🎥 Registration open for Market to Farm Fun Run; Bazaar on Bricks July 28

Bethesda Place and the Downtown Hays Market have partnered to create a 4-mile fun run like no other on Saturday, July 28.

The Market to Farm Run is the only run that feeds you a campﬁre fresh breakfast as soon as you cross the finish line.

The delicious post-run menu includes campﬁre scrambled farm fresh egg burritos, zucchini tomato tarts, cherry danishes and pumpkin apple coffee cake with plenty of coffee and ice water to go around.

All of this, as well as a free race shirt is included with registration. Registration is 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. The run/walk starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Downtown Pavilion.

Race, walk or stroll 4 miles from the home of the Downtown Hays Market, the downtown pavilion, to the Bethesda Place Farm. Although this route is not all blacktop, bikers, strollers, walkers and runners will have no problem reaching the end.

Registration is just $25 up until the event. On the day of the run, the fee increases to $30. Online registration is available at downtownhays.com or swing by the Downtown Hays Visitors Center at 106 W. 12th St. to register in person. All proceeds from the fun run will benefit Bethesda Place and the Downtown Hays Market.

To recognize this partnership, Kacey Dannels, Joseph Reed and Noalee Augustine from the Kansas Special Olympic team will kick off the day. Dannels and Reed recently competed at the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. Augustine was selected as a coach for the Kansas team that traveled to compete.

Event participants will have the opportunity to explore the farm and to cool off in the pool before returning to town. Shuttles will be available to take the participants back at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Before heading home, make sure to enjoy the annual sidewalk sale, Bazaar on the Bricks from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sales span Main Street from Eighth to 12th Street.

Over 60 vendors are already signed up. Thousands hit the Bricks for the biggest bargains of the year from our Downtown merchants as well as their favorite Downtown Hays Market vendors. New this year, made possible by Aikido of NW Kansas and A2Z Escape, there will be a free ninja obstacle course and kids crafts under the Pavilion. Since activities are under the Pavilion, farmer’s market vendors will be on Main Street.

It is not too late to sign up to be a vendor for Bazaar on the Bricks. You can sign up on the DHDC website, calling the DHDC office or stop in. Vendor cost is $75. There is no cost for nonprofits.

There will also be carnival games, face painting and street fair food. For a full list of vendors and activities, visit www.DowntownHays.com. For more information, contact Downtown Hays Development Corp. at 785-621-4171 or [email protected].