Wichita on the Cheap

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Gingerbread Village Event at Exploration Place

Gingerbread Village Exploration Place

The annual Gingerbread Village is BACK for 2024! Gingerbread Village is one of Wichita’s favorite holiday traditions at Exploration Place on Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, 2024. This event is one of the best DEALS for the Holiday Season. For the ticket price, you get so much! This event is perfect for families, offering […]

Thrift Stores and Consignment Shops in Wichita, KS

Wichita Consignment Stores and Thrift Shops

Secondhand shopping is one of the best ways to stretch the style budget for yourself and your family. We have compiled a list of consignment stores in Wichita, the best thrift shops near us, resale stores, used furniture stores, and more in and around Wichita.  Consignment stores focus on high-quality items with low wear and […]

Kansas Day Celebration at Wichita-Sedgwick Historical Museum

Kansas Day Historical Museums 2024

Happy birthday, Kansas! The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is hosting a FREE event for Kansas Day 2024.  Celebrate 163 years of Statehood with song and verse, featuring local musicians! Over the past several years, it has become a tradition at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum to celebrate Kansas statehood with live performances in song and […]

FREE: Big Dopes at Barleycorn’s

Barleycorn’s is hosting Big Dopes from Denver and Wichita’s Hardwood Cherry for a 21+ show on Saturday night, October 23, 2021.  The show starts at 9 p.m. There’s no cover.  Big Dopes are out on a midwest tour for their album Destination Wedding, which will be released this November.  The group’s first album, Crimes Against […]

2021 Kansas Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale

Visit Botanica for the Kansas Orchid Society fall show on November 6, 2021. Get tips and information on growing orchids, see gorgeous table-top displays of individual plants and flowers, and find the perfect orchids for you to grow.  At the show, you’ll be able to meet and mingle with orchid experts and pick up an […]

Model Train Show in Wichita

Kids under 12 years of age get in FREE with paid adult admission to the Model Train Show and Swap Meet at Cessna Activity Center. The non-profit Wichita Toy Train Club and Museum will be holding this annual fundraiser on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26, 2021. The $7 admission fee (for those 12 […]

Back to school bash at Towne West Square Mall

Kids Back to School clothing sales

Towne West is hosting a three-hour event on Saturday, August 14, 2021, celebrating the first weekend back to school. The event will include free hotdogs and sno cones and have activities throughout the mall. Beginning at 11 AM, Towne West will have multiple inflatables, games, contests and giveaways. Participants can skip the registration line by […]

Girls Rock Science virtual camp starts this week

Girls Rock Science 2021

Girls Rock Science is going to have both virtual and in person camps this year. Does your daughter like to ask questions and solve problems with creative thinking? Does she know there are tons of jobs out there that will allow her to leave a lasting impression by using creative problem-solving skills? Help her pursue […]

Investigative Summer STEM Program for high school students from Newman University

Newman University is offering a summer STEM program for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The deadline to apply is June 7, 2021. Participants can receive 1 college credit, and lunch is included in the very affordable program fee. See below for all the information they submitted to us!  Check out the spring STEM Exploration […]

Huge Used Book Sale at the Wichita Art Museum and Free Drop-In Tours

Masked volunteers working at used book sale, wichita art museum

Add to your library (on the cheap!) from an excellent selection of gently used volumes on art and other subjects. The Friends of the Wichita Art Museum will hold a used book sale in the art museum’s Boeing Foyer on Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, 2021.  Admission to the museum is FREE on […]

The BIG list of military discounts in Wichita KS

Military discounts in Wichita

When I’m paying for a purchase, you’ll likely hear me ask, “Do you offer a military discount?” My husband, a 20-year Air Force veteran, taught me that line. Judging from the input when I asked a Facebook group of military spouses for their favorite places that offer military discounts, I’m not the only person with […]

Free Family Fun Day at Ulrich Museum of Art

Ulrich Museum

Canceled due to public health concerns: The March 14 Family Fun Day event and two other public events at the Ulrich Museum have been canceled. The announcement said, however, that the Ulrich Museum will maintain regular operating hours for the foreseeable future. (So the museum itself is still open.) Bring the whole family to Ulrich […]

Great Plains Woodcarvers annual show

Wood Carving Tools

This should be really interesting – you might want to put it on your calendar for October. The Great Plains Woodcarvers organization will be holding its annual anniversary show and sale at Cessna Activity Center on October 5 and 6, 2019. The show brings together both local wood carvers and top carvers from the Midwest, […]

FREE Zoo Admission for the Red, White, and You Blood Drive

Here’s a patriotic way to spend your 4th of July: Give blood and help save someone’s life. The Red, White, and You Blood Drive will be held July 4-6, 2019 at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Presenting donors will receive FREE admission to the Sedgwick County Zoo. Red, White & You is the largest community blood […]

Girl Scout Camp Open House

The Kansas Girl Scouts are having a free summer camp open house. The whole family is invited to tour the Starwoods Outdoor Center in Clearwater, Kansas on Tuesday, May 21, and learn about all of the fun camps happening this summer. The Starwoods Outdoor Center is the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland’s 160-acre camp just […]

Tot Tuesday Story Time at KHS

It’s story time for toddlers and preschoolers! The Kansas Humane Society offers its Tot Tuesday story time on the first Tuesday of each month during the September through May school year, from 10:30-11 a.m. in the KHS Learning Center. Pre-registration is not required. You’ll attend with your child. Parent participation is part of this Tot […]

Bringing in the Greens at GPNC

Here’s another Wichita place where Santa will be stopping by this year. It’s the fun annual tradition of Bringing in the Greens at GPNC. Kick off the holiday season with an evening of music and family fun.  Join the Great Plains Nature Center staff for their annual tradition of caroling, bell ringing and decking the halls […]

Dress for Success Fall Clothing Sale

Dress for Success Wichita fall sale 2018

At the Semi-Annual Sale from Dress for Success Wichita You’ll find deals you can’t get anywhere else, including beautiful new & used, boutique quality items. Support women in your community, freshen up your wardrobe, and enjoy a VIP shopping experience – all at one event

Low-Cost Microchip Clinic from the Wichita Kennel Club

Friendly happy dog

The Wichita Kennel Club will be hosting a microchip clinic for dogs on Sunday, September 23, 2018 from 1-4 p.m. It is open to any dog, as long as they can stand still for chipping, for only $20 per dog. (Cash or check only – no credit cards.) Microchips help reunite pets with their owners […]

Annual KFDI Christmas in a Box Packing Event

You are invited to help pack up donated items to send to deployed troops this Christmas. NCRI’S 6th Annual KFDI Christmas in a Box Packing Event will be held on November 10, 2017. You can help by donating items or helping pack boxes and addressing them to send overseas. If you choose to volunteer, you’ll […]

Craftapalooza & Vintage Market

Grab your friends for a fun-filled day of shopping at the Craftapalooza & Fabulous Vintage Market. This is a one day shopping extravaganza featuring an eclectic blend of handcrafted one of a kind items, artisan designs, bling & glam boutiques, antique & vintage bliss, sparkly jewels, home décor & inspiration, repurposed & funky junk along […]

$10 haircuts at Eric Fisher Salon

Eric Fisher Salon has scheduled its 6th annual fundraiser, the Empowering Women Haircut-a-thon, for this month. During the event, they’ll cut hair for $10, brow sculpt for $5, and/or lip wax for $5. The event benefits the Wichita Family Crisis Center. Help cut out violence against women! Eric Fisher Salon West is hosting their 6th […]

FREE Girls Summer STEM Camp in July

catwalk coding free camp for girls

(I’ve just gotten word that the camps have both filled since I first shared this on July 6, but there is a waiting list! If your daughter is interested, be sure to get on the list so that Reeny can contact you if there’s another session.) 16-year-old Kansan Reeny Botros was at the White House […]

Indoor Easter Egg Hunt at Ark Church

This indoor family event at Ark Church in Maize has 5 age-related Easter egg hunts Super Prize eggs, a Grand Prize, games, booths, and food for you to enjoy. Advance registration is required and admission is $1 per child participating in an egg hunt. Kids ages 1-11 can join in the hunt. Age groups and […]