Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Wichita has lots of great events happing around town. Exploration Place is having an Earth Day event filled with science and fun! They are offering FREE screenings of Kansas: An Immersive Dome Experience and a variety of activities. From hands-on activities to interactive exhibits, there’s something for everyone. Come learn about our planet and how we can work together to protect it. Don’t miss this chance to explore, discover and celebrate the wonders of our world!
The Earth Day celebration at Exploration Place includes the following:
- Parkrun and Litter Pickup: Meet at 8 a.m. on Festival Plaza for a parkrun that include a new global movement that originated in Sweden called “plogging.” Participants will pick up litter as they jog. Parkrun is a free, fun and family friendly weekly 5K.
- Kansas: An Immersive Dome Experience: Enjoy free screenings all day long of Exploration Place’s movie that serves as a love letter to Kansas. Screenings are hourly starting at 10:30 a.m. As a bonus, moviegoers will also see Energy Makes Our World, a five-minute short before the 25-minute main feature.
- Volunteer River Cleanup: Help beautify the Arkansas River. Volunteers and Exploration Place staff will spruce up the riverfront from 9 a.m. to noon.
- High Five for the Future: With the guidance of Harvester Arts from noon to 5 p.m. at the new Exploration Gallery Place, visitors can contribute to a collaborative mural that imagines the future of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and the sustainability of our planet.
After Earth Day, Exploration Gallery Place will be staffed 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer. Exploration Park is free to the public. The playground will continue to be open as usual during daytime hours.
Immerse yourself under the soaring 60-foot screen with a 360-degree view and booming surround sound in the largest dome theater in Kansas. Experience firsthand why the magnitude of an immersive cinematic journey, developed specifically for the curved complexities of a dome screen, can’t be replicated in a traditional theater setting. On Earth Day, you can see a FREE screening in the theater.
Price: General Admission
Location: 300 N McLean Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203
Click HERE to learn about Botancia’s Earth Day Event
Click HERE to learn about Sedgwick County Zoo’s Earth Day Event.
