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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 they’ll have free live music on their open-air stage, too! Admission to the county fair is FREE. (Yes, free!). They do have a Ranch Rodeo and Demo Derby that costs to attend, and if you want to ride some […]

Brick Street Bazaar Augusta, KS: Free Event

Brick Street Bazaar in Augusta, KS

Downtown Augusta, Kansas, will be hopping with shopping on Saturday, June 21, 2025, with the Brick Street Bazaar! Visit the Red Brick District for a day of food, fun, and shopping for the whole family. Over 70 vendors and downtown businesses will be participating in this event, so you are sure to find something you […]

Smoke on the Plains, Derby BBQ & Music Fest: Free Event

Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

The annual Derby BBQ & Music Festival in Derby’s High Park is a family favorite! This FREE event will be held June 13 & 14, 2025! This annual family-friendly event includes live music, food, and kid’s activities. Admission is FREE. There are an average of about 50 professional BBQ teams from the Midwest. There will […]

Wichita Riverfest in Wichita Guide: May 30- June 7, 2025

Wichita River Fest is the biggest festival in the Wichita community. This massive event is the region’s largest, longest-running, and most anticipated festival. The Wichita Riverfest is an annual festival held in Wichita, Kansas, celebrating the city’s vibrant culture and community. When is Riverfest 2024? It will start May 30 – June 7, 2025.  There’s […]

Free admission to the Sunflower Balloon Festival in Anthony, Kansas

Sunflower Balloonfest Anthony KS

The annual Sunflower Balloon Festival in Anthony, Kansas, is happening this May. Admission is FREE, and they have fun activities planned for everyone. The Balloon Festival is a three-day event, May 9-11, 2025, and always includes tons of fun activities, like hot air balloon rides, a parade, helicopter rides, a kite festival, car show, and […]

Wichita Blues Crawl in Old Town

Get ready for the Wichita Blues Crawl, which will take place at five different venues in Wichita Old Town. It’s a great time with great music, and you won’t want to miss it. What’s the Blues Crawl?  It’s a fundraiser for the Wichita Blues Society, an organization of blues fans dedicated to keeping the blues […]

Botanica the Wichita Garden Tulip Festival

Botanica Tulip Festival

Make plans to attend Botanica’s Tulip Festival on April 5, 12, and 19, 2025 from 10am-3pm . This is a Wichita Spring tradition for all ages. It is the perfect spring event to get families and friends outside to experience the gardens and enjoy beautiful spring blooms, live music, and tasty food and drinks. Also, enjoy […]

Wichita Engineering Expo for Kids: Free Event in Wichita

Looking for something educational, entertaining, and inexpensive to do with the kids? A FREE Engineering Expo will be held in Wichita with fun, hands-on activities and workshops this April. This annual Engineering Expo is presented by the Wichita section of the Society of Women Engineers to give kids an opportunity to learn how engineering relates to […]

Great Plains Renaissance Festival in Wichita Ticket Discounts!

Fall Renaissance Festival

The Great Plains Renaissance Festival and Wichita Scottish Festival is happening at Sedgwick County Park in Spring 2025. This beloved local event, known as the Wichita Renaissance Fest, offers a wide array of exciting activities and entertainment. At the Wichita Great Plains RenFest, you’ll find what the organizer’s dub “jests and jousts, fire-breathing daredevils, aerial […]

Newton Parade of Lights

Flyer for newton lions club parade of lights

The Newton Lions Club will again hold its annual Christmas parade in Newton, Kansas. The Parade of Lights will be happening on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is FREE. Every float in the parade will be illuminated. It should be an awesome sight! The route will follow Main Street in the historic […]

Wichita Asian Festival at Century II

The annual Wichita Asian Festival will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Century II Convention Center.  The festival celebrates the culture and customs of Asia with stage presentations, authentic food, and wares from about 15 different Asian countries. The Asian festival in Wichita attracts crowds in the neighborhood of 10,000 people, along […]

LatinFest ICT

Latin Fest ICT is when Wichita will celebrate LatinFest in Old Town Plaza! Mark your calendars for September 21, 2024 for this years event. Latinfest-ICT is a cultural enrichment experience. They’ll have authentic Latino food vendors, live performances, two live bands, exhibitions and presentations. This is a free event open to the public. Bring your […]

Kansas Railfest

Kansas Railfest

The Great Plains Transportation Museum will hold another Kansas Railfest this September. This one-of-a-kind event celebrates the history of railroads in Kansas and beyond and will feature lots of activities for the whole family. About Kansas Railfest 2024: The day will be filled with fun from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for […]

Air Capital Comic Con in Wichita

Air Capital Comic Con

The Air Capital Comic Con will be held in Wichita on November 15 & 16, 2024, at Farha Sports Center. The event will feature a cosplay contest, comics and toys for sale, visiting artists and writers, panel discussions, tabletop and electronic gaming, and lots and lots of comic enthusiasts to mingle with. Admission prices are […]

Kechi Fair: Fun, food, fireworks, and fine arts

The annual Kechi Fair combines good old-fashioned small town fun with live entertainment, a street dance, fireworks, and more! This year it will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the park. A fair button covers the cost of almost everything except food and any shopping you do, of course. You can pick up […]

Reminder: Derby’s Spring Into Art this Sunday

Spring into art - Derby, KS

The City of Derby will host its annual Spring Into Art celebration on April 24, 2022, in Madison Avenue Central Park. Spring Into Art is free and open to the public! This family-friendly event will feature art for sale, live entertainment, make-and-take art stations, the Kansas Grown Farmers Market, wine tastings, and more. Spring Into […]

Belle Plaine Downtown Festival

tulip

Mark your calendars for a small-town festival that will be just the cure for spring fever. The Belle Plaine Downtown Festival (formerly known as the Tulip Festival) is ON for April 2022. This spring weekend event attracts visitors to Belle Plaine every year to enjoy activities, live entertainment, a car & bike show, vendor fair, […]

St. Mary’s Mediterranean Festival 2022

flyer for Mediterranean festival wichita at st mary orthodox church

A tradition for 90 years and counting in Wichita, the St. Mary’s Mediterranean Festival celebrates the culture, heritage, and food that the church’s founders brought with them when they came to the United States. The St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church Mediterranean Festival will be held May 14, 2022.  Admission is FREE and this is a […]

Goddard Fall Festival 2021

The Goddard Fall Festival is back on for 2021! According to the website, it will begin on Friday, October 1 and continue through the weekend until Sunday, October 3, 2021.  This year’s theme will be “The Roarin’ 20’s!” The organizers promise it’s going to be unlike any fall fest in Goddard before it. I love […]

2021 Rose Hill Hometown Christmas

FREE Photos with Santa at Rose Hill Hometown Christmas 2017

Hometown Christmas in Rose Hill, KS is held the 2nd Saturday of each December, so that makes it December 11 this year.  Experience old-fashioned family fun at this holiday event with activities for all ages all around town! All activities are FREE except for meals or unless otherwise noted. There is going to be so […]

2023 Kansas Wheat Festival

Kansas Wheat Festival 2019 logo button

The 123th annual Kansas Wheat Festival will be held July 11 -15, 2023 in Wellington, Kansas. Wheat Fest 2022 will include great activities like a parade, arts & crafts show and sale, an ag show, classic car show, food court, quilt show, kids’ activities, and more family fun! Admission is a $5 button ($3 if […]

Argonia Days festival

2021 Argonia Days flier

Argonia Days, a small town festival in Kansas, is back on the calendar for 2021. The small town about 45 minutes southwest of Wichita has announced its list of events for the 2021 Argonia Days get together. Included is the citywide garage sale in Argonia. The fun begins with a parade in the morning. Vendor […]

FREE Kite Festival in Derby

What better way to take advantage of one of Kansas’ natural resources than participating in the FREE kite festival in Derby on a nice May weekend? The 2019 Derby Kite Festival will be held May 18 at High Park in Derby (2801 E. James St.). Since this is an outdoor event, be sure to visit the […]

Dam Music Festival

2019 DAM Music Festival at El Dorado Lake!

The 3rd annual Dam Music Festival will be held July 25-27, 2019 at El Dorado Lake. It’s three days of national and regional/local country rock concerts and camping. A General Admission weekend pass to the Dam Music Fest is $89. General Admission Passes are good for entry into all three days of the Festival, entry […]

Prairie Lavender Festival

UPDATE: No Prairie Lavender Festival for 2021. But they will have several smaller events throughout the season, and the gift shop will be open on Saturdays. See their website for the schedule. Prairie Lavender Farm will be hosting their eleventh annual Lavender Festival in June 2019. This aromatic event will be held at the Prairie […]