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Kids eat free at Carrabbas this week

With school back in session and everyone going in different directions it can be difficult to put a meal on the table. If you want to go out, Carrabbas has a deal this week that will make it a little easier on your wallet. Related: Kids Eat Free (and Cheap!) in Wichita Through Friday, August […]

Midian Shrine Circus

Shriners Circus Wichita 2018

This October will be the 80th anniversary of the Shrine Circus in Wichita. The circus will be held at Hartman Arena Friday through Sunday, October 5, 6, and 7, 2018. The circus is a fundraiser for Midian Shrine Center, which is involved with many projects in the community and the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Kids […]

Tree-Climbing Championship at Oak Park Labor Day weekend

North American Open Masters Tree Climbing Championship at Oak Park in Kansas - Wichita

The City of Wichita Park & Recreation department will sponsor the 2018 North American Open Masters (NOAM) tree climbing championship this weekend at Oak Park. NAOM is a modern tree climbing competition that’s designed to demonstrate safe work practices in arboriculture as well as the art of tree-climbing. The competition features 40 of the best climbers […]

Firehouse Subs Labor Day weekend freebie

Firehouse Subs Wichita Kansas deals or coupons

  Celebrate the beginning of fall (or mourn the end of summer – your choice) with this coupon from Firehouse Subs that’s good on Labor Day weekend! From Sept. 1 to 3, the fast-casual restaurant is giving customers a FREE medium sub with the purchase of a medium (or large) sub, chips and drink at participating locations. he […]

Live music at Avivo Brick Oven Pizzeria

Avivo Brick Oven Pizza

Looking for a nice date-night activity? Head to Avivo Brick Oven Pizzeria in NewMarket Square during one of their Avivo Live! events and enjoy dinner and live music. Right now they have Live events planned on select dates through September and into October. See the schedule below and find a night that works for you. […]

Wichita Fried Pies grand opening

Get yourself some fried pies, Wichita! The grand opening of the fried pie kiosk is this Saturday. This new Wichita kiosk makes it even more convenient to get a taste of Park City’s Arbuckle Mountain Fried Pies. It will be located at the corner of Tyler and 13th Street West. The address is 8520 W. […]

10th anniversary Marvel Film Festival at the west Warren IMAX theater

Marvel Studios 10th anniversary film festival - August 30 to September 6, 2018

Marvel Studios is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an all-out film festival featuring all 20 of its action-packed movies at Regal Cinema’s Warren IMAX theater. It’s a Marvel movie marathon in IMAX. The festival runs from August 30 to September 6, and you might want to arrange your vacation time accordingly. (Kidding, sort of.) The […]

$1 off admission on opening weekend of Klausmeyer Pumpkin Patch

Klausmeyer Dairy Farm field trip

Klausmeyer Dairy Farm and Pumpkin Patch will open for the Fall 2018 season on September 15, 2018, and they’re offering an admission discount for you all weekend! This is a working dairy farm with lots of extra fun things for visitors to do in the fall. They have a real pumpkin patch where you can […]

Farms, Forks & 4-H Festival at Sedgwick County Extension

Kids and cattle at the Farms Forks and 4-H Festival in Wichita KS

Get ready for a family friendly day of food, farms and 4-H. K-State Research and Extension for Sedgwick County will host its annual Farms, Forks & 4-H Festival from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25. Katharine Elder, chef and owner of Elderslie Farm, will be the guest chef and will offer a […]

Free concert and food truck event in Goddard

Goddard pavilion in Linear Park

The City of Goddard is hosting a fun evening of food trucks and live music in Linear Park this fall. Kansas native and Voice contestant Kaleigh Glanton will perform! Kaleigh is one of the few singers who received a four-chair turnaround on NBC’s The Voice television show. If you haven’t seen the show, performers must […]

Tanganyika Wildlife Park 13th Anniversary Celebration

Tanganyika 10th Anniversary Celebration

  Tanganyika Wildlife Park will host an anniversary party to celebrate its 13th anniversary! Admission will be $13 per person and include three animal feedings. This is a pretty good discount on regular admission and animal encounters if you don’t already have the season pass. Regular admission to Tanganyika is $19.99 for adults and $14.99 […]

Senior Wednesday discount at Kansas Aviation Museum

KAM Kansas Aviation Museum photos

Kansas Aviation Museum is now offering half-price admission for seniors on Wednesdays. The museum building itself is historic and definitely worth a look, having once been Wichita’s old airport and one of the busiest airports in the nation. Wichita was also a major destination for nearly every aviation luminary of the times. Charles Lindbergh, Kansas’ […]

Free S’mores Day Fun with Kansas Girl Scouts

KS Girl Scouts National S'mores Day Celebration

Friday, Aug. 10 is National S’mores Day, and Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is inviting all K-12 girls and their families to come enjoy hot dogs, fun activities, and of course, the yummy goodness of a melty, chocolatey, graham-cracker s’more! This event is FREE to the public. Families are invited to come and learn more […]

Sugarland concert ticket discount

Discount tickets for Sugarland concert in Wichita at INTRUST Bank Arena

Groupon has tickets for the Sugarland concert at INTRUST Bank Arena right now. The concert will be on Saturday, August 18 in Wichita. Seating in specific sections is discounted from $65.29 to only $35 with the Groupon. BUT – if you’re seeing this Friday, July 27 or Saturday, July 28, 2018, you can get the […]

Hurts Donuts “Pay Your Age” July 17

Hurts Donuts Pay Your Age

Take a break from shopping Amazon Prime Day deals on July 17 to get a very special discount at Hurts Donuts in Wichita! It’s their answer to the Build-a-Bear Pay Your Age promotion that happened last week. 🙂 This is from the Hurts Donuts Facebook announcement: “Hey Build-a-bear, we’ll cut you some slack! Our team […]

Car show, back to school bash, and bargain backpacks Saturday, Aug 11

Westway Marketplace at Pawnee and Seneca is having a big back-to-school shindig Saturday, August 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Family Fun They’ll have classic car, fun kids activities including face painting and bounce house, food trucks beginning at noon, and more. The Backpack Blowout Sale Andrew from THE AWESOME TOY SALE!!! will be […]

Saturday! FREE tickets for Plain White Ts concert Aug. 11

Summer Concerts in Andover Central Park - Capitol Federal Amphitheater

Just a reminder! The Plain White Ts and Vertical Horizon are performing Saturday night, 7 p.m., August 11, at the Andover Park Amphitheater and tickets are FREE! The summer concerts at the new CapFed Amphitheater in Andover Central Park have been great! So far, they’ve had John Anderson and Clay Walker, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and […]

Braum’s celebrates its 50th anniversary with Ice Cream Day deals!

Braum's ice cream dips

Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy will celebrate their 50th anniversary by offering some extra sweet savings for National Ice Cream Day! The beloved ice cream shop and dairy store, known throughout the Midwest for its farm-fresh milk, hand-dipped ice cream, grilled burgers, fries, and shakes, opened its first family-owned shop in Oklahoma City in 1968. […]

$1 Admission to Wichita Wingnuts

Dollar Days on Mondays with the Wichita Wingnuts

Monday nights are for nuts. If you want to attend a baseball game on the cheap here in Wichita, you can do it at Monday night home games, which are the Wingnuts’ Dollar Days! This is a fun family night activity during the summer: Get $1 admission to the Wichita Wingnuts home games on Monday […]

Movies at the Boeing Dome Theater at Exploration Place

If you’re looking for something to do in Wichita, you might want to plan a trip to the Boeing Dome Theater at Exploration Place. You’ll find movies in the dome theater for every age, and tickets are just $7 for children ages 3-11 and seniors 65+, and $8 for ages 12-64. General museum admission is […]

Make your mark on Augustino Brewing Company this summer

Augustino's wall of art project

This is kind of a fun thing – it’s a wall of community art inside a local restaurant that you can be a part of! Have you been to Augustino Brewing Company yet? The relatively new craft beer place also serves coffee and food in a comfortable, rustic modern west Wichita location. Check out Events […]

Incredibles 2 at the Starlite Drive In

Incredibles 2 showing in Wichita

It’s here! Incredibles 2 has been a reeeeaaaallly long time in coming, but it will finally be in theaters this weekend. (The first time we watched it with our kids; this time we can watch with our grandkids. Yeah, that’s a long time to wait for a sequel. 😀 ) The official release date on the […]

#AmpedinAndover with Terri Clark and Little Texas – Andover Summer Concert Series

Terri Clark Little Texas at CapFed Amphitheater

Woot! We have another amazing summer concert to look forward to at the brand new CapFed Amphitheater in Andover’s Central Park.   Country superstars Terri Clark and Little Texas will perform at the Amphitheater on July 21, 2018! Tickets start at just $10 for general admission on the lawn. Get Tickets About the Concert Terri […]