Kansas Day in United States

On January 29 each year, residents of Kansas celebrate their state's birthday. Kansas Day has been observed annually since 1877.

The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. ©iStockphoto.com/MarkCoffeyPhoto

What do people do?

Activities on Kansas Day center around museums, historic sites, schools and the Kansas State Capitol. Students are invited to explore the state's history, vote for their favorite famous Kansan and learn historic skills. The Kansas Republican Party traditionally holds its “Kansas Day Convention” on the same date.

Public life

Kansas Day is not a public holiday, but it is a state-wide observation. Offices, banks, businesses and schools are usually open.

Background

Kansas entered the Union as the 34th state on January 29, 1861. On Kansas Day in 2011, the state celebrated its 150th birthday.

Kansas Day Observances

Other holidays in January 2012 in United States

• New Year's Day ―Sunday, January 1, 2012
• New Year's Day ―Monday, January 2, 2012
• Epiphany ―Friday, January 6, 2012
• Orthodox Christmas Day ―Saturday, January 7, 2012
• Stephen Foster Memorial Day ―Friday, January 13, 2012
• Friday the 13th ―Friday, January 13, 2012
• Lee Jackson Day ―Friday, January 13, 2012
• Orthodox New Year ―Saturday, January 14, 2012
• Robert E Lee's Birthday ―Monday, January 16, 2012
• Civil Rights Day ―Monday, January 16, 2012
• Idaho Human Rights Day ―Monday, January 16, 2012
• Martin Luther King Day ―Monday, January 16, 2012
• Robert E Lee's Birthday ―Thursday, January 19, 2012
• Confederate Memorial Day ―Thursday, January 19, 2012
• Chinese New Year ―Monday, January 23, 2012
• e-Day ―Friday, January 27, 2012
• International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust ―Friday, January 27, 2012