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The Largest Free Christian Music Festival in Kansas

09/18/2026

ONE WEEK until Praisefest 2026!

In just seven days, Cico Park will be filled with Christian music, worship, food, family activities, service opportunities, and the kind of community that has made Praisefest special for 15 years.

This year, we are celebrating Bold Hope:
“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.”
2 Corinthians 3:12

Here is what is waiting for you:
Global Impact meal packing
Praisefest 5K
A full Saturday festival lineup
Presence Worship
Headliner Megan Woods
Food, vendors, and family-friendly fun
Sunday morning worship with Jeff Kelly
Opportunities to serve, give, worship, and gather

September 24–27
Cico Park - Manhattan, Kansas
Free admission
Be bold. Invite someone. Come experience hope.
Plan your weekend: https://www.praisefest.org/

09/17/2026

Coming to the Thrivent/KJIL Stage: Eric Brown!

Eric Brown is joining an incredible day of Christian music at Praisefest 2026. Make time in your Saturday schedule to discover new music, support the artists, and experience the community that makes Praisefest special.

This year, we are gathering around one message: Bold Hope.
“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.”
2 Corinthians 3:12

Catch Eric Brown on Saturday, September 26, from 4:15–5:00 PM on the Thrivent/KJIL Stage.

Praisefest is free and family-friendly. Bring a friend and come ready for a full day of music, worship, food, and hope.

See the full lineup: https://www.praisefest.org/lineup

09/16/2026

Only 8 days to go — and we need your help!

Praisefest’s Global Impact Event is happening September 23–26 in Manhattan, Kansas, and there are still volunteer spots available for our Feed My Starving Children MobilePack.

Last year, 513 volunteers helped pack 116,640 meals—enough to feed 319 children for an entire year. This year, we are working toward packing more than 105,000 meals as part of our larger mission to help provide 1 million meals.

Bring your family, church group, coworkers, friends, or youth group and be part of something that makes a real impact.

Every meal packed helps provide nutritious food for children around the world.

Volunteer slots are still open—sign up today and help us fill the room!

📍 Manhattan, KS
📅 September 23–26
🎯 Goal: 105,000+ meals packed

👉 Sign up: Praisefest Global Impact Event Volunteer Registration
https://www.praisefest.org/global-impact-event

09/15/2026

Meet Hope and J.R. Streett, a husband-and-wife duo bringing heartfelt worship and original music to Praisefest 2026.

Hope and J.R. have a shared desire to use their music to encourage people into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Their first single, “Beautiful Reminder,” was released on their wedding day and began as a song J.R. wrote for Hope when he proposed.

Their story is a beautiful reminder that faith, love, and hope are meant to be shared boldly.

Catch Hope and J.R. Streett on Saturday, September 26, from 4:00–4:45 PM on the Angel 95 Acoustic Stage.

Come support this growing ministry and enjoy an afternoon of music that points people to Jesus.

See the full lineup: https://www.praisefest.org/lineup

09/14/2026

Bold Hope moves us to generosity.

Praisefest is free because people choose to give their time, talents, resources, prayers, and support so others can experience a weekend of worship, music, service, and community.

For 15 years, sponsors, volunteers, churches, donors, artists, and local partners have helped create a space where everyone is welcome.

This year, your generosity helps Praisefest continue sharing hope and supporting its ministry partners, including Broken Wing Ranch Ministries and Peace-Full Pantry.

Would you help us continue sharing Bold Hope across the Flint Hills?
Give today: https://www.praisefest.org/donate

09/12/2026

In just two weeks, we’ll celebrate 15 years of worship, community, generosity, and bringing people from across the Flint Hills and beyond together in the name of Jesus. 🙌

Hear from the founders as they share the heart behind Praisefest, this year’s BOLD HOPE theme, and why this milestone celebration is one you won’t want to miss.

Join us September 24–27 at CICO Park in Manhattan for Kansas’ largest free Christian music festival—featuring worship, the Global Impact Event, the Praisefest 5K, family fun, and headliner Megan Woods.

Make plans to be there, invite someone, and let’s celebrate 15 years of Praisefest with bold hope together!

praisefest.org

09/11/2026

Bold Hope is not meant to be carried alone.

Praisefest is a place for neighbors, families, churches, students, volunteers, artists, and first-time guests to gather around something bigger than ourselves: the hope we have in Jesus.

For 15 years, Praisefest has made room for people to worship together, encourage one another, serve side by side, and invite someone who needs hope.

Bring a lawn chair. Bring a blanket. Bring the kids. Invite the neighbor you have been meaning to call. Or simply come as you are.
Praisefest is free and family-friendly.

September 24–27
Cico Park - Manhattan, Kansas
Gather in Bold Hope.
Learn more: https://www.praisefest.org/

09/10/2026

We are honored to welcome Brian Elder to Praisefest 2026.

Brian is a Christian recording artist and songwriter whose music blends rock and country influences with honest stories of faith, struggle, and hope. After walking through a difficult season of depression and anxiety, Brian returned to music with a renewed purpose: reminding people that they are not alone and that hope is found in Jesus.

His story is a powerful reminder that hope can be real, life-changing, and bold.

Catch Brian Elder on Saturday, September 26, from 3:00–3:45 PM on the Angel 95 Acoustic Stage.

Come hear music that meets real life with real hope.
See the full lineup: https://www.praisefest.org/lineup

09/09/2026

At Praisefest, worship is more than music. It is a response to who God is.
For 15 years, people from across the Flint Hills have gathered to sing, pray, listen, and lift up the name of Jesus together. From acoustic sets to full-stage worship, from Saturday’s festival to Sunday morning worship, every part of Praisefest points back to Him.

This year’s theme is Bold Hope:
“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.”
2 Corinthians 3:12

Because we have hope in Jesus, we can worship boldly. We can sing boldly. We can pray boldly. We can bring our burdens, our joy, and our real lives before God.

Join us September 24–27 at Cico Park in Manhattan for a free weekend of music, worship, and Bold Hope.
Learn more: https://www.praisefest.org/

09/06/2026

Official Praisefest merchandise is here!

Celebrate 15 years of worship, community, generosity, and Bold Hope with official Praisefest gear.

Whether this is your first Praisefest or you have made it a yearly tradition, this is a great way to carry the message beyond festival weekend:

BOLD HOPE
“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.”
2 Corinthians 3:12

Presale merchandise is now available through Midwest Printz.
Shop official Praisefest merchandise here: https://midwest-printz.com/

Wear the message. Share the message. Carry Bold Hope with you.

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Manhattan, KS
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http://www.praisefest.org/

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