Atkins-Johnson
Farm and Museum
SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING
Big Shoal Farm's Sunflower
Field Festival
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Price: Free Admission
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Come to the Big Shoal Farm Sunflower Field Festival for a day of family fun! You can pick your own sunflowers, enjoy art activities and games for your kids, and browse an Art Fair featuring local makers. Food and beverages will be available. Hosted by the Friends of the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum.
Parking is available at 4109 NE Pleasant Valley Rd & 4125 NE 64th St.
Atkins-Johnson Sunflower
Run/Walk 5K
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
Time: 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. packet
pick up, race begins at 8:00 a.m.
Price: $35 pre-registration, $40 day of registration Kids 12 & Under Race Free
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Join us for the annual Atkins-Johnson Sunflower 5K Run/Walk benefiting the Friends of the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum and the NKC Schools Education Foundation. Runners will enjoy a beautiful route along the farm property, White Chapel Cemetery, and the Big Shoal Farm sunflower field while walkers take a shorter route on the walking path. Enjoy a beautiful run supporting TWO great causes!
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Parking is available at the ​4109 NE Pleasant Valley Rd until 7:30 a.m. when the streets are closed.
Yoga on the Farm
Dates - Summer Session: Saturdays,
June 7 - July 26 (8 Weeks)
Dates - Fall Session: Saturdays, August 30 - October 4 (6 Weeks)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Price: $40 summer session, $30 fall session - Registration is open April 21 - June 6/August 29 & Preregistration is required
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Stretch, breath, and relax with a series of morning yoga classes held outdoors at the beautiful and historic Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum. Classes are moved indoors to the Gladstone Community Center for rain.
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Register at the front desk of the Gladstone Community Center, online, or by phone at (816)423-4200.
Pickin' on the Front Porch
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Price: Free Admission
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Jam out to the Knobtown Skiffle Band at the annual Pickin' on the Front Porch concert. Enjoy their music - which is a blend of old-time blues, jazz, and ragtime - with your friends and family. This event welcomes all ages.
Listeners are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket to sit on.
Big Shoal Country Fair
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: Free Admission, $10 for
Kids Zone Wristband
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The old-fashioned community fair features live bluegrass music from HABOT, extended hours for the Gladstone Farmer's Market, a vendor fair including a wide variety of crafters, the Big Shoal Farm pumpkin patch, and Kids Zone featuring carnival games, a high striker, a bounce house, and much more! Hosted by the Friends of the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum.
Parking is available at 4109 NE Pleasant Valley Rd & 4125 NE 64th St.
Candlelight Big Shoal
Cemetery Tours
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Price: $15 per person, pre-registration required
Registration is open September 8 - October 12
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Pick up your lantern and head over to the Big Shoal Cemetery as we learn about Clay County's past! Explores the history of the 195-plus-year-old Big Shoal Cemetery and meet the people buried there including Clay County's earliest settlers, veterans, and colorful characters. This event is not spooky but just plain fun. This is an outdoor walking tour so please wear comfortable shoes and bring a jacket.
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Register at the front desk of the Gladstone Community Center, online, or by phone at (816)423-4200.
Photos & Cookies with Santa
& Mrs. Claus
Date: Saturday, December 6,
2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Price: $10 per digital photo, additional charges apply for physical copies
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Get your annual photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus! at the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum in a historic farmhouse decorated for this occasion. Enjoy cookies and cider, the Holiday Toys exhibit, and visit with the Midcontinent's Children's Librarians while you wait.
Hosted by the Friends of the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum, and with special thanks to the Midcontietent Public Library and Knights of Columbus.