Arts and Entertainment
November 3, 2022
From: Emporia Freedom FestSchedule:
6:00 a.m - 7:00 a.m: Stationing of all equipment and approved vehicles (displays, timing registration, approved vendors etc.)
7:30 a.m: Site setup finalize and complete music begins KVOE
8:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m
Staging and Announcements for upcoming events
Hospitality Table Opens (Coffee, Fruit, Snacks, Water)
Check in for all events
8:30 a.m
Welcome and Posting of Colors/Pledge of Allegiance
Murph Challenge Opening Ceremony
8:45 a.m
Staging and Announcements for Freedom Ride/Honor Flight Ride (16/25/40 mi)
Check-in for Freedom Fest Open 1st Flight
Safety Reminders
8:45 a.m: Player's Meeting For 9 am Round of Freedom Fest Open
9:00 a.m:
Freedom Ride /USD 252 Competitors Depart (16/40 mi)
USD 252 Veterans Honor Flight Riders Depart (25 mi)
9:15 a.m: Freedom Run, Spur Challenge, 12 Miler, and Murph Challenge Line Up (Run/Ruck events)
9:16 a.m - 9:20 a.m: (0916-0920 hrs)
Emporia High School Drumline
Final Safety Comments
9:20 a.m: Final Announcements and Safety
9:25 a.m: Emporia High School Drumline
9:30 a.m: Freedom Run, 12 miler, Spur Challenge (run phase), Murph Challenge (Run phase) depart
9:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m:
Murph Challenge Field Events
Spur Challenge (Self Transition to Ride Event)
10:30 a.m - 11:00 a.m: (Estimate)
5K Freedom Run Awards Ceremony at All Vets Memorial (if you are a runner please stay and support/receive awards!)
Disc Golf First Flight Awards Ceremony
11:00 a.m: ?10K Freedom Run Awards Ceremony; at All Vets Memorial (if you are a runner please stay and support/receive awards!)
11:30 a.m: 16 Mile Timmerman Freedom Ride Awards Ceremony
11:30 a.m - 2:00 p.m
25/40 Mile Eisenhower Freedom Ride participants returning
Spur Readiness Test Begins (event #3 for Spur Ride at the Memorial)
11:45 a.m: Player meeting for noon round of Freedom Fest Open
12:00 p.m: Noon round of Freedom Fest Open Begins
Food Truck Options( VFW 1980 food tent)
1:00 p.m: Flight Two Freedom Fest Open Disc Golf Awards
1:30 p.m: 40 Mile Eisenhower Freedom Ride Awards Ceremony
Spur Ride Awards Ceremony
Return of Last Riders from Freedom Ride and Spur Ride
2:00 p.m
101st ABN Reenactors Presentation (WWII)
Site clean up and Tear Down Upon Completion Of Reenactment.
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: KSARNG 137th/635th/778th Emporia Armory Soldier Reunion - for All Soldiers stationed/assigned to KSARNG Emporia Meet at VFW Post 1980 Emporia, Kansas
All Day Events:
9:00 am to 3:00 pm Military Expo a
KSARNG Vehicle Displays/EAC Art Mobile
Hospitality Table for Competitors
Food tent (local charity for purchase) for All
Military History/Reenactors, Equipment and Vehicles
Date: November 5, 2022
Location: Various Venue, Emporia, KS 66801
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