Hosted by the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium and The Ottawa Recreation Commission.

Produced by Upstage Productions, this interactive show will have you laughing, guessing, and sleuthing your way through the night. There’s been a murder aboard the Disoriented Express, and some of the world’s most iconic detectives are on the case — Sherlock Holmes, Lieutenant Columbo, Charlie’s Angels, and even Batman! But can they solve the crime before you do?

Get ready to groove to the beat this summer at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium ! The Ottawa City Band concert series is back and better than ever! Join us for an unforgettable musical journey, as talented musicians take the stage to serenade you with melodies that will make your heart sing! Mark your calendars and invite your friends and family for an evening of fun and entertainment.  Let's create beautiful memories together at the Ottawa City Band concert series!

Kick up your heels and join us for two evenings of fun, movement, and music at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium! These beginner-friendly line dance classes are led by KC Boot Dancer Laura, whose high-energy teaching style and easy-to-follow steps make dancing approachable and exciting for everyone.

The Ottawa Rotary Club invites you to be a part of this free community presentation of "Fighting Fentanyl...Know is the new NO" on Monday, June 9, 2025.

The introduction of illegally manufactured fentanyl into the drug supply has changed everything. Counterfeit pills are everywhere, and drug cartels are targeting our youth with our own technology…smart phones and apps. It just takes a few clicks to find a fake pill and it can be delivered to your home just like ordering a pizza. The only safe pill is one that comes prescribed by a doctor and filled at a pharmacy. This is a topic that EVERY family needs to be talking about at the dinner table...often.

Spotlight Dance Academy Proudly Presents: Full Speed Ahead!

Join them for their high-energy year-end production, Full Speed Ahead — a celebration of passion, perseverance, and pure performance magic!

Spotlight Dance Academy Proudly Presents: Full Speed Ahead!

Join them for their high-energy year-end production, Full Speed Ahead — a celebration of passion, perseverance, and pure performance magic!

Get ready to groove to the beat this summer at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium ! The Ottawa City Band concert series is back and better than ever! Join us for an unforgettable musical journey, as talented musicians take the stage to serenade you with melodies that will make your heart sing! Mark your calendars and invite your friends and family for an evening of fun and entertainment.  Let's create beautiful memories together at the Ottawa City Band concert series!

Join Reign Dance Studios for their Spring Recital! Tickets

Join Reign Dance Studios for their Spring Recital! Tickets

Get ready to groove to the beat this summer at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium ! The Ottawa City Band concert series is back and better than ever! Join us for an unforgettable musical journey, as talented musicians take the stage to serenade you with melodies that will make your heart sing! Mark your calendars and invite your friends and family for an evening of fun and entertainment.  Let's create beautiful memories together at the Ottawa City Band concert series!

Kick up your heels and join us for two evenings of fun, movement, and music at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium! These beginner-friendly line dance classes are led by KC Boot Dancer Laura, whose high-energy teaching style and easy-to-follow steps make dancing approachable and exciting for everyone.

The Lawrence Community Handbell Choir is excited to share with you an enchanting concert of music that highlights the captivating sounds of handbells and music in the movies. Sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church.

Join us at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium for three fun-filled evenings of FREE Music Bingo in conjunction with Ottawa Main Street Association’s Third Thursdays! It’s completely FREE to play, and the only thing you need to bring is your love of music (and maybe a few friends)! We’ll have concessions and the bar open so you can sip and snack while singing along and marking your cards.

Kick up your heels and join us for two evenings of fun, movement, and music at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium! These beginner-friendly line dance classes are led by KC Boot Dancer Laura, whose high-energy teaching style and easy-to-follow steps make dancing approachable and exciting for everyone.

Experience the heart and soul of country music right here in Ottawa, KS! Join us for an unforgettable season of toe-tapping rhythms, honky-tonk lyrics, and world-class performances featuring a mix of local legends and Nashville guests.

The May show features Jill Warren (from Nashville). An afternoon of powerful duets featuring Jill Warren and her special guests. Get Your $75 Season Ticket Before It’s Too Late!

After premiering Off-Broadway last season, ‘A Taste of Ireland―The Irish Music & Dance Sensation’ returns to stages across the USA in 2025, performing the show that has entertained thousands around the globe. Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a production that is Celtic, for this generation. Purchase Tickets

FREE Admission!!! Mike Bell, formerly of Kansas City Chief’s fame will sign autographs from 1pm - 3pm for $7 per autograph.

Kick up your heels and join us for two evenings of fun, movement, and music at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium! These beginner-friendly line dance classes are led by KC Boot Dancer Laura, whose high-energy teaching style and easy-to-follow steps make dancing approachable and exciting for everyone.

Experience the heart and soul of country music right here in Ottawa, KS! Join us for an unforgettable season of toe-tapping rhythms, honky-tonk lyrics, and world-class performances featuring a mix of local legends and Nashville guests. The April show features The Girls Next Door. Kick off the season with these sensational performers bringing their harmonies to life! Get Your $75 Season Ticket Before It’s Too Late!

Tickets at the door will be $15.

The Centropolis Christian Church presents Duke Mason on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Doors are at 3pm and the concert is at 4pm. Tickets are only available at the door. Admission is either a donation of 2 canned goods or $5 for Hope House. Hope House is a not for profit organization founded in 1990 by churches of Franklin County to meet the crisis or emergency needs in the community. A special love offering will be received for the band.

Get ready to take a trip back in time with the “Honky-tonk Circus” Tour.

The ultimate 90's country music experience! Fronted by Jeremy McComb, a powerhouse entertainer and Nashville artist/songwriter, this tour brings the best of 90's and early 2000's country music to the stage in a way that’s anything but a tribute band—this is a full-on, high-energy throwback. Purchase Tickets

Join us for the 2025 Cultural Breakfast, hosted by the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium and Ottawa University, as we embark on a journey to Serbia with Ottawa University student Marko de Sa Faria. Purchase Tickets

An Elton Dan show pays tribute to one of the all-time greatest artists ever: ELTON JOHN. Elton Dan’s rapport and stage presence is second to none and his magical piano playing has a way of engaging you in the full ELTON experience. Before you know it, you’re captivated by his incredible band including backup singers, and thrilled with the over the top costumes and high energy performances just like ELTON in days past. Elton Dan has performed for gatherings of 8,000 plus but gives each listener the feeling that they are sharing the intimate emotions of the much loved music with just them. Purchase Tickets

FREE Spring Break BINGO! FREE for all ages!!! Come have fun and win prizes! Hosted by the OMA and the Ottawa Library!!!

FREE MOVIE MATINEE - MOANA 2

SPONSORED BY INFANTS AND TODDLERS OF KANSAS

Free Popcorn for the first 100 guests!!!! Doors open at 1:30pm - Movie at 2pm

The Ottawa Police Department Proudly Presents: McGruff Club! Come enjoy Mr. Stinky Feet and the Prairie Park Nature Center. Win great prizes including a chance to win a new bike! McGruff Club is FREE to attend!! Registration begins at 8:30am and the program begins at 9am. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Thunder Road is committed to the sound, look and the live performance feel of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Even the casual Boss fan will appreciate the attention to detail. No tricks, no tracks...just a 7 piece band delivering high energy rock and roll the way Bruce and his band intended. You will not find a more accurate tribute to Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band! Purchase Tickets

The Ottawa Library presents An Evening With the Author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Join us for a live Zoom discussion we will hear what her inspiration was to write "The War That Saved My Life" as well as it's sequel. The 2025 O-Town Reads book has won awards including the Newbery Honor Award.

The Instamatics, led by Charlie Stendebach from the band Charlie and the Stingrays, are coming to Ottawa to bring a party and some of the best songs from the greatest decade of music, the 60s!!

Bring your dancing shoes and sing along to songs from the Beatles, Monkees, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Dave Clark 5, Kinks, CCR, Animals, Hollies, Steppenwolf, Tommy James, Neil Diamond, Johnny Rivers, Mitch Ryder, The Bee Gees, and many more……Purchase Tickets

The Best of Bon Jovi & Journey Tribute featuring Don Jovi's Journey! Presented by Moxie Events!

Experience the BEST of Bon Jovi & Journey in one amazing night - featuring Don Jovi's Journey! Covering the hits of two of the most popular American rock bands in history, the band has established itself as one of the premier party bands Check out one of their live performances to see firsthand what everyone’s been talking about! Rock out to the greatest hits from Livin' On a Prayer & It's My Life to Don't Stop Believin', Wheel in the Sky and so much more! Purchase Tickets