If you're looking for an excuse to get out of the house, Wichita has plenty of them. Catch a Broadway-caliber musical, sing along at an outdoor concert, cheer on the Wind Surge, hunt for vintage treasures, sip your way through a brewery event or make family memories before school routines take over.

Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or just looking for something fun to do this week, here's what's happening in Wichita this August. Consider your calendar officially booked.

Three actresses dressed as Cinderella, Tiana and Ariel perform in a scene of "Disenchanted" at Roxy's Downtown in Wichita.Photo credit: Christopher Clark

Performing Arts

  • Through Aug. 2 – Music Theatre Wichita Presents "Fiddler on the Roof" at Century II
  • Through Aug. 15 – "Disenchanted!" at Roxy's Downtown
  • Aug. 1 – Live Improv Comedy with Clockwork at Flying Pig Improv
  • Aug. 5 – Open Mic at The Bin at Loony Bin
  • Aug. 19-23 – Music Theatre Wichita Presents "Hairspray" at Century II 

John Legend smiles alongside a grand piano with text over the image promoting at concert at Wichita's Orpheum Theatre

Concerts & Live Music

  • Sundays – Abrewistic Sundays at Central Standard Brewing 
  • Aug. 1 – Bulls, Bands & Barrels at INTRUST Bank Arena 
  • Aug. 4 – Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr. at The Cotillion
  • Aug. 7 – 2026 Audacy Summer Concert Series featuring The Astronauts at Naftzger Park 
  • Aug. 14 – 2026 Audacy Summer Concert Series featuring Lucky People at Naftzger Park 
  • Aug. 21 – 2026 Audacy Summer Concert Series featuring The Roadhouse Saints at Naftzger Park 
  • Aug. 28 – 2026 Audacy Summer Concert Series featuring Across the Pond at Naftzger Park 
  • Aug. 30 – John Legend at Orpheum Theatre 

A crowd enjoys a movie screening during RiverFlix at the Wichita Foundation Amphitheater outside Exploration Place with the Keeper of the Plains fire pots burning in the background.

Family Fun

  • Through Aug. 2 – Sunflower Summer Program at various Wichita-area attractions
  • Fridays – RiverFlix at Exploration Place
  • Aug. 8 – Wheeling Wild at Sedgwick County Zoo 
  • Aug. 13 – Little Explorers at Museum of World Treasures
  • Aug. 16 – Free Picnic Day at Fulton Valley Farms
  • Aug. 28 – Final Friday Downtown Food & Booze Truck Rally at Wichita Boathouse
  • Aug. 29 – ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo at Century II 

People shop from a variety of vendors at the Old Town Farm & Art Market in Wichita

Shopping

Men and women run past Exploration Place during the Parkrun event

Sports & Recreation

  • Saturdays – Parkrun at Exploration Place 
  • Saturdays – Riverside Yoga at Exploration Place 
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays – Two Dollar T'Days at Wichita Ice Center
  • Aug. 1 – Summerball Showdown at Genesis Sports Complex
  • Aug. 7 – Test & Tune at Kansas International Dragway
  • Aug. 11-16 – Wichita Wind Surge vs. Corpus Christi Hooks at Equity Bank Park 
  • Aug. 22 – Boom Ball at Equity Bank Park 
  • Aug. 29 – 54th annual Truett & Osborne Bike Drags at Kansas International Speedway

More Events

  • Through Aug. 10 – Teacher Summer at GROW Plant Bar 
  • Aug. 1 – Bingo at Central Standard Brewing 
  • Aug. 1 – Bingo Loco at The Cotillion 
  • Aug. 7 – First Friday Gallery Crawl at downtown Wichita
  • Aug. 22 – Flight Club: Around the World at Kansas Aviation Museum
  • Aug. 22 – Harley Angel Mega Bash at Twister City Harley-Davidson

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