{"id":87679,"date":"2025-07-07T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=87679"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:52:08","slug":"wild-west-festival-celebrates-fourth-of-july-with-hays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=87679","title":{"rendered":"Wild West Festival celebrates Fourth of July with Hays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 31st Wild West Festival was hosted at Municipal Park last week to celebrate Independence Day in Hays. The event drew people from all over Kansas to enjoy live music, food and drinks from local vendors, the return of the carnival, and coinciding events like the Fireworks Spectacular, Wild West 5K and Main Street Parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending the festival marks a tradition for the community to come together and celebrate the July 4th weekend in their way, while family and friends connect over the patriotic festivities Hays puts on. For attendees Saige Herl and Trista Fiock, it means a fun time to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been going here since I was three [years old],\u201d Herl said. \u201cIt\u2019s still one of those events that, either way, I love coming to. I drove all the way from Wichita to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n