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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/

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

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.

Exhibition Free with Riverfest Button

Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 10 AM – 5 PM

WAM is thrilled to host this national touring exhibition of artworks by brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre. Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective features intricate blown-glass and mixed-media pieces inspired by Mexican folk art, pop culture, religious imagery, consumer culture, and mythology. Working with glass, resin, lenticular prints, and what they call “carefully chosen” objects, the brothers create works rich in imagery and layered with wordplay and poetic riddles.

Free for WAM Members and Riverfest Button holders | $12 general public

Entrada Gratis con Botón de Riverfest

Domingo, 31 de Mayo de 2026 | 10 AM – 5 PM

WAM se complace en presentar esta exposición itinerante nacional de obras creadas por algunos de los artistas del vidrio más impresionantes e innovadores de la actualidad: los hermanos Einar y Jamex de la Torre. Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective exhibirá intrincadas piezas de vidrio soplado y técnicas mixtas en WAM desde el sábado 30 de mayo hasta el domingo 6 de septiembre de 2026.

Gratis para miembros de WAM y con Botón de Riverfest | $12 Público general

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

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is proud to be a Button Perk Partner for the 2026 Riverfest!

Coming out to Wichita Riverfest? All week long, we’ll be offering $1 Admission to guests wearing a Riverfest button! Don’t have yours yet? We have them for sale in our Museum Store!

Take a break in the air conditioning, check out the Riverfest Memorabilia exhibit, or grab some lunch at the food court and enjoy it inside Heritage Square!

Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm. (No Button needed for FREE Admission on Sundays)

Enjoy celebrating Wichita inside and out this week at the Wichita Riverfest and Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum!

The Wichita Tennis Open brings professional tennis to the heart of Kansas. Watch rising stars and seasoned pros battle it out for ranking points and prize money — free of charge.

Women's Tournament
WTO Women's Open
May 24 – 31, 2026 · Wichita, KS
$35,000
USTA Pro Circuit Prize

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

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

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/

Thursday, May 21: First day of Summer Reading
Thursday, June 25: First day prizes are available
Thursday, July 30: Last day of Summer Reading Program

Unearth a Story with the Summer Reading Program! Each summer, we encourage pre-readers, kids, and teens to read books, track their progress to earn free prizes, and explore fun, educational programs and activities with the Wichita Public Library.

The Summer Reading Program is for adults, too! Read any five books or complete five activities from a list provided by the Library to be entered into a grand prize drawing.

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

We are pleased to announce that Plymouth Congregational Church and the
National AIDS Memorial are partnering together to bring twelve panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt (the Quilt) to Wichita as part of the Community Display Program. The Quilt panels will be on display at Plymouth from June 1 through 7, 2026. The display is free to the public, with any donations received supporting the mission and work of Plymouth. “The Quilt sections on display connect the story of AIDS directly to the work we do to provide services, educate, and raise greater awareness about HIV today. The Quilt offers an important reflection about the tremendous loss of life, allowing us to remember those we’ve lost, ensure their lives are never forgotten, and provide hope for the future.”
OPEN WEEKDAYS: Jun 1-5 Mon/Fri from 10 am to 2 pm. The program includes viewing during First Friday Art events + Sunday morning from 9 AM to noon.

Children will develop literacy skills through active listening, singing, movement, and sharing a love of stories in a group setting. For ages 0-6.