Senior Thursdays at Kansas Aviation Museum
Senior Thursday at Kansas Aviation Museum On the second Thursday of every month, the Kansas Aviation Museum hosts a free event geared toward senior citizens who have an interest in aviation and/or aviation history in Wichita. Senior Thursdays begin at 10 a.m. and last approximately an hour to an hour-and-a-half. Each month, a speaker will […]
Fond Farewell to Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Wichita will bid farewell to its Lawrence-Dumont Stadium with a FREE event on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The City of Wichita Park & Recreation department will host the farewell event from 2:30-9 p.m. Take a Seat Update: If you want to buy a seat – like, literally take home a seat from Lawrence-Dumont Stadium – […]
Free day at the Indian Center
Get free admission to the Mid-America All-Indian Center in Wichita on October 6, 2018. KPTS Channel 8 has teamed up with the Indian Center to promote its new four-part documentary, Native America, which explores the history of indigenous people in North and South America. The event will be called Native America Celebration Day and will […]
Family Latin Concert Series at Botanica
Do something Fantástico with your family this Fall! Celebrate Latino culture with a weekly concert in the Children’s Garden Meadow. This four night-concert series, every Thursday from Sept. 13th-Oct. 4th presents a soundscape of live Latin music and local folk dancers. Find the ‘Frida’ in a different garden each Thursday night for a festive prize! […]
Senior Wednesday discount at Kansas Aviation Museum
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’ […]
Special exhibition at the Wichita Art Museum – Monet to Matisse: French Moderns from the Brooklyn Museum, 1850-1950
The Wichita Art Museum is hosting a special, once-in-a-lifetime exhibit for Wichita! Monet to Matisse: French Moderns from the Brooklyn Museum, 1850–1950 opened in February and will be on view only through May. The exhibition was organized by the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York and features 59 masterworks from Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, […]
Journey to Bethlehem in Rose Hill
Rose Hill Christian Church is hosting a special interactive exhibit with special activities and a meal this December. Imagine making a Journey to Bethlehem as Mary & Joseph did for the purpose of the census. You will step back in time to Bethlehem, a living, interactive re-creation of the town as it appeared over 2,000 […]
Cyber Monday Sales
Cyber Monday WEEK sales have started! What to look for: Sitewide discounts, free shipping offers, extra percent-off promo codes, individual items marked down for one day, online-only. Some of the major retailers are planning a whole week of discounts. Entertainment Book All books are $19 today, and additional books you save an extra 15%, with free […]
National Hunting & Fishing Day event
Join the Great Plains Nature Center in September to celebrate the great outdoors and learn more about hunting and fishing. This will be a family-friendly event and great for anyone who wants to learn more about the outdoors. It’s also FREE! The evening’s activities may include archery and fishing clinics, a relay race (with waders […]
Delano Fall Fair
Wichita’s Delano neighborhood will be holding a Fall Fair October 6-8, 2017 and everyone is invited. The Delano Fall Fair will be a family event where you can step back in time and stroll down the streets of Delano amidst cowboys and saloon girls, see a Western parade and other entertainment, participate in activities, and […]
The Chisholm Trail and the American Cowboy Exhibit Opening
This year is the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail, where ranchers would drive cattle north through Texas, Oklahoma, and on up to Abilene, Kansas. Museums, libraries, art galleries, and historical centers in all three states will commemorate the anniversary with events throughout the year. (For information about the Chisholm Trail and other events, visit […]
New “Pop-Up Park” grand opening in downtown Wichita
There used to be a hole back behind some buildings on Douglas Avenue downtown. That hole has been filled with a brand new “Pop Up Park” – a temporary urban park that will be a nice place for everyone in Wichita to enjoy. To celebrate, and to kick off activities in the park, the Wichita […]
Halloween 2012: Train of Terror at Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson
UPDATE: The event has changed slightly, but still sounds like it will be a fun time (and cheap!). It’s actually even a better deal. Here are the new details: The Kansas Underground Salt Museum will hold its “Halloween Spooktacular” on October 28, 2012, from 1 – 6:30 p.m. The event will include a gallery tour, […]
Rollin Karg Art Glass
One of the benefits of looking for inexpensive things to do in Wichita is that your search often takes you outside your normal routine, and you discover places like Karg Art Glass. Most of us in Wichita have probably heard of it, or may have seen the work of Rollin Karg, Wichita’s own “renowned glass artisan” and […]
The Top FREE Things to Do in Wichita, Kansas
This list was compiled from reader suggestions years ago. For our complete, updated guide, visit Free Things to Do in Wichita. What is there to do in Wichita, KS for free? Wichita is known for being an affordable place to live with great quality of life for residents. And it’s true – some of the […]