24th Semi-Annual Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Festival
Tue, May 06
|Bloomington West Campground
Faith. Family. Fellowship. Come build your tribe at the Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Festival!
Time & Location
May 06, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 11, 2025, 11:00 AM
Bloomington West Campground, 1299 E 600 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
Guests
About the event
Would you like to Network with other Like-Minded Individuals and Groups? Looking to Join a Group or fill a Particular Skill Spot in your Group, or maybe looking to Start your Own Local Group and looking for ideas from other established Groups? - If you answered YES to any of these questions, This is an Event, YOU, should not miss! The Private Group Campsite is 100% Paid For by our Sponsors, so all you need to bring is Yourself, Friends/Family, Camping Supplies and Items to Trade at Barter Town!
****This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT**** However, while we love our 4-Legged Fur babies as well, we ask that you please leave any Aggressive, Non-Socialized, Talkative (Barky), Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Dragons, Elephants or other pets at home! This is a privately hosted, publicly advertised event and the hosts reserve the right to ask anyone to leave, for any reason.
Items of interest: *Saturday Night Potluck Dinner (See Potluck Discussion Thread for coordinated meals) * Saturday Night Barter Time (A Post SHTF Exercise, NO Cash, Bartering Only Event that's always fun for the whole Family!) ** - henceforth known as Mooretown in honor of our friend Jerry Moore. * Several FREE Classes on Multiple Topics (Schedule Posted Below)* Hiking, Fishing or Kayak/Canoe right down the hill from the Campsite * Get to know Like Minded Friends in your North, South, East and West areas of operation!
Tuesday-Thursday Activities: Free Camping - First Come, First Serve, Be Respectful of and Curtious to your Fellow Campers. - Camping Space is Limited at this Camp Site. Come on out and setup your campsite! The campground is primitive with a vault toilet and port-a-jons only. There is a working shower house with hot water down the road from the campsite.
Meet, mingle, fellowship with and get to know hundreds of new like-minded friends from all walks of life, backgrounds and parts of the Country (and Canada eh)!
Class Schedule is as Follows:
Tuesday May 6th - Opening day, camp setup, hiking, swimming, lounging day. Get out and enjoy nature, Rodney says it's pretty neat!
Wednesday May 7th - Camping available and Free Time - Let’s hang out and camp!
Thursday May 8th -
1:00PM - Childrens Event: TBD
3:00PM - Hometown Homesteaders! - Local homesteaders, share the stage to talk about lessons learned and share that knowledge with you!
Friday May 9th -
9:00AM - Childrens Event: TBD
10:00AM - TBD
1:00PM - TBD
1:45PM - Childrens Event: TBD
3:00PM - TBD
6:00PM - PRIZE GIVEAWAY #1 (Prize Tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20)
6:30PM - Grumpy's Seeds Exchange! (Bartertown, but with plants and seeds!)
8:00PM - WROL The Card Game around the campfire, Preppers After Dark with Patrick Henry.
Saturday May 10th -
9:00AM - Childrens Event: TBD
10:00AM - TBD
1:00PM - TBD
2:00PM - Childrens Event: TBD
3:00PM - HEADLINE EVENT: TBD
5:00PM - Event: Potluck Dinner (See Discussion Thread to coordinate meals)
6:00PM - Giveaway #2 (Prize Tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20)
6:45PM - Event: BARTERTOWN (Who runs Barter Town?)
Sunday May 11th - Campgrounds clean up, Brief Prayer Service and Travel Mercies, then off to IHOP for a group Breakfast!
*"As a good friend says, I like the people who stick around to help clean up after the party. Those are my kind of people."
*Disclaimer* This is held Corp of Engineer land, and all State and Federal laws, rules and regulations are applicable.
CONCEALED CARRY OF FIREARMS BY PERMIT ONLY, ISSUED PRIOR TO EVENT. Please Contact: Spags@midwestpreparednessproject.com for Permit Information through the COE.
Festival Location:
Address
Contact Information
Opening Hours
Clinton Lake - South Side
Bloomington West Campground, 1299 E 600 Rd, Lawrence, Ks 66047
Patrick Henry - Director/Owner
Phenry@Midwestpreparednessproject.com
Bobby Spagnuolo - Director/Owner
Monday
Closed to the public
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday
8:00 am – 1:00 pm