FREE: Wichita Art Museum’s Fall opening party
This Saturday the Wichita Art Museum is celebrating the opening of its fall exhibit, Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses, and the first anniversary of the art garden. Activities for all ages are planned throughout the day and admission is FREE. From 3-5 p.m. enjoy a Family Artventure with extra special activities, including entertainment from […]
Wichita Thunder Hockey 25th Anniversary Ticket Specials
Well this is exciting. The Wichita Thunder Hockey season begins on October 15 and it’s going to be a big new season! This year is the 25th anniversary of Wichita’s Professional Hockey team, and they’re rolling it out with huge ticket specials, new community giving initiatives, and some big news. Big News The Wichita Thunder […]
FREE WSU Center for Entrepreneurship Forum Series
The Entrepreneurship Forum Series at the WSU Center for Entrepreneurship is a FREE series of presentations by local and national entrepreneurs who share insights into entrepreneurship. The next forum is Friday, October 7, on the topic of Innovation in Manufacturing. Executives of small to mid-sized manufacturers can learn about the process of Open Innovation used by large companies to […]
McPherson Festival of Cultures
McPherson will be celebrating its fall Festival of Cultures September 23-25, 2016. For 20 years, it was known as the McPherson Scottish Festival. In 2016, the name of this fall hometown event was changed and the festival was expanded to include all nationalities, celebrating this Kansas community’s diverse ethnic heritage. The festival is open to […]
Free open house Saturday at Advanced Satellites
Advanced Satellites, a local Kansas company that provides all the top brands of satellite service, is celebrating the opening of their new Wichita location with a big open house party on Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. They’ll have prize drawings, live music, giveaways, food trucks, and more. The BIG prize is a Samsung surround-sound system. […]
National Bike Your Park Day
Don’t park your bike – bike your park! On September 24, 2016, Adventure Cycling Association is holding its first-ever Bike Your Park Day with nearly 10,000 participants at parks across the country. Here’s some more info about the event from the organizers: Bike Your Park Day encourages people to ride to and within parks and […]
Get free breakfast item via Chick-fil-A app
Wake up to a good morning, with this freebie from Chick-fil-A. Through Sept. 10, if you already have the Chick-fil-A One app (or if you download it and make a new account), you should get an offer for a FREE breakfast item. Choose from a Chicken Biscuit, 3-count Chick-n-Minis or its new Egg White Grill. […]
Aargh, matey. Talk like a pirate for FREE Krispy Kreme donut
Ahoy, all ye landlubbers in Wichita. On September 19, Talk Like a Pirate Day, ye can be gettin’ a free Krispy Kreme doughnut, just fer flappin’ yer jaws in a manner befittin’ a buccaneer such as yerself! Just walk into a participating Krispy Kreme location on the day and ask – like a pirate! – for […]
Free Star Trek anniversary film screenings
Can it be 50 years since we first heard William Shatner talk about his “five year mission” to explore the final frontier? The Star Trek series premiered in September 1966, and the Wichita Public Library is celebrating with a free screening of two films. One is a popular 1982 Star Trek film. We don’t want […]
Free screening of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory at The Orpheum
To commemorate the life of actor Gene Wilder, the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita will have a free screening of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m. Enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever […]
Yoga for Cyclists
Bike/Walk Wichita is hosting a donation-based yoga class especially for cyclists on Labor Day! The class will be taught by 200-hour yoga instructor Madison Ham. Here’s a description of it. [blockquote]The slouched posture and repetitive nature of riding can take its toll on the body. Yoga is an essential performance tool for cyclists to be able […]
Free health lectures at Riordan Clinic in September
The Riordan Clinic will be hosting two FREE lectures in September that are open to the public. Visit the 90-acre Wichita campus, known for its dome-shaped buildings and natural setting, and learn about relevant topics in alternative medicine. Complimentary light refreshments are served. Although the talks are free, reservations are requested, which you can make […]
Free Wichita Play Day
What a terrific way to get out and have fun! Spend some quality time with the family at the FREE Wichita Play Day this September 17. Enjoy an afternoon of free family fun at O.J. Watson Park, hosted by the Wichita Department of Park and Recreation. Play Day activities will be held from 11 a.m. to […]
Affordable Yoga Classes in Andover
Local yoga instructor Kariann Graham believes every body is different every day, and she tailors her yoga classes accordingly. She encourages, challenges, and promotes body awareness through postures and alignment based classes. She also has some of the most affordable yoga classes in town! Your first yoga class is FREE. Subsequent classes are only $8 or just […]
Welcome Home Event for Nico Hernandez
Well, this should be fun. Wichita will welcome home Olympic medal winner Nico Hernandez with three celebratory events! On August 23 at 10:35 a.m., Nico’s flight is scheduled to arrive at Eisenhower Airport. Everyone is invited to greet him at the airport! Then on August 27 at 10 a.m., Wichita will hold a parade that […]
81 Speedway: Free admission for residents of Wichita, Park City, and Bel Aire
If you live in Wichita, Park City, or Bel Aire you can get in free to the race at 81 Speedway on Saturday night, August 6. Apparently they do this sometimes, where residents of certain cities get in free for a race! Show your photo ID or proof of address at the gate. Race time […]
Free root beer float at A&W Restaurants
Another day to celebrate! Saturday, August 6, 2016 is National Root Beer Float Day, and to celebrate, participating A&W Restaurants in Wichita are giving customers FREE root beer floats! Stop by your nearest local A&W anytime between 2 p.m. and close (closing time varies depending on location) for a FREE small root beer float made with their signature A&W […]
End-of-summer party at Mid-America All-Indian Center
The Mid-America All-Indian Center is throwing an end-of-summer party from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 20 at the Indian Center. It will include activities for adults and kids. Museum admission will be discounted for adults, and kids 12 and younger will get in free! The party is being called Museum Flip Flop, and […]
Half-price cheeseburgers at Sonic
We saw this deal on a sign at our Sonic. I haven’t been able to find it yet online. It’s back-to-school time in Wichita, and kids everywhere are cheering! (Right?) Sonic is celebrating this special time of year and all the busy-ness it brings with a good deal on a meal out for the first […]
Annual Chili Cook-Off in Newton for Charity
Spice up your Saturday on September 24 with the annual Harvey County United Way Chili Cook-off in Newton. The annual community event features booths where businesses and community organizations serve up chili of all sorts in a block party atmosphere at Sixth and Main streets in Newton, KS. It’s inexpensive, too: admission is only $5 in advance or […]
1st Saturday Artisan Market
The District Marketplace has a new location for its monthly outdoor market. The Artisan Market features local art, makers and farmers, food trucks, and live music. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 675 S. Commerce St. in downtown Wichita on the first Saturday of the month. The 1st Saturday Artisan […]
Cowtown at Night
For current event information, see Cowtown Late Nights Beginning August 2, Old Cowtown Museum will shift its regular hours of operation to 2 – 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 4 – 9 p.m. on Sundays. The new evening hours will offer a different perspective on Wichita life in the 1800s. Each evening will offer something different […]
Iron ChileHead Competition: Food Trucks and Local Brew Samples
Johnson’s Garden Centers will host its 4th Iron ChileHead Festival on Saturday, August 20, 2016. At least eight Wichita food trucks and six local brewers will be serving up their own recipes made with roasted Hatch Green Chiles from Johnson’s Garden Center. Live music will be provided by the Bolzen Beer Band, a party-punk-polka trio (don’t […]
Save up to 50% off admission at Tanganyika Wildlife Park with school supplies donation
If you’ve been following the school supply deals here at Wichita on the Cheap, you may have a few extras to donate. Tanganyika Wildlife Park has a great discount on admission through August 7, 2016: Receive $1 off admission for each school supply donated, up to 50% off! Supplies donated must be new and in their […]
Wichita Chalk Art Festival in Old Town
Chalk Fest welcomes everyone to come down and enjoy the water fountains, music, watch the Artists Battle Rounds, and make their own sidewalk art with chalk for FREE. The Wichita Chalk Art Festival will be held in Old Town Square on Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to free […]