Wamego is known as the "Wizard of Oz" town because:
* L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, lived in Wamego for a time in the late 1800s.
* The town has embraced the Oz theme with themed events, statues, and attractions.
There may be a festival or event with an "Oz" theme in Chesterton, Indiana, but it's not the main Wizard of Oz Festival.