Halloween Family Fun Night at El Dorado Lake
The Friends of El Dorado Lake are a friendly bunch! I met them one summer when my family and I spent the day at the lake, and they told me about their big family Halloween shindig coming up. A Halloween party at the lake sounds like so much fun, doesn’t it? This year’s Halloween Family […]
Botanica’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
This is a community favorite Halloween event in Wichita for 2024. Botanica will be hosting the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular again this year from October 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2024. For four days this October, Botanica will be transformed into a family-friendly Halloween haunt,complete with over 1,000 lighted jack-o-lanterns, music from DJ Carbon, food trucks, fire […]
Free Things to do in Wichita in October
Happy October! We have compiled a FREE checklist of ideas and things to do in October in Wichita. With the crisp air and Fall Foliage, we are ready for Fall Events in Wichita. There’s so much to enjoy this fall, from Pumpkin Patches and Oktoberfests to Fall Bazaars and Holiday Markets. You won’t want to […]
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in Wichita
Visit the giant Hotdog on Wheels in person and take your picture with the Wienermobile in Wichita. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will visit Exploration Place on the entrance plaza on Friday, September 27, 2024. This event is FREE and open to the public. Have you seen the Wienerbmobie? Two years ago, I saw it in […]
FREE: Gathering at the Gazebo with live music and art in Haysville
Haysville will host a fun night out with food and music at the gazebo in Haysville’s Historic District this fall. Enjoy live music, local artist booths, wine tasting, kids’ chalk art, an art raffle, face painting and more. Admission to this event is FREE. It would make a great date night or a night out […]
Tanganyika Wildlife Park – Pumpkins at the Park
Tanganyika Wildlife Park is NOT hosting Pumpkins at the Park in 2024! Get into the Fall spirit with five nights of fun. From toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between, they have something for everyone this Halloween! Older kids and teens may like the Cage Maze of Doom or participate in the Zombie Task Force […]
Air Capital Fly-In: Wichita
The 58th Air Capital Fly-In is planned for September at the Colonel James Jabara Airport airport in Wichita. A day full of activities for adults and children is planned, including free “Young Eagle Rides” for kids 8 to 17 years old, R/C aircraft, model rocket, and other displays, young builder activities and lots more. There […]
FREE Event: Come Fly a Kite!
A kite-flying event is planned at Chapin Park for Saturday, May 4, 2024. “Come Fly a Kite” is FREE and fun for all ages! The Wichita Parks and Recreation Department and Wings of the Wind Kites team up to promote the joy of flying kites. At the event, kits of all sizes and shapes fill […]
Smithsonian Magazine FREE Museum Day
So this is very sad. For the first time in, basically, forever (barring 2020), Smithsonian Magazine will not host its annual Free Museum Day event. Although we have a ton of free days at Wichita museums, and a healthy number of discounts, I just have a sentimental feeling towards the Smithsonian Free Museum Day because […]
Free gate admission with concert ticket purchase for Kansas State Fair
Unlike last year’s Kansas State Fair promotional deal, now you can purchase a Grandstand concert ticket at ANY TIME and still get free gate admission on the day of the concert! The 2022 Kansas State Fair is September 9-18th. Grandstand concerts this year include: Parker McCollum with Priscilla Block – Saturday, Sept. 10th at 7:30 […]
Cabela’s FREE Trick or Treat Event
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 set up in each department. We confirmed with Cabela’s in Wichita they are offering FREE trick-or-treating in the store […]
Free Candy and Photos at Lowe’s Trick-or-Treat Tryouts
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, where they can show off their costumes and collect candy for FREE. Pre-registration is required. The Halloween fun will take […]
Boo at the Zoo: a Sedgwick County Zoo event
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 Sedgwick County Zoo! Regular Zoo admission applies and Members get in FREE with member ID! Boo at the Zoo […]
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 […]
Kechi Kite Festival and open house
The Kechi Kite Festival and Open House is on for 2021! For several years now the city of Kechi, KS, has planned a day filled with fun on the third Saturday in September. It’s a Kite Festival, fall festival, outdoor antique market, arts fair, and small-business open house day all rolled into one. This year […]
Clearwater Fall Festival 2021
A big welcome back to the Clearwater Fall Festival! Enjoy a weekend of homespun parades, carnivals, live music, and plenty of family fun that fits in the family budget. The town of Clearwater, Kansas, holds its annual Fall Festival the third weekend of September every year, complete with all the classic festival events. The Clearwater […]
FREE Admission to Kansas State Parks
The first weekend in May is Let’s Camp America! – an initiative to promote camping for first-time campers and outdoor enthusiasts. To celebrate, ALL Kansas State Parks are offering FREE park entrance on May 1, 2021. That’s a great deal! Kansas has 29 State Parks to choose from, including the newest state park, Little Jerusalem […]
Howl-loween at the Great Plains Nature Center
Join the naturalists at the Great Plains Nature Center for a howling good evening of Halloween fun and FREE activities! Howl-loween is Friday, October 23, 2020 from 6:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Great Plains Nature Center which is located at 6232 E. 29th St. N., Wichita, KS 67220. This year they’re taking the event OUTSIDE! […]
Reminder: Free movie in Naftzger Park
Enjoy a fun, FREE, and socially distanced activity in downtown Wichita at the newly-renovated Naftzger Park with Park and Recreation’s Movies in the Park events this fall. So far, two Movies in Naftzger Park are planned (see dates below). They’ll have social-distancing squares set up for families, and they ask that masks are worn when moving […]
Annual Pumpkin Drop at Stearman Field
Bring your family and some lawn chairs to enjoy the annual Pumpkin Drop at Stearman Field in Benton, KS on October 24, 2020. It’s a fun, family-friendly Halloween event! The fun begins at 2 p.m. You get to watch airplanes as they fly in and drop pumpkins on the target below. Kids can wear their […]
Drive-Boo Trick-or-Treat at OJ Watson Park
If you are looking for the annual family-friendly Halloween event at Watson park, you’ve found it! Thanks to events like Drive-Boo at OJ Watson Park Halloween 2020 is not canceled. It’s one of many 2020 Wichita trick-or-treat events that are happening because organizations have found a way to keep the tradition alive. At the Watson […]
Krispy Kreme’s ‘Sweet-or-Treat’ Saturdays offers dozen doughnuts for $1
Can you make Halloween any sweeter? Well, Krispy Kreme is doing just that with its latest holiday offers. First, Krispy Kreme is introducing a new batch of monster doughnuts — available starting Oct. 5. The chain’s Scary Sweet Monster Doughnuts are a sweet take on three classic Halloween monsters, including: Frank Monster Doughnut — A doughnut filled […]
Free dance production in the park
Amira Dance Productions is putting on a Fall Festival in the Park at West Douglas Park, 3201 W. Douglas. Watch dance troupes performing various styles of dance, including various bellydance and fusion styles along with ballroom. As an outdoor event, this will offer an opportunity to be entertained by ADP’s colorful fun dancers with social […]
Pumpkin Fest Trunk or Treat
On October 10 and 11, 2020 Eastside Marketplace will put on a Pumpkin Fest Trunk-or-Treat! This Trunk or Treat in Wichita looks like it is going to be quite fun. The festival activity will last from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Trunk-or-Treat car show will last from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Sunday, […]
Cedar Creek Farm Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin season is here! Cedar Creek Farm is located in Maize, so it’s particularly convenient for anyone who wants to visit a pumpkin patch on the west side of town. And it’s worth a drive from other parts of town too. This is a super cute property with lots of “unplugged” activities for the whole […]