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 […]
Delano Fall Fair
Wichita’s Delano neighborhood will be holding a Fall Fair October 6-8, 2017 and everyone is invited. The Delano Fall Fair will be a family event where you can step back in time and stroll down the streets of Delano amidst cowboys and saloon girls, see a Western parade and other entertainment, participate in activities, and […]
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 […]
Free Halloween Event at Cero’s Candies
I can’t imagine a better place to have a Halloween party than a candy store. Cero’s Candies will celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating and a special activity for its young customers on Friday, October 31, 2014 from 4-6 p.m. Date: Friday, October 31, 2014 Time: 4-6 p.m. Location: 1108 E. Douglas in Wichita Cost: Free For more information, visit the Cero’s […]
Whole Foods Wichita Cooks Up Fun with FREE Kids Club Activities
Whole Foods Market in Wichita offers FREE kids activities on select days throughout the month of October. There’s also a special event on Halloween Day. Here’s the schedule: Saturday, October 4, make a farm animal bookmark and listen to a story from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, October 15, make a yummy yogurt berry parfait from 6-7 p.m. […]
Free Blocktober Event for Families
Blocktober is back! GracePoint Church will host this family-friendly event on Friday, Oct. 24 from 7-9PM at 9035 W. Central. This event is for kids of all ages. The fun will include inflatables, a petting zoo, touch-a-truck and car displays, games, and more (including candy). Costumes are welcome. Admission is FREE. Date: 10/24/2014 Time: 07:00 pm […]
Haven Fall Festival
The Haven Fall Festival is coming up Friday and Saturday, October 7-8, 2016. On Friday at 8 p.m., enjoy live music from Lawless – an event for guests age 21 and older – at Shep Chevrolet parking lot. Then on Saturday, wake up early for the 5K walk/run at 8 a.m. At 1 p.m. on […]
$5 Halloween Pizzas at Carrabbas
Nice deal. Try a little upscale Italian food on the cheap Thursday, October 31. Before you run out to your Halloween party, grab a 10-in hand-prepared pizza for only $5 from Carrabbas. You can choose from favorites like the Margherita and Quattro Formaggi, or you can build your own with up to 3 toppings. For […]
Payless BOGO plus Halloween Promo Code!
This is better than a Payless BOGO sale: it’s a Payless BOGO sale plus 31% off and a cheap shipping sale. (Say “cheap shipping sale” three times fast.) This is an online deal; I don’t know whether they’re having the sale in stores. For October 30 and 31, 2013 only, Payless’ BOGO sale is even […]
Half Price Passes to Horrorwood (Joyland Restoration Project)
Wichita Perks has the deal on one of Wichita’s favorite haunted attractions. Purchase two tickets for the price of one to Horrorwood, which benefits the Joyland Restoration Project. Not only that, but don’t forget the Perks promo code that is good throughout October. Use the promo code BOOBUYS when you check out and you’ll save […]
Kids Eat FREE at Outback Steakhouse on Halloween
They can’t just eat candy on Thursday night, but with all the busy-ness of answering the door, last-minute costume fixes, and looking over your shoulder for vampires, there just isn’t time to make a decent supper. Outback Steakhouse is making it easier by giving kids a free meal* on Halloween night. Here are the details: […]
Half-Price Tickets to Warehouse of Terrors
Located in an old abandoned building in Milton, Kansas, the Warehouse of Terrors seems to come alive just one month out of the year with the intention of scaring the crud out of visiting adults and teens. But it isn’t cheap – normally, tickets are $25 per person. Dealsaver Wichita slashes that admission price in […]
Aldersgate’s Trunk-or-Treat
This post about a free trunk-or-treat event was submitted by a guest contributor! Join us for a free family fun night at Aldersgate’s Truck-or-Treat and Halloween Tailgate. Truck-or-treat for candy, explore the spooky trailer, go on a hay-rack ride, ride a pony and more! $.50 concessions also available. Date: 10/27/2013Time: 05:00 pm – 07:00 pmLocation: […]
Halloween at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Featuring Riders in the Sky
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum will host a special program on Halloween night, Thursday, October 31, 2013. The program features a musical performance by Riders in the Sky, a group based in Nashville, Tennessee. During the show, Ranger Doug will play a song using the world’s oldest electric guitar, which debuted in Wichita on Halloween […]
Blocktober!
This looks like a fun trick-or-treating event, submitted by a guest contributor: It’s baaaaack! The FREE fall party of the year – BLOCKTOBER – is happening at GracePoint on Friday, Oct. 25 from 7-9PM. There will be inflatables, maze, outdoor games, indoor carnival games, Cake Walk, photo booth, and an incredible Trick-Or-Treat Street! Invite your […]
Blast to the Past Block Party at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
It’s a blast to the past at this block party. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is hosting a Block Party at the corner of William and Main Streets on Saturday, October 5, 2013. Admission to the party is FREE, and you can get in free to the museum that day too. A Blast to the […]
Fall Festivals Near Wichita 2013
It’s Fall Festival time in Kansas, which means weekends of homespun parades, carnivals, live music, and plenty of family fun that fits in the family budget. These are the festivals in Kansas I know of, but please feel free to let me know about any I may have missed. This list will be updated with […]