Things to Do
Music
Liberty Hall
644 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Movies
Liberty Hall | Explore Events & More
Mon-Tues: closed
Wed -Thurs: 3-9p
Fri - Sun: 1 - 9p
The Granada
1020 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Musical guests
Michigander and Oliver Hazard, Made in the Midwest tour, 7 pm
The Granada | The Granada
Hours vary
Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044
Muscial guests
Kal-El & Insomniac, Tuesday, October 28 at 7 pm
https://thebottlenecklive.com/
every day 3p-2a
Nature
Prairie Park Nature Center
2730 Harper St
100-acre nature preserve on the east side of Lawrence, KS. The preserve features a five-acre lake, as well as wetland, woodland, and prairie environments. Visitors may walk the trails to see a wide variety of native Kansas wildlife and plants.
https://www.lawrenceks.org/lprd/ppnc/
Sun & Mon: closed
Tues-Sat: 9a-5p
Lawrence Mountain Bike Trails
The park entrance and parking lot is just off 8th & Oak streets in North Lawrence.
The River Trails are a city park in North Lawrence maintained almost exclusively by LMBC volunteers. This very popular trail is used by bikers and runners year round. The 9-mile loop has separate marked entrances for bicycles and pedestrians, directing each group on their appropriate one-way loop. Bicycles should take the clockwise route.
https://www.lawrencemountainbikeclub.org/lawrence-river-trails/
Burroughs Creek Trail
900 E 15th St
Take a hike through history along the Burroughs Creek Trail. The 1.7 mile paved trail is part of the Lawrence Loop and features panels that provide insight into Lawrence's unique history and cultural identity. Bike friendly with two breweries, parks, and community gardens along the way.
https://www.explorelawrence.com/listing/burroughs-creek-trail-%26-linear-park/7458/
Centennial Park Disc Golf Course
600 Rockledge Rd, Lawrence, KS 66049
18-hole disc golf course, no fee to enter! Bring your own discs.
Disc Golf Courses - City of Lawrence, Kansas
The Audio-Reader Sensory Garden
1120 W. 11th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
The Sensory Garden on the grounds of the Baehr Audio-Reader Center waits to welcome guests with its flowers, herbs, and accessories designed to delight the senses. Plants with intriguing textures such as Lamb's Ear can be felt with your hands and are intermingled with the delightfully fragrant leaves of mint and lavender. Wind chimes ring in the breeze and join with the chirping of birds as they visit the many feeders along the tree-covered path. This garden is fully accessible.
Sensory Garden | Audio Reader
Japanese Friendship Garden
North side of Watkins Community Museum at 1045 Massachusetts Street
The Japanese Friendship Garden, approximately 90 feet across and 92 feet deep, contains a Wisteria covered arbor walkway, an arbor house, large rocks, water and imaginative lighting. Plantings included Japanese maples, yoshino cherry trees, yews, bamboo, juniper, and mugho pines as well as azaleas, spirea, viburnum, Siberian iris, and peonies. The Japanese Friendship Garden provides Lawrence citizens a quiet oasis in the middle of downtown.
Japanese Friendship Garden - City of Lawrence, Kansas
The Baker Wetlands
1365 N. 1250 Road, Lawrence KS 66046
These wetlands encompass 927 acres of wildlife habitat, and are home to hundreds of species of birds, animals, and plants. Several trails are open to the public.
https://www.bakeru.edu/history-traditions/the-wetlands/
Arts
Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition
The work of nine artists were selected for the 2025 exhibition:
Tate Owens, In Gratitude - 9th and Mass, NE corner
V. skip willits, Memory - South Park, west side, NE corner
Evan Johnson, Paint the Town in Paper (Natural paper pulp applied to trees - intentionally temporary) - South Park
Alicia Kelly, Hangin' In, Hanging' Out - Vermont Street Garage
Ky Reed, Living Gods (Performance) - TBD
Myles Schachter, Dance for Hope - Baila por la Esparanza - 8th and Mass, SE corner
Kristin Garnant, Scions Bee - Theatre Lawrence
Jacob Burmood, Continuity - 7th and Mass, SW corner
Nathaniel Pierce, Lost Signals - 6th and Mass, SE corner planter
https://www.lawrenceks.org/lprd/upae/
Phoenix Gallery
825 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 66044
This gallery has a diverse collection of functional and decorative pieces; exquisite pottery, blown glass, woodwork, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, and much more.
https://www.phoenixgalleryart.com/
Mon: 10a-7p
Tues-Sat: 10a-8p
Sun: 11a-6p
Shopping
Au Marche
931 Massachusetts St
Au Marché is proud to stock European food and bath-and-beauty items that are not easily found in most American grocery stores. The store caters to people who are looking for a taste of their homeland, or for a sentimental reminder of a favorite trip abroad.
https://aumarche.com/
Mon-Sat:10a-5:30p
Sun: 12:30p-4:30p
Love Garden Sounds
822 Massachusetts St
Locally owned music shop offering a range of new and used records.
https://www.lovegardensounds.com/
Mon- Sat: 10a-8p
Sun:11a-7p
The Raven Book Store
809 Massachusetts St
The Raven Book Store is Lawrence's independent, general interest bookstore, with wide selections in every genre, as well as greeting cards and gifts.
https://ravenbookstore.com/
Sun: 12p-5p
Mon-Sat:9a-8p
Wonder Fair
841 Massachusetts St
Wonder Fair is your source for non-algorithmically curated, beautiful and useful objects including art supplies, stationery, prints, zines, nice pens, pencils, and paper, wearables and other ephemera. The bathroom is haunted.
https://www.wonderfair.com/mission
Mon-Sat: 9:30a-8p
Sun: 10a-6p
Wildman Vintage
939 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Find some vintage or unique items at Wildman Vintage and Arizona Trading Company, two second-hand clothing stores that are staples of Downtown, Lawrence.
WILD MAN VINTAGE - Home
Mon-Thurs: 11a-7p Fri & Sat: 11a-8p
Sun: 12-6p
Arizona Trading Company
736 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Arizona Trading Company
Mon: closed
Tues-Thur: 10a-6 p
Fri & Sat: 10a-7p
Sun: 12-6p
Refreshments
YOLO Milk Tea
704 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
We all need a sweet treat sometimes. YOLO Milk Tea, and HiTea are two fun boba tea shops that offer flavorful drinks. Encore, Zen Zero, and Ramen Bowls from the Full List of Restaurants also offer Boba Tea.
YOLO TEA - Bubble Tea Store | Online Order | Lawrence | KS
Mon: 11:30a-9:30p Tues: 2:30-8:30 Wed-Sun: 11:30a-9p
HiTea
914 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044, 12-9p
Home - Hitea
Every day 12-9p