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Cars for Charities Car Show in Wichita has FREE Admission for Kids

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The Starbird-Devlin car show – now renamed Cars for Charities Rod & Custom Car Show- will be held this January in Wichita 2025.

Kids 11 and younger get in free!

The annual Wichita car show is a two-day event started by Darryl Starbird in 1957.

It features award-winning show cars, hot rods, custom cars, motorcycles, restorations, and more.

The event schedule includes live entertainment and a free kids zone with face-painting, model car make-it/take-it, coloring station, and more.

Cars for Charities Wichita Show Times:

  • Saturday, January 18th -10am to 9pm.  Kid’s Zone is open 10 am to 8 pm
  • Sunday, January 19th – 10 am to 5:00 pm. Kid’s Zone open 12pm to 3:30 pm.
  • The awards ceremony will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday in Exhibition Hall.
  • Cars may exit after the awards ceremony.
  • All buildings must be cleared by 10 pm on Sunday, January 19t,h 2025.

Car Show Tickets

Adult tickets are $18; tickets for youth ages 12-17 years are $10; children 11 and younger get free admission. You can save $1 on tickets by purchasing them in advance from Quik Trip or other local sponsors. Click HERE to get your tickets 

Ticket proceeds benefit two local Wichita charities: The Arc of Sedgwick County and Starkey.

Starbird Car Show Wichita

Car Show Dates and Event Schedule

The show begins on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center.

The FREE Kids Zone is located in the Exhibition Hall Balcony with:

  • Coloring Station
  • Face Painting by Funtastic Faces & Friends
  • Models provided by Devlin Rod & Customs & Chris Moore
  • Jewelry Making Station
  • Inflatables
  • Special Appearances by your Favorite Cartoon Characters
  • Balloon Animals and Clowns
  • Have your Picture Taken with our Car Cut Outs
  • Pop A Shot, Games and More

Cars for Charities Awards Ceremony will be on Sunday at 4 pm 

Cars for Charities Car Show
Dates: January 18 -19, 2025
Times:

  • Saturday 10 am – 9 pm
  • Sunday from 10 am – 5 pm 

Location: Century II Convention Center, 225 W. Douglas in Wichita, KS
Cost:

  • Adults $18
  • Senior & Military: $17
  • Junior (12-17) $10
  • Kids (11 and younger) FREE
  • Pro Tip: Discounted tickets are available at Quik Trip. Ticket proceeds benefit local Wichita charities.

For more information, visit the Cars for Charities website.

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