During the three-day Labor Day weekend, the area is brimming with concerts, festivals and train rides. The train rides will be offered on the Midland Railway from the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin. Here are some of the other activities:

Today

The Midland Railway in Baldwin will be a destination for area residents this Labor Day weekend. In this July 2000 photo, passengers get off the train at Norwood during an excursion ride.

Farmers Market, 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., 10th and Vermont streets.

The 66th semi-annual flea market, all day, downtown White Cloud.

Japanese Festival, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis.

The 30th Annual Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Historic Independence Square, Independence, Mo.

Train rides on the Midland Railway, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., from Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin.

Kansas Saddle Horse Show, noon, Kansas Coliseum, 1229 E. 85th St. North, Valley Center.

Rock the Light, contemporary Christian music fest, noon, Starlight Theatre, 6601 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Mo.

Americana Music Academy community acoustic jam, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025-A Mass. St.

Greasarama II, featuring The Big Iron, Boothill, Hell Bound Beach Club, The Riffs, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 511 S.E. Melody Lane, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Dunn/Freeman Mix, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, The American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo.

Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van’s Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.

Fabulous Fifties Show, 7:30 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.

“Dirty Blonde,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

“Rocky Horror Picture Show Live!” 8 p.m. and midnight, Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Barn Dance Assn. dance, 8 p.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm.

Dolly Parton, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Lee McBee, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Pixies Tribute, featuring Podstar, The Hardaways, Getaway Driver, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Brent Berry and The Roots Crew with Homespun, 9 p.m., The Pool Room, Hillcrest Shopping Center, 925 Iowa.

Swing Canyon, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Sunday

The 66th semi-annual flea market, all day, downtown White Cloud.

Japanese Festival, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis.

The 30th Annual Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Historic Independence Square, Independence, Mo.

Train rides on the Midland Railway, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., from Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin.

Heartland Pride benefit, featuring Jade Raven, Death Ray Angels, 2 p.m., The Madrid Theatre, 3810 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

“Dirty Blonde,” 3 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass.

Blue Riddum reunion, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

The Prids, Maroon, The Autumn State, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Monday

The 30th Annual Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Historic Independence Square, Independence, Mo.

Kimono Fashion Show at the Japanese Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis.

Kansas Saddle Horse Show, noon, Kansas Coliseum, 1229 E. 85th St. North, Valley Center.

Will Matthews, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, The American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo.

Free staged reading of “Boy Gets Girl,” by English Alternative Theatre, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

Open Mic, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Evolution: The Return of Dark Mondays, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Ongoing

Mini train and carousel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Topeka Zoo, 635 S.W. Gage Blvd., Topeka.

“Catch the Rays,” exhibit featuring stingrays, through Saturday, Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Mo.

“One Nation,” by Sticks of Thunder, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Saturday, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“2002 Foto Loco Exhibit,” featuring photos of Hiratsuka, Japan, through Saturday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

“Fish, Flower and Flying Things: Nature at the Spencer Museum,” through Sunday, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

“Frederick J. Brown: Portraits in Jazz, Blues and other Icons,” through Sunday, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Jurassic Garden,” through Monday, Powell Gardens, east of Lone Jack, Mo., on U.S. Highway 50, Kingville, Mo.

“Hubble Telescope: New Views of the Universe,” through Monday, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Night Life/Day Trips: Paintings by Ellen Pearce” and “Rhett Johnson: Beyond Lost,” through Sept. 8, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Blvd., St. Joseph, Mo.

“Many More Things People Collect,” through Sept. 15, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Custom Cowboy Boots: The Kansas Story,” through Sept. 18, Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, Ottawa.

“Summer Skies,” planetarium show, through Sept. 20, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Amazing Bugs Corn Maze, Pendleton’s, through Sept. 29, 1446 E. 1850 Road.

“Ultimate X,” on Extreme Screen, through Sept. 30, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Picking Sundays,” wine grape harvesting, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. through Sept. 30, Holy-Field Vineyard & Winery, 18807 158th St., Basehor.

“Till Freiwald,” through Oct. 6, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Gloria Garfinkel: The Obi Series,” through Oct. 6, Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount.

Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., through Oct. 13, Renaissance Festival Grounds, 628 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs.

“Drawing Figures,” through Oct. 20, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

“AVODA: Objects of the Spirit,” Sunday through Oct. 27, Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 West 123rd St., Overland Park.

Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, through Oct. 31, 1 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Gaeddert Farms, 13209 E. 82nd St., Buhler.

“Corinthian Hall: An American Palace on Gladstone,” through Dec. 31, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Cirque du Soleil,” on Extreme Screen, through Jan. 5, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Circus Magicus,” through Jan. 5, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West,” on Extreme Screen, through May 30, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.