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Landon Huslig
June 29, 2026

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Good morning, Wichita!

I heard people complaining about the rain lately (maybe some people at The Open), but now looking at the heat ahead, maybe the rain wasn’t so bad? We did see the second-highest rain total in a day in June ever for Wichita with a total of 5.31” (behind only 6.82” on June 8th, 1923).

Let’s get to it!

-Landon

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Together with the Wind Surge

There isn’t anything much more American than baseball and America’s birthday weekend is a STACKED few days of giveaways you don’t miss:

  • Thursday 7/2 - Turbo Tubs robe

  • Friday 7/3 - the Wind Surge hot dog candle (plus fireworks !)

  • Saturday 7/4 - 4th of July beverage belt (plus MORE fireworks!)

  • Sunday 7/5 - Tubby garden gnome (first Sunday night game for the Wind Surge EVER and EVEN MORE FIREWORKS!)

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Anniversary

Congrats to these restaurants on anniversaries!

Viral Video

Everyone loves viral videos and we especially love them when they have some sort of local tie. The video Prochaska Law made now has over 70 million views (across platforms).

Chicken Salad Chick

Derby gets all the restaurants and chains.

Now they are getting a Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad concept, is opening its newest restaurant on Tuesday, 6/30 in Derby and the first 100 guests in line will win free chicken salad for a year!

Wine Spectator

6 Wichita restaurants have made the Wine Spectator annual Restaurant Awards list. Congrats!

  • Wine Dive + Kitchen - Best of Award of Excellence

  • KVH Chophouse (1st time), Scotch & Sirloin, Vora, Chester’s Chophouse, Siena Steakhouse - Award of Excellence

NONPROFIT

Ronald McDonald House

McDonald’s isn’t just burgers.

The Ronald McDonald House provides free housing for families with sick or injured kids.

You must live more than 30 miles from Wichita and they currently only have 20 rooms, but are looking to expand.

🏠 Home of the Week 🏠

Together with McCurdy Real Estate & Auction

  • 5,140 sq-ft

  • 7 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms

  • Built in 2024

  • Sits on 1.23 acres

  • 5-car garage

  • Covered back deck, covered back patio, open back patio

Auction - Bidding begins on 7/14 at 2pm and runs until 7/23 at 2pm.

Open house - This Wednesday 7/1 at 3:30pm

Auction Managers: Rick Brock and Tonya Wituk, McCurdy Real Estate & Auction

CIVIL

Open Streets ICT Returns in September

Open Streets ICT is back on Sunday, September 20, from 12–4 p.m., turning 2 miles of Douglas Avenue from Grove to Waco into a car-free space for walking, biking, skating, and more.

Enjoy local businesses, food vendors, live entertainment, and activities for all ages, with activity hubs at Kennedy Plaza, Naftzger Park, and East High School.

Want to get involved? Sign up to be a vendor or volunteer at wichita.gov.

4th of July

We know you’ve heard the fireworks already, maybe even before you were supposed to shoot them off.

Here is the quick rule rundown on buying fireworks (June 27 → July 4), lighting them (non-aerial - June 27 → July 5), and more.

It is a little different in Goddard where they removed some regulations like limit on tents or lengthening the window.

Don’t forget about Red, White, and Boom this weekend too!

Cardboard Regatta

If you missed out on the Cardboard Regatta at Riverfest (it got cancelled due to storms), Derby is hosting their fourth annual on July 9th!

LOCAL

Free Sensory-Friendly Performance of Elf the Musical on July 9

For many families with special needs, attending a live show can be overwhelming or cost-prohibitive.

To help remove those barriers, Music Theatre Wichita is hosting a free sensory-friendly performance of Elf the Musical on July 9 as part of its Christmas in July production run, creating a more welcoming theater experience for individuals with sensory sensitivities and their families.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Mars at Tanganyika!

Make Friends in July

Is it hard to make friends in Wichita? Let us take care of bringing people together, you just show up.

Zombies in the Park

A game of infection tag. Zombies against Survivors. Survive for 10 minutes without getting tagged to win, or get tagged and join the zombies in infecting everyone! This week at Sedgwick County Park.

Andover Amphitheater

There are a lot of concerts out in Andover these days at the new-ish Amphitheater. Andover has a $30,000 grant to help people be more responsible by offering $20 Uber and Lyft ride vouchers.

Free Pet ID Tags

Dogs don’t love fireworks if you didn’t know. The Kansas Humane Society is offering free engraved ID tags in case your pup gets spooked and runs.

Blood Cancer United

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Monday 6/29

Tuesday 6/30

Wednesday 7/1

Thursday 7/2

LIVE MUSIC

Don't see your concert or show here?

SPORTS

That's it for today! Send this to someone who would loves a brief, short, sometimes funny rundown of what is happening in Wichita.

Thanks!

- Landon