The spirit of legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart is alive and well in Atchison! Each summer the community pulls out all the stops in honor of its favorite daughter, complete with a downtown music, food and crafts fair, star-filled outdoor concert, children's activities, awards and honors, Earhart research and literature, music on the beautiful Riverfront, aerobatic performances and the grandest of all finales - the "Concert in the Sky" fireworks show.

Schedule of Events:

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Grandfather Earhart's Ice Cream Social at St Mark's Lutheran Church
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Shadow from the Sky: Aerial Abstract Paintings by Around-the-World Pilot Amelia Rose Earhart at Muchnic Art Gallery