Magic

Lawrence is a city of art, culture and history, and what better way to continue the excitement of Labor Day Weekend in Lawrence, than with the Bread & Roses Heritage Festival? At the festival, attendees can enjoy art, history, food, and especially, music where we have three stages off all-day entertainment.  This annual festival is celebrated on Labor Day in order to honor the most significant event in Lawrence history: the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. We memorialize the event with a variety of music and dance, poetry and drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations, and walking and trolley tours, all on or starting from Lawrence's Common. The festival is a one-day 'open air' celebration.

Hop on the bus for a coast-to-coast circus adventure with On the Road Again! Circus Smirkus’s 35th anniversary production is a rollicking cross-country tour along the highways and byways of the good ol’ USA. This unforgettable journey will include stops at sensational sights, bizarre roadside attractions, and the most famous landmarks on the map! Enjoy life in the fast lane as we hit the road with our high-flying aerialists, whimsical wirewalkers, astonishing acrobats and courageous contortionists – with Smirkus at the wheel, what could possibly go wrong?

It’s magic through the lens of the Maker Movement! Mario the Maker Magician brings you a family theater experience full of homespun MAGIC, handmade ROBOTS, and modern SLAPSTICK. Fast-paced, interactive, and hilarious… he’s “magic’s punk rock Peter Pan philosopher.” Mario has appeared on Sesame Street, NBC’s Universal Kids, and even live on tour with David Blaine, who calls him “the best kids magician in the world!!” Come see why!