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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: 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 […]

Events at the Hopping Gnome Brewing Company

local craft beer on patio table at hopping gnome brewing co in wichita ks

There is something irreplaceable about being a part of “the local scene.” The Hopping Gnome Brewing Company is one of those local picks — a one-of-a-kind, family-run spot that not only has high-caliber brews, but also serves up that comfy local atmosphere complete with live events.  To top it off, these events are affordable, and […]

Shows at Flying Pig Improv

Flying Pig Improv in Wichita is a different kind of theater experience! “Improv is unscripted, fun, and exciting. Six skilled improvisers will take your suggestions and create games and scenes that have never been (and will never be) seen again. Come marvel and laugh at this unique event! It’s a small theater in big demand. […]

Friends University Community Orchestra

Friends University community orchestra, Wichita, Kansas

The Friends University Community Orchestra will present their first performance of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. on the Sebits Auditorium stage. “We are excited to perform an orchestra favorite – Beethoven’s 6th Symphony. It’s nicknamed ‘Pastoral’ for its depiction of country scenes ranging from a country dance to a thunderstorm,” […]

A Night of Latin Jazz at Friends University

Night of Latin Jazz Friends University

Friends University will present its concert, A Night of Latin Jazz, with the Friends University Conjunto Latino jazz band and special guest, Tumbao, Friday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Conjunto Latino was established in 2020 and will be performing their first public concert of the season on the Sebits Auditorium stage. Embracing musical traditions and […]

Scary Movie Mondays at the Starlite Drive-In 2021

If you don’t have to get up early on Tuesdays, here’s a fun way to spend Monday evenings.  Big Screen Wichita, Fast Print, T-95, World Studios ICT, and Dominion Halloween have teamed up with the Starlite Drive-In theater to present Scary Movie Mondays, a series filled with scary movies that will send shivers down your […]

Central Standard Brewing five-year anniversary celebration

Central Standard Brewing Co. Wichita Kansas

Central Standard Brewing is celebrating its sixth anniversary with a two-day party on Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and 29, 2021. To make up for missing the party last year, they’ll have two days of fun.  On Saturday from noon on, they’ll have a dunk tank benefiting Hyde Park and live music all day and […]

Get Fit Wichita: Free Yoga in the Park

Get Fit Wichita FREE Yoga in the Park class

  FREE yoga event! Enjoy yoga in the great outdoors courtesy of Wichita Park & Recreation. The free outdoor yoga class is being provided as part of Get Fit Wichita, a campaign to promote living a healthy, active life in the city. You can bring a towel or mat and stretch, breath, and relax in […]

A Night At The Fountains

waterwalk fountains in downtown Wichita

Step out of the ordinary and into “A Night At The Fountains.” Enjoy an evening food truck rally in the beautiful downtown Wichita Waterwalk area with eats, treats, and entertainment. Get dinner, drinks, and dessert from local area food trucks while enjoying the fountains, live entertainment (or a DJ), and camaraderie with friends and other […]

Live music, chocolates, and drinks at Cocoa Dolce

Cocoa Dolce patio

Get a sitter for the kids and enjoy this perfect date-night activity in Wichita. Cocoa Dolce has live music planned throughout the summer at two of its three locations.  This local Wichita company offers hand-crafted artisan chocolates – made right in here in its production facility in the old Coleman building downtown – along with […]

IHOP offers IHOPPY Hour with daily specials

$5 IHOP meals

This IHOP deal is fantastic for a cheap dinner with friends. In a twist on “happy hour,” the IHOP menu offers “IHOPPY Hour” every day from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m.  IHOP $5 Menu The popular diner  launched its IHOP 5 dollar menu (they’re calling them IHOPPY Hour specials) in October, available at select dining […]

Sculpture Glow at Ulrich Museum of Art

The Ulrich Museum on the WSU campus is hosting a free family-friendly and community-friendly evening stroll through its outdoor sculpture collection.  The Sculpture Glow will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. It will also include a showing of the Pixar movie Soul at 9 p.m., free popcorn from Storytime Village, youth entrepreneur […]

May Day Sculpture WalkAbout in Wichita Old Town

Wichita’s sculpture walkabout is a very cool year-long art exhibit in the Old Town/Downtown area. Sculptures are located in Old Town between Douglas and Second Streets and on the INTRUST Bank Arena plaza. On May 1, 2021, celebrate and explore the Sculpture Walkabout with the artists and members of the Arts Council present from 4 […]

Free virtual performance of The Importance of Being Earnest

Cast on set of The Importance of Being Earnest live virtual performance by Friends University in Wichita

Friends University will present the classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, Thursday, March 11 through Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 14 at 2 p.m. The tickets for these virtual performances are FREE. (Donations are encouraged.) The spring Theatre production was written Oscar Wilde and is produced by special arrangement with […]

Sonic Tuesday night special: 1/2 price cheeseburgers

1/2 price Sonic Cheeseburgers every Tuesday after 5 p.m. - Sonic family night special

Say cheese! Frugal families will have much to smile about every week at Sonic Drive-In.  Feeding the entire family can be expensive, especially when dining out. That’s why bargain hunters are always on the lookout for discounts on family favorites. And it doesn’t get much better than “cheap” cheeseburgers. Every Tuesday, the fast-food drive-in rolls up […]

Live Music at Central Standard Brewing on Wednesday nights

Live music at Central Standard brewing is back on Wednesday nights. Central Standard Brewing plans on having live music from the Central Standard Bluegrass Band every Wednesday from 6 pm to 9:30 pm. The Central Standard Bluegrass Band is of up of well-known local musicians from the bands Pretend Friend and The DeWayn Brothers. [sc […]

AMC Theatres Stubs Premiere membership discount

AMC Theaters Tuesday Ticket

I believe this is the best deal AMC Theatres has ever offered on its AMC Stubs Premiere membership. The sale price is $5 — regularly $15. The AMC Stubs Premiere is a loyalty program that gives frequent movie-goers real blockbuster savings. Sometimes a paid membership in a loyalty program isn’t the best deal once you […]