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Emporia State University is prepared for campus visitors during Family and Friends Day on Saturday, Sept. 19. Planned activities cover more than 12 hours beginning with a fun run and ending with a moon observation night.

Emporia State University launches a full season of theatre productions with the Oct. 22 premiere of Disney’s “Frozen: The Broadway Musical.” The show will have an expanded run with five full productions presented over four days.

Emporia State University’s Peterson Planetarium will mark the 20th anniversary of Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet with two free public presentations led by Peterson Planetarium Director Mark Brown, a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.

Celebrate a fun day of outdoor activities, fishing and learning when Emporia State University celebrates the 10th anniversary of Vamos a Pescar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29.

An Emporia State alumnus active in the local business community will return to campus as the new director of the Memorial Union.

It may be the hottest time of year here in Kansas, but Emporia State’s Peterson Planetarium will take you to the darkest, most violent places in the galaxy, with temperatures far exceeding those of a hot summer day.

When darkness falls and the world sleeps, nocturnal animals are on the move! Join Emporia State University’s Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center for Creatures of the Night on Saturday, July 18, from 8 to 10 p.m.

Emporia State University is offering students more opportunities to attend exciting, hands-on STEM camps this summer.

Emporia State University is once again a featured destination in the Sunflower Summer program offered to Kansas residents by Kansas Tourism.

Emporia State University’s Summer Theatre presents the second show of 2026 this weekend with William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The show, which will be staged outdoors, opens Thursday, June 25.