KMUW Community Calendar

The Prairie Fire Marathon presented by Davis-Moore Automotive Group is May 3, 2026! The race will have a Half-Marathon, 5K, and Mayor’s Friendly 5K run. The Start/Finish line will be located at 225 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67202 at Century II.

The Prairie Fire Spring Half Marathon is a USATF Certified Race (certification number coming soon). The route begins and ends at Century II, it will weave through downtown Wichita, along the scenic Arkansas river and parks, and through historic areas of Wichita.

Packet pickup will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Century II; 225 W. Douglas Ave.; Wichita, KS 67202
All packets must be picked up on Saturday. There is no race day packet pickup!
Packets cannot be mailed to participants.
Participants unable to get to packet pickup may have someone else pick up their packet for them. Their representative must show a copy of the participant’s photo ID and a note authorizing the representative to pick up the packet in order to claim the packet and premiums.
The Prairie Fire Race Series does not offer refunds, deferrals, or transfers for any reason.
A $15 fee will be charged for changing races. You must notify the Prairie Fire Race Series office by e-mail to change races or make the change at the expo on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
For more information see runners’ info and FAQ – Prairie Fire Marathon FAQs – Wichita Sports Commission

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

Nothing says springtime like the sound of birds chirping. Patty Marlett with the Wichita Audubon Society will cover basic bird identification, using binoculars, the best field guides, and more.

Live Nation Presents:

LORNA SHORE
w/ Special Guests Paleface Swiss and Signs of the Swarm

SEVENDUST ONE TOUR
w/Special Guests Atreyu, Fire From The Gods, and American Adrenalin

Sevendust never follow a linear path. Instead, they continue to bulldoze a lane of their own with a proven one-two punch of rumbling grooves, unpredictable riffing, and stirringly soulful vocals unlike anything else in hard rock. As a result, their music connects straight to the heart as evidenced by their full-contact live shows and diehard “family” of fans. It’s why they’ve been around since 1994, tallied global sales of seven million, logged three gold-selling albums, delivered three Top 15 debuts on the Billboard 200, and garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Metal Performance.” They’re the rare force of nature who not only graced the bills of Woodstock and OZZfest, but also Shiprocked! and Sonic Temple and some of the largest stages around the globe. Along the way, they’ve notably collaborated with everyone from members of Deftones, Daughtry, and Staind to Alter Bridge, Periphery, and Xzibit. 2020 saw them deliver one of the most-acclaimed albums of their career with Blood & Stone, which Metal Hammer christened “Sevendust’s best work in years” and Outburn dubbed “everything a Sevendust fan could want.”

Join us for a discussion! March: "Brooklyn: A Novel" by Colm Toibin, April: TBD, and May: "Without Warning" by Jim Minick & "When the Sirens Were Silent" by Mike Smith. The book selected for discussion, will be available to check out at the Evergreen Branch Library one month before the program.

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

Like jigsaw puzzles? Completed the ones you have at home? Bring a puzzle, take a puzzle the first Tuesday of every month. Request that puzzles be complete and in good physical condition.

Learn how to insert and edit images and other objects such as tables in Microsoft Word documents. Basic Word skills recommended. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Instant New York Times bestselling author Gwenna Laithland, aka Momma Cusses, is back with a collection of Thinky Thoughts (essays, memories, poems and more!) perfect for readers of Jenny Lawson, Samantha Irby and KC Davis.

Before I was a mom who cusses, I was a millennial. Before I was that, I was just a kid with a brain that moved too fast. I've spent more time than I'm proud of getting lost in my Thinky Thoughts. They go a little something like this:

How has my childhood shaped my motherhood? I might have lost my phone again. Is it that big a deal if the kids call me cringe? I haven't left the house today. Is it a problem that I don't leave the house for days? Why does my daughter hate rollercoasters but love adzuki beans? Cranberry bog spiders. What if they rearrange the grocery store again?

Thinky Thoughts walks the line between memoir, storytelling, guided meditation, and self-help. It’s a little bit of explanation, a lot a bit of exploration, and a tiny bit of still not knowing what’s I’m supposed to be doing as an adult. It’s also being okay with not knowing. Thinky Thoughts won’t answer life’s great questions. But it will make you feel a little better knowing you’re not alone in asking them.