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Greater Andover Days Fall Festival 2024

Greater Andover Days is the perfect family-friendly event for all ages, whether it’s a date night or getting out of the house. Set aside September 27 – September 29, 2024. Greater Andover Days (GAD) typically includes a parade, fireworks, KidFest, live entertainment, a fishing clinic, a business expo and craft fair, a carnival, a car […]

Heritage Square Concert Series 2024

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum will once again host its annual FREE concerts at Heritage Square in downtown Wichita. These are truly wonderful lunchtime concerts in a fabulous setting during one of the nicest months (weather-wise) we have in Wichita! The 2024 Heritage Square Concert Series will be happening over the noon hour every Wednesday […]

ICT Fest 2024: A Wichita Music Festival

Musicians from across the country come together to play for hundreds of Wichita music lovers at ICT Fest. The annual music festival is held in Wichita each September. It features dozens of bands from all genres of music, including noise rock, punk, and minimal electronic.  When is ICT Fest in Wichita? September 12 – 14, […]

Botanica’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

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 through 12.  There’s even a way you can get in FREE to this event if you want to volunteer. They have indoor and outdoor volunteer opportunities, along with helping the in […]

FREE KEYN Summer Concert Series

Looking for something fun and free to do on Friday night in Wichita? The KEYN Summer Concert Series is back this June and July 2024!  Enjoy free concerts at Naftzger Park in the heart of downtown Wichita & at the Andover Amphitheater this summer! This concert series offers top-notch bands for all ages, providing the […]

FREE Automobilia Moonlight Car Show and Street Party

Automobilia Wichita

Automobilia Moonlight Car Show and Street Party will be happening again in Wichita but with a new date and location. This event is typically in July but has been moved to August 3, 2024.  It’s FREE to the public. “Automobilia Car Show is One of the Largest Car Shows In The State of Kansas. They […]

Wichita 4th of July: Red, White, and Boom at Riverfront Stadium

Celebrate the 4th of July with Wichita’s biggest Independence Day party, Red, White & BOOM, at Riverfront Stadium. This FREE event is open to the public. The Riverfront Stadium will open at 6 p.m., and food trucks will surround the Hyatt Lawn. Then, enjoy the fireworks in downtown Wichita. This spectacular event, presented by Evergy […]

Stearman Field Fathers Day Fly-In

Fathers Day at Stearman

Fun family day! The annual fly-in at Stearman Field in Benton, Kansas will be held this year on June 15, 2024. This is a time when you get to walk around on the tarmac and get close to the aircraft! You’ll get to see numerous aircraft flying in and out of the airfield that day […]

FREE: Smoke on the Plains, Derby BBQ & Music Fest

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 7 & 8, 2024! 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 […]

Bradley Fair Summer Concert Series

The summer concerts at Bradley Fair are among our favorite events of the year, and the best part is that they’re completely FREE! Here are the details for the 2024 Summer Concert series.  This summer’s Bradley Fair Summer Concert series begins June 6, 2024. In the past, the concerts have been solely jazz music, but […]

Live Music at Chicken N Pickle

Free Summer Concerts at Chicken N Pickle

Chicken N Pickle Summer Music Series is back for 2024! Enjoy FREE concerts every Friday now through September 2024. Listen to solo artists and duets every Thursday, and they will have a live DJ every Friday. The best part is that all of these performances are FREE!! If you want to try pickleball we recommend […]

Twilight Tunes on the Terrace at Botanica

Twilight Tunes on the Terrace

Botanica is hosting Twilight Tunes on the Terrace for 2024, formerly known as “Tuesdays on the Terrace.” This concert series, which takes place in the gardens in the evenings, features food, drinks, and live music. Relax and unwind at Botanica with their new concert series this Spring. Twilight Tunes on the Terrace at Botanica is […]

Botanica the Wichita Garden Tulip Festival

Botanica Tulip Festival

Make plans to attend Botanica’s Tulip Festival on April 13, 14, 20 & 21, 2024. 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 fun activities […]

Art at the Arb – Music and Art at the Bartlett Arboretum

Art at the Arb

It must be Spring because Art at the Arb is back for 2024. This event celebrates springtime by featuring a weekend-long celebration of springtime featuring local artists, live music, blooming tulips, great food, and the arboretum’s fantastic garden landscapes. On Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, the Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine will host […]

Kansas Day Celebration at Wichita-Sedgwick Historical Museum

Kansas Day Historical Museums 2024

Happy birthday, Kansas! The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is hosting a FREE event for Kansas Day 2024.  Celebrate 163 years of Statehood with song and verse, featuring local musicians! Over the past several years, it has become a tradition at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum to celebrate Kansas statehood with live performances in song and […]

Sunset Concert Series at Hartman Arena: Free

Get out those lawn chairs and blankets because there is a FREE live concert series this Summer at the Hartman Arena parking lot! Beginning July 14, come out every Friday with the family and jam out to live music from your favorite local bands until August 11. Here is what you should bring: Lawn chairs […]

Wichita Jazz Festival 2023

Wichita Jazz Festival

The Wichita Jazz Festival offers a week’s worth of world-class jazz events. It’s one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the country, and it happens right here in Wichita, Kansas! The 2023 Wichita Jazz Festival will be held on April 19 – 23, 2023, and will feature live musical performances and jazz-related events at venues […]

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. […]

Tunes & Blooms at Botanica

Tunes & Blooms 2021 at Botanica, the Wichita gardens

Tunes & Blooms at Botanica is a newer event and looks like it will be a real treat for the ears and eyes. Midian Shrine Center is excited to present the Second Annual Tunes & Blooms on the Grand Lawn at Botanica in Wichita, Kansas.  This one day family fun event includes live music from […]

Playing at the Park a Free Wichita Symphony Performance

Symphony in the Park

Would you like to enjoy music from some of Wichita’s stunning symphonic musicians in a beautiful outdoor park?  Would it be even better if it was absolutely FREE?!  A partnership between Wichita Parks and Recreations and musicians from the Wichita Symphony are making possible this unique event on Friday, September 16, 2022.   These concerts […]

2022 Kansas State Fair Discounts

Kansas State Fair

The 2022 Kansas State Fair will be held Sept. 9-18th , 2022. Each day of the fair will have a theme and be centered around part of the state’s industry, people, innovations and entertainment. You’ll also be able to enjoy traditional fair favorites of live music and entertainment, contests, exhibits, fair food, carnival games and […]

Live music at The Artichoke Sandwichbar

The Vogts Sisters performing live music at The Artichoke Sandwich Bar in Wichita, KS

The Artichoke is a fun place for local live music. It’s as much a specialty for this local sandwich shop as Nancy’s Famous #8 (a turkey, bacon, and Swiss sandwich with cream cheese – very delicious). The Artichoke Sandwichbar has a number of live performances coming up, as well as occasional Open Mic Nights! Brooke […]

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 […]