St. Francis KS Concert in the Park

09/14/2026

Well after a few days sort of resting, we would like to reflect on the 2026 St. Francis KS Concert in the Park. It was a great evening, packed with awesome entertainment, yummy food/drink vendors, friends & family gathered, and VERY beautiful weather! Taking into consideration the several other events going on in the tri-state area that day/evening, we felt like we had a pretty decent turnout. We would like to thank everyone who helped make this event possible again this year...we appreciate all the sponsors for their support and everyone who helped us get the park and bandshell prepped. We hope everyone enjoyed the evening as much as we did! Janelle Irwin Muzic put on an awesome show as always and Last Men On Earth knocked it out of the park! The variety of music along with their amazing talents and the spectacular "Uncle Randy & Auntie Kris" from EQ Concerts providing the awesome sound/lights, made for an excellent show! Thank you to both Janelle & Last Men On Earth for your stellar performance! Thank you to Dylan Fredlund for kicking off the event with your guitar version of the National Anthem and thank you to Janelle for singing GOD Bless America to start the 8:00pm performance! Now we can take a short little rest and start planning for next year! Thank you to everyone who came out and spent the evening with us!

09/06/2026

Hey everyone! We are less than a week away from the BIG night! Be sure to come out starting at 6pm CT with Janelle Irwin Muzic Janelle Irwin kicking the night off in the park area and Last Men On Earth taking the stage in the Bandshell at 8pm. You won't want to miss this evening of stellar live music that will have you dancing and singing the night away! There will be some great food/drink/snack vendors and activities available sometime before 6pm. Please NO outside alcohol...we ask that you support the vendors as much as possible. It's going to be a great evening! 😊🎵 🎤🎸🎹🥁🎵

08/20/2026

Be sure to come out to the 8th Annual Concert in the Park! This is going to be an awesome show! Janelle Irwin Muzic Janelle Irwin will be starting us off by ROCKIN' 🎤🎸 the park area at 6:00pm CT and then Last Men On Earth (LMOE) will take the stage inside the bandshell at 8:00pm CT to continue to ROCK 🎵🎤🎸🥁🎹🎵 the park! They will perform classic 70's & 80's rock hits most everyone will know and love and they will throw a little country into the mix...you will not want to miss this EPIC show! 😍

**This is a free concert (freewill donations are accepted and appreciated)**

We will have yard games set up in the park for anyone to enjoy.
Here is a list of the vendors who have committed to the event this year:

Fast Eddie's Pizza Truck - McCook, NE

Farmer's Market (Fundraiser - Non-Profit) - Food - Steak Skewers/Hotdogs

Hello Lemon Brandon Terry Shelly Terry - Brandon & Shelly Terry - Lemonade, Smashburgers

Shara's Filling Station Food Truck - Variety of food options

***Janeth Perez-Medina and her mom will be selling their burritos, tamales, and corn*** (possible)

Cale & Lori Rieger & Kiddos - Shaved Ice - Sno Cones

Rodney’s Ice Cream Trailer - Ice Cream

Class of 2030 - Dessert Bar (Fundraiser Non-Profit) -get some dessert and take a few steps to the Ice Cream Trailer to top it off with some delicious soft serve!

Filthy Fizz - Dirty Sodas (Non-Alcoholic)

Wh***ey Wagon Wh***ey Wagon - Adult beverages - Mixed drinks/wine/beer - ****BE SURE TO BRING YOUR VALID ID WITH YOU TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ADULT BEVERAGES****

SFCHS Cheerleaders - Face Painting - fundraiser/non-profit

****PLEASE NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL****
****PLEASE SUPPORT THE FOOD/DRINK VENDORS****

08/01/2026

08/01/2026

Hey all you rockin' live music lovers! We are 6 short weeks away from our 8th annual Concert in the Park! It will be Saturday, September 12th. We have another great event planned and you won't want to miss it! This year we have "Last Men On Earth" performing. This professional tribute band belts out some of the favorite rock hits from the 70's & 80's and they throw a little country into the mix! You will recognize the drummer of LMOE (Mark Trippensee) and the keyboardist for LMOE, (Reece Morse), they both are in the band, The Long Run. LMOE will bring the same caliber of talent you have come to expect from Concert in the Park performances! They will perform at 8:00pm CT in the Bandshell. Janelle Irwin Muzic Janelle Irwin will kick things off at 6:00pm CT in the park area with her amazing talent and spectacular voice! There will be an abundance of food/snack/drink vendors available to serve before 6:00pm (including the Wh***ey Wagon returning again this year to serve adult beverages). We will have yard games set up for adults and kiddos to participate in and the SFCHS Cheerleaders will be doing facepainting again as a fundraiser. Mark your calendars so you don't miss this night of stellar entertainment!
Larry Finley Mark Trippensee Taylor Kennedy Randy Ehrfurth Mike Holubec Kris Edwards Last Men On Earth

06/18/2026

****ATTENTION ST. FRANCIS & SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES****

Looking for something to do Saturday evening? Come on down to 202 on Washington in St. Francis for live music! This concert is free to the public! We originally had planned on having this concert at the park bandshell but there are higher chances of rain/storms so we have decided not to take any chances and move it indoors. This concert is sponsored by St. Francis Alumni and coordinated by St. Francis KS Concert in the Park.
You may bring in food and drink. Adult beverages in moderation please.
Terri L. Platt-Finley

05/09/2026

Fast Eddie's Pizza will be one of the food vendors available at Concert in the Park this year. If you want to give them a try, they will be set up Monday, May 11th at Cheyenne County Hospital for the day!

05/09/2026

Mark your calendars. This band totally rocks and we are excited to bring them to St. Francis for Concert in the Park!

05/08/2026

Get ready, music lovers - the night everyone looks forward to is scheduled! Concert in the Park 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, September 12th at Howard T. Sawhill Park and our historic Bandshell! Who's performing this year you ask??? It is Last Men on Earth (LMOE). You can look them up on Facebook. If a couple of the guys look familiar in this picture it is not your imagination! The drummer and the keyboardist for the Long Run Band are also the drummer and the keyboardist for LMOE! LMOE will be of the same caliber of talent as the Long Run and they will not disappoint! Here is just a little bit about them:

LMOE plays a mixture of classic rock, soft harmonies, and guitar-driven hits. Their setlist includes songs from iconic artists and bands such as Bon Jovi, Guns N’ Roses, Boston, Rush, Journey, Toto, Foreigner, Van Halen, The Commodores, Zac Brown, Queen, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Nickelback, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, and Bryan Adams.

Janelle Irwin Muzic will start us off in the park area at 6:00pmCT. Be sure to come enjoy this "local" talented artist!

LMOE will take the stage in the bandshell at 8:00pmCT.

We will have food/snack/drink vendors available throughout the evening, face painting, yard games, and back by popular demand will be the Wh***ey Wagon for those who would like to partake in some adult beverages.

Be sure to mark your calendar and come out and enjoy a great night of awesome entertainment!