The Prairie Festival 2026 is a celebration of The Land Institute’s 50th anniversary in Salina, Kansas, along the banks of the Smoky Hills River.
According to the organization, attendees can engage with a weekend of speakers, perennial grain foods, artists, musicians, hands-on demonstrations, and more from Friday, September 25, through Sunday, September 27.
At this year’s Prairie Festival: 50 years of perennial possibilities, The Land Institute invites members of the community to reflect on the past 50 years of our collective work to transform food systems for people and the planet and envision the next 50 years of a global perennial agriculture revolution.
All tickets enable full access to programming, including keynote talks, artist exhibits, musical performances, tours, film screenings, workshops, yoga, nature walks, and educational sessions. Some activities will require guests to sign up, but there is no additional cost.
Since the early days of The Land Institute, founded by Dana and Wes Jackson, Prairie Festival has served as a non-traditional gathering of the minds to envision a flourishing future for people and the planet. Since then, this event has grown into a global assembly in our Central Great Plains homebase around the promise of a perennial agriculture transformation.
