Family Fall Festival at Chick fil A Maple & Ridge
Chick fil A on Maple and Ridge in west Wichita is hosting a Family Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26, 2019! They’ll have a petting zoo, activities like pumpkin painting and sand art, face painting, balloon twisting, a bounce house, plus games and prizes. All activities during the Family Fall Festival at Chick fil A […]
FREE Family-Friendly Torchlight Tour at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
The lights will be off in the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum on the night of Friday October 25, but that doesn’t mean it’s closed! Enjoy a fun Halloween torchlight tour of the dark museum – including taking a trip up to the rarely-seen inside of the Clock Tower! Flashlights provided by the Coleman Company will […]
Kids in costume eat free at McAlister’s Deli in Wichita
Bring the family to McAlister’s Deli in Wichita October 26 – 31, 2019. Kids 12 and under in costume will get a FREE kids meal with adult meal purchase! Of course, this kids eat free deal is good at participating McAlister’s locations for dine-in and carryout orders only. The hours it’s available will vary by […]
Halloween in the Park – FREE Trick or Treating Event for Kids
Wesley Children’s Foundation is sponsoring a free trick-or-treat event at Edgemoor Park that will teach kids how to have a fun and safe Halloween. Halloween in the Park will be held Friday, October 25 at Edgemoor Park. Parents can bring their costumed kiddos from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a variety of kid-friendly Halloween activities. […]
Jeep Rounup Car Show at O.J. Watson Park
If you have a Jeep – or if you just love Jeeps – then O.J. Watson Park is where you want to be on Saturday, October 19. The Wichita Park and Recreation Department is holding a fun Jeep car show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Beefed-up, beat-up or stock beautiful, bring your JEEP out […]
Spooky Science at Exploration Place
Included with admission on Saturday October 19, Exploration Place will hold a new family-friendly “Spooky Science” event. Kids can wear their costumes and enjoy Halloween-themed science experiments, along with all the regular exhibits. Spooky Science will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day. You can visit their website for more details about […]
FREE Grape Stomp at Grace Hill Winery
Have you ever wanted to stomp grapes just like Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy? Now your dreams can become reality. Grace Hill Winery is hosting a grape stomp on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from noon to 6 pm. Starting at noon, you can help pick the secondary growth grapes in the vineyard. These are the extra […]
Horrorfest 2019
Horrorfest 2019 is a month full of classic horror films and Halloween flicks on the cheap at the Regal Warren Old Town Theater. Wichita Big Screen, with the help of World Studios ICT, is bringing Horrorfest back to the Old Town Warren for the ninth year. The annual movie festival’s future was uncertain last year, […]
Pollinator Party at the Great Plains Nature Center
Join the Great Plains Nature Center for a fun-filled day at the 2019 Pollinator Party. The Pollinator Party is an opportunity to learn about many of our most important prairie residents like bees, butterflies, and moths. They’ll have many different educational booths with activities and crafts for all ages. Admission to the Pollinator Party is […]
Free Goddard Gathering: Family Night
The City of Goddard is hosting a fun evening of food trucks, live music, and a free family movie in Linear Park this fall. Admission is FREE – just plan to bring some money for food trucks, which will include Four Star BBQ, Noble House Hawaiian, UNO MAS, and Espresso Self. The evening kicks off […]
Rose Hill Fall Festival 2021
This family-friendly festival in one of our favorite small towns takes place October 8 – 10, 2021. Make sure to mark your calendars and make it out to the festival to enjoy some good old-fashioned and memorable family time together. The festival runs Friday evening, all day on Saturday, and Sunday until about 4 p.m. […]
Wichita Park and Recreation hosts free family activities
The Wichita Park and Recreation department has a mobile “recreation station” designed to encourage folks to visit our public parks and promote getting outside, getting active, and having fun. The Recreation Station launched in 2015, and offers great, FREE things for kids and families to do throughout this summer and fall! These free family play […]
2018 Hillside Marketplace Bazaar
Start your holiday shopping Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hillside Christian Church Marketplace Bazaar at 8330 E Douglas St., Wichita, Kansas. Admission is $2.00 per person, and kids 12 and under get in FREE! Come shop, have lunch, and purchase your dessert from the Hillside bake sale! At the […]
Save $2 on tickets to Night of the Living Zoo
UPDATE: It doesn’t look like the zoo is going to have Night of the Living Zoo in 2019. Here’s a link to the Boo at Zoo event happening on October 26 and 27. Save $2 per ticket on admission to Night of the Living Zoo when you purchase them in advance. Night of the Living […]
“Scare in the Air” a family-friendly Halloween event at Kansas Aviation Museum
Visit Kansas Aviation Museum this month for an affordable and family-friendly Halloween event. Kids in costume get in free! “Scare in the Air” at Kansas Aviation Museum is a not-so-scary Halloween event for kids. Activities include candy stations for trick-or-treating, various games, and crafts. This special event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. […]
Walktober
It’s time to take advantage of this beautiful fall weather, get in shape, and get to know our city a little better. October is Walktober in Wichita. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Coalition, Walktober is a month-long walking program in October designed to encourage walking on a daily basis and inspire people to make […]
$1 off admission on opening weekend of Klausmeyer Pumpkin Patch
Klausmeyer Dairy Farm and Pumpkin Patch will open for the Fall 2018 season on September 15, 2018, and they’re offering an admission discount for you all weekend! This is a working dairy farm with lots of extra fun things for visitors to do in the fall. They have a real pumpkin patch where you can […]
FREE Summer Concert: Art for Your Ears
Bring your your friends and your lawn chairs for a fun (and free!) evening of entertainment with the Ulrich Museum’s Art for Your Ears concert. Charlie Mars will perform beginning at 7 p.m. on the plaza outside the Ulrich Museum of Art on the WSU campus. The rain location is Wilner Auditorium. Here is more […]
Awesome cardboard box Halloween costume ideas and 20% off boxes to make them
Seriously – who are these people who come up with such great Halloween costume ideas??? U-STOR Wichita found 10 costume ideas you can make with minimal supplies and cardboard boxes, and they are offering a 20% discount on the boxes you need to make them! Among the costume ideas they share are Barbie new-in-box, life-size […]
Wichita Toy Train Club 30th anniversary
All aboard! The Wichita Toy Train Club is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month with a special event for everyone. They’ll have games and prizes for the kids, model trains (of course), and a special admission price. Join the fun on Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, October 9 from […]
FREE: Wichita Art Museum’s Fall opening party
This Saturday the Wichita Art Museum is celebrating the opening of its fall exhibit, Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses, and the first anniversary of the art garden. Activities for all ages are planned throughout the day and admission is FREE. From 3-5 p.m. enjoy a Family Artventure with extra special activities, including entertainment from […]
McPherson Festival of Cultures
McPherson will be celebrating its fall Festival of Cultures September 23-25, 2016. For 20 years, it was known as the McPherson Scottish Festival. In 2016, the name of this fall hometown event was changed and the festival was expanded to include all nationalities, celebrating this Kansas community’s diverse ethnic heritage. The festival is open to […]
Free Outdoor Concert at WSU Rhatigan Student Center
The Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State University will host a FREE outdoor concert with Adam Capps and the Dirt Road Drifters on Friday evening, October 2, 2015. This concert is open to the public. Families are welcome to bring food and (non-alcoholic) drinks to enjoy a picnic accompanied by live music on the East […]
Inflate-A-Fest from Kids Fest is happening in October
For $5 admission, get unlimited access to all the inflatables set up in Century II for Inflate-A-Fest – a fall event being put on by the KidsFest folks. This is a new event this fall. Inflate-A-Fest will be held October 17, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Century II Exhibition Hall in […]
Halloween Candy Buy-Back
It’s the time of cavities and calories! Looking for a way to avoid the temptation of all that extra Halloween candy your kids will bring home again this year? Turn it into cash with the Halloween Candy Buy-Back program. Participating dentists across the country will pay in cash, coupons, toothbrushes, or other barter-able goods and […]