Cawker City, Kansas 67430
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August 16, 17 & 18, 2019
 
Join Us for our 45th Annual Picnic!
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Event Schedule (Subject to Change)
Friday, August 16th

5p - 5:45p
  • Mud Volleyball Registration / Contact Jessica Wiles, 785.545.5918

6p
  • Mud Volleyball Tournament

7p - 9p
  • Twine-A-Thon @ Ball of Twine
Saturday, August 17th
7:30a 
  • Cawker City Fun Run Registration; contact Shannon Duskie, 785.472.7007

8a      
  • Farmer's Market
  • Poker Run Registration; contact Jessica Wiles, 785.545.5918
  • Cawker City Fun Run
  • Twine-A-Thon Steak Cookoff Setup & Load in (8am-noon) -- Register online at steakcookoffs.com or contact Thomas Depew 785.545.6574

8:30a 
  • Horseshoe Registration; contact Shannon DePoy, 785.534.0023

9a
  • Poker Run
  • Horseshoe Tournament
  • All Day ... Train Rides, Mouse Game, Cawker City Museum, Dano's Sno-Shack Snow Cone,  Vendors

3p - 9p
  • Bouncy House $5 all day access
  • Funnel Cakes - Sponsored by SAL
  • Ice Cream Social
  • Ball of Twine Souvenir Stand

4p
  • Lemonade Stand - Sponsored by LHS Dance Team

5p
  • Food Stand Pit BBQ - Sponsored by SAL
  • Watermelon - Sponsored by Farmer's & Merchants

5:30p
  • Cake Walk - Sponsored by Methodist Church
  • Parade Line-Up @ 1st & Lake Dr.
  • Steak Cookoff Awards Announced

6:30p
  • Parade Lake Dr. & Hwy 24

7:30p
  • Mud Tug-of-War; contact Colleen Eberle, 785.781.4525

8:30p
  • Live Music Kill Creek Rising 8:30-Midnight
Sunday, August 18th
9 AM
  • Golf Tournament
    Contact: Terry Cunningham 785.545.3200

City of Cawker City 
804 Locust Street
Cawker City, KS  67430
  • Denelle Mick, City Clerk
  • cawcty@nckcn.com
  • 785-781-4713

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Cawker City was declared an incorporated city
on March 20, 1884, by Mayor Joel Holt.
Welcome to Cawker City, Kansas  67430  -- Home of the World's Largest Ball of Twine!
​Site Updated: 02-27-21
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Cawker City was founded in 1870 by E.H. Cawker, the result of a poker game between the original ​founders ​of the community ​​and their disagreement on naming the town. Cawker City is proud of its history and farming heritage.
  • Home
    • Site Map
  • City Office
    • City Info
    • Useful Phone Numbers
    • Payments, Permits, Zoning
    • City Library
    • City Plot Maps
    • City Ordinances ​
  • Businesses
  • Organizations
    • Churches
    • Community Club
    • Genealogical Society
    • Historical Society
    • Housing Authority
    • Senior Nutrition Center
  • Attractions
    • Ball of Twine >
      • Ball of Twine Triva
      • Twine-a-thon Video
    • Cawker CIty Museum
    • Lakeside Park & Golf
    • Waconda Lake
  • History
    • Cawker CIty Museum
    • Claire Windsor, Silent Movie Actress
    • Lincoln Park, Historical Places in Kansas
    • Musical Art
    • Waconda Springs
  • Links
  • Locate Us