Schedule
1 JULY 2025
- Online registration open with Early Bird Pricing (Thru October 1)
9 SEP 2025
- Virtual Events begin (Freedom Run and Freedom Ride)
4 OCT 2025
- Early Bird Pricing on Registration for onsite events ends.
7 NOV 2025
- Online Registration Closed
8 NOV 2025 (Saturday) All Veterans Memorial
5:00-6:30 AM
- SETUP Freedom Fest Expo & Check-In Stations For all Events
- Stationing of all equipment and approved vehicles (displays, timing registration, approved vendors etc.)
- Placing of all equipment, vehicles and booths
7:00 AM
- Check-In for Norwegian Foot March
- Stationing of all equipment and approved vehicles (displays, timing registration, approved vendors etc.)
8:05
- Departure for Norwegian Foot March
8:00 AM
- Hospitality Table Opens (Coffee, Fruit, Snacks, Water)
- Rolling Radio Show from KVOE goes live
- Check in for all events & pickup packets
- Volunteers start setting up water stations for Freedom Rides
8:45 AM
- Start staging for Merchant Cycle Freedom Ride
- Start EHS Band Music drumline
9:00 AM
- 20 Mile LCSB Freedm Ride Departs
9:15 AM
- Lineup for 5K Run
- Lineup for Warrior Spur Challenge Phase 1 (Run)
9:20 AM
- 5K Run Departs
- Warrior Spur Challenge Phase 1 (Run) Departs
- Wagon Wheel Bar & Grill Freedom Run, Will to Win Spur Challenge 15 minute warning and start lineup
10:30 AM
- Kids Mini Mission Dash
10:30-11:00 am (Estimate)
- Warrior Spur Challenge Phase 2 (Self Transition to Ride Event)
- 5K Run Awards Ceremony @ All Vets Memorial (if you are a runner please stay and support/receive awards!)
11:00-11:30 AM
- Honor Flight 20 mile Awards Ceremony
- Dynamic Disc Freedom Open
11:30 - 2:00 PM
- Warrior Spur Challenge Phase 3 (Spur Readiness Test final event at the Memorial)
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
- VMA Norwegian Foot March Awards Ceremony will be held at the awards stand in 30 minute increments, beginning at 11:30am and continuing through until 2:00pm
11:45 AM
- Player meeting for Dynamic Disc Freedom Fest Open
12:00 PM
- Dynamic Discs Freedom Fest Open Begins
1:00 PM
- EXPO, Lunch, Music
1:00 - 2:00 PM
- Will to Win Spur Ride Awards Ceremony
- Return of Last Riders from Freedom Ride & Spur Ride
- DD Freedom Open Awards Ceremony
3:00 PM
- Site clean up and tear down
7:00 - 9:00 PM
- KSARNG 137th/635th/778th Emporia Armory Soldier Reunion - for All Soldiers stationed/assigned to KSARNG Emporia Meet at VFW Post 1980 Emporia, Kansas
All Day Events:
9:00 am to 3:00 pm Freedom Fest Expo
- Military Expo at AVM
- Military Vehicle Displays
- Hospitality Table for Competitors
- Wagon Wheel Bar and Grill Food Station
- Booths and Vendors
Maps
All Veterans Memorial, 913 S Commercial St, Emporia, KS 66801