Together with Margaret McHenry Maids

The holidays are the best time of the year and the most demanding. Margaret McHenry Maids makes it possible to gather friends and family more effortlessly and elegantly. Their maids are expertly trained to deep clean a home to give you a warm, immaculate, inviting palette for your cherished collections. 

This holiday, allow them to do what they do best to free you to enjoy making beautiful memories for your loved ones. Or, indulge someone special with their beautifully packaged gift certificates.

Visit MargaretMcHenryMaids.com for a complete menu of signature housekeeping services. With your call or email, they'll quickly assess and estimate the needs of your home and schedule time for your first service.

Weekend

🐉 Wild Lights
SCZ | Now – 12/21 | 🎟 $14+
After-dark lantern displays transform the zoo into a glowing wonderland.

🎭 Holidaze of Our Lives
Roxy’s Downtown | Now – 12/21 | 🎟 $30+
A hilarious, feel-good holiday cabaret from the Roxy’s crew.

💡 Illuminations
Botanica | Now – 1/3 | 🎟 $19 adults / $12 kids

Stroll through millions of lights, displays, and cozy holiday scenes.

🌻 Van Gogh Immersive Experience
3535 N Rock Rd Suite 100 | Now – 12/28 | 🎟 Ticketed
Step inside Van Gogh’s art in a 360° multi-sensory exhibit.

🚁 Helicopter Holiday Light Tours
Downtown | Now – 12/28 | 🎟 $350
Catch Wichita’s twinkling lights from above on a nighttime flight.

🚂 Watson’s Christmas Express
OJ Watson Park | Now – 12/21 (Sun/Fri/Sat) | 🎟 $15
All-aboard for a festive train ride with lights and holiday cheer.

🎶 Jingle Jam
Riverside Family Music | 12/1 – 12/21
Interactive holiday music classes for little ones and families.

🎭 Wichita Community Theatre Presents Almost, Maine
258 N Fountain | 12/4 – 12/14 | 🎟 $16
Nine charming vignettes about love on a snowy winter night.

❄️ Somewhere in Winter
250 N Saint Francis Ave | Now – 1/4/2026 | 🎟 $15 rink / Free grounds
Downtown winter festival with a real ice rink, art, music, and lights.

🪟 Downtown Wichita Window Wonderland
Downtown | Now – 1/1/2026 | Free
Storefronts turn into holiday art displays—walk and window-shop.

🌲 Old Fashioned Christmas
Prairie Pines | Now – 12/23
Wagon rides, bonfires, cocoa, and a cozy holiday show among the pines.

🚶 Holiday Strolls
Bradley Fair Shopping Center | Sundays 12/7 – 12/21 | Free
Live music and festive photo ops along the lakeside paths.

🎩 Victorian Christmas
Cowtown | 12/12, 12/13 | 🎟 $5 for members, $15 for non-members
Candlelit streets, carolers, and 1870s holiday traditions at Cowtown.

🎄 A Country Christmas
Fulton Valley Farms | 12/12 | 🎟 $15+
Walk the lights, visit Santa, and see live reindeer on the farm.

🎶 All is Calm
Wichita Grand Opera at Newman U | 12/12 & 12/14 | 🎟 $20-40
A moving a cappella retelling of the 1914 Christmas Truce.

Thursday 12/11

🎄 City Of Andover Tree Lighting and Lights in Central Park
Andover Public Library | 4:30pm | Free

Kick off the season with a tree lighting, activities, and park lights.

🥐 Elevated Festive Holiday Baking
The Envision Bistro at NICHE | 6pm | $75
Hands-on class for next-level holiday treats and party-ready bakes.

Friday 12/12

🎬 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Century II | 7pm | (sold out)
The holiday comedy classic on the big screen with a crowd.

🛼 Adult Skate Night
Carousel Skate Center | 9:30pm | 🎟 $10 + $4 rental
Grown-ups only roller-skate session with throwback jams and neon vibes.

Together with The Podcast Room

Have you always wanted to start a podcast, but don’t know where to start?

Let’s stop you right there.

Call Troy at The Podcast Room and let the Trussell Media Studios team take care of you.

All you have to do is show up and chat. What better time than the new year to start a new habit?

Saturday 12/13

🍳 KCSL’s Red Stocking Breakfast Wichita
WSU | 8am | $15 in advance
A beloved pancake breakfast benefitting Kansas Children’s Service League.

🎄 Meet the Grinch
Parlor Doughnuts | 8am | Free
Grab donuts and photos with everyone’s favorite green grouch.

🍭 Candy Cane Course
Sedgwick County Park | 9am | $31

Festive run/walk with candy-striped cheer and holiday outfits.

🛍️ Holiday Market
Old Town Farm & Art Market | 10am | Free
Find handmade gifts, winter produce, and hot drinks at the festive market.

🐾 There’s No Place Like Home Bully Bash
Century II | 10am | 🎟 Ticketed
A bulldog-friendly bash with vendors, adoptions, and contests.

🌍 Art Together: Holidays Around the World
Mark Arts | 10am
Family art-making inspired by global holiday traditions.

🎅 Handpan Santa
Public at the Brickyard | 12pm | Free
Santa shows off serene handpan tunes over lunch downtown.

🕵️ Bodybar West Wichita & Derby Murder Mystery Holiday Party
The Commerce Club | 5pm | $59
Solve a holiday whodunit while you mingle and munch.

🎬 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Century II | 7pm | 🎟 $10
Clark Griswold returns—watch the classic with a festive crowd.

😂 Live Improv Comedy
Flying Pig Improv | 8pm | $15
Fast-paced, made-up-on-the-spot comedy from local improvisers.

Sunday 12/14

🎅 Santa Brunch
Chicken N Pickle | 10am | Free
A family brunch with Santa photos and holiday games on the patio.

🎽 Adelitas / Coffee Daze / Fortune 88 Run Club Toy Drive Run Collab
Adelitas → Coffee Daze | 12:30pm | Donation entry

Group run and toy drive collab—jog, donate, and sip coffee after.

🚶 Holiday Strolls
Bradley Fair | 2pm | Free
Leisurely lakeside strolls with live music and festive backdrops.

🎶 Wichita Chamber Chorale Concert — Sounding Joy: The First Nowell
Friends University | 3pm | $20
A luminous choral program of carols and seasonal works.

✨ Night of Light
Bradley Fair | 5pm | Free

Cap the weekend with a Menorah lighting ceremony, traditional food samplings, and more.

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