Free State Yoga Festival
- Dates
- Expected August
- Status
- Silent
- Venue
- Hometown Olathe Family Farm
- Price
- $165
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 3, 2026
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What it stands for
The festival describes itself as a space to reconnect with yourself, your community and the life you are creating, rooted in the heart of Olathe and drawing on the energy, talent and passion of Kansas City's wellness community. The 2026 edition was themed around a single question, "what is love in your body, your relationships, and your life", and timed to the 8/8 date the organizer associates with the Lions Gate. Presenting teachers are individually selected, which the organizer says is how it keeps the day diverse, aligned and high quality, and the framing throughout is collaboration between studios rather than competition: "this is where yoga studios come together"
The experience
What's special
A single day yoga festival on a family farm and vineyard south of Kansas City, built as a collaboration of the region's wellness community rather than one studio's event. The shape is unusual and easy to plan around: a shared opening ceremony at 8 AM, a playful one mile to 5K fun run around the pond, a live music yoga class in the vines, then six hours of pick your own adventure running as six one-hour blocks with six parallel offerings each, and a closing sunset breathwork, meditation and sound bath in the vineyard. Alongside the movement sit wellness chats on human design, Ayurveda and conscious living, stand up paddleboard yoga on the water, a forest bathing walk, and a Zen Market of local wellness makers. The ticket also carries a free class pass to every supporting Kansas City studio
Last time around
The fifth annual edition ran all day on Saturday August 8, 2026 at Hometown Olathe Family Farm with more than 30 local teachers, healers and wellness leaders, 36 breakout offerings across six blocks, a fun run, live music yoga in the vines, a Zen Market and a closing sunset sound bath. Every ticket carried a mat bag, YogaLove Magazine, a wellness guide and a free class pass to each supporting studio
The practice
all levels. The day is built as a pick your own adventure: after a shared opening ceremony, fun run and a live music yoga class in the vineyard, six hours run as six one-hour breakout blocks with six parallel offerings each, so attendees choose their own intensity. Options in every block range from restorative and meditation to power flow, hip work, arm balances and stand up paddleboard yoga. SUP yoga is balance dependent and takes place on the water
Breathwork, chanting and repeated movements aimed at energy and focus more than a workout.
Long, passive floor holds that reach deep tissue. Slow, quiet and meditative.
Fully supported poses with props, built for rest and recovery rather than effort.
Beyond the mat
- meditation
- breath work
- Wim Hof style breathwork
- sound bath
- sound healing
- reiki
- somatic healing
- cacao ceremony
- Hape ceremony
- forest bathing
- yoga hike
- EFT
- human design
- Ayurveda
- gua sha facial
- flower essences
- GuanJing movement
- hula hooping
- fire dance
- tantra for conscious living
Styles named as the festival itself describes them.
Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
Checked 2026-09-03 · source
Schedule
Programme from the August 8, 2026 edition, which has ended. The organizer notes the schedule was subject to change
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What it costs
The $165 figure is the price on the organizer's own shop, captured on September 3, 2026 after the August 8 edition. Three sessions carry an unpublished additional cost paid at check-in
What to bring
A full weekend of practice is easier with your own kit. What earns its place in the bag:
Your own matRentals sell out and shared mats are thin. Bring a grippy, cushioned mat you trust for a full weekend of practice.
Shop options
Water and electrolytes
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Teachers & presenters
Roster from the August 8, 2026 edition, taken from the published schedule. No 2027 roster has been published
Plus the rest of the 33+ teachers, practitioners and speakers across the weekend.
Zen Market
The Zen Market gathers local health and wellness providers, artisans and makers offering handcrafted goods and holistic services. Partnership and vendor applications run through the festival page. A separate supporting-studio programme gives every attendee a free class pass to each participating Kansas City studio, which the organizer counts as 28 free yoga classes, with a few studios offering up to a full week free
Getting there
Nearest airport Kansas City International (MCI), about a 50 minute drive; downtown Kansas City is roughly 35 minutes away.
How do I get to Free State Yoga Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Free State Yoga Festival. The nearest major airport is Kansas City International (MCI), about a 50 minute drive; downtown Kansas City is roughly 35 minutes away, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
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Where
Venue
Hometown Olathe Family Farm
Camping & Accommodation
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