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

Wichita Riverfest 2024

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wichita Summer & Fall Concerts

Summer & Fall Concerts

One of the best things about summer is the music! When the weather warms up, Wichita puts on some great community gatherings with music as the focal point, and they’re almost always affordable, family-friendly, and outside! This is where we’ll keep track of the outdoor and free concerts we hear of. It will update automatically […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Food Trucks at the Fountain at the Wichita Boat House

Final Friday at the Boathouse Wichita

Wichita food trucks serve up great food and great entertainment when they get together for Food Trucks at the Fountain at The Wichita Boathouse. This  FINAL FRIDAY – Art Show & Party with Xclusive Events. Wichita’s Largest FINAL FRIDAY Party… FREE for all ages to attend… OVER 18 Food Trucks. (check their Facebook page for […]

Free gate admission with concert ticket purchase for Kansas State Fair

Kansas State Fair Concerts

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 […]

FREE: Tunes + Tallgrass at the Wichita Art Museum

Tunes + Tallgrass at the Wichita Art Museum - free summer movie and music event!

The Wichita Art Museum and the Tallgrass Film Association are teaming up again this year for a free night of music, film and fun. This free event will be held outside in the museum’s outdoor amphitheater. Tunes + Tallgrass on the Art Garden Lawn is happening on Friday, July 15. “Doors” open at 6:30 p.m. […]

Sunset Summerfest at McAdams Park

sunset summerfest wichita park & recreation 2022

Celebrate summer and enjoy the sunset while listening to live music and eating food from local food trucks. Wichita Park & Recreation are hosting Sunset Summerfest at McAdams Park from 6-10 p.m. on June 25, 2022.  Earlier in the day, Wichita Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert for the kids; here’s the info. Sunset […]

FREE live, family-friendly concerts in the park

free family-friendly summer outdoor concerts from Wichita Public Library 2021

Wow! What a fun complement to the summer reading program in Wichita, KS this year. The Wichita Public Library announced that they’ll present a series of FREE family-friendly outdoor concerts this summer at Naftzger and Riverside Parks in Wichita. You’ll want to bring your own blankets and lawn chairs and whatever else you need for […]

Live music at the lake

walnut hollow beach at el dorado lake state park in kansas

Yes! Head to the lake with your friends for some free live country music. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the El Dorado State Park Shooting Range will host FREE outdoor concerts each month this summer. The FREE Music in the Park series will feature different artists each month in the beautiful […]

Advance ticket discount for Blues, Brews, and BBQ at Athletic Park in Newton

Blues Brews BBQ Newton 2019

On September 28, 2019, Newton Now newspaper will host Blues, Brews and BBQ at Athletic Park in Newton. World-class blues musicians will perform live and local craft beer and barbecue vendors will be selling their food and beverages. Tickets are discounted right now. If you purchase them in advance, you will pay only $17 per […]

Wichita Blues Crawl

Fall Blues Crawl 2019 Wichita, KS flyer with schedule

Get ready for the 2019 Fall Blues Crawl in Wichita, happening Sunday evening, September 29. The annual event is one you won’t want to miss.  A $10 wristband gets you into all the venues plus the After Party. The Wichita Blues Crawl is really a good time with some great music. You won’t want to […]

Advance ticket discount to Love Family Fest at WAVE

The Love Family Festival 2019 at Wave venue

Join Rudy Love and the Love family on *somebody’s* birthday (I don’t know if it’s okay to tell) this Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the WAVE venue. You’ll enjoy live music from the Love Family Band and from solo artist Rudy Love Jr. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the party goes until around midnight. […]

ALT 107.3 Birthday Bash concert Saturday at CapFed Amphitheater

Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover Kansas

The Andover Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced the lineup for the third concert in its series of summer music festivals. The ALT 107.3 Birthday Bash will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Capitol Federal Amphitheater with Eve 6, the Spin Doctors, and Fuel! You can purchase tickets now at the Capitol […]

Blues & Brews Fest

Blues & Brews Festival flyer 2019 at CapFed Amphitheater

Summer music is heating up along with summer! In July, the Capitol Federal Amphitheater is hosting the Blues & Brews Festival with an awesome lineup of local and national artists. The Blues & Brews Fest is the second of three events held at the CapFed Amphitheater this summer. Tickets are on sale now for the […]

Kansas concert ticket discount for the 4th of July

the band, Kansas

What?? Another concert ticket discount, and this one is for one of the biggest, best bands EVER (And I’m not saying that just because it’s ours): Kansas! Here’s the deal from an email I just got from Hartman Arena. I don’t know if this discount has been advertised anywhere else yet, but check on their […]

This weekend! Red Dirt Roundup at CapFed Amphitheater

Summer music festival: Red Dirt Roundup at the Capitol Federal Amphitheater

The second season of summer concerts will kick off at the Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover with the Red Dirt Roundup on June 29! And this night of music will be more like a festival than a concert. It begins in the afternoon and you’ll get to enjoy a lineup of local and national artists: […]

Free children’s music theater at ICT Popup Park

Childrens mini music theater series at the ICT Popup Park in Downtown Wichita

What a great morning activity with the kids! The ICT Popup Park will be the location for free mini theater acts for kids this summer. Related: Free and cheap summer fun for kids in Wichita KS Talented kids from The Studio voice coaching school will perform classic Disney songs. Kids will be able to sing […]