One of my favorite free events in Wichita every year is back for Fall 2024. Bring blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy the FREE Wichita Ballet in the Park again this year!
Family-friendly performances are held in parks in Wichita and surrounding communities, and feature a new production each year. It’s a relaxed and casual atmosphere where those in attendance can meet and mingle with the dancers after the show. Be sure not to miss this opportunity to enjoy an outdoor ballet performance in Wichita this September!
This year, Ballet Wichita will perform the fairy-tale themed Once Upon a Time at various parks in and around Wichita. This newly-commissioned ballet, choreographed and directed by Mikaela Wangsgaard, brings favorite characters from treasured books together.
Past productions of Ballet in the Park include Thumbelina, Tom Sawyer, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Peter and the Wolf and Prairie Tales.
This is a wonderful experience and very family-friendly! The performances only last about 45 minutes to an hour and are usually followed by a meet and greet with company dancers.
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You have several FREE Ballet in the Park performances from which to choose:
Ballet in the Park 2024 Performances Schedule:
Andover
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Capitol Federal Amphitheater
1607 E. Central, Andover, KS
6:30 pm – Performance starts
Wichita
Friday, September 13, 2024
Naftzger Park
601 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS
6 p.m. – Performance starts
Wichita
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Wichita Art Museum, Art Garden (outside)
1400 Museum Blvd., Wichita, KS
10 am – Performance starts
Haysville
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Riggs Park
706 Sarah Lane, Haysville, KS
6 pm – Performance starts
Maize
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Claire Donnelly Amphitheater,
401 S. Khedive, Maize, KS
10 am – Performance starts
Goddard
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Linear Park Pavillion
121 E. Santa Fe, Goddard, KS
3 pm – Performance starts
Ark City
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Wilson Park
701 N Summit St, Ark City, KS
1 pm – Performance starts
Derby
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Madison Avenue Central Park
722 N Derby Ave, Derby, KS
6 pm – Performance starts
You’ll want to bring your blankets and lawn chairs (and costumes and tutus!), and arrive early to get a good spot.
To get updates on these free Ballet in the Park events and notifications of any weather-related changes, follow Ballet Wichita’s event page on Facebook.
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4 Responses
It would be great of there was more than one performance for each town
It would be great for us to be there for more than just one performance if attendance and sponsorships could justify it. Please talk to your local organizers, we are very interested in expanding our Ballet in the Park series.
There is a map of Mulvane shown, will it be there also? Thank you.
Also there are two times listed for Maize, 2 and 3 pm
The Mulvane performance was earlier this summer, and the map seems to just be hanging on even though that event is over. (I’ll see if we can get that to go away somehow. Sorry!)
The Maize performance is from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Just one performance, beginning at 2 p.m.!