# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Independent Bookstore Day with Helianthus Books at The Sunflower Market
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Helianthus Books is happy to announce our participation in the 12th Anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day! 

This year we are celebrating with our satellite location, The Sunflower Market at 5847 Merriam Drive Merriam, Kansas.

We will have exclusive items for sale as well as giveaways, cookies and coffee, and so many books!

From Noon until 2pm, come out to meet a Local Author of Children's Books, Ashley Donegan from One Mama's Heart. She will be signing and selling her new book, "Pirate Chickens Under Atackkkkk!!!".
 
Independent Bookstore Day (Indie Bookstore Day) was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the Independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of April every year since 2013. This year there are over 1,200 stores participating across the country.

Independent Bookstore Day is organized by the American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, that works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/merriam/independent-bookstore-day-with-helianthus-books-at-the-sunflower-market/200028055441641
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 128

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Merriam
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Sunflower Market
- **lat**: 39.04506
- **long**: -94.67169
- **full address**: The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Drive,Kansas City, Kansas, Merriam, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Independent Bookstore Day with Helianthus Books at The Sunflower Market being held?
  - **A:** Independent Bookstore Day with Helianthus Books at The Sunflower Market takes place on Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 04:00 pm at The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Drive,Kansas City, Kansas, Merriam, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Independent Bookstore Day with Helianthus Books at The Sunflower Market?
  - **A:** Independent Bookstore Day with Helianthus Books at The Sunflower Market is organized by Helianthus Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Independent Bookstore Day with Helianthus Books at The Sunflower Market is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Merriam, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 120+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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