It’s the season for small-town fall festivals in the Wichita area. Some happen as early as August, and by September and October, they’re in full swing!
Community festivals like these always promise good old-fashioned (and cheap) family fun. Most include parades, games for kids, live music, and food vendors. Some require a button purchase for a nominal fee, but some are free. Carnival rides, if they have them, almost always cost extra.
Read on to see all the fun fall festivals near Wichita we’ve found!
Rose Hill Fall Festival
2018 Fall Festivals in the Wichita area
October Fall Festivals near Wichita
October 4 Taste of Newton Event features food booths in downtown Newton. Free entry, fee for food purchases. Information 316-283-2560
October 5-7, 2018 Bethel College Fall Festival is a continues the fun in Newton with performances, authentic Mennonite food, art, free admission to the Kaufmann Museum. Saturday, October 6, is the main day of the festival.
October 5 and 6 Augusta’s Red Brick Harvest Festival will be extra-special this year, following on the heels of its 150th birthday celebration! They’ll have a carnival downtown, a vendor fair from 2-8 p.m. on Saturday, a chili cookoff on Saturday from 5-7 p.m., and Phlox Fire Dancers at 7:30 p.m., among other things.
Maize Fall Festival Parade
October 5-7 Goddard Fall Festival on Main Street. Includes games, food, vendor booths & other fun. The theme this year is “Goddard- A Million Dreams.” More information coming soon online.
October 6 Winfield Art in the Park Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Island Park on North Main Street in Winfield 67156. Includes about 60 art and craft booths, live entertainment, children’s activities, food vendors and family fun. Entry is $2 for teens and adults, and free for younger kids. Information online
October 6 Wamego OZtoberFest in Wamego, KS. Celebrate all things Wizard of OZ with vendors, children’s activities, special guests, beer/wine garden, and more!
October 6-7 Frederic Remington Festival in Whitewater, KS on Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7, 2018, will have a 5K run/walk, car show, a medallion hunt, dodgeball tournament (3rd-8th graders), Ultimate tournament (high school and adult), archery lessons, an antique tractor and pick-up pull, and much more. All registration forms and schedule can be found on the Frederic Remington Festival Facebook page, or on the Festival tab at whitewaterlib.info
October 12-14 Rose Hill Fall Festival Rose Hill’s largest annual celebration! Rose Hill Fall Festival includes a car show, Run for the Roses, Parade, Craft Show, Fishing Derby, Music Festival, and a Vintage Market. 2018 Theme “Harvesting Memories.” More information is online. 316-776-9880
October 19-20 Maize Fall Festival A parade rolls along at 10 a.m. October 19. Other features include craft vendors and food vendors. WSU West, 37th and Maize Road. Information is on the website
October 19-21 Haysville Fall Festival Festivities include a parade, booths, car show, kids activities and inflatables & carnival. Festival buttons are $3 per person. Fee for some activities. Information online.
October 20 Bel Aire Fall Festival, includes auto show, bouncing fun, balloon artist, vendor fair & other activities. The free event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bel Aire Rec Center, 5251 E. 48th St. North. For information, browse the website or phone 316-744-2700.
October 20 51st Annual Brick Street Arts & Crafts Festival is host to traditional fall festival activities like live music, food, and kids activities in addition to a large fine arts and crafts fair. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street in Halstead, KS 67056. Admission is free!
Related: Festivals in the Wichita Area Year-Round, Fall Farm Fun: Wichita-area Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, and More, Fall & Holiday Craft Fairs in the Wichita area
Have I missed any community fall festivals? Please let me know in the Comments section below!
These festivals have happened already this year:
August
August 17-19 Mulvane Old Settlers Days includes a rodeo, carnival, arts and crafts, parade, talent show, turtle races and more. $2 buttons are sold at many Mulvane-area businesses.
August 17-19 Mount Hope Prairie Festival Lots of family friendly activities. Buttons will be $5, this gets you in to all activities except the BBQ cook off People’s Judging which is $5/plate. The button also gets you a $5 discount on Bull Mania tickets. Friday evening, August 17, includes fishing derby, washer tournament, free swim & hot dogs. August 18 includes 5k event, auto show, parade at 10 a.m. and ping pong ball drop, BBQ event, pedal pulls for kids and adults, kids’ activities, horseshoe tournament, ATV barrel race, Bull Mania, dance and fireworks. Bull Mania tickets are $15, or $10 if you have a button. 500 W. Main Street, Mount Hope.
August 25, 2018 Yoder Heritage Days Annually the 4th Saturday in August, Yoder celebrates with tractor pulls, buggy races, local entertainment, quilt show, and the annual parade down Yoder’s main street.
Sedgwick KS Fall Festival Parade
September
September 1–3 Atlanta, Kansas Labor Day Celebration features lots of activities and events in downtown Atlanta. Packed full of fun, such as, a volleyball tournament, ice cream social, BBQ and live entertainment, parade, car show, bean feed, horsehoes & craft show. Downtown Atlanta. Buttons are $2.
September 8 Burden Dayz at Burden City Park, 503 W. Fourth Street. Food, live entertainment, parade, car show, PRCA rodeo, beer garden, 5K obstacle event and lots of kids activities. Free entry, fee for rodeo. Information online.
September 12 – 16 Walnut Valley Festival This is the big music festival in Winfield with live bluegrass and other acoustic style performances all weekend. Ticket prices vary, from $5 kids’ tickets to $95 for the whole five days, and information is on the festival website.
September 15 Park City Eats and Beats is a streetfest featuring dancing, music from a DJ, and food trucks from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at East Parkview and 61st Street access road. Free to the public.
September 20-23 Conway Springs Fall Festival theme this year is Space. They’ll have a carnival, car show, parade, and more. 
September 21-22 Valley Center Fall Festival Includes parade, rides, fair foods, live entertainment, craft vendors & other festivities. Information online
September 22 Kechi Kite Festival is a unique fall festival in that it includes kite-flying, a business open house, vintage market, and more! FREE for everyone to enjoy.
September 22 Colwich Heritage Festival in Memorial Park on 53rd Street. Includes food trucks, parade, food, live entertainment, disc golf tournament, auto show, games, vendor booths, and fireworks. Free entry. More information at the Colwich Heritage Festival 2018 Facebook page.
September 24-30 The City of Augusta is celebrating its 150th birthday with many events, which will continue into October during its Red Brick Harvest Festival (see below).
September 27-30 Clearwater Fall Festival Kicking off with Clearwater’s citywide garage sales, the festival fun includes a parade, face painting, Western-theme kids’ activities, food vendors, rides, laser tag, petting zoo, ducky dash, BBQ cook-off, street dance & lots of other fun
September 27 – 30 Greater Andover Days Food, fun, and fireworks. Events may include, a parade, business expo and craft fair, KidFest, ice cream social, pet show, and fireworks. Entry is a $3 festival button sold at local businesses. Kids ages 5 and younger enter for free. Festivities include a carnival, with separate fees. Event is based at a park, 1607 E. Central Avenue.
Colwich Heritage Festival is Sept 22, but has moved to Memorial Park on 53rd St. Parade starts at Colorado & Wichita Streets. Facebook pages are: Colwich Heritage Festival 2018 and Colwich Community Foundation
Oh, thank you for the information!
As a newcomer to the area, your site is a great way for us to get to know the various communities and events.We hope to take advantage of the multiple events you list. We appreciate you taking the time to bring us entertainment opportunities!
Tony, I appreciate you taking the time to let me know that you find the site useful! Thank you so much. You really made my day. 🙂
Friends of El Dorado Lake are sponsoring their Second Annual Halloween Family Fun Night on Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 6:30-9:00pm at the Walnut River Beach Area. $5.00 per person, kids 3 and under free. Hay Rack Rides, Camp fires, Hot dogs, Witches Brew, S’mores, Live music and movies, Face Painting, Trick or Treat for candy. (Vehicle Permit Required)
Thanks, Debbie! Did you get my reply to your email? I’ll send it again just in case!
Kiowa has their annual celebration in the park on Labor Day with a free ham and bean feed, bingo, kids games, horse shoes, morning run, car show, sand volleyball, swim, citywide garage sale, church food booths, ice cream, cake walk, musical talent show, craft booths, etc. It’s a full weekend of activities!
First of all, a big thank you for this site. We love it.
I also wanted to mention that Zenda, KS is having a 130th Anniversary celebration on September 2nd.
Conway Springs, KS will have their annual Fall Fest on the weekend of September 23 & 24th.
Thanks, Karla! I never knew there WAS a Zenda, KS until your comment. That’s a big anniversary! Thanks for the info about Conway Springs fall festival too. I’ll be sure to add it!
Please add the Tallgrass Film Festival, running now through Oct 16 in venues around Wichita. Featuring 191 films from 33 countries over 5 days in venues throughout the city, the Festival includes appearances by guest filmmakers, free educational events, parties, awards and more. Discover and share with a community that shares your passion for stories and voices from around the world. Learn more at
http://www.stubbornlyindependent.com. Thank you!
Hi Sam, thanks for the suggestion! This particular list is for small-town fall festivals, so that’s the only reason Tallgrass Film Festival isn’t on it. I have an article dedicated solely to the film festival, and it’s also in my big roundup of fairs, festivals, parades, and other big events in Wichita, here: https://wichitaonthecheap.com/festivals/
Carolyn, I want to say thank you for this site!
I have just stumbled across this gem, it will help with ideas for some outings for my seniors!!
Oh, absolutely. There are lots of great community events that are perfect for seniors. I’m glad it’s helpful. Be sure to let me know if there’s anything more I can do to help.
Hi,
Could you please add Wamego, KS on October 6-8th will hold its annual OZtoberFest to celebrate all things Wizard of OZ. Vendors, children’s activities, special guests, beer/wine garden, two entertainment stages, street dance and more!
Sounds like fun! I just added it! 🙂
Not a ‘fall fest’ but we have a Holiday Shopping Expo coming up at Sedgwick Plaza Retirement Community on November 18, 2016 10am-4pm
Find us on Facebook for more details!
Steampunkesque Mulvane Festival October 14-16th.
Colwich is having their fall festival on September 26 with a color run!!
Oil Hill Elementary in El Dorado, Kansas will hold the 4th annual Arts and Craft Expo on November 7 from 8:00-3:00. Along with the 50+ booths, we will have breakfast, Bingo and a kids craft room where kids can work on fun art projects while you shop. The address is 2700 west 6th and is easy to find. If coming form Wichita, you get off the turn pike and turn left. The school is just around the curve. For more information call 321-9515 and ask for Jonna Garbee
Thanks! I’ll add this to the list of holiday events. You’re the first for the year! 🙂
Whitewater Fall Festival – Friday through Sunday, October 2-4, 2015. Celebrating 125 years!! 5K Run, Book Sale, Car Show, Quilt Show, Parade, Melodrama, Family Movie, Turtle Races, Chili Cook-off, Community Church Service, Antique Tractor Pull, & Much More! Head over to http://www.fallfest.whitewaterks.com/ for a complete listing!
Thank you for the information! I’ll get it added!
Derby is having their BBQ festival in two weeks. http://www.derbyweb.com/BBQ
That sounds yummy! I’ll add it to the list.
Need to take out Derby, it’s over
They’re all clearly dated, so we’ll just leave it in there. That way, if they do this same event next year we have it ready to update. 🙂
Can you tell me if you know of a website that is compiling a list of local trunk or treats or church activities for halloween/fall celebrations? Thank you!
What a nice idea. Maybe I can do that here. Have you heard of one? (I know of one, but maybe I can find more.)
trunk or treats wichita ks 2015
http://www.ymcawichita.org/calendar/trunk-or-treat
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=activities&p=/trunkortreat/trunk_or_treat/
http://www.aldersgatechurch.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=26101&mast=Events&PG=Events&CID=257342
http://www.placestogoinwichita.com/events/580098-Trunk-Or-Treat/
http://www.placestogoinwichita.com/events/580110-Trunk-or-Treat/
https://roundtown.com/event/10999662/TRUNK-OR-TREAT-2015-Wichita-KS
Thanks for the links, Brenna! I’ll be sure to check them out and add them to the list of Trick-or-Treating events in Wichita next month.
Maranatha Worship Center (MWC)
888 S. Webb Rd
Wichita KS 67207
Free Community Halloween Party!
Hay ride, trunk or treat, candy apples, face painting, smores and games!
Clearwater is having a Fall Festival on October 20-23.
Ooh, thank you! I’ll add it as soon as I can!