Start making your November bucket list because Wichita has a little something for everyone. Peruse this list for things to do while kicking off the holiday season. Find family fun, arts and culture, sports and more in the Heart of the Country.

A brontosaurus sculpture is surrounded by Christmas lights at Field Station: Dinosaurs

Family fun for the holidays

  • Ongoing through Dec.17 – Wild Lights at Sedgwick County Zoo 
  • Nov. 4 – Gingerbread Village at Exploration Place
  • Nov. 4 – Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela's
  • Nov. 10 – Jan. 7 – Arctic Adventure at Exploration Place
  • Nov. 11 – Holiday Wright Style at Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House Museum and Study Center
  • Nov. 14 – Enameled Holiday Ornaments at Mark Arts
  • Nov. 16 – Frozen Sing-Along at Exploration Place
  • Nov. 16 – Merry & Bright Union Station Lighting Event at Union Station Plaza
  • Nov. 16 – The 40th Annual Wreath Festival at Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
  • Nov. 17 – Illuminations Christmas Tree Lighting Botanica Wichita
  • Nov. 17-21 & Nov. 24-26 – 9th Annual Midian Shrine Feztival of Trees at Midian Shrine Center
  • Nov. 18 – Bradley Fair Tree Lighting Ceremony at Bradley Fair 
  • Nov. 21 – “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
  • Nov. 24 – A Country Christmas at Fulton Valley Farms
  • Nov. 24 – Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday at Field Station: Dinosaurs
  • Nov. 24 – Illuminations at Botanica Wichita
  • Nov. 24 – Watson’s Christmas Express at OJ Watson Park

The advertisement for Cirque du Soleil Coreto feature acrobats

Performing Arts

  • Nov. 2-19 – "Ain't Misbehavin'" at The Forum Theatre
  • Nov. 4 – "La Boheme" at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center; Concert Hall
  • Nov. 5 – Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 19-12 – Cirque du Soleil Corteo at INTRUST Bank Arena

Singer Kidd G poses for a photo in a striped shirt

Live Music & Comedy

  • Nov. 1 – Emo Orchestra Featuring Hawthorne Heights at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 2 – “The Golden Girls” at Roxy's Downtown
  • Nov. 3 – Steve Trevino at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 3 – Aaron Lewis at Kansas Star Casino
  • Nov. 3 – Skeletal Remains at TempleLive Wichita
  • Nov. 4 – Matt Mathews at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 4 – Casey Donahew at The Cotillion
  • Nov. 4 – Craig Wayne Boyd at Wichita Union Stockyards
  • Nov. 4 – ICT Block Party Special Holiday Session at WAVE
  • Nov. 5 – Central Stand Up: Showdown at Central Standard Brewing
  • Nov. 10 – “Derbyville: Town of Misfit Toys” at Mosley Street Melodrama
  • Nov. 11 – The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show at Wichita Marriott Hotel
  • Nov. 11-12 – Wichita Symphony Youth Orchestras Fall Concerts at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center: Concert Hall
  • Nov. 15 – Nurse Blake at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 17 – Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Scared Scriptless at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 18 – Steve Hofstetter at Crown Uptown Theatre
  • Nov. 18 – Elvis Rock N’ Roll Tribute Starring Joseph Hall at Orpheum Theatre
  • Nov. 24 – “A Cabaret Christmas” at Roxy's Downtown
  • Nov. 30 – Kidd G: Anywhere but Home Tour at TempleLive Wichita

People appreciate art at the Ulrich Family Fun Day

Arts & Culture

  • Nov. 1 – Rodrigo Moura: Indigenisms and Indigeneitiesin the Art from Brazil
  • Nov. 3-17 - Roses Are Forever by Roshunda Holt at Envision Arts Gallery at Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center
  • Nov. 3 – The Color Walls: Peeling Back the Layers at Mulberry Art Gallery
  • Nov. 4 – Ulrich Family Fun Day at Ulrich Museum of Art-Wichita State University
  • Nov. 7 - Hong Tien Vu: Increasing Digital Literacy in Refugee Communities at Ulrich Museum of Art-Wichita State University
  • Nov. 15 - Senior Wednesday: Vivian Zavataro | chro•ma [kroh-muh] at Ulrich Museum of Art-Wichita State University
  • Nov. 17 - Gallery Talk: Artist John Douglas Powers at Wichita Art Museum
  • Nov. 26 - National Museum Store Sunday at Wichita Art Museum\

Players of the wichita Thunder hockey team play on the ice

Sports & Recreation

  • Nov. 4 – AEW Collision at INTRUST Bank Areana
  • Nov. 3-4 - KSHSAA 4-1A Boys Soccer Championship at SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex
  • Nov. 12-18 – NJCAA DI Men's & Women's Soccer Championships at SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex
  • Nov. 17-18 – National Finals Steer Roping at Kansas Star Casino
  • Nov. 17-19 – Wichita Thunder vs. Rapid City Rush at INTRUST Bank Arena
  • Nov. 18 – Wichita Turkey Trot at Century II 
  • Nov. 18 – Hungry for a Rematch Roller Derby at The Cotillion
  • Nov. 22 – Wichita Thunder vs. Allen Americans at INTRUST Bank Arena
  • Nov. 22 – Friendsgiving Pickleball Tournament at Chicken N Pickle 
  • Nov. 23 – Say Grace Race at GraceMed Health Clinic
  • Nov. 29 – Wichita Thunder vs. Tulsa Oilers at INTRUST Bank Arena 
  • Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 – NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship at SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex

Goods are placed on the shelves at the Wichita Art Museum gift shop

Markets & More

  • Nov. 3 & Dec. 1 – First Friday Gallery Crawl in Downtown Wichita
  • Nov. 9-12 – Holiday Tables at Mark Arts
  • Nov. 11 & Dec. 9 – 2nd Saturday at various locations
  • Nov. 19 – Shop & Grub at Exploration Place Festival Plaza
  • Nov. 22 – Plantsgiving! at GROW Giesen Plant Shop/Botanic 
  • Nov. 24-26 – Holiday Open House at Sedwick County Zoo
  • Nov. 25 – Small Business Saturday at various locations
  • Nov. 25 to Dec. 9 – 8th Annual Holiday Market at the Envision Arts Gallery
  • Nov. 26 – Museum Store Sunday at Wichita Art Museum

For the latest list of events and experiences, check out the Visit Wichita calendar of events.