FREE Prom alternative for teens at Wichita Art Museum
On the Saturday before spring break, March 7, 2020, the Wichita Art Museum will host a FREE prom alternative they call MORP. (That’s “prom” spelled backwards.) Local teens in grades 9-12 will enjoy a special night of artmaking featuring guest teaching artists, music, dancing, food, and fun. The event goes from 6 p.m. to 10 […]
FREE: Great Plains Nature Center Photo Club
The GPNC always has awesome events for nature enthusiasts (and anyone!) so I was really excited when I saw they were starting a FREE photo club. The photo club is open to anyone with any type of camera – cell phone, point-and-shoot, DSLR, etc. Meetings are held monthly on a Saturday morning and they start […]
Tot Tuesdays at Exploration Place
Enjoy fun and educational programming with your toddler or pre-schooler during Tot Tuesdays at Exploration Place. Tot Tuesdays: Little Explorers Playgroup is held on the third Tuesday of most months. Exploration Place has teamed up with the Sedgwick County Zoo and the Wichita WATER Center to present this event for pre-school age children. Each half-hour […]
Michael’s Kids Club Craft Workshops in Wichita
Check out these online boredom busters from Michael’s craft stores for kids and parents stuck at home. For now, the in-person craft events have been canceled. But a notice on the store’s website says it will be hosting Facebook LIVE broadcasts for family-fun activities at noon CDT every Wednesday. The company says it will resume […]
Free Kids’ Workshop at Home Depot
On the first Saturday of the month, participating Home Depot stores in Wichita offer free kids’ workshops for kids ages 5-12. Kids get to build/assemble a new project each month. They’ll also take home a Home Depot workshop apron, a commemorative pin, and a certificate of achievement. The workshops are available between 9 a.m. and […]
FREE Online Story Time with the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita
Need something fun (and free) to do with the kids on Wednesday mornings? The Great Plains Nature Center has a free virtual story time on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. The weekly story time is geared toward preschool and kindergarten-age kids, but all ages are welcome to attend. The GPNC’s story time can be found on […]
Half price admission to the Sedgwick County Zoo for the rest of the year!
Well this is a big deal! The Sedgwick County Zoo is feeling festive, so they’re offering HALF PRICE ADMISSION between Monday, December 23, 2019 and January 3, 2020! Regular admission to the zoo for adults is $15.95 and for kids ages 3-11 it’s $11.95. Winter Wednesdays is still a steal at $3, but if you […]
Christmas at BrightWater Bay
Get ready for a fun-filled holiday evening celebration at BrightWater Bay. The event will include lots of fun activities to get you in the Christmas spirit. There will be horse and carriage rides, a gingerbread house decorating contest, photos with Santa, face painting, Christmas carolers, treats, and more! Espresso Self will be in attendance serving […]
Rose Hill Hometown Christmas
Hometown Christmas in Rose Hill, KS is held the 2nd Saturday of each December. Experience old-fashioned family fun at this holiday event with activities for all ages all around town! All activities are FREE except for meals or unless otherwise noted. There is going to be so much to do, including pictures with Santa, a […]
Furry Film Fridays at KHS
Bring the kids to play with animals, eat pizza and watch a movie at Kansas Humane Society Furry Film Fridays! Every second Friday of the month Kansas Humane Society Kids hosts a movie event at the KHS from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is for kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Children will have […]
The Bethlehem Experience
Experience the sights and sounds of Bethlehem, and enjoy some fun, hands-on activities with your family as you walk through our live, reenactment of the town marketplace. Then warm up indoors with cookies, hot chocolate and family photos before you enjoy an exciting, twenty minute stage production, highlighting the events leading up to the birth […]
Damm Music Center Christmas Catalog
Damm Music Center is a locally-owned Wichita music store where you can go for musical instruments, lessons, repairs or maintenance, school rental programs, or even to sell an old instrument you don’t play anymore. If you like music, you are going to love this place! The Damm Music Center Black Friday sales are awesome. You […]
Where to Find Old Joyland Amusement Park Memorabilia and Rides
In honor of the opening of the restored Joyland Carousel at Botanica, we decided to do a round-up of places around Kansas where you can still ride old Joyland rides and see Joyland memorabilia. If you are feeling nostalgic for the days gone by of Joyland Amusement Park like I am and wishing you could […]
FREE Frozen II movie ticket and concessions deal
The new Frozen II movie is out in theaters, and all the kids are clamoring to see it. Fandango and Yoplait have a deal that will help you make that happen – for FREE! All you have to do is go grocery shopping. (Well, and there are a couple extra steps after that too.) And […]
FREE: Frozen II celebration at Don Hattan in Derby
Don Hattan car dealership in Derby, KS is celebrating the return of the Frozen movie with a celebration. Join in the fun on Thursday, November 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. You’ll get to meet the Frozen princesses, Anna and Elsa, and while you’re there you can enter to win a family four pack […]
FREE: Teen Harry Potter Yule Ball Escape Room
This will be a very cool winter break event for teens in Wichita! The Wichita Public Library is hosting a Harry Potter Yule Ball Escape Room for teens in December. And it’s FREE! The event will be held on December 20, 2019 at the Advanced Learning Library location. The Harry Potter themed escape room will […]
Groupon for Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday at Field Station: Dinosaurs
Have yourself a merry little prehistoric holiday this season at Field Station: Dinosaurs’ Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday events! There’s even a Groupon deal right now that makes admission as low as $5-something per person when there’s a promo code. The dinosaur theme park will open its doors for a special winter season event from November […]
$14 Carload at Starlite Drive-In Theater
The Starlite Drive-In Theater in Wichita is wrapping up its 2019 season with its extremely cheap $14 per carload deal. The Starlite will be open Friday and Saturday evening, November 8-9, 2019. Playing for the season finale will be Terminator and Zombieland 2 on one of the screens. The other screen will show Addams Family […]
Tuck Everlasting musical
Music Theatre for Young People will perform Tuck Everlasting this coming May in Century II’s Mary Jane Teall Theatre. Based on best-selling children’s classic by Natalie Babbitt and adapted for the stage by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle, Tuck Everlasting features a soaring score from Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen. Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life […]
Les Miserables, School Edition
Music Theater for Young People will introduce younger audiences to Les Miserable this December at Century II’s Mary Jane Teall Theatre. Les Miserable School Edition is an author-approved abridged edition of the world’s longest running musical that maintains the integrity of the original. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, December 13 and […]
FREE Teen late-night program at two Wichita YMCAs
Looking for a fun, FREE safe place for your teenagers to go on a Saturday night? Your search is over! The Wichita South YMCA, and now the North YMCA, have a FREE Late Night Program every Saturday after the Y closes from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. This program is free to all teens, whether […]
Teen Sketch-a-Rama at Wichita Art Museum
All Wichita-area high schoolers are invited to enjoy an evening of art, food, music and fun at the Wichita Art Museum this November. This is a FREE event for teens, but advance registration is necessary to participate. The fall Sketch-a-Rama features guest teaching artists, engaging art sessions, music with DJ Alex Hunt, food, and fun. […]
KAKE TV birthday bash
KAKE TV is turning 65 this year and they’re celebrating with a big birthday bash on Saturday, October 19, 2019. They’re having FREE cupkakes 🙂 for the first 1000 people and more fun, including food trucks, live music, and inflatables from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. If you want a FREE cupcake, you might want […]
Jeep Rounup Car Show at O.J. Watson Park
If you have a Jeep – or if you just love Jeeps – then O.J. Watson Park is where you want to be on Saturday, October 19. The Wichita Park and Recreation Department is holding a fun Jeep car show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Beefed-up, beat-up or stock beautiful, bring your JEEP out […]
Trick or Treat on the Lake at Watson Park
Here’s a NEW fun and family-friendly trick-or-treating event in Wichita. Wichita Park and Recreation is hosting Trick-or-Treat on the Lake October 19, 2019 – and you’ll literally be on the lake! You’ll float on the lake in either a pedal boat or kayak as creatures lurk on the shoreline waiting to give you a treat. […]