10/11/2026
Calling all busybodies, social butterflies, and professional fun-havers!
Wondering what's happening around our neck of the woods this week? Well, you're in luck! We've rounded up the local happenings so you can get out of the house, see some familiar faces, and maybe even find a little mischief to get into!
Grab your calendar, round up your favorite partners in crime, and check out what's going on this week! ๐
๏ฝMแดษดแด
แดส, October 12๏ฝ
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
โช๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ @ Russell County Courthouse - All Day
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ @ Russell Recreation - 9am to 10am
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ @ Russell Public Library - 10am
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ-๐จ๐๐ @ Russell County 4-H Building - 1pm to 7pm (Kansas artists ages 16+ may enter original artwork completed within the last five years)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ - 3pm
โช๏ธ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ @ Russell Public Library - 3:45pm
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ @ Russell USD 407 Central Office - 5:30pm
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ @ Russell - 6pm
โช๏ธ๐๐ญ๐๐ /๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ @ Russell Elks Lodge #1715 - 6pm
โช๏ธ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ (๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐) @ Canteen Russell Kansas VFW Post 6240 - early bird 7 p.m.; regular 7:30 p.m.
๏ฝTแดแดsแด
แดส, October 13๏ฝ
โช๏ธ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - 5pm (deadline to register or update your voter registration)
โช๏ธ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐
๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
โช๏ธ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ @ Russell Recreation - 8am to 9a
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ... @ Russell Public Library - 10am to 11am (share memories and stories while enjoying coffee and a light breakfast)
โชRussell Rotary Club @ Meridy's - 12pm
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ-๐จ๐๐ @ Russell County 4-H Building - 1pm to 7pm (Kansas artists ages 16+ may enter original artwork)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง/๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ @ Larned - 5pm
โช๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ @ Chamber Office - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ @ Russell - 6pm
โช๏ธ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐
๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ @ Russell Recreation - 7pm (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐-๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง/๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง @ Elks Lodge - 7pm to 8pm
๏ฝWแดแด
ษดแดsแด
แดส, October 14๏ฝ
โช๏ธ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐
๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ @ Russell Recreation Commission - 9am to 10am
โช๏ธ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ? @ Russell Public Library - 10am
โช๏ธ๐๐จ-๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ @ Memorial Park, Field 1 - 6:30pm to 10:30pm
โช๏ธ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ @ Russell Recreation Gym - 7pm to 9pm
๏ฝTสแดสsแด
แดส, October 15๏ฝ
โช๏ธ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐
๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
โช๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ @ Meridy's - 7am
โช๏ธ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ @ Russell Recreation - 8am to 9am
โช๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ & ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ณ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ @ Russell Muzzleloaders Range north of Russell - Oct. 15โ17 (9 miles north on Hwy 281, then about 2 miles east on Beatty Road; r***e, pistol, knife & hawk walk, primitive archery, kids BB gun shoot & more)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ @ Downs - 4pm
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ค ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ @ Chet's Place - 5:30pm to 6:30pm (monthly Russell Main Street gathering highlighting a local business or organization)
๏ฝFสษชแด
แดส, October 16๏ฝ
โช๏ธ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ - Professional Development Day
โช๏ธ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐
๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ @ Newton - 8am
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ @ TBD - 9am
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ @ Russell County 4-H Building - 9am to 9pm (free admission; original artwork by Kansas amateur and professional artists, with some pieces available for purchase)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ @ Russell Recreation Commission - 9am to 10am
โช๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ & ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ณ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ @ Russell Muzzleloaders Range north of Russell - 12pm to 5pm (9 miles north on Hwy 281, then about 2 miles east on Beatty Road; r***e, pistol, knife & hawk walk, primitive archery, kids BB gun shoot & more)
โช๏ธ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ @ Deines Cultural Center - 6pm to 9pm (Celebrate the opening of the 6th Annual Mystery, Magic & the Macabre Juried Art Exhibition with music, dancing, food, beverages and special appearances by Russell Community Theater's Frankenstein cast; costumes encouraged)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ญ @ Russell - 7pm (Senior Night)
โช๏ธ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ @ 6th & Main, Downtown Russell - 10pm to Midnight (Russell Masonic Lodge #177 presents a spooky Halloween experience; admission $10)
๏ฝSaturday, October 17๏ฝ
โช๏ธ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ @ Russell Recreation - 8:30am to 9:30am
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ @ TBD - 9am
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ @ Russell County 4-H Building - 9am to 9pm (free admission; original artwork by Kansas amateur and professional artists, with some pieces available for purchase)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ @ Main Street, Luray - 9am to 3pm (160+ vendor booths featuring handmade crafts, vintage items, antiques and more)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ - 10am
โช๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ & ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ณ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ @ Russell Muzzleloaders Range north of Russell - 8am to 4pm (9 miles north on Hwy 281, then about 2 miles east on Beatty Road; r***e, pistol, knife & hawk walk, primitive archery, kids BB gun shoot & more)
โช๏ธ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ @ The Waldo Tavern - 7pm
โช๏ธ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ @ 6th & Main, Downtown Russell - 7pm to 11pm (Russell Masonic Lodge #177 presents a spooky Halloween experience; admission $10)
โช๏ธ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ @ Wilson Czech Opera House - 8pm ($5 donation; three hours of live music; brats and hot dogs available; bring a lawn chair; no coolers)
๏ฝSแดษดแด
แดส, October 18๏ฝ
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ @ Russell County 4-H Building - 9am to 4pm (free admission; original artwork by Kansas amateur and professional artists, with some pieces available for purchase)
โช๏ธ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ @ Russell Jr-Sr High School - 6pm to 9pm
๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐จ.