Hannah Harper Day scrapbook

A Kansas City fan shows support for Harper at the concert.

Organizers estimate more than 2,500 Hannah Harper fans gathered on Palenske Field for her free hometown concert. The line stretched from the stadium entrance and down Tenth St. to Ferguson.

Youngsters enjoying String Cheese-flavored popcorn courtesy of Big Poppa’s Kettle Corn.

The crowd on Palenske Field during the concert.

Willow Springs City Administrator Beverly Hicks presents Harper with a proclamation declaring May 6, 2026 as Hannah Harper Day in Willow Springs.

Young fans react after the carriage carrying Harper and her family rolls by.

Crowds line Willow Springs’ Main Street in anticipation of the parade featuring Hannah Harper and filmed by an American Idol film crew.

Representing the parade theme of ‘Vintage Americana’ a member of Willow Springs Charitable Events drives one of the many classic cars featured in the parade.

Willow Springs businesses prepare to hand out free snacks and drinks at the concert. Prepared to hand out 2,500 servings, organizers confirm supplies nearly ran out by the end.

Harper embraces Linda Grant, of Willow Springs, as she makes her way through the crowd before the concert.

A giant shopping cart with a revving engine delights the parade go-ers.

Hannah Harper waives to the crowd in a horse-drawn carriage donated by Pine Meadows Venue with her husband at her side and one of her sons on her lap.

Hannah Harper opens the show with a rendition of Maverick City’s ‘I Thank God,’ as dad Gaylon Harper plays banjo in the background.

Surprise! Jo Dee Messina appears on stage during Harper’s cover of ‘Heads Carolina, Tails California.’

90’s country legend Jo Dee Messina, left, sings her hit song ‘Head Carolina, Tails California’ with American Idol finalist Hannah Harper in Willow Springs on May 6.