Tag: Fun Family Activities in Wichita
Lecture on Wichita’s Latin-American Culture + Family Night at the Museum of World Treasures
This Thursday is Family Night at the Museum of World Treasures, with the reduced admission price of $5 per person from 5-7 p.m.
On the same night, the museum will also have a special lecture from Dr. Francisco Flores-Cuautle at 6 p.m. on “Becoming Cosmopolitan: New Perspectives on Thinking/Experiencing Latin-American Culture in Wichita.” The lecture is included with admission, so anyone coming to the lecture automatically receives reduced admission.
Fish Tales Storytime at the WATER Center
It’s time for April’s storytime at the Wichita WATER Center. The program is free and designed for pre-Kindergarten-age kids, but everyone is welcome to attend.
Fish Tales Storytimes begin at 10 a.m. After story time, the WATER Center museum will be open and hiking paths are available to enjoy.
Find the WATER Center at Herman Hill Park at the corner of Pawnee & Broadway in Wichita.
Dates: April 10, 2012
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: WATER Center in Herman Hill Park, 101 E. Pawnee in Wichita.
Cost: FREE
For more information, visit the WATER Center website or call (316) 337-9262.
Thanks, G2G Outside!
Family Night at the Museum of World Treasures
The first Thursday of every month from 5-7 p.m. is Family Night at the Museum of World Treasures. Admission is only $5. Regular admission prices are $6.95 to $8.95, so this is a great deal!
3rd Annual Prairie Rose Western Days!
The 3rd annual Prairie Rose Western Days is this weekend, May 6-8, 2011, in Benton. The three-day event, hosted by singer Michael Martin Murphy, will celebrate the Kansas Sesquicentennial with activities, events, and music that highlight our western history.
Adult admission is $10; children can get in for only $5. Weekend passes may be purchased for $15.
Free tickets can be picked up at Sheplers, while they last. (Not sure how long they’ll last!)
Friday, May 6 is a special day for school children. Kids and their teachers (public, private, or homeschooled) can enjoy a full day of activities for only $2. Adult admission on Friday is $5.
Gates open each day at 9AM, with most scheduled activities beginning at 10, following the daily flag raising ceremony.
Prairie Rose
15231 S.W. Parallel Road, Benton, KS
(316) 778-2121
Camp Hyde Fall Festival
Register online or at any area YMCA location for Camp Hyde’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 16th, 2010, from 4-8 p.m. Admission for the whole family is only $10 for YMCA members and $20 for non-members.
The Fall Festival will include hay-rack rides, pumpkin painting, canoeing, fishing, a bonfire, s’mores, hot dogs and more. You must register by October 13, 2010 to enjoy this family-friendly activity.
Camp Hyde is located at 26201 W. 71st Street South in Viola, KS
Fall Festivals this Weekend
It’s the season for small-town fall festivals, and this weekend we have several in the Wichita area. Community festivals like these always promise good old-fashioned (and cheap) family fun. Most include parades, games for kids, live music, and food vendors. Some require a button purchase for a nominal fee, but some are free. Carnival rides, if they have them, almost always cost extra.
Rose Hill Fall Festival Thursday – Sunday, October 7 – 10, 2010 A long-running festival with established events. The Turtle Races and children’s Pedal Tractor Pull attract hundreds of competitors each year! The $2 festival button gets you into most activities at no extra charge, including the Emergency Services Chaplains Chili Feed and Cook-Off, Quilt and Craft Shows, the street dance featuring TEN DAY WISH on Saturday night, even the Rose Hill Recreation Center Community Picnic (free hot dogs and hamburgers with your button) at Shorty Cox Park at noon on Sunday. Find location information and a complete schedule of events at the Rose Hill Recreation Center website.
Bethel College Fall Festival in Newton. Thursday – Sunday, October 7-10, 2010 A $3 festival button gets you into some activities, including the Kauffman Museum (open Friday 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 1:30-4:30 p.m.), all-ages Ultimate Frisbee (Saturday 2-3:30 p.m.), and select music and dance performances, but the children’s park, football game, Buffalo BBQ, and some of the fine arts performances require separate ticket purchases. You can download a complete schedule of events at the Bethel College Fall Festival website.
Maize Fall Festival Friday and Saturday, October 8 – 9, 2010 The theme this year is “Go Green — Live Clean” and the festivities begin Friday night with a Car Bash — apparently to drive home the point about recycling. You can also bring cell phones, glasses, and hearing aids to the festival headquarters to be recycled. Saturday begins with a $5 pancake feed and ribbon-cutting for the newly remodeled school building and then a $10 fun run/walk (to work off the pancakes!). The fun continues with the parade at 10 a.m., activities all day long, an ice cream social at 2:30 p.m., live entertainment beginning at 4 p.m., and finishes with fireworks at dusk. More information about the Maize Fall Festival can be found at the Maize Lions Club website.
Haven Fall Festival Saturday, October 9, 2010 A parade, classic car show, pie-eating contest, hamburger feed, and more are among some of the traditional events you can enjoy with your $3 Haven Fall Festival button. But a couple of events set this festival apart from the rest: a Ninnescah Valley Bike Tour and the Running of Alpacas and Llamas (!). The evening finishes out with a street dance with live music and fireworks. Get a schedule of the day’s events at the Haven Fall Festival webpage.
Have I missed any community fall festivals this weekend? Please let me know in the Comments section below!
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