KMUW Community Calendar

Join us for the elegant Planeta Venus Latino Awards 2026 ✨ Celebrate culture, leadership & community. Reserve your tickets now!

2026 Planeta Venus Latino Award Dinner

A Celebration of Culture, Leadership, and Community Impact
For the past two years, the Planeta Venus Latino Awards have brought together hundreds of community leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, artists, advocates, and families from across Kansas to celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Latino community. What began as a vision to uplift Latino voices has grown into one of the most inspiring bilingual community celebrations in the state.

In 2026, we invite our community once again to gather for an elegant evening of recognition, connection, culture, and hope — this time with a refreshed atmosphere inspired by mint and gold tones that symbolize growth, renewal, prosperity, and the bright future of our community.
Join us for an unforgettable night where stories shine, achievements are celebrated, and our community gathers with pride, elegance, and purpose. Get your tickets today!

We are a group of individuals practicing cultivation of the mind. All ages and people are welcome. Each week we have a thirty minute guided meditation followed by discussion. Our topics include meditation practice and living a life of compassion and contemplation. You do not need to have any experience to join and you will be welcomed by a very loving group of individuals. This is not a religious gathering. Please join us if you could use an hour of deep relaxation!

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

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

Learn and develop Pokémon skills in our friendly, inclusive space! Kids ages 6-14 will learn strategic thinking, math, and reading comprehension with Pokémon. No prior experience required!

Join a classic high fantasy Dungeons & Dragons campaign! We'll choose a campaign setting and play it throughout the program season. New players welcome! Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register. For ages 12-17.

Learn some helpful tips and tricks for finding academic research articles and how to read and evaluate them quickly and effectively, even if you are not an expert in the topic.

Old Town Farm & Art Market is a weekly farmers market in Downtown Wichita, Kansas, attracting thousands of weekly residents and visitors to the city. Located in the historic Old Town district, defined by brick-lined streets and native limestone buildings from the 1800s, the market serves as a central community gathering place celebrating local agriculture, art, and culture.

Open Saturdays
People browsing and shopping at an outdoor market with colorful tents, trees, and buildings in the background.
April 4th - December 19th
April-October
8:00am-1:00pm
Holiday Market Season
(November & December)
10:00am-1:00pm
Market Location
835 E. 1st St. N.
Wichita, KS 67202
Somewhere in Winter
(Nov. 26th - Jan 3rd)
250 N. St. Francis

Want to experience winemaking from the very beginning? Join us for one of our favorite traditions of the year—Harvest Season!

Every Saturday morning in August and September, we invite you to help hand-pick the grapes that will become future Grace Hill wines. Our entire harvest is picked by volunteers, making this one of the most unique winery experiences you'll find anywhere!

🍇 Here's what your morning looks like:
🍇 8:00 AM – Meet in the vineyard and help harvest grapes (about 2 hours)

🍷 Behind-the-scenes winery tour – Follow the grapes into the winery and see how they begin their journey from vineyard to bottle.

🍽 Buffet lunch – Relax after harvest with a delicious lunch, plenty of Grace Hill wine for guests 21+, and fresh grape juice for the kids.

🛍 20% OFF all winery purchases that day for everyone who helps harvest!

📅 2026 Harvest Dates
Saturday, August 8

Saturday, August 15

Saturday, August 22

Saturday, August 29

Saturday, September 5

Saturday, September 12

Saturday, September 19

🎟 Admission
21+ — $12 (includes lunch, wine, Grace Hill sunglasses, and 20% off purchases that day)

Under 21 — $6 (includes lunch, grape juice, Grace Hill sunglasses, and 20% off purchases that day)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages are welcome!

Run the Valley Center Hornet Hustle!
Are you ready? WE ARE!!!
The Valley Center Elementary Schools are back for the annual Hornet Hustle on August 29th, 2026!
This community tradition has become a favorite for our families, friends and running enthusiasts alike! This family friendly event is hosted completely by volunteers, all from Abilene, West, Wheatland and Valley Park Elementary and VCIS PTOs with 100% of the proceeds to go back to all 5 schools, equally.
The races will begin at 8 a.m. on August 29th at VCIS. Join us as we kick off with 5K Road Race, followed by a 2-mile Road Race, a 1-mile Family Fun/Walk Run and a ¼ mile or the 50-yard dash for our smaller runners. We have student registration for those 19 and under!
Register by August 21, 2026 to ensure you get a Hornet Hustle T-Shirt!

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

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!

Create a one-of-a-kind tea towel using heat transfer vinyl and the Cricut Maker 3! Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.