Kids and Family Events Calendar

The 2021 Wichita River Festival is very different from any other. The first half happened in spring with participatory events like a porch parade. The second half of Riverfest 2021 will be held Sept. 20 ... Read More »

Enjoy learning about different creatures outside with the Great Plains Nature Center! As of September 2021, Great Plains Nature Center announced that this event can be enjoyed on Facebook Live, as their in-person events have been ... Read More »

Have you been to Chicken N Pickle yet? It's a Wichita restaurant with fun built in! It's an indoor/outdoor entertainment venue and fast-casual restaurant that started in Kansas City. Wichita was its second location to open, ... Read More »

Looking for something free and educational for the kids to do? The Great Plains Nature Center offers a FREE nature-based craft activity for kids on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. and noon.  As of September ... Read More »

K-State Research and Extension will continue its FREE series of gardening webinars that began in February. "K-State Garden Hour" is held live online over the lunch hour on the first and third Wednesdays of the ... Read More »

The Kansas Aviation Museum has a weekly program for kids ages 1-5 that includes fun activities and discounted admission from 10 a.m. to noon. Normally, admission is $5 for each child age 1-5 and one adult ... Read More »

Field Station: Dinosaurs is back this year with some spooky Halloween fun for the family. Its Dinosaurs After Dark event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings in October. Visitors are treated to a spooky-not-scary guided ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Bring your family out to Naftzger Park for a fun night of yard games, movies, and food truck fare!   Starting at 7 p.m. yard games will be available to enjoy with your family and friends.  Then the ... Read More »

Art Together is a free recurring event that happens every second Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mary R. Koch Arts Center (MarkArts).  The next event is Saturday, September 11, 2021 in partnership with ... Read More »

Local non-profit organization Child Start will be hosting a family-friendly music event at CapFed Amphitheater this October. Family Jam Fest, which will be held October 9, 2021, is a mini music festival for families with young ... Read More »

Admission to the Wichita Art Museum is always free on Saturdays, and it's a wonderful place to go! The first thing you'll notice as you enter is the gorgeous colorful glass above your head in the ... Read More »

Bootanica, Botanica's fun family-friendly fall festival, will be held Saturday, October 9, 2021! During BOOtanica the entire 20 acres of gardens will be transformed with fall activities for children of all ages. It's an opportunity for kids ... Read More »

Have you been to Chicken N Pickle yet? It's a Wichita restaurant with fun built in! It's an indoor/outdoor entertainment venue and fast-casual restaurant that started in Kansas City. Wichita was its second location to open, ... Read More »

Looking for something free and educational for the kids to do? The Great Plains Nature Center offers a FREE nature-based craft activity for kids on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. and noon.  As of September ... Read More »

This will be yet another fun Halloween event in Wichita for 2021. Botanica will be hosting the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular again this year from October 13 through 16.  There's even a way you can get in FREE ... Read More »

The theme for this year's Greater Andover Days Fall Festival couldn't be more appropriate: Forward Together.  So set aside October 14-17, 2021, to do just that.  Greater Andover Days (GAD) typically includes a parade, fireworks, KidFest, live ... Read More »

Fun! Food! Keeper of the Plains. Cheap admission price! What more could we ask for? It's like the ultimate Wichita experience. This summer, Exploration Place will host Food Truck Thursdays in the evenings outside the ... Read More »

This will be yet another fun Halloween event in Wichita for 2021. Botanica will be hosting the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular again this year from October 13 through 16.  There's even a way you can get in FREE ... Read More »

The Haysville Fall Festival, which offers a fun assortment of events, entertainment and activities for everyone in the family, is on for 2021. Many activities are free, and some require a small fee. The festival is scheduled ... Read More »

The theme for this year's Greater Andover Days Fall Festival couldn't be more appropriate: Forward Together.  So set aside October 14-17, 2021, to do just that.  Greater Andover Days (GAD) typically includes a parade, fireworks, KidFest, live ... Read More »

The Kansas Aviation Museum has a weekly program for kids ages 1-5 that includes fun activities and discounted admission from 10 a.m. to noon. Normally, admission is $5 for each child age 1-5 and one adult ... Read More »

This will be yet another fun Halloween event in Wichita for 2021. Botanica will be hosting the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular again this year from October 13 through 16.  There's even a way you can get in FREE ... Read More »

The Haysville Fall Festival, which offers a fun assortment of events, entertainment and activities for everyone in the family, is on for 2021. Many activities are free, and some require a small fee. The festival is scheduled ... Read More »

The theme for this year's Greater Andover Days Fall Festival couldn't be more appropriate: Forward Together.  So set aside October 14-17, 2021, to do just that.  Greater Andover Days (GAD) typically includes a parade, fireworks, KidFest, live ... Read More »

Admission to the Wichita Art Museum is always free on Saturdays, and it's a wonderful place to go! The first thing you'll notice as you enter is the gorgeous colorful glass above your head in the ... Read More »

Bel Aire is hosting its annual fall festival this year.  The fall fun day begins at 11 a.m., October 16, at the Bel Aire Recreation Center, 5251 East 48th St. North in Bel Aire, Kansas, with ... Read More »

The Haysville Fall Festival, which offers a fun assortment of events, entertainment and activities for everyone in the family, is on for 2021. Many activities are free, and some require a small fee. The festival is scheduled ... Read More »

The theme for this year's Greater Andover Days Fall Festival couldn't be more appropriate: Forward Together.  So set aside October 14-17, 2021, to do just that.  Greater Andover Days (GAD) typically includes a parade, fireworks, KidFest, live ... Read More »

The 7th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, presented by Ascension Via Christi, includes a mission filled presentation from cancer survivors and Portrait of Hope members, a Paint the Town Pink Walk in downtown ... Read More »

Have you been to Chicken N Pickle yet? It's a Wichita restaurant with fun built in! It's an indoor/outdoor entertainment venue and fast-casual restaurant that started in Kansas City. Wichita was its second location to open, ... Read More »

Looking for something free and educational for the kids to do? The Great Plains Nature Center offers a FREE nature-based craft activity for kids on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. and noon.  As of September ... Read More »

K-State Research and Extension will continue its FREE series of gardening webinars that began in February. "K-State Garden Hour" is held live online over the lunch hour on the first and third Wednesdays of the ... Read More »

Scare yourself silly this month with several classic (and new) horror movie screenings at various theatres around Wichita. Below is a list of Halloween-themed or scary movies and films that are guaranteed to keep you ... Read More »

Tallgrass Film Association is celebrating the 20th anniversary of SHREK with a free screening of this family classic at Naftzger Park tonight (Wednesday, October 20, 2021). This almost slipped past me! (It was on the ... Read More »

Lowe's wants to give Halloween lovers an extra chance to dress up in costumes and get candy this Halloween. Families can visit Lowes.com/TrickorTreat to reserve a spot for Lowe's Halloween experience at their local store, ... Read More »

Fun! Food! Keeper of the Plains. Cheap admission price! What more could we ask for? It's like the ultimate Wichita experience. This summer, Exploration Place will host Food Truck Thursdays in the evenings outside the ... Read More »

The Kansas Aviation Museum has a weekly program for kids ages 1-5 that includes fun activities and discounted admission from 10 a.m. to noon. Normally, admission is $5 for each child age 1-5 and one adult ... Read More »

The Wichita Police Department and Wichita Park & Recreation are teaming up this Halloween to bring a fun, kid-friendly trick-or-treating event to Clapp Park in 2021. This FREE family-friendly Halloween event encourages everyone to dress up, ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Field Station: Dinosaurs is back this year with some spooky Halloween fun for the family. Its Dinosaurs After Dark event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings in October. Visitors are treated to a spooky-not-scary guided ... Read More »

Sedgwick County Zoo is hosting a family-friendly, not-so-scary Boo at the Zoo event! Bring your ghouls and goblins to the Zoo for some not-so-spooky fun! They can wear their costumes, and enjoy Halloween fun at the ... Read More »

Admission to the Wichita Art Museum is always free on Saturdays, and it's a wonderful place to go! The first thing you'll notice as you enter is the gorgeous colorful glass above your head in the ... Read More »

You probably already know that admission to the Wichita Art Museum is free on Saturdays, but did you know that on the fourth Saturday of most months, the museum also hosts a free family art ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Bring the kids to Old Cowtown Museum on October 23 or 24, 2021 for Hay, Hooves and Halloween! They'll get to enjoy a kid-friendly Halloween in a fun and safe environment, and you'll get discounted admission ... Read More »

Have you been to Chicken N Pickle yet? It's a Wichita restaurant with fun built in! It's an indoor/outdoor entertainment venue and fast-casual restaurant that started in Kansas City. Wichita was its second location to open, ... Read More »

Looking for something free and educational for the kids to do? The Great Plains Nature Center offers a FREE nature-based craft activity for kids on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. and noon.  As of September ... Read More »

Fun! Food! Keeper of the Plains. Cheap admission price! What more could we ask for? It's like the ultimate Wichita experience. This summer, Exploration Place will host Food Truck Thursdays in the evenings outside the ... Read More »

The Kansas Aviation Museum has a weekly program for kids ages 1-5 that includes fun activities and discounted admission from 10 a.m. to noon. Normally, admission is $5 for each child age 1-5 and one adult ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Field Station: Dinosaurs is back this year with some spooky Halloween fun for the family. Its Dinosaurs After Dark event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings in October. Visitors are treated to a spooky-not-scary guided ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Admission to the Wichita Art Museum is always free on Saturdays, and it's a wonderful place to go! The first thing you'll notice as you enter is the gorgeous colorful glass above your head in the ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Sportsmen, sportswomen, and sportsmonsters are all invited to trick or treat at Cabela's Wichita during October. Dressing up in costumes is encouraged! The kiddos will get to collect candy and other take-home treats from trick-or-treat stations ... Read More »

Here's our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in Wichita for 2021! This is where to find safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating opportunities, trunk or treats, and other fun fall events or Halloween activities this year ... Read More »

Sportsmen, sportswomen, and sportsmonsters are all invited to trick or treat at Cabela's Wichita during October. Dressing up in costumes is encouraged! The kiddos will get to collect candy and other take-home treats from trick-or-treat stations ... Read More »

Tricks and Treats for kids at Wicked Island For the first time ever, Wicked Island at O.J. Watson Park is offering a family-friendly trick or treat event. The normally scary haunted attraction is a favorite in Wichita ... Read More »