06/12/2026
Our Summer of Soccer officially begins tonight! 🎉⚽️
Join us for the Lawrence Community Soccer Kickoff & Street Party on the 1000 block of Mass for live music & entertainment from Coversmith, Free State Samba drummers, and Top Ranx Productions/SoundSystem, followed by the USA vs Paraguay match on a 20ft screen under the stars! 🥁🎶🇺🇸🇵🇾
We'll also have food trucks, a face painter, and tons of local vendors from The Peoples Market will be inside the Granada, plus more free live music inside Lucia! 🌮🖼️ 🛍️🎻
After the soccer match, head over to Lucia at 1016 Mass for the free afterparty with The Third Kansas Cavalry Unit as part of the Kaw River Roots Festival happening this weekend 🪕✨
4pm: The Peoples Market inside the Granada begins
4:30pm: Top Ranx Productions/SoundSystem
5pm: Gates officially open
6pm: Free State Samba
6:45pm: Coversmith
8pm: USA vs Paraguay
10pm: Afterparty with The 3rd Kansas Cavalry Unit
This is not the party you want to miss LFK! 🤩
*PLEASE NOTE*
This means the 1000 block of Mass St will be closed to vehicle traffic from 9am this Friday through all of Saturday, but parking WILL be available in the lot on the southeast corner of 11th & Mass for customers of businesses located on the 1000 block 🚙
Huge thanks to our sponsors and all of our neighbors who will be open regular or extended hours this weekend. Please show these businesses some love, without their support we couldn't throw cool parties like this! 👏🏼
Encore Asian Bistro, Supersonic Music - Lawrence, 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Crandon & Crandon aka Mission EyeCare of Lawrence, Harbour Lights, Aladdin Cafe, Louise's Bar Downtown, Latchkey Deli, Shack, Rex's Stadium Barbershop, Lucia, Espurresso Cat Cafe, Meadowlark Wine Bar , Watkins Museum of History , Urban Outfitters, Greenhouse Church, Clouds, LFK Corner Store, Ace Piercing Studio, Downtown Lawrence, Explore Lawrence, City of Lawrence, Kansas - Municipal Government, Third Planet
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