The 11th annual Katy Days Heritage Festival will be held Memorial Day Weekend 2011, beginning Friday evening, May 27 and ending Sunday afternoon, May 29 in Parsons, Kansas. Attendance in 2010 was estimated between 5,000-8,000. Each year brings changes and improvements to this event celebrating the railroad - the MKT (Katy) in particular, and the role it played in the history and culture of our community and southeast Kansas. We invite you to be a part of it!

Craft sales and demonstrations will take place in shady Forest Park on Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday, 11:30am-3:30pm. You may do one day or both. We offer spaces under a Katy Days-provided tent or designated locations throughout the park for those with their own tent/setup. Please complete an Application.

We are looking for handmade, quality crafts that are either:

· Railroad themed/related – anything having to do with trains, and especially the MKT

OR

· Made by using a heritage craft/skill - One of the goals of Katy Days is to expose current generations to the skills practiced by earlier generations. Previous festivals have included: telegraphy, felting, rope making, basket weaving, masonry, spinning, weaving, broom making, calligraphy, quilt making, chair-seat weaving, blacksmithing, soap making, flint knapping, 1876 pedal-powered jigsaw, bows & arrows, handmade cannons, and more.

We will pay a $50 honorarium to all crafter-demonstrators and those with educational displays. We will also be paying round-trip mileage ($.25/mile) to those from out of town, up to a 200 mile round trip. We appreciate your participation in Katy Days and hope that these “benefits” compensate you somewhat for the time you give and the money spent in coming here.

Also, an active demonstration or educational display will be required for participation. We are striving for “edutainment” – the mix of education and entertainment and have encouraged it in past years, but are now requiring it for participation. If you have questions, please contact Denise at 620 820-3966 or email at info@katydays.com

We also encourage you to dress in period or railroad-themed clothes if you would enjoy doing so.

Deadline for entries is April 1, 2011.

Submit 1-2 photos representative of your work if you have not participated in Katy Days before or if you have not been recruited. Photos will be returned.
Notice of acceptance will be sent within two weeks of receiving your application
Information packets will be sent out the first part of May.

APPLICATION