Catch an exciting holiday show, take the family on a Christmas lights tour or search the town to find Santa. Wichita is offering lots of family-friendly activities and Christmas experiences this season. Here’s a list of things to do in Wichita in December.
Holiday Events
- The Christmas Spirit by Frederick Stroppel at Wichita Community Theatre – Dec. 2-12
- Wichita Children’s Theatre presents Santa’s Toyland at Crown Uptown – Dec. 2-4
- Holiday Moonlight Tours at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House Museum and Study Center – Dec. 2, 9, 16
- Short & Suite Nutcracker by Midwest Dance Mechanix at Center for Performing Arts – Dec. 3-5
- Inverno - The Great Holiday Circus at Crown Uptown Theatre – Dec. 3-19
- Victorian Christmas at Cowtown – Dec. 3-4 & 10-11
- Friends of Wichita Art Museum Holiday Open House at Wichita Art Museum – Dec. 5
- Zach Williams - I Don't Want Christmas to End Tour at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 9
- Ballet Wichita’s The Nutcracker at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – Dec. 10-12
- Winter Wonderland at Evergy Pavilion at Naftzger Park – Dec. 11
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Dome Experience at Exploration Place – Dec. 16-18
- Metropolitan Ballet’s The Nutcracker Ballet at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – Dec. 18-19
- Away in the Basement - A Church Basement Ladies Musical at Roxy’s Downtown – through Dec. 19
- Holiday Stroll (horse-drawn carriage rides) at Bradley Fair – through Dec. 19
- Cool Yule - A Swingin' Christmas at The Forum Theatre Company – through Dec. 19
- A Country Christmas at Fulton Valley Farms – through Dec. 19
- Watson’s Christmas Express at O.J. Watson Park – through Dec. 19
- Old Fashioned Christmas at Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm – through Dec. 21
- The Hallmork Channel Christmas Melodrama at Mosley Street Melodrama – through Dec. 23
- Peril at the North Pole: Yule Die Laughing at Prairie Pines Playhouse – through Dec. 23
- Lights at AbilityPoint drive-thru light display – through Dec. 28
- Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday at Field Station: Dinosaurs – through Dec. 31
- Illuminations 2021 at Botanica Wichita at Botanica Wichita – through Jan. 1
- Safari of Lights at Tanganyika Wildlife Park – through Jan. 2
- Ice Pond at the Plazzio outdoor ice skating rink at Chicken N Pickle – through mid-January (check website for exact dates, which are based on weather conditions)
Other Family Friendly Events
- Wild Lights at Sedgwick County Zoo – through Dec. 5 (Wednesday-Sunday)
- Winter Wednesdays at Sedgwick County Zoo – Wednesdays through February
- Astronaut – Do You Have What It Takes at Exploration Place – through Jan. 2
- Art Together at Mark Arts – Dec. 11
- Central Kansas Winter Reptile Expo at Best Western Wichita North – Dec. 4
Sports
- Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball vs. Kansas State University at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 5
- Wichita Thunder hockey vs. Allen Americans at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 9
- Wichita Thunder hockey vs. Allen Americans at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 10
- Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball vs. Norfolk State at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University campus – Dec. 11
- Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball vs. Alcorn State at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University campus – Dec. 14
- Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball vs. North Texas at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University campus – Dec. 18
- Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball vs. Prairie View A&M at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University campus – Dec. 22
- Wichita Thunder hockey vs. Tulsa Oilers at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 26
- Wichita Thunder hockey vs. Tulsa Oilers at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 27
- Wichita Thunder hockey vs. Allen Americans at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 29
- Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball vs. East Carolina at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University campus – Dec. 29
Performing Arts
- Wichita Symphony Orchestra Make It Mozart at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – Dec. 5
- Summer - The Donna Summer Musical at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – Dec. 14-16
- Music On Site presents an Opera Scenes Showcase at Larksfield Place – Dec. 15
- Music On Site presents Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at Friends University – Dec. 17-19
Live Music & Comedy
- Bob Saget at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 2
- Joe Rogan - The Sacred Clown Tour at INTRUST Bank Arena – Dec. 3
- Monophonics, It's Only Us Tour with Rudy De Anda at WAVE – Dec. 4
- The Price Is Right Live - Stage Show at Hartman Arena – Dec. 4
- Shame About Softie at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 4
- Savanna Chestnut at Wichita Union Stockyards – Dec. 4
- Meth Damon, Jackass & Swamp Dragon at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 9
- Paul Jarvis at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 10
- Asleep at the Wheel - Comin' Right at Ya at The Cotillion – Dec. 10
- John Crist - Fresh Cuts Comedy Tour at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 10
- Throes of Rejection: A Tribute to Dime & Vinnie featuring WhiskeyDick & John Woodson’s Leg at Temple Live Wichita – Dec. 10
- Tyler Rich at Temple Live Wichita – Dec. 11
- Eli Young Band at The Cotillion – Dec. 11
- Bucky Fowler & Southern Charm at Wichita Union Stockyards – Dec. 11
- Heartwerk at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 11
- Anna P.S. at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 12
- Jeff Ruby at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 13
- Dan Whitaker at Kirby’s Beer Store – Dec. 14
- Jason Mraz - Live and Acoustic with Toca Rivera at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 14
- Lindsey Buckingham Live at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 18
- Prairie Smoke at Wichita Union Stockyards – Dec. 18
- For The Birds – Nest Fest featuring Rise Again, Sunset Motel, MJ12 & Left Without Notice at Temple Live Wichita – Dec. 18
- NYE with Paul Bogart at Wichita Union Stockyards – Dec. 31
Film Screenings
- Edward Scissorhands: Winter Film Series at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 4
- Home Alone: Winter Film Series at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 11
- It's a Wonderful Life: Winter Film Series at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 19
Arts & Culture
- Grand Tour at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House – Dec. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 29
- First Friday Gallery Crawl – Dec. 3
- Winter Art Mania at Wichita Art Museum – Dec. 26
- Love in the Time of the Anthropocene at Ulrich Museum at Wichita State University – through Dec. 4
- Look, It’s Daybreak, Dear, Time to Sing at Ulrich Museum at Wichita State University – through Dec. 4
- Drone-tography - The Elevated Eye Exhibit at Exploration Place – through Dec. 30
- Portrait of a Man - Tapping into Essence at The Kansas African American Museum – through Dec. 31
- B.J.O. Nordfeldt - American Internationalist at Wichita Art Museum – through Jan. 6 (excluding Mondays)
- Nordfeldt Connections in Wichita at Wichita Art Museum – through March 12
- Lloyd Foltz - Prairie Print Maker at Exploration Place – through April 10
- Bring the Bosins Home - The Journey Continues at Mid-America All-Indian Museum – through June 4
- Turn It Up to 90 – 90th Anniversary of the Electric Guitar’s Wichita World Debut at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum – through July 2022
Markets and More
- Indian Art Market at Mid-America All-Indian Museum – Dec. 4
- Old Town Farm and Art Market - Holiday Season at the Farm & Art Plaza in the Old Town District – Dec. 4, 11, 18
- HoliDAZE 2021 Pop Up Market at Nortons Brewing Co. – Dec. 5
- 2nd Saturday at various locations – Dec. 11
- 2nd Saturday Sell-A-Bration! Indoor/Outdoor Marketplace at Generations Antiques and Artisans – Dec. 11-12
Adult-focused Events
- Winter Wonderland Paint Workshop Inspired by Jackson Pollock at Mark Arts – Dec. 2
- Interactive screening of “Elf” for ages 21+ at Wichita Art Museum – Dec. 9
- A Drag Queen Christmas at Orpheum Theatre – Dec. 16
- Poinsettia Painting Workshop Inspired by Takashi Murakami at Mark Arts – Dec. 16
- Holiday Light Tour with Brew Wagon Tours – through Dec. 31
- Apparition Yule Ball pop-up bar at Headshots Bar & Grill – through Jan. 1
- Snowbound: A Merry Ski Lodge themed pop-up gathering spot on the rooftop of Chicken N Pickle – through Jan. 9
For the latest list of events and experiences, check out the Visit Wichita calendar of events.