Overcast skies and the threat of severe weather loomed over the festival for much of the day Thursday.

Photo by Mindy Ricketts
Overcast skies and the threat of severe weather loomed over the festival for much of the day Thursday.
Photo by Mindy Ricketts

Wakarusa attendees walk between performance stages Thursday afternoon.

Photo by Mindy Ricketts
Wakarusa attendees walk between performance stages Thursday afternoon.

Nathan Burns, a Kansas City alumnus, sends bubbles floating off into the high winds at Wakarusa Thursday afternoon.

Photo by Mindy Ricketts
Nathan Burns, a Kansas City alumnus, sends bubbles floating off into the high winds at Wakarusa Thursday afternoon.
Wakarusa, day 1

A photo gallery of the first day of The Wakarusa Festival.

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