create an event that explores these two industries.
Brewing often uses a type of wheat called soft, white, spring wheat – it is planted in the spring. But Kansas is known for its hard, red, winter wheat. It is planted in the fall but gets its name from lying dormant through the winter. It has more tannins in the kernel and delivers a more robust, earthy, complex flavor profile. Mennonite immigrants presented this to America in the heart of Kansas!
Home brewers will set up tents to display their craftmanship and recipes. Pro brewers and Grace Hill Winery will be there as well serving their favorites. We invite you to sample and judge home brewing at it’s finest and meet local and surrounding communities’ craft brewers.
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HOT SUMMER'Z NIGHT CONCERT
HOT SUMMER'Z NIGHT CONCERT
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 6PM | ATHLETIC PARK
SATURDAY | JUNE 21 | 6PM | ATHLETIC PARK
YACHT GROOVES BAND
YACHT GROOVES BAND
This year's Hot Summerz' Night Concert headliner is Yacht Grooves! Yacht Grooves is your ultimate yacht rock haven, ready to take you on a journey through the magic of an unforgettable era! Get ready to be transported back in time to the cool grooves of yacht rock and disco. Come sail away with Yacht Grooves for an unforgettable experience that will have you coming back for more!
Our opening act this year will be... The Hall & Oates Project! This Kansas City band will perform songs from the world famous duo that had 33 singles charting on the Billboard Hot 100 and six of these peaking at number one: "Rich Girl" (1977), "Kiss on My List" (1980), the two 1981 releases "Private Eyes", and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (also a Hot Soul No. 1), "Maneater" (1982) and "Out of Touch" (1984). Their overall 16 US Top Tens also include "She's Gone", "Sara Smile", "You Make My Dreams", "Family Man", "Say It Isn't So", and "Method of Modern Love".
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TOES IN THE SAND... ICE WATER CONTEST
TOES IN THE SAND... ICE WATER CONTEST
In between bands, Summer Daze will host a contest for cash money, money! How many marbles can you grab with your toes in a pool of freezing, ice cold water in front of the entire crowd? We can't wait to find out. We have up to $200 in cash to give out to the winner(s)!
Details on how you can enter will be placed here soon!
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