Last-minute Wichita gift ideas
Even if you’ve finished your holiday shopping, you will probably want to take a look at these discounts and deals. All of them would make great gifts, and you can only find them locally here in the Wichita area. (You may even want to “gift” one or two of them to yourself!) And most of […]
Kansas Aviation Museum membership BOGO
The Kansas Aviation Museum has a membership special that is perfect for holiday gift-giving! From now until 5 p.m. on December 31, 2018, purchase one Kansas Aviation Museum membership and you will be able to give a FREE membership to someone else. Holiday shopping accomplished. This offer is only valid for NEW memberships. Here are […]
Target Weekend Deals
Target has a new weekend deal that will help you get your gift list finished (or maybe you’ll get something cute for yourself). These are Saturday-only bargains at Target meant to help you get all of your holiday shopping done on the cheap. These Target deals will be offered each weekend until mid-December. This weekend’s deal is 30 […]
Holiday Pop-up Party with Wichita Festivals
Tuesday after work, head over to Revolutsia (the new shopping center made out of shipping containers) for a popup party from Wichita Festivals. The party will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. You’ll get to see “Admiral Claus,” do some holiday crafts, enjoy hot chocolate and s’mores, and participate in a […]
Quik Trip’s 12 Days of Giving
If you use the Quik Trip app, you’re in for a treat – 12 of them! – starting Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Registered, logged-in app users will be surprised with a special offer to unwrap every morning until December 23. I’m sworn to secrecy about what each offer will be… Okay, truthfully I don’t even […]
Ugly Christmas Sweater After Party at Wave
After the free showing of Love Actually at Wave this Saturday, December 8, step inside the venue for a 21+ Ugly Christmas Sweater After Party! Dance the night away with DJ Dottie Green and DJ Cop Out! Wear your coziest, ugliest, sweaters and bring your friends to hit the dance floor! The dance party will […]
A Prairie Bluegrass Christmas
Hear your favorite holiday standards with a bluegrass kick at A Prairie Bluegrass Christmas on December 6, 2018. This sounds like so much fun! A mix of old favorite traditional tunes and newer original songs played in the bluegrass style by Rob Loren on fiddle, mandolin, and dulcimer, Dennis Hardin on guitar and mandolin, Phil […]
FREE 2nd Annual Cookies with Santa event
Storytime Village is sponsoring its 2nd annual Cookies with Santa at McAdams Park Recreation Center. This is a free event for the whole family. There will be lots of activities including a cookie decorating station and a hot cocoa station. There will also be live Christmas music and Christmas crafts. Santa will be there too […]
Milk and Cookies with Santa at All Star Adventures
Enjoy milk and cookies with Santa at All Star Adventures! All Star Adventures on Webb Road, is hosting a fun family Christmas event. For $10 (plus tax) per child, the kids will get a picture with Santa, a gift from Santa’s Workshop, plus 60 Arcade Tokens, and milk and cookies! There will also be arts […]
Bringing in the Greens at GPNC
Here’s another Wichita place where Santa will be stopping by this year. It’s the fun annual tradition of Bringing in the Greens at GPNC. Kick off the holiday season with an evening of music and family fun. Join the Great Plains Nature Center staff for their annual tradition of caroling, bell ringing and decking the halls […]
Free Christmas Lights Walk through College Hill
Celebrate the season with Bike/Walk Wichita on an adventure in the Douglas Design District! They’ll have guided walking tours through College Hill, which will provide an evening of sparkle and cheer, perfect for sharing with loved ones (and for snapping fun photos)! Related: Where to See Christmas Lights in Wichita The Christmas Lights Walk will […]
Free day at Kansas Aviation Museum!
This is a really rare deal. The Kansas Aviation Museum is planning a day with FREE admission on December 8, 2018. The museum will be open at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. that day. And word is now in from the North Pole that Santa Claus will be there from noon until […]
Senseney Music holiday open house
Interested in giving the kids (or someone else) a musical instrument this Christmas? Do some research on music-related gifts and have fun at the same time during Senseney Music’s holiday open house. The holiday season is right around the corner, and now is the time to start thinking about shopping for holiday gifts, such as […]
FREE “Love Actually” Outdoor Screening & Winter Celebration
Gather your friends and bring your cozy blankets for an enjoyable night under the stars watching a free screening of Love Actually. The new Wave outdoor venue is hosting a free community event. Prairiefire Coffee Roasters will be providing free hot chocolate, coffee and cappucinos all night. Wave will infuse it with your booze of choice if […]
Free Holiday Matinee at the Orpheum
Nothing gets me more in the holiday spirit than a Christmas movie! Bring the whole family to the Wichita Orpheum Theatre to enjoy a free screening of the 1935 version of Scrooge. Scrooge (1935) is “the first ‘talkie’ film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Sir Seymour Hicks stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s timeless […]
The Nutcracker Ballet at Friends University
Update for 2020: The Friends University Ballet will not perform the Nutcracker ballet this year, but it has scheduled a live-stream Winter Dance Celebration on November 14 in place of it. Friends University Nutcracker Ballet 2019 The Friends University Ballet Department will present a new full-length production of “The Nutcracker.” Performances will be at […]
Pictures with Santa at East Chick-fil-A
Oh boy! Santa is coming to the East Chick-fil-A on Central & Rock Road! Bring your kids for traditional pictures with Santa. You can even get in the picture too instead of taking it, because there will be a professional photographer on site. All photos will be downloaded to Facebook, where you will have full […]
KMH Holiday Bazaar
The Kansas Masonic Home will have a fun-filled, family-friendly holiday bazaar on December 7, 2018, and you’re all invited to attend. At the KMH Holiday Bazaar, not only will you find awesome local vendors, but they’re also going to have FREE photos with Santa, a bake sale, hot chocolate bar, and more! Plus you’ll meet […]
Polar Express Literacy Event from Child Start
This looks like a fun-filled holiday event for both kids and adults. “The Polar Express Literacy Event is a magical setting around The Polar Express Story. A winter carnival awaits your delight after being treated to a delectable dinner filled with your favorite breakfast items paired with a hot chocolate bar. McCurdy Auction provides an […]
Save on advance tickets to Music Theater for Young People show
You can get discount tickets for the Music Theatre for Young People’s upcoming performance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This all-audiences musical is discounted when you purchase tickets in advance. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, this is one of the most enduring shows of all time. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is […]
Last-minute After-Christmas sales at Wichita Museums
The mad rush of holiday shopping is over (yay!), but if you have some spending money left over you can take advantage of several after-Christmas sales at Wichita museum stores. I believe these all end on New Year’s eve, December 31. Double-check the dates and times with each venue before you head out for some […]
Free Christmas Lights Walk
Join Bike/Walk Wichita at the Castle Inn Riverside for a free holiday lights tour – on foot – through the Riverside neighborhood. It’s a beautiful area, with some very nicely lit homes, and the lights reflecting on the river would make for some lovely photographs! (Which reminds me – bring your camera if you have […]
Merry Winds of Wonderland at Wichita Public Library
The WSU Saxophone Studio, Wichita State University Flute Studio, and the Wichita State University School of Music will brighten your day with a free concert of chamber music at the Wichita Public Library on Tuesday evening, December 12. They’ll play holiday favorites and other classics from 6-7 p.m. The concert is free, so bring your […]
Holiday Sweater Social at the Downtown Pop-up Park
‘Tis the season to wear your festive apparel! Don your favorite holiday sweater (ugly or not) and lunch with co-workers and friends at the Holiday Sweater Social in the Downtown Wichita Popup Park on Friday, December 8 at 11:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to those with the brightest, jolliest cardigans. As usual, delicious lunch […]
Journey to Bethlehem in Rose Hill
Rose Hill Christian Church is hosting a special interactive exhibit with special activities and a meal this December. Imagine making a Journey to Bethlehem as Mary & Joseph did for the purpose of the census. You will step back in time to Bethlehem, a living, interactive re-creation of the town as it appeared over 2,000 […]