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Old Shawnee Days requests $55,000 city sponsorship to keep festival free for visitors
Summary
Old Shawnee Days board member asked the council committee to continue a $55,000 sponsorship for the annual three‑day festival, which organizers said drew more than 100,000 visitors in 2024 and operates on a $181,000 budget.
A representative of the Old Shawnee Days Society asked the council’s May committee meeting for continued city sponsorship of $55,000 to support the 2026 Old Shawnee Days festival.
Dale Schimpf, who identified himself as a committee member of the Old Shawnee Days board, told the committee the event has brought "over a hundred thousand people to our community over those 3 day weekend[s]" and described a 2025 operating budget…
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