Dive into the last part of summer as festival season kicks off in Wichita. With a collection of amazing live shows, music events and fun ways to get the family outside, August brings the heat with these sizzling events in Wichita.

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Arts/Culture

Comedy

Family-Friendly

Music/Live Entertainment

Outdoor Fun

Adults Only 

Arts/Culture

• Forbidden Broadway at Roxy’s Downtown – Through Aug. 24
• Crown Uptown Theatre presents: Hitchcock Film Series – Through Aug. 26
• Petey’s Big Adventure at Mosley Street Melodrama – Through Sept. 7
• Light & Shadow: Glass Art Opening Party at Wichita Art Museum – Aug. 3
• Picnic on a Midsummer’s Eve at Wichita Art Museum – Aug. 3
• Corks & Canvas at Grace Hill Winery – Aug. 4
• Music Theatre Wichita presents “In the Heights” at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – Aug. 7-11
• Award-Winning Documentary “After Tiller” at Orpheum Theatre – Aug. 8
• Party Like It’s 1999 Summer Film Series: Cruel Intentions at Orpheum Theatre – Aug. 9
• Avenue Art Days Launch Party at I-135 & Douglas Avenue Underpass– Aug. 20
• mamafilm microcinema at Revolutsia – Aug. 10, Aug. 24
• Night at the Museum: Moonstruck at Wichita Art Museum – Aug. 15
• An American in Beirut at Crown Uptown Theatre – Aug. 15-16
• Dudegrass 2019 at Northrock Lanes – Aug. 24
• 2019 Anniversary Film Series: “The Wild Bunch” at Orpheum Theatre – Aug. 15
• Party Like It’s 1999 Summer Film Series: Fight Club at Orpheum Theatre – Aug. 23 

Comedy

• Petey’s Big Adventure at Mosley Street Melodrama – through Sept. 7
• Erik Myers at The Loony Bin – Aug. 1-3
• Mo Alexander at The Loony Bin – Aug. 6
• Dry Bar Comedy LIVE at The Loony Bin – Aug. 7
• James Johann at The Loony Bin – Aug. 8-10
• Say What?! Improv Comedy at Kechi Playhouse – Aug. 15
• Jim Gaffigan: Secrets and Pies Tour at INTRUST Bank Arena – Aug. 16 

Family-Friendly

• 85^th NBC World Series powered by Westar Energy at Eck Stadium – through Aug. 10
•  “The Science of Ripley’s Believe it or Not” Traveling Exhibit at Exploration Place – through Sept. 2
• Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects at Botanica Wichita – through Sept. 19
• Wichita Taco Fest 2019 at Old Cowtown Museum – Aug. 3
• Back to School Bash at Sedgwick County Zoo – Aug. 3
• Prairie Hill Vineyard Summer Festival at Prairie Hill Vineyard – Aug. 3
• Tanganyika Wildlife Park 11^th Anniversary Party at Tanganyika Wildlife Park – Aug. 3
• Breakfast with Butterflies at Botanica Wichita – Aug. 7
• 2^nd Annual All Wheels ALS Kick-Off Charity Car Show 2019 at Riggs Park – Aug. 10
• Walton’s Steak Cookoff and Car Show at Walton’s Inc. – Aug. 10
• ICT Comic Con & Science Fiction Expo Year 4.0 at Century II – Aug. 10-11
• A Night at the Fountains: Food Truck Event at WaterWalk Plaza – Aug. 16
• Taste This: Bee Tour & Honey Tasting Experience at Botanica Wichita – Aug. 17
• Public Grape Harest 2019 at Grace Hill Winery – Aug. 17, Aug. 24, Aug. 31
• 15^th Annual Anime Festival of Wichita at Hyatt Regency Wichita – Aug. 23-25
• Peter Hampel’s 12^th Annual Luau at Tanganyika Wildlife Park – Aug. 24
• Food Trucks at the Fountain at WaterWalk Plaza – Aug. 25
• Kansas Doll Show – Aug. 31-Sept. 1 

Music/Live Entertainment

• KEYN 2019 Summer Concert Series at WaterWalk Plaza – Aug. 2, Aug. 9, Aug. 16
• Ted Nugent at The Cotillion – Aug. 1
• Bush & Live featuring Our Lady Peace at Hartman Arena – Aug. 2
• DC Young Fly & Friends at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – Aug. 3
• St. Paul & The Broken Bones at WAVE – Aug. 4
• Dwight Yoakam at The Cotillion – Aug. 4
• Tuesdays on the Terrace at Botanica Wichita – Aug. 6, Aug. 13, Aug. 20, Aug. 27
• Bart Crow at WAVE – Aug. 8
• Sunset Summerfest at McAdams Park – Aug. 10
• Alan Jackson with Special Guest William Michael Morgan at INTRUST Bank Arena – Aug. 10
• Alt. 107.3’s 5^th Birthday Bash ft. Fuel, The Spin Doctors & Eve6 at Capitol Federal Amphitheater – Aug. 10
• Hellyeah – A Celebration of Life at The Cotillion – Aug. 13
• Josh Turner at The Cotillion – Aug. 16
• 5^th Annual Grub & Groove Festival at Capitol Federal Amphitheater – Aug. 17
• Why Don’t We: 8 Letters Tour at Hartman Arena – Aug. 18
• Damien Jurado at WAVE – Aug. 21
• Chris Stapleton: All American Road Show Tour w/ Brent Cobb & The Marcus Young Band at INTRUST Bank Arena – Aug. 22
• Buddy Guy & Kenny Wayne Shepherd Ban at The Cotillion – Aug. 27
• Robert Cray at Orpheum Theatre – Aug. 31 

Outdoor Fun

• Kayak & SUP Rentals on the Arkansas River – through Aug. 31
• Floatin’ on the River – Sunrise Tour – Aug. 10
• BYOP (Bring Your Own Pool) at WAVE – Aug. 18
• Wildflower Walks at Great Plains Nature Center – Aug. 24
• Old Cowtown Vintage Baseball at Old Cowtown Museum – Aug. 25
• PhaseOne at WAVE – Aug. 31 

Adults Only

• Culture with Cocktails at Museum of World Treasures – Aug. 1
• Zombie Apocalypse Bootcamp at Great Plains Nature Center (Ages 16+) – Aug. 3
• 2019 Iron ChileHead Competition at Johnson’s Garden Centers – Aug. 18
• BYOP (Bring Your Own Pool) at WAVE – Aug. 18
• Flocktail at Sedgwick County Zoo – Aug. 22
• Wichita Crawl for Cancer 2019 – Aug. 24
• A Night at the Boathouse – Pop-Up Country Dance at Wichita Boathouse – Aug. 24
• Public Ghost Hunt at Cowtown (Ages 16+) – Aug. 24

If you’re looking for more family-friendly events, make sure to check out our family fun page. Find other things to do in Wichita by exploring our website, VisitWichita.com. For a list of events happening during your stay, search our complete calendar of events.