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06/02/2026

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🚀 WHO WANTS TO WIN A MISS ABLE YETI TUMBLER? 🚀How about a bike or scooter too?Join us this Saturday, June 6, for Miss Ab...
06/02/2026

🚀 WHO WANTS TO WIN A MISS ABLE YETI TUMBLER? 🚀

How about a bike or scooter too?
Join us this Saturday, June 6, for Miss Able's Summer Blastoff 2026 Riverside Park and Ralph Mitchell Zoo as we celebrate 67 years since Miss Able’s historic space flight!

Win a Miss Able Yeti Tumbler!
Join Miss Able’s Galaxy Trail Hike at 9:30 a.m. on the Verdigris Vista Trail. Meet at the 1050 Locomotive in Riverside Park for your chance to win!

Win a Bike or Scooter!
Participate in the Friends of Riverside Park and Zoo (FORPAZ) Scavenger Hunt from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Stop by Miss Able’s Snack Shack to pick up your scavenger hunt card. Five lucky kiddos will be drawn to win a bike or scooter during the 1:00 p.m. drawing at Miss Able’s Snack Shack!

⭐ FULL EVENT SCHEDULE

9:30 a.m.
• Miss Able’s Galaxy Trail Hike – Verdigris Vista Trail (Meet at the 1050 Locomotive)

10:00 a.m.
• Miss Able’s Moon Rock Hunt – Riverside Park & Ralph Mitchell Zoo
• Fun Fact Space Walk – Monkey Island

10:30 a.m.
• Zoo Chat with a Zookeeper – Monkey Island

11:00 a.m.
• “A Fable About Miss Able” Storytime – Spider Monkey Exhibit
• Monkeynaut Face Painting (11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) – Spider Monkey Exhibit
• FREE Terrestrial Mini Train Rides, Cosmic Carousel Rides & Galactic Golf (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) – Riverside Park
• Celebrating 50 Years of FORPAZ (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) – FREE hot dog, chips, drink and ice cream cup for the first 200 visitors at Miss Able’s Snack Shack
• FORPAZ Scavenger Hunt (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) – Pick up cards at Miss Able’s Snack Shack

11:30 a.m.
• Rocket Launch – Grassy Area Between Duck Pond & Kiddy Land

1:00 p.m.
• FORPAZ Scavenger Hunt Bike & Scooter Drawing – Miss Able’s Snack Shack

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Petting Zoo – Free animal food for the first 50 kids at Miss Able’s Snack Shack

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• FREE Miss Able History Exhibit – Independence Historical Museum & Art Center, 123 North 8th Street

🎁 FREE Miss Able gift at every activity while supplies last!

Follow Visit Independence KS for more Miss Able history, fun facts, and event updates. We can't wait to celebrate Independence's most famous space traveler with you! 🌟🚀🐒

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616 N Pennsylvania Avenue
Independence, KS
67301

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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(620) 331-1890

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