An annual weekend full of activities to honor Amelia Earhart takes place in Atchison July 20th and 21st.

The Amelia Earhart Festival kicks off Friday with LakeFest.

“We like to say (it’s) the cheapest, best concert in the whole area,” said Jacque Pregont, President of the Atchison Chamber of Commerce. “This year, headlining is Brett Young who’s got a hit climbing up the charts right now… and then Maddie and Tae and A Thousand Horses, all of them on Friday night, July 20th, at Warnock Lake, it’s an awesome venue, it’s going to be an awesome concert, so we’d love for everybody to get their tickets.

Tickets for LakeFest are available at the Stetson Outlet in St. Joseph and other places around the area or click here to purchase tickets online.

On Saturday night, there will be live music, food vendors, an aerobatic performance and fireworks.

“If you have not seen those fireworks, you’re really missing out,” Pregont said. “We call it a Concert in the Sky because it’s fireworks set to music. It’s absolutely beautiful, it’s usually about 25 minutes of music and fireworks… promise you, it’s one of the best you’ve ever seen.”

For more information and a full schedule of events for the Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison July 20-21, go to visitatchison.com.