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🌾 What's happening in Wichita this weekend? (4/24 - 4/27)
Rundown of the events this weekend

Together With
Good morning, Wichita!
Spring event season is really heating up. Let me know what you like or what you don’t like about these emails. Always looking to improve!
Let's get to it!
- Landon Huslig
p.s. Happy Birthday to Karole!

Before we get too far, we know how hard it can be to make friends as adults. Let us know how we can help below!
Would you be interested in us hosting any of the following? |
Together with The Women’s Fair
Join the party, grab a cocktail and don’t miss out on the BIGGEST shopping social event in town at Century II Expo Hall in downtown Wichita THIS WEEKEND!
Shop and explore over 300 exhibitors with the latest trends in fashion,
beauty & spa, food and drink, home décor and MORE! 🛍️
With a variety of entertaining cooking shows and stage events to see,
tickets are on sale, Shenanigans are FREE! 😉
Come out and see what the Women’s Fair is all about!
Weekend
🛍️ Women’s Fair | Century II | Fri 12 pm
Shop 300+ booths of fashion, beauty, food and home décor.
💵 $13 adults / $10 youth
🎷 Wichita Jazz Festival | Various Locations | 4/22 – 4/26

Kansas’ longest-running jazz fest fills the city with concerts, clinics, and jams.
🎤 Hot Topic Time Machine | Mosley Street Melodrama | Fri 6 pm
A throwback musical parody packed with emo anthems and millennial drama.
💵 $27–42
🎶 The Cher Show (touring) | Century II | Sat 2 pm / 7:30 pm
Tony-winning jukebox musical reliving six decades of Cher hits.
💵 Tickets start at $28
🎶 Path of Miracles | Roxy’s | Fri 7:30 pm
Choral pilgrimage inspired by the Camino de Santiago, sung live.
💵 $20+
💎 71st Wichita Gem & Mineral Show | Cessna Activity Center | Sat 9 am
Shop crystals, fossils, beads and watch lapidary demos.
💵 $5 adults / $1 teens / kids free
⚾ Wind Surge Home Series | Riverfront Stadium | Thu 4/24 – Sat 4/26

4/24: WSU Night
4/25: Tumba Vacas & Fireworks
4/26: Beanie Giveaway Night
⚾ Wichita State Baseball vs USF | Eck Stadium | 4/25 – 4/27
AAC weekend showdown: Shockers host the Bulls.
🥎 Wichita State Softball vs Charlotte | Wilkins Stadium | 4/25 – 4/27
Cheer the nationally ranked Shocks in their final home series.
🎭 Live Improv | Flying Pig Improv | 4/18 - 4/19
Local comedians go unscripted for spontaneous fun.
💵 $16.95
Thursday 4/24
🎲 Casino Royale Night | Wichita Boathouse | 6pm

Vegas-style tables, hors d’oeuvres, live music and fun—all to benefit LLS.
🍸 Sleight-ly Tipsy | Vorshay’s | 7 pm
A close-up magic show paired with craft cocktails in an intimate lounge.
💵 $25
😂 Open Face Comedy | Solly & Jude’s | 7 pm
Stand-up showcase featuring KC comic Aaron Scarbrough plus local openers.
💵 $15
🥃 Tasting with One Life Spirits | The Candle Club | 6 pm
Sip handcrafted tequila, whiskey and vodka with the distillers.
💵 $50 per person
🌱 Rooted in Riverside | Botanica | 6:30 pm
Evening gardening class and volunteer session in the Riverside beds.
🎭 First Draft Improv | Mosley Street Melodrama | 7 pm
Unscripted comedy chaos driven by your suggestions.
💵 $15
🎶 Escape to Margaritaville | Wilke Center | 8 pm
Jimmy Buffett’s island musical loaded with beach-bum hits.
💵 $34–42
Friday 4/25
🎉 Empower Grand Opening | 2601 N Arkansas (Nomar) | 3 pm–9 pm
Tour the new commercial kitchens and offices, live music, food trucks, booths.
💵 Free
🎬 RiverFlix | Exploration Place | 6pm
Outdoor movies by the river – this week: Wicked.
💵 Free
🎻 LOTR & The Hobbit — The Concert | TempleLive | 3 pm
Full orchestra brings Middle-earth soundtracks to life.
💵 $49
🍷 Wine Walk | Applejack Pumpkin Patch | 5 pm
Stroll the prairie with a glass in hand—live music, vendors, photo ops.
💵 $45 GA
🚚 Final Friday Food Truck Rally | Wichita Boathouse | 5 pm
Dozens of trucks, patio seating and river views to cap off art crawl night.
💵 Free entry (pay as you eat)
💃 Footloose Adult Prom | Wichita Union Stockyards | 6:30 pm
Relive the ’80s in tuxes and taffeta while supporting Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
💵 $103+
🎲 Bingo Loco | Crown Uptown | 7 pm
The rave-meets-bingo phenomenon—dance-offs, confetti, wild prizes.
💵 Tickets are sold out…sorry
🎃 Halfway to Halloween Party | Brickyard | 9 pm
Costume contest, DJs and spooky cocktails under the stars.
💵 $20
🛼 Adult Skate Night | Carousel Skate Center | 9:30pm
Skate to the hits – adults only!
💵 $10 entry | $4 rentals

Together with The Parade of Homes
The 2025 Spring Parade of Homes is here and you can see where dreams are built, and where inspiration comes home.
This isn’t just an event to tour homes (although they are amazing to look at), it is an opportunity to interact with the top builders in the Wichita area, ask questions, and get inspired about your possible future home.
There’s not one not two, but THREE weekends for you to stop by with the first one kicking off this week!
Saturday 4/26
🏃♂️ Step Up for KIDS | Old Cowtown Museum | 8 am
5K run & memorial walk benefitting the Kansas Infant Death & SIDS Network.
🥕 Kansas Grown Farmers Market | 21st & Ridge | 8 am
Over 100 farm & food vendors, live music, coffee truck.
🥕 Old Town Farmers Market | Old Town Square | 9 am
Produce, art, pastries & buskers in the bricks.
💵 Free entry
🧘 Riverside Yoga | Wichita Foundation Amphitheater | 9 am
All-levels flow by the river; bring mat & water.
💵 Free
🛍️ Outdoor Vintage Market | Paramount Marketplace | 9 am
70+ booths of retro décor, furniture & handmade finds.
💵 Free
🧹 Downtown Clean-Up | Downtown Wichita | 9 am
Grab gloves & help beautify the core—tools provided.
💵 Free
🚲 Bike Safety / Celebrate Trails Day | Redbud Trailhead Park | 9:30 am
Kids’ helmet checks, group ride, trail-use tips.
💵 Free
🗺️ The Pan Escape | E 2nd St N | 10 am
Self-guided Peter Pan puzzle adventure via the Questo app.
💵 $40 per team
🚗 Benefit Car Show for Midwest Battle Buddies | Towne West Mall | 10 am
Chrome, classics & raffles raising funds for service-dog training.
💵 Spectators free
⚾ Cowtown Vintage Base Ball | Old Cowtown | 1 pm
19th-century “base ball” played in period uniforms.
💵 Included with museum admission
🐉 Wuxia / Xianxia Market | Andover Community Center | 2 pm
Asian vendors, cosplay and martial-arts demos.
💵 Free
🍸 Girls Day with Greatness Vodka | GROW Plant Bar | 3 pm
Vodka-rita flights, patio games & DIY plant bar.
💵 Free entry (drink tickets sold onsite)
🎩 The MOWT Gala | Museum of World Treasures | 5 pm
Black-tie fundraiser with dinner, live auction & jazz quartet.
💵 Tickets from $100+
🔍 The Dinner Detective | Marriott | 6 pm
Interactive murder-mystery show over a 4-course meal.
💵 $69.95
🔍 A Party to Murder | Prairie Pines Playhouse | 6:30 pm
Halloween-weekend whodunnit with dinner & dessert.
💵 $42.95–51.95
Sunday 4/27
🛍️ Shop & Grub | Exploration Place Amphitheater | 11 am

Artisan vendors, food trucks, lawn games & river views.
💵 Free entry
🧘 Lululemon Strength & Endurance Class | Bradley Fair | 10:30 am
45-minute outdoor workout led by local ambassadors.
💵 Free
🏓 KanVets United Pickleball Tournament | Chicken N Pickle | 11:30 am
Fundraising doubles tourney—patriotic attire encouraged.
💵 $150 team registration / Spectators free
😂 Nurse John: Short-Staffed Tour | Orpheum | 7 pm
TikTok’s favorite nurse brings bedside snark to the stage.
💵 $39–59


Coming Soon
Open Streets ICT | Nomar | 5/4
Wichita Riverfest | Downtown Wichita | 5/30 - 6/7
Somewhere Fest & Conference | Downtown Wichita | 6/13 - 6/14
Nate Bargatze | INTRUST Bank Arena | 12/10 (rescheduled from September)
That's it for today!
If you enjoyed today, share this email with someone who complains about nothing to do in Wichita.
Thanks!
- Landon
