KMUW Community Calendar

Kansas’ biggest outdoor party comes to downtown Wichita May 29 through June 6, 2026.
Your button is your entry into all 9 days of fun, and come back every day, or sign up to participate in multiple events!

The full guide is at https://wichitariverfest.com/

The annual Garden Tour returns for 2026, offering a curated look at six thoughtfully designed private landscapes across the Wichita area. Hosted by the Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardeners, this year’s tour highlights practical and creative approaches to gardening, including water-wise design, habitat for pollinators and wildlife, and the integration of both ornamental and edible plantings. Each garden presents its own perspective—from lakeside settings with water features and drainage solutions, to native plant landscapes, shaded retreats, and artful residential spaces designed for everyday living.

The Garden Tour will be open for three days only: Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, June 7 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, and children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult.

This family-friendly event offers ideas for gardeners of all experience levels. Visitors will see a range of features including ponds, dry creek beds, and water features; native grasses and drought-tolerant plantings; shade gardens anchored by mature trees; and inviting outdoor living spaces with seating, pergolas, and garden art. Several gardens also incorporate edible elements such as vegetable beds, grapevines, and fruit trees alongside ornamental plantings.

All plants will be labeled, and Extension Master Gardener volunteers will be on-site at each location to answer questions and share research-based gardening information.

Start your weekends with movement, mindfulness and fresh air at Riverside Yoga at 9 am and Riverside Zumba at 10 am!

Every Saturday morning (May 9 – September 19), join us for a free community yoga and/or Zumba session along the scenic Arkansas River in the Wichita Foundation Amphitheater. Whether you’re well-experienced or new to the practice, this is your chance to flow and move under the open sky and connect with others in a beautiful outdoor setting overlooking the Keeper of the Plains.

Open to all ages and experience levels.

How It Works
Collect your bingo card from Watermark Books & Café or Love of Character. In-store or online.
Get reading and be sure to mark off the corresponding squares on your bingo card.
Once you’ve hit bingo (5 boxes in a horizontal. Vertical. Or diagonal line.) Bring your card into the store and exchange it for a completion prize!
Your completed card will then be entered into a drawing for a grand prize!
Extra Credit: Feel like earning a few more entries? A full card (All 25 squares filled in) will be entered into the grand prize drawing 5 times!

All completed children's cards will receive a prize for turning in the card, and will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing!

Each age bracket will have a Grand Prize winner, which is a tote with a gift card to Love of Character and to Watermark Books & Cafe, with additional goodies!

Participants are encouraged to enter as many bingo cards as they wish. However, completion prizes will only be awarded upon the first entry. Completion prizes may vary, and certain items will only be available while supplies last.

All entries must be returned to Watermark Books & Café or Love of Character by 3 pm on August 31st, to be eligible for the grand prize drawing. No purchase is necessary to participate. If you have any questions, please email us at books@watermarkbooks.com

Lavender Daze
Admire Lavender in Bloom, Indulge in Lavender Drinks & Treats, Enjoy Live Music, Stroll Natural Gardens, Shop Handmade Lavender Products, Experience Hands on Demonstrations & Workshops, Farm Grown Lavender Plant Sales
Sat. Jun. 6, 10 am – 2 pm
Sat. Jun. 13, 10 am – 2 pm
Sat. Jun. 20, 10 am – 2 pm
Sat. Jun. 27, 10 am – 2 pm

Admission is free to enter. You-Pick, Food, Drink, Workshops, Lavender Plants, and Shop Items priced individually.

Learn the basics of 3D printing at the Wichita Public Library, and the best practices for optimizing prints for the library's Prusa printers. Space is limited, so please register all students in attendance. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register. Older children are welcome with adult supervision, but users must be 14 years or older to be certified to print on their own.

Annually, during the city’s Wichita River Festival, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum features all of the past Wichita Riverfest buttons and other festival memorabilia on display in our lobby's Windows on Collection exhibit.

Celebrate this 10-day annual local event by checking it out! Get discounted $1 admission all week long with the new 2026 button!

This exhibit is part of the Museum’s “Windows on Collections” – A frequently changing exhibit of artifacts from the Museum’s growing collection. Depending upon any given theme, this exhibit ranges from the topical to the bizarre.

See this exhibit before it’s gone!

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
204 S. Main St; Wichita, KS 67202
1st Floor - Main Street Entrance

Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm

Come and join us for a chance to spend time with neighbors and friends, all while enjoying a bit of healthy board game competition! This is a come-and-go event.

Join us for Discovery Day 2026 at the Allen House and get the chance to explore the art, architecture, and design details of Frank Lloyd Wright. If you have never experienced Wright’s architecture before, then this event is for you!

You can explore the grounds and first floor of the home all while participating in a scavenger hunt of design details found around the home; and for your creative side, we will have stations set up on the terrace to include architectural books, LEGO's, Origami and coloring stations (all without touching, moving or opening any historical objects on the property).

Once you have a completed scavenger hunt sheet, redeem it in the gift shop for 20% off your merchandise purchases!

This is NOT a formal guided tour of the home. For a more in-depth tour about the home itself, please consider our Guided Standard Tour, Grand Tour, or Moonlight Tour.

Light refreshments provided.

$10 Non-members. FREE for Members. Please show membership upon check-in.

Dungeons and Dragons is a Tabletop Roleplaying game that has captivated the imaginations of players for over 50 years. Whether you've played before or this is your first time, come play!

Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon), and a score by Grammy®, Tony®, Emmy® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach), Dear Evan Hansen is a new classic, with a message that has resonated with audiences around the world: “You Will Be Found.”

Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.

Learn basic concepts of 3D printing along with all the terminology you need to know to start 3D printing yourself, from slicers to infill patterns. Older children are welcome with adult supervision. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Starting your summer off by tidying up your bookcase", so that the last line in Communico will appear in Evolve to avoid any confusion with the regular ReadICT adult book swaps. Please add this to the Evolve guide: "All ages welcome but books will be targeted for ages 0-18."

Films from the McCormick School Museum archives will be shown. First there will be a WPS Driver’s Education curriculum film. Then there will be a cruise down USHighway Route 66 film. All ages welcome. Hot buttered popcorn and lemonade will be provided. Adults $10, kids under 12 are $5.