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Greater Andover Days Fall Festival 2024

Greater Andover Days is the perfect family-friendly event for all ages, whether it’s a date night or getting out of the house. Set aside September 27 – September 29, 2024. Greater Andover Days (GAD) typically includes a parade, fireworks, KidFest, live entertainment, a fishing clinic, a business expo and craft fair, a carnival, a car […]

Wichita Flea Market a Monthly Sale with Local & Regional Vendors

Wichita Flea Market in ICT

The Wichita Flea Market is doing a “Tour of Wichita” Each show will be at different locations for 2024. This is a monthly Flea Market in and around Wichita with typically over 200 local and regional vendors. Perfect for “one-stop” shopping.  Shop locally through booths that include antiques, crafts, vintage items, collectibles, primitives, reclaimed items, […]

Final Friday Food Truck Rally at the Wichita Boathouse

Final Friday Food Truck Rally Wichita Boat House

The Wichita Boathouse will be the scene for the Final Friday Food Truck Ralley each month. Admission is FREE for all ages. Manny local artists & small business vendors will be set up at the Wichita Boathouse. There will be a booze truck, yard games, and more!  The monthly event starts at 5 p.m. on the […]

Inexpensive Weekly Bowling Specials in Wichita

Bowling Deals and Specials Wichita

Are you in search of affordable bowling alleys in Wichita? We’ve put together a guide featuring budget-friendly bowling and special deals in the area. Bowling is a universal source of enjoyment for all, offering a great opportunity to connect with friends and family in a lively and welcoming setting. Whether you’re new to the game […]

Orpheum Theater Film Series

Orpheum Theater Film Series 2024

Here’s an experience you can’t get anywhere else, and it’s not too expensive. Wichita’s Orpheum Theater shows a classic film one Thursday night every month in its one-of-a-kind, beautifully renovated theater for $8 a ticket. The Orpheum Theater features beautiful and ornate architecture that reflects the style of the time it was built. We have […]

$5 Zoo Admission for Twilight Tuesdays in July

Twilght Tuesdays at the Sedgwick County Zoo

You will want to mark your calendars for Twilight Tuesdays at the ZOO! On Tuesdays in July, the Sedgwick County Zoo stays open late and gives us a special admission discount. And yes – Cox Twilight Tuesdays at the Zoo are happening in 2024! This year, the concerts are back for Twilight Tuesdays at the […]

Free fun, live music, and more at Sedgwick County Fair

Yup, it’s happening. The Sedgwick County Fair organizers announced we’re having a fair this year. And every night they’ll have free live music on their open air stage, too! Admission to the county fair is FREE. (Yes, free!) The Sedgwick County Fair is an annual event that is always lots of fun. The fair is […]

Free Movies at Capitol Federal Amphitheater

Is there anything better than relaxing and watching a movie? Yes! Relaxing and watching a movie outside at the CapFed Amphitheater in Andover for FREE! Bring your lawn chairs and some snacks, kick back, and relax! The 2024 outdoor movie series is back!  Free Movies at Capital Federal Amphitheater 2024: In the past, food trucks […]

READiculous Book Sale at Wichita Art Museum

READiculas Book Sale

Friends of the Wichita Art Museum is hosting another READiculas Book Sale on April 26 – 28, 2024. If you haven’t attended one of these, you must. The best part is it’s FREE to attend and includes general admission to the museum. Of course, you must bring money for the book sale. The READiculous Book […]

Starlite Drive-In Outdoor Movie Theater 2024

Starlite Drive In Movie Theater

The Starlite Drive-In will kick off its 2024 season and will open in late February 2024. There is nothing like a drive-in movie. Everyone loves the vintage atmosphere of drive-in movie theaters, and you can’t beat the price. Starlite outdoor movie theater in Wichita is a must for date nights, family night, or really any […]

Twilight Tunes on the Terrace at Botanica

Twilight Tunes on the Terrace

Botanica is hosting Twilight Tunes on the Terrace for 2024, formerly known as “Tuesdays on the Terrace.” This concert series, which takes place in the gardens in the evenings, features food, drinks, and live music. Relax and unwind at Botanica with their new concert series this Spring. Twilight Tunes on the Terrace at Botanica is […]

FREE Screening of Academy Award Short Films

Academy Awards Free Short Film Screening

The Wichita Public Library will once again host FREE screenings of the Annual Academy Award Nominated Short Films in 2024. Wichita Public Library was one of the first organizations in the nation to provide a way for communities outside of major cities like New York and LA to see the nominated films. Since 1986, the […]

Wichita Snow Glow Event: Sledding, Food Trucks and More

Snow Glow Wichita

Wichita Park & Recreation is hosting a Snow Glow event at the Mid-America All-Indian Center for 2024. It’s a night sledding event you’ll never forget featuring an LED light show, firepits, food trucks, and snow provided by Snow Bros Snowmakers. This is a nighttime sledding event for the whole family.  Bring your own non-metal sled, your […]

Wichita First Friday Art Show

First Friday

The First Friday Art Crawl has been an ongoing free event in Wichita for years and years. The Art Crawl allows the public to enjoy art and light refreshments at art galleries, museums, restaurants, and other venues all over Wichita. Other cities also have monthly art crawls, and over the years a tradition has developed […]

Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides in Wichita

Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides in Wichita

Dashing through the snow and oh what fun it is! Every year, we have only a few places in Wichita that usually offer horse-drawn carriage rides in Wichita. There is something incredible magical about the experience of an old fashioned carriage ride that will put even the must ‘humbug’ of people into the Christmas spirit!  […]

Live music events in Wichita

Live music events in Wichita, KS

Live Music Events in Wichita, KS The more we learn about Wichita, the more we realize we have so much to uncover! And that is especially true when it comes to free or inexpensive live music events happening all around town. The venues that offer live music are as varied as the artists playing them. […]

FREE: Gathering at the Gazebo with live music in Haysville

Outdoor Games

Haysville Recreation will host a fun night out with food and music at the gazebo in Haysville’s Historic District this fall. Admission to this event is FREE. It would make a great date night or a night out with friends. Bring your blanket or lawn chair to enjoy the free fun. Gathering at the Gazebo […]

FREE: Tunes + Tallgrass at the Wichita Art Museum

Tunes + Tallgrass at the Wichita Art Museum - free summer movie and music event!

The Wichita Art Museum and the Tallgrass Film Association are teaming up again this year for a free night of music, film and fun. This free event will be held outside in the museum’s outdoor amphitheater. Tunes + Tallgrass on the Art Garden Lawn is happening on Friday, July 15. “Doors” open at 6:30 p.m. […]

Phlox: Fire + Dance

This amazing group in Wichita dances with fire

This is a must-see local show – and it’s free! Wichita has a talented group of local performers who put on an amazing show combining dance and movement with fire. The group, called Phlox, will be performing regularly throughout the season – weather permitting – in Old Town Square. Whatever time the show is scheduled […]

Music Theatre Wichita shows

MTWichita's 2022 season

Get ready for the fantastic 2022 summer season of Music Theatre of Wichita shows. The season begins with Jersey Boys!  This year, Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover’s Central Park will host the MTWichita performances.  Tickets start at just $25, although VIP tickets are available, which include dinner and drinks from Two Olives. Jersey Boys The […]

Brickyard Old Town events

Wichita Blues Crawl at the Brickyard in Old Town

Brickyard in Old Town is such a fun venue for outdoor concerts and other events. It’s got a cool courtyard vibe, surrounded by brick walls and open to the air above. A colorful mural adorns one side of the space, and trees and a covered pavilion provides some shade for those sunny Kansas days. The […]

Art After Hours: Wichita Art Museum

Calling all cool cats! WAM welcomes everyone to make a jazzy night out of this last-chance-look at the exhibition American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918–1939 before it closes at the end of May. Enjoy Art After Hours on Friday, May 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wichita Art Museum. Spend the […]

Buy ICT Summer Market at Union Station

Buy ICT, Women Empowered Market, and Bringing It Black will host a summer market at the historic Union Station in Wichita this July.  They shared the event information on Facebook:  We’re BACK with another summer celebration of local shopping and fun, downtown on the Union Station Plaza! A partnership with Women Empowered Markets, Bringing it […]

Sunday Funday at CSB

Sunday Funday june 5 popup central standard brewing

Central Standard Brewing is hosting a popup “Sunday Funday” on June 5, 2022. Kick off summer on CSB’s patio.  They’ll have a DJ spinning vinyl records, some vendors, along with handmade taquitos (including a vegan option) and homemade cookies for sale.  $5 sangrias will be available all day and of course you can sip CSB’s […]

The Outpost at Cheney Lake grand opening

What was once the beloved West Side Bait Shop & Beer is now The Outpost at Cheney Lake. This is the shop where you go if you run out of something while camping on the southwest end of the lake. It looks like they’re going to have everything you could need, including propane refills and […]