Have you heard? City Crew (formerly known as Barry’s Crew) is a completely FREE program for kids to join. What is City Crew in Wichita? It’s a program for kids to connect with their community and learn more about city services. Managed by the City of Wichita, this program offers free activities, events, behind-the-scenes tours, and opportunities to meet city workers, including firefighters, police officers, and more. Each event has a different theme and location, so you can go to cool places you may never have been to before.
City Crew is a great way for families to engage with Wichita while keeping kids entertained on a budget because it’s FREE!!
The City Crew, Barry the Bison, Beatrice, Sgt. Justice, Sparky, and Webster are looking forward to seeing you at awesome events around Wichita! Crew Members get invited to community sporting events, Dave and Buster’s, pool parties, Great Plains Nature Center, Watson Park, and a lot of other cool places you may have never been before. The mascots know how important it is for kids to have fun, so they make it easy to join – it’s FREE!
About Wichita’s City Crew Kids Club
The City Crew Membership is FREE!
- The City Crew Membership Kit will include a lanyard and a Crew Member badge that will allow members free access to official City Crew events.
- Pro Tip: All current crew members must re-register for the new year. If you already have a badge, keep it; they will update it with a new sticker.
- To register, you must be 2-12 years old and want to have lots of fun in our big city.
- Some events will be exclusive to crew members, and others will be public. Public events will offer additional perks for City Crew members, including earning Barry’s Bucks.
- If you are a City Crew member and you attend an event, you can earn Barry’s Bucks! Enter bucks into the drawing wheel for a chance to win cool prizes, awarded monthly.
How to Join City Crew in Wichita
To join the City Crew, parents can sign their kids up at the Wichita Park and Recreation website. You have to reregister each year, so make sure to register.
Crew Members can pick up their Crew Kit by scheduling a pickup time and location with Barbara McGuire at bmcguire@wichita.gov or (316) 268-4192. The Crew Kit will include an official Crew Member badge and lanyard, a special events calendar, and more.
Upcoming Kids’ City Crew Events
City Crew Member Event: Spy Training
Saturday, March 7 | 10am-12pm | Linwood Recreation Center
Attention, Agents-in-Training! Your top-secret mission begins now at Mission Impossible: Spy Training, where Crew kids step into the world of undercover adventure and daring secret operations. Recruits will slip through a glowing laser maze, tackle thrilling escape room–style challenges, and level up their skills in Spy Boot Camp – complete with crawl tunnels, agility obstacles, and precision target throwing.
Young detectives will crack secret spy codes, reveal hidden invisible ink messages, and uncover clues using real fingerprint analysis. Special guests from the police K-9 unit and crime scene investigation team will show City Crew kids how real-life agents track suspects and solve mysteries.
After proving their courage, quick thinking, and spy-worthy skills, every City Crew member will earn their official Spy Certificate, marking their graduation from rookie to elite agent. Your mission awaits – if you choose to accept it!
This event is exclusively for City Crew members. Not a Crew Member? No worries! Kids ages 2-12 can register for free online at the link below!
2026 City Crew Scheduale
Sat, Feb 7: Full STEAM Ahead in 2026!
- 10 am – Noon at Boston Rec Center
Sat, Mar. 7: Mission Impossible: Spy Training
- 10 am to noon at Linwood Rec Center
Sat, May 30: Video Game Adventure Day
- 10 am to noon at Orchard Rec Center
Sat, Jul. 11: Fishing Fun Fest
- 10 am to noon at OJ Watson Park
Sat, Sep. 19: Hometown Heroes: Wheels at Work
- 11 am to 1 pm at Carl G. Brewer Community Center
Sat, Nov. 14: Wild, Wild West
- 11 am to 1 pm at Evergreen Rec Center
A Few Past Events:
Golfing Par-Tee: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Candy Crawl in the Park: Friday, October 17, 2025
Saturday, September 27: Golfing Par-Tee: City Crew Event
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025: Wilderness Wonder Quest
Barry’s Bucks with City Crew
One of the many perks of being part of the City Crew is getting rewarded just for showing up and having fun! Whenever you attend a City Crew event, you’ll earn Barry’s Bucks—named after the program’s friendly mascot, Barry the Bison. These special bucks can be collected at events and then entered to win incredible prizes!
Attend a City Crew Event
Whether it’s a color run or a Lego quest, you’ll earn Barry’s Bucks just for participating.
Collect Barry’s Bucks
Each event gets you more bucks, so the more involved you are, the bigger your chances to win.
