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Weekend

🍷 Midwest Winefest 2025 | Old Town | 5/1 & 5/3

Sip your way through one of Wichita's top wine and food festivals that benefits the Guadalupe Health Foundation.
💵 Tickets: $100

🎭 Cafe Puttanesca | Roxy’s | 4/30 - 5/17
A quirky musical comedy about three aging opera singers scheming to survive retirement.
💵 Tickets: ~$42

🎬 The Secret of Cornbread Flats | Old Cowtown | 5/2 - 5/4
Interactive family-friendly play during Cowtown’s Wild West Days.
💵 $7 for kids, $15 for adults

🎤 Hot Topic Time Machine | Mosley Street Melodrama | 6pm
Throwback emo, punk, and alternative live show.
💵 Tickets: $27 - 42

🎭 Empty Space Theatre Production | WSU School of Performing Arts | 5/1 - 5/3
Student-led experimental theater performances.

🌈 Plant Drag Bingo | Grow | 5/2 - 5/3
Drag performers + bingo + plant prizes = a party!

⚾ Wichita State Baseball vs ECU | Eck Stadium | 5/2 - 5/4
Shocks battle it out with East Carolina at home.

⚽ Pints & Premier League | Hopping Gnome | 8am
Catch early morning matches and pints with other soccer fans.
💵 Free entry, drinks for purchase

🎭 Live Improv | Flying Pig Improv | 5/2 - 5/3
Fast-paced comedy from Wichita’s best improv troupe.
💵 ~$17

Thursday 5/1

🙏 Wichita Prayer Breakfast | Century II Exhibition Hall | 5/1 | 6:30am
Gather with leaders across Wichita for a morning of community prayer and inspiration.
💵 Tickets: $40

🌸 Bubbles and Blooms | Innovative Vein and SpaMD | 4pm

Spa MD and Innovative Vein would like to invite you to join them for a spring social event at the spa! They've partnered with local businesses to bring you an evening of music, drinks, shopping, and fun!
💵 Free

💘 Wichita Speed Dating (Ages 39-54) | Tor Brewing | 6pm
Find love—or at least a new beer buddy—at this fun meetup.
💵 $27

🎙️ Alton Brown Live: Last Bite | Orpheum | 7:30pm
The Food Network star’s final live show of culinary chaos and laughs.
💵 Tickets: $48-204

🧠 Seinfeld Trivia Night | Hopping Gnome | 7:30pm
No soup for you if you miss this trivia night all about Seinfeld!
💵 Free to play

Friday 5/2

🎥 RiverFlix: Inside Out 2 | Wichita Foundation Amphitheater | 6pm

Outdoor movie night featuring Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2.
💵 Free

📖 Storytime: “Please Please the Bees” by Gerald Kelly | Wichita Art Museum | 10:30am
A sweet children's book story hour at WAM.
💵 Free

🚀 Shocker New Venture Competition | WSU Woolsey Hall | 10:30am
Come support Wichita's next generation of entrepreneurs.
💵 Free

🛍️ First Friday Pop-Up Markets | Hopping Gnome | 5pm
Local vendors, handmade goods, and craft beer!
💵 Free

🎨 Putting the Pieces Back Together Exhibit | Envision Arts Gallery | 5pm
Opening night of a new, powerful art installation.
💵 Free

🎨 First Friday: Kansas Art Guild Group Show | Art House 310 | 6pm
Art reception featuring local Kansas artists.
💵 Free

🛼 Adult Skate Night | Carousel Skate Center | 9:30pm
Old-school jams and roller skates under the lights.
💵 $10 cover, $4 skate rental

Saturday 5/3

🌽 Kansas Grown Farmers Market | 21st & Ridge | 7am
Stock up on fresh produce, plants, baked goods, and more.
💵 Free entry

🛍️ Old Town Farm & Art Market | Farm & Art Plaza | 8am

Shop handmade art, fresh food, and enjoy live music downtown.
💵 Free entry

🏃‍♀️ Donot Stop Half Marathon | Starlite Drive-In | 8am
Run for donuts at this fun, themed half marathon.
💵 Registration required, $15

🧘 Riverside Yoga | Wichita Foundation Amphitheater | 9am

Start your Saturday with relaxing, riverside yoga.
💵 Free

💪 Stroll N Sculpt with Lululemon | Bradley Fair | 9am
Outdoor fitness class combining walking and strength training.
💵 Free

🚗 Cowtown Horsepower Showdown Car Show | Old Cowtown Museum | 10am
Vintage cars and horsepower galore at historic Cowtown.
💵 $25 registration at the gate

🎭 Cosplay in Kansas | Wichita Public Library - Evergreen Branch | 10:30am
Cosplay contest, workshops, and fandom fun for all ages.
💵 Free

🇬🇷 Mediterranean Festival | St. Mary Orthodox Church | 11am
Food, music, dance, and cultural celebration!
💵 $22

🎈 Playing Across the Parks | 6 different parks | 1pm
Musicians of the Wichita Symphony have partnered with Wichita Park & Recreation to bring you a family-friendly, all ages welcome event - Playing Across the Parks!
💵 Free

🌮 Tacos & Tequila 2025 | Wichita Boathouse | 2pm
Tacos + tequila + live music = a perfect afternoon.
💵 Free to attend, Paid Ticket required for Tequila tasting

🎩 Kentucky Derby Party | Candle Club | 3pm
Big hats, mint juleps, and Derby spirit.
💵 $35

🏇 Roses & Races Derby Party for Special Olympics KS | Tanganyika Wildlife Park | 4pm
A festive fundraiser with Derby flair.
💵 $80 - 150

🎥 Movie Night: The Secret Garden | Enchanted Mermaid | 6pm
Watch the classic time-travel movie under the stars.
💵 Free

🎶 Cain Concert | Century II | 7pm
Inspirational pop music trio live in concert.
💵 $19 - 139

🪄 Piff the Magic Dragon | Orpheum | 8pm
Comedy + magic = a night of hilarious tricks.
💵 Tickets: $30+

Sunday 5/4

👑 Glam Garden Drag Brunch | Cotillion | 12pm
Celebrate spring with a fabulous drag show and brunch.
💵 $65 - 150

🎉 Cinco de Mayo Celebration | Sedgwick County Zoo | 12pm
Family-friendly festival with food, music, and culture.

🚴 Open Streets ICT – Nomar | 21st St from Nomar Market to Woodland Park | 12pm

Car-free streets filled with activities, food, and fun.
💵 Free

👗 Talbots Summer Trunk Show | Bradley Fair | 12pm
Shop the latest summer fashion at this special event.
💵 Free

⚾ Cowtown Vintage Base Ball | Old Cowtown Museum | 1pm
Step back in time with a vintage-style baseball game.
💵 Included with admission

📚 In-Store Author Event: Sarah Penner | Watermark Books | 3pm
Meet the bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary.
💵 Free

🎭 Music Theatre Wichita Jester Awards | Century II | 3pm
Honoring the best in high school musical theatre.
💵 $15 + fees

Click here to see our full event calendar!

Coming Soon

• Asian Night Market | Equity Bank Park | 5/24

• 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)