Wichita on the Cheap

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Andy’s Frozen Custard Birthday Bash Special

Frozen custard sundaes on the cheap, yum! Celebrate the 2 year birthday anniversary of Andy’s Frozen Custard in Wichita with $2 single topping sundaes! On Friday, March 8, Andy’s Frozen Custard on west 21st street is celebrating their 2nd anniversary in Wichita with single topping sundaes for only $2! This special is available from 11 […]

I Drank WuShock Wheat Tour

The Wichita Brewing Company (WBC) is hosting their I Drank WuShock promotion. To participate, drink two WuShock Wheat beers at each of the participating locations during Wichita State’s basketball season and receive a free “I Drank WuShock” t-shirt. Punch cards can be picked up at any participating location. Order a WuShock Wheat anytime during Wichita […]

Where to View the Lunar Eclipse

  Photo used with permission: Kris Flory of Dead Reckoning Astrophotography On January 20, 2019, the night sky will bring us a great sight: the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse! If you are wondering why it is being called this, here is a quick explanation: Wolf Moon = The name of the first full moon […]

Join the YMCA for Free

YMCA membership promotion

The Greater Wichita YMCA is doing it again! Join the YMCA for free January 1 through January 15, 2019. If you join the Greater Wichita YMCA between those dates, you will pay $0 for your joiner fee.  This is a savings of $50. You will also pay no monthly fees until the January 15 if […]

Free Rock Painting & Paxton’s Stuff the Bus Event at ICT Pop-Up Urban Park

ICT Popup Urban Park with bronze sculpture in the foreground

Paint rocks to your heart’s content and give back to the community at the ICT Pop-Up Urban Park’s combined FREE rock painting and Paxton’s Stuff the Bus event. On Sunday, December 16, the ICT Pop-Up Park will have their 3rd ICT Kindness Rocks painting party AND be helping Paxton’s Blessing Box stuff the bus. If you […]

Cards Against Humanity Game Night at Hopping Gnome Brewing Company

Games and beer, now that sounds like a relaxing evening out.  Hopping Gnome Brewing Company is once again hosting a Cards Against Humanity night. This popular 21+ event will be held every 4th Wednesday of the month, starting on December 26, 2018.  Admission is $5 to play and gives you a chance to win prizes.  The […]

Ugly Christmas Sweater After Party at Wave

After the free showing of Love Actually at Wave this Saturday, December 8, step inside the venue for a 21+ Ugly Christmas Sweater After Party! Dance the night away with DJ Dottie Green and DJ Cop Out! Wear your coziest, ugliest, sweaters and bring your friends to hit the dance floor! The dance party will […]

$99 Unlimited Laundry Wash & Fold Special

 In The Bag Cleaners is offering a $99 unlimited Red Bag wash & fold laundry special this month. This means you can get unlimited laundry washed and folded for a whole 30 days! Wow! What a useful gift for the busy person or family in your life! I once won three free laundry wash & […]

FREE Cherokee Language Class at Mid-America All-Indian Center

Wow, what a neat opportunity! Learn the Cherokee Language for free at the Mid-America All-Indian Center Josh Webster, a certified Cherokee Language Instructor, is offering this free 10 week class. It will be offered every Saturday starting on December 8 through February 16. If you complete all 10 weeks, you will receive a certificate. Children are […]

FREE 2nd Annual Cookies with Santa event

Storytime Village is sponsoring its 2nd annual Cookies with Santa at McAdams Park Recreation Center. This is a free event for the whole family. There will be lots of activities including a cookie decorating station and a hot cocoa station. There will also be live Christmas music and Christmas crafts. Santa will be there too […]

Milk and Cookies with Santa at All Star Adventures

Enjoy milk and cookies with Santa at All Star Adventures! All Star Adventures on Webb Road, is hosting a fun family Christmas event. For $10 (plus tax) per child, the kids will get a picture with Santa, a gift from Santa’s Workshop, plus 60 Arcade Tokens, and milk and cookies! There will also be arts […]

FREE “Love Actually” Outdoor Screening & Winter Celebration

Gather your friends and bring your cozy blankets for an enjoyable night under the stars watching a free screening of Love Actually. The new Wave outdoor venue is hosting a free community event. Prairiefire Coffee Roasters will be providing free hot chocolate, coffee and cappucinos all night. Wave will infuse it with your booze of choice if […]

Free Holiday Matinee at the Orpheum

Nothing gets me more in the holiday spirit than a Christmas movie! Bring the whole family to the Wichita Orpheum Theatre to enjoy a free screening of the 1935 version of Scrooge. Scrooge (1935) is “the first ‘talkie’ film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Sir Seymour Hicks stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s timeless […]

HOT DEAL ALERT! $.99/Month Hulu Subscription for One Year!

If you’ve been thinking about cutting cable service or just want to add another streaming service, you can’t beat this awesome Hulu deal! Hulu is running a promo for $.99/month for the next 12 months! The regular price that Hulu charges for this plan is $7.99 a month. So in one year’s time, you will […]

Pirate & Princess Night at Chick-fil-A, 21st & Maize

Aye Matey! Bring your little swashbuckling pirates and charming princesses to an evening of fun at the 21st & Maize Chick-fil-A location. They’ll get to paint little treasure chests and fill them with fun stuff and there will be balloons for the kids! Pirate & Princess Kid Cows will be there, along with some other […]

Pictures with Santa at East Chick-fil-A

Oh boy! Santa is coming to the East Chick-fil-A on Central & Rock Road! Bring your kids for traditional pictures with Santa.  You can even get in the picture too instead of taking it, because there will be a professional photographer on site. All photos will be downloaded to Facebook, where you will have full […]

Places to Play Pinball in Wichita

  Sometimes I just want to get out and try something new.  I get stuck in a rut.  I think I may have found that “something new” to do that’s both fun and entertaining but not too exhausting.  Pinball!  I know what you’re thinking: pinball?  The game we played at the arcades and movie theaters […]

Free Joyland for a Day Event at Carousel Skate Center

I have so many wonderful memories of Joyland! Carousel Skate Center is letting us relive some of those memories by turning the skate center into Joyland for a day. For an afternoon, Carousel will fill its skate floor with familiar objects from Joyland such as Louie the Clown, Whacky Shack props and more. There will […]

Reminder: Free breakfast at Chick-fil-A

Did someone say FREE BREAKFAST?! That’s right. The cow-approved fast food chain is bringing attention to its breakfast menu with another free breakfast promotion. If you have the Chick-fil-A app, you can get one FREE surprise Breakfast item once a week, every single week between now and the end of the year!   If you […]

JCPenney Super Clearance Sale

Don’t walk, but RUN to JCPenney’s for their super clearance sale! Today, September 28th through Saturday, October 13th, there is an extra 50% discount off of pink ticket clearance items! I picked up a few men’s polo shirts for as low as $1.50 each, t-shirts in the Juniors section for 89 cents, and women’s tank […]

FREE Young Eagles Flights for Kids Ages 8-17 in Wichita, KS and Vicinity

Child dreaming of flying, being a pilot, aviation - Free young eagles flights for kids in wichita

  Does your child have his or her head in the clouds? Now the rest of their body can join them on a FREE flight designed just for kids. For more than 25 years, the EAA Young Eagles program has been giving children ages 8-17 the opportunity to fly for FREE.  According to the website, “It’s the only […]

Free Admission to 81 Speedway for School Employees Plus 1 Guest

This Saturday, enjoy the sights, sounds and fun of 81 Speedway at a great price. Those who are employed by a school plus one guest, will get in free! In addition, kids 11 and under are free. There will be a variety of dirt track races to cheer on including AAA Mods, Rookie Mods, Street […]

JCPenney Labor Day Sale and Clearance

JCPenney is having an amazing Labor Day sale and clearance event going on right now! Shop at JCPenney’s August 30th through September 3rd to save big money. I’m serious when I say you can save big. I went to the sale today and bought athletic tank tops for my girls that cost $1.87 to $2.47 […]