O.K. Kids: Outdoor Kansas Kids at Great Plains Nature Center
The Great Plains Nature Center welcomes the community to its annual O.K. Kids (Outdoor Kansas Kids) event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 3rd at 6232 E. 29th St. North in Wichita. Highlighting our feathered friends has never been so fun! Join us at our annual Outdoor Kansas Kids event! Families will […]
Botanicas Butterfly House 25th Anniversary Event
Botanica the Wichita Garden is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Butterfly house this year with some special activities on June 3rd. Join them in the Main Meadow for fun Butterfly activities, including a photo booth, crafts, games, and more. Leave a message for future generations to find in the commemorative time capsule. This event […]
Botanica’s Dino’s at Dusk event Movie Event
Watch your favorite dinosaur movies in the company of 10 animatronic dinosaurs on August 5th at Botanica’s Dino’s at Dusk event! Bring a blanket or chair to lay back and relax under the stars while enjoying a double feature movie night screening of the Land Before Time and Jurassic World. Doors open at 6 […]
Wichita Wore What? A Century of Local Fashion: Free Exhibit
Wichita Wore What? A Century of Local Fashion. This FREE exhibit features clothing and accessories worn in Wichita from 1888-1988, surveying changes in both apparel and lifestyle. It also features clothing worn by key figures in Wichita’s history, including the city’s first female mayor, Connie Peters, and civil rights icon Chester I. Lewis. Wichita Wore […]
Exploration Place celebrates Earth Day
Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Wichita has lots of great events happing around town. Exploration Place is having an Earth Day event filled with science and fun! They are offering FREE screenings of Kansas: An Immersive Dome Experience and a variety of activities. From hands-on activities to interactive exhibits, there’s something for […]
How visit Tanganyika Wildlife Park for Free
Did you know you can visit the Goddard Public Library and check out Tanganyika passes for FREE? Yes, that’s true! You can visit the zoo entirely for free. This is a great resource and an opportunity to visit the animals. Another FUN FACT, you can also rent kindles, iFixIt kits, medical equipment, early literacy kits, […]
1400 By Elderslie at Wichita Art Museum
1400 By Elderslie is now closed as of January 2024. A new restaurant will open at the Wichita Art Museum on March 9th, 2023. It’s called 1400 By Elderslie. With the new restaurant, opening brings some new hours. Wichita Art Museum will be open Friday evening until 9pm. You can enjoy meals, drinks, pop-up performances, […]
Spring Break Artcation from Wichita Art Museum 2023
Spring Break Artcation at the Wichita Art Museum is something families look forward to every year. The Wichita Art Museum is open for Spring Break! Remember, the permanent collection is now FREE all the time. Click HERE for more info about visiting the gallery for FREE. But back to the spring break Artcation. If you’re […]
Wichita Sculptures and Public Art to Visit for Free
Get out and look at the local art in Wichita. The local art here in Wichita is very fascinating and makes me wonder how it was made and what the inspiration behind it was. Not only that, but it makes me want to try to get out and be creative just like the local artists […]
Free Admission to the Wichita Art Museum
Admission to the Wichita Art Museum was always free on Saturdays, and that was a great deal but NOW admission is always FREE to see the permanent collection. Yes, FREE! The Wichita Art Museum announced on December 22, 2022, that they will now have FREE admission to their permanent collection gallery. This is HUGE news! […]
New Year Cheer Family ArtVenture at Wichita Art Museum
Looking for some family fun for New Years for 2023? Visit the Wichita Art Museum for their Family ArtVenture: New Year’s Cheer on December 31, 2022. This event is FREE! Join us for a day of family-friendly New Year’s cheer! Finish 2022 with timely artmaking activities, music, hourly countdown celebrations, and more. Make some noise […]
Watson Park Christmas Polar Express Polar Activity
All aboard for a fun trip to visit Santa! This year Wichita Park and Recreation is offering two ways to enjoy the “Polar Express” experience they call Watson Christmas Express. Watson Christmas Express will be running at O.J. Watson Park throughout the holiday season. Kids are encouraged to wear pajamas, just like the boy in […]
Wild West Days 2022 at Cowtown Wichita
Here is an event you will not want to miss at Cowtown Wichita. Step back in time, September 24 & 25, at Old Cowtown Museums Wild West Days. They have over 200 reenactors and historians from across the West filling Cowtown’s 23 acres, donating their time and skills to make this a premier event. With […]
Free Yoga in the Gallery at Mark Arts
Rejuvenate your mind and body at Mark Arts’ free Yoga in the Gallery on the third Wednesday of each month. These free, monthly yoga sessions are led by instructors from Siva Yoga Studio and are available for ages 13 and up. To participate in the free, all-experience levels yoga session, Mark Arts requests that you […]
Orpheum 100th Anniversary Free Kick Off Party
Please join us to kick off the Orpheum Theatre’s 100th Anniversary by doing what we do best, celebrating and honoring cultural and performing arts. First Friday is the perfect opportunity to kick things off, and it’s free and open to the public! This event is on Friday, September 2nd at 6pm. Along with the announcement […]
Free Yoga at Mark Arts
FREE Yoga on the Terrace at Mark Arts on August 24th from 7-8pm. Spend an hour with them s on Aug. 24 as an instructor from Siva Yoga leads Mark Arts’ Yoga on the Terrace. The free event is open to those 13 years and older. Advance registration is encouraged so click here for […]
2022 Kansas State Fair Discounts
The 2022 Kansas State Fair will be held Sept. 9-18th , 2022. Each day of the fair will have a theme and be centered around part of the state’s industry, people, innovations and entertainment. You’ll also be able to enjoy traditional fair favorites of live music and entertainment, contests, exhibits, fair food, carnival games and […]
The Wichita WATER Center
Is Permanently Closed The Wichita WATER Center is a hands-on learning experience for kids and adults, complete with an aquarium. The Wichita Area Treatment, Education & Remediation (W.A.T.E.R.) Center opened October 16, 2003. The Center serves as a treatment facility for the Gilbert-Mosley and the North Industrial Corridor Groundwater Remediation Programs as well as a public […]
Free carousel rides at Botanica Tuesday & Thursday nights
Botanica announced that visitors on Tuesday & Thursday nights will get an extra perk with the price of admission: FREE carousel rides! Happening now through September! – rides on the Khicha Family Carousel at Botanica (a restored Joyland carousel) will be FREE with admission from 5-8 p.m. And don’t forget that families of Kansas schoolchildren […]
Cowtown Throwdown Concert Mountain Deer Revival
Get out your boots and have a full day of live music and old west fun this weekend. Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita is having a throwdown with great local bands and acts, food trucks, adult beverages for those 21+, and more. Live Performances Three awesome bands will perform at the Cowtown Throwdown: Kapybara Big […]
Sedgwick County Zoo Back to School Bash
You could call this a “Teacher Preparedness Event,” but the Zoo calls it its annual Back-to-School Bash—and it’s when they let everyone in for just $3! Unfortunately, the Sedgwick County Zoo is not hosting this event anymore. You’ll get zoo admission for only $3 on Saturday, August 5, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. As usual, Zoo […]
FREE Community Fair Day at Cowtown
Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita is continuing its FREE Community Fair Days! On the third Sunday of each month through October 2022, Cowtown will host local artists and vendors and open its doors for everyone in the community to come and shop. Community Fair Days will host more than 50 local merchants in an outdoor […]
FREE Yoga in the Art Garden
Wichita Art Museum will once again host FREE Yoga in the Art Garden in 2022. Guest instructor Kelsea Wright from Limitless Yoga will lead an all-levels flow class for ages 16 and older. The free yoga class will provide a great workout, stretching out common problem areas in the body, and connecting your breathing to […]
Summer youth programs at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum will offer fun and educational activities for kids ages 7-14 this summer (June and July). Even better, all programs are FREE! Also, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum has FREE admission on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. The free admission is thanks to a gift from the Ruth Spooner Stone Charitable Trust. […]
Steampunk Days at Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita
It’s Old West meets science fiction at Old Cowtown’s Steampunk weekend event, May 21 and 22, 2022. Victorian-inspired science fiction will take over the old cow town for the day. You’ll see lots of costumes, zany inventions, and futuristic 19th century marvels. They’ll also have food available for purchase, vendors, and lots of fun. […]