KMUW Community Calendar

¡La fiesta está de vuelta!
Nomar Fiesta is back, and this October 3, we’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month together for our 5th Annual Nomar Fiesta!
Join us from 11 AM to 11 PM for a vibrant community celebration filled with the best of our culture. Expect delicious food, live music, local vendors, family fun, and unforgettable experiences.
Whether you’re here to shop local, dance to live music, discover new flavors, or simply spend the day with family and friends, there’s something for everyone.
Stay tuned for this year’s vendors, entertainment, and more exciting surprises in the coming weeks!
Celebrate our culture, our community, and five unforgettable years of Nomar Fiesta. ¡Nos vemos pronto, see you soon!

¡La fiesta está de vuelta!
¡Nomar Fiesta regresa! Este 3 de octubre, celebraremos juntos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en nuestro 5.º Nomar Fiesta Anual.
Acompáñanos de 11:00 am a 11:00 pm para disfrutar de una vibrante celebración comunitaria llena de lo mejor de nuestra cultura. Habrá deliciosa comida, música en vivo, vendedores locales, actividades para toda la familia y experiencias inolvidables.
Ya sea que vengas a apoyar a los negocios locales, bailar al ritmo de la música en vivo, descubrir nuevos sabores o simplemente pasar un gran día con familiares y amigos, ¡habrá algo para todos!
¡Mantente al pendiente! En las próximas semanas estaremos anunciando nuestros vendedores, artistas y muchas sorpresas más.
Celebremos nuestra cultura, nuestra comunidad y cinco años

Koe Wetzel
The Night Champion World Tour
Oct 3 | 6:45 pm

With Special Guests Corey Kent, Bayker Blankenship & Logan Jahnke

Pollstar’s “firebrand live sensation” Koe Wetzel returns to the road with aptly named The Night Champion World Tour, a 45-city headlining run this summer and fall. Known for concerts the East Texas native describes fondly as “total chaos,” Wetzel’s live show has grown from Texas dive bars to sold-out amphitheaters and arenas nationwide.

Writing Our History & Creating Our Future

Building Community Right

2026 Kansas Writing Convention
Save the Date
October 2-4, 2026
Bonus Writing Retreat Day - October 1 (optional)

Rock Springs Ranch • ​1168 KS-157 • Junction City, KS 66441

ShowerUp: Mobile Showers And Personal Care ShowerUp serves those experiencing homelessness and anyone in need by providing mobile showers, hygiene resources, and personal care. It’s our goal to Shower Grace, Hope, and Love with everyone.

Join us for a special event to view USD259 K-12 students’ artwork on display at the Wichita Art Museum! Exhibition on Display: September 19 – November 29, 2026

Submission to the USD259 Student Art Gallery is coordinated by Wichita Public Schools. Entries are selected by participating teachers, and individual students should contact their teacher for participation details.

Prepare yourselves for a family-friendly dance party featuring remixes inspired by familiar soundtracks, K-Pop songs, and iconic pop anthems from the hit movie. Costumes, dancing, and shining bright are encouraged! Brought to you by @thekawaiirave and VNK Entertainment.

Art is not only for Art Museums. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it stands to reason that art can tell us a lot about the times and place where it was produced. Local history museums exist to explore time and place.

Featuring works from C.A. Seward, John Noble, Edmund Davison, Birger Sandzen, Bruce McGrew, and more!

On view on the Historical Museum's 3rd Floor, throughout 2026 as part of the ongoing Lois Kay Walls visual art exhibition series produced by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum.

Be the first to visit this new exhibition during the First Friday opening on April 3, 2026.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202
Tues-Fri 11am-4pm

Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
$5 Adults, $2 Children, Free on Sundays

Admission to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is free to the public on Sundays!

Since 2022, we have received a generous gift from the Ruth Spooner Stone Charitable Trust, INTRUST Bank to make this possible. Visit us in Downtown Wichita and EXPLORE LOCAL HISTORY in one of America’s finest museums, occupying the original City of Wichita's 1890 City Hall.

Come experience dozens of exhibits featuring thousands of artifacts illuminating our unique local history.

Visit the Museum Store for interesting books and other local souvenirs and gift items.

Regular Hours
Tuesday – Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday – Sunday 1-5pm.

Regular admission:
$5 for adults
$2 for children
Free every Sunday!
Members are always free

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums

Do you know about the infamous Old West gun fighter who spent part of his childhood in Wichita? Or the story of the millionaire who paid to build Wichita’s first public library building, even though he never visited our city? Do you know about the oldest commercial building in Wichita, built in 1874? Hear all of these stories, and much more, on our Downtown History and Architecture Tour!

This is an entirely outdoor walking tour, and it lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours - you will walk about 12 blocks. This tour starts on the Main Street sidewalk, in front of the Wichita Sedgwick County Historical Museum, at 204 S. Main Street.

You will receive an order confirmation by email and will be added to the reservation list upon the completion of your order. We do not mail out physical tickets.

Tour moves at a leisurely pace with short periods of standing at designated tour stops. Considerable walking, unpaved areas, uneven sidewalks, brick streets and cross traffic can be expected.

This tour is written and provided by the Docents and Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House.

Derby Arts Council: Veteran Art Show at the Derby Public Library

The exhibit is set to run Aug. 31 through Oct. 22 and will collect works from veteran artists across all mediums (fiber arts, photography, painting, metalwork, etc.) to be shown in the Gathering Space Gallery and display case at the library entrance.

As part of the exhibit, there will be awards up for grabs, with Aug. 4 the deadline to submit entries. There will also be a public reception — and awards presentation — for the exhibit on Sept. 18.

Grant Writing 101 introduces beginners to grant writing. Learn how to research grants, prepare proposals, and start writing. Hear from a local grant writer and explore library resources. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Kick off Banned Books Week with this Third Place event. Learn about making zines, play board games with fellow creators, and celebrate free expression.

Event Details
featuring Emily and Julia Bruskin, violin and cello

Experience a visceral journey through the highs and lows of the human spirit, where every note is a heartbeat in the face of destiny. The concert ignites with Polina Nazaykinskaya’s Fractures, a searing exploration of vulnerability and resilience that prepares the air for the arrival of sisters Emily and Julia Bruskin. In Brahms’s Double Concerto, their bond creates a powerful dialogue of reconciliation, proving that even the deepest frictions can find harmony. The experience culminates in the relentless momentum of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, where the iconic "knock of fate" transforms from a threat into a thunderous, life-affirming triumph. It is a program designed to be felt as much as heard—a testament to the fire that burns when we refuse to be broken.

POLINA NAZAYKINSKAYA Fractures
JOHANNES BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
featuring Emily Bruskin, violin and Julia Bruskin, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

"4 Days in June" follows the people behind the Smoky Hill River Festival, but the story grew into something much larger than the Festival itself. The film explores creativity, community, and why people from different backgrounds continue to seek out shared experiences and common ground.

Our world is divided. The things that separate
us have become our focus and identity. Is there
another way? 4 Days in June explores the way
that a Kansas arts festival draws diverse
individuals onto common ground, creating a
space where people choose to set aside their
differences. The story of the Smoky Hill River
Festival gives hope to those who long to see a
world where division does not define us.