In the heat of summer, Wichita has some cool events for the whole family. From live entertainment and food festivals to watching tomorrow’s greats play America’s favorite pastime, below you’ll find a variety of things to do in Wichita in July.

Looking to celebrate Independence Day? There are an assortment of activities and events to keep you busy over the 4th of July in Wichita.

Festivals & Special Events

• Clock Tower Carillon Concert at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum – July 1
• Celebrate America! at Old Cowtown Museum – July 2
• ​Red, White, Blue on the Farm at Eberly Farm – July 2
• Americana Luau at Chicken N Pickle – July 2
• Independence Day Commemoration at Veterans Memorial Park – July 4
• Red, White & BOOM! in downtown Wichita – July 4
• Wichita Warbird Weekend aircraft display and concert at B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center – July 6-10
• 2022 Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon and Brews Festival at Hartman Arena – July 9
• Automobilia Moonlight Car Show and Street Party in downtown Wichita – July 9
• The Blackout ICT Awards Show at Crown Uptown Theatre – July 9
• Tunes + Tallgrass: "Wizard of Oz" at Wichita Art Museum – July 15
• Happy Birthday, Wichita celebration at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum – July 23-24
• Night of Treasures - A Party in Asgard fundraiser at Museum of World Treasures – July 23
• The Big Float river float and beach party at Boats & Bikes – July 30
• Apparition Blackbeard pop-up bar at Headshots Bar & Grill – ongoing Wednesday to Saturday in June and July
• Chicken N Pickle Tiki Shack pop-up bar at Chicken N Pickle – ongoing through Aug. 28
• Wichita Attractions Tour at various locations – ongoing through Sept. 6
• Wicked Brew Tour at various locations – ongoing through Sept. 12

Family Fun

• Little Aviators at Kansas Aviation Museum – July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• Celebrate America! at Old Cowtown Museum – July 2
• Americana Luau at Chicken N Pickle – July 2
• “All About Art Deco” youth summer program at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum – July 2-3
• Twilight Tuesdays at the Zoo at Sedgwick County Zoo – July 5, 12, 19, 26
• Art Together: Sidewalk Chalk Extravaganza at Mark Arts – July 9
• Wichita Children’s Theatre presents “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Crown Uptown Theatre – July 14-16
• Tunes + Tallgrass: "Wizard of Oz" at Wichita Art Museum – July 15
• National Day of the Cowboy at Old Cowtown Museum – July 23
• Mermaids & Starfish at Botanica Wichita – July 23
• Summer Birthday Bash at Wichita Art Museum – July 23
• Dogs! A Science Tail exhibition at Exploration Place – ongoing through Sept. 5
• "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea" traveling exhibit at Botanica Wichita – ongoing through Oct. 23
• Mermaid Tales at Rock River Rapids - July 16 & 23
• Party at the Rock at Rock River Rapids - July 21

Performing Arts

• Wichita Grand Opera presents ROJO - A Celebration of Latin Music at Wichita Art Museum – July 1
• Prairie Pines Playhouse Presents: "Lost to Space" at Prairie Pines Playhouse Mystery Dinner Theatre – through July 2
• "Dirty Square Dancing" at Mosley Street Melodrama– through July 9
• Music Theatre Wichita presents "Kinky Boots" at Century II Performing Arts – July 6-10
• Heathers: The Musical at Roxy’s Downtown – July 7-23
• The Wedding Singer Musical at Crown Uptown Theatre – July 15-Aug. 7
• “Revenge of the Beanie Babies: A Hella Fly 90s Melodrama” at Mosley Street Melodrama – July 22-Sept. 3
• Wichita Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony 360 at Century II – July 23
• Music Theatre Wichita presents "The Wizard of Oz" at Century II Performing Arts – July 27-31

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Arts & Culture

• First Friday Gallery Crawl at various locations – July 1
• First Fridays Under the Stars! at Old Cowtown Museum – July 1
• Front Porch Launch Party in Downtown Wichita – July 1
• Summer Birthday Bash at Wichita Art Museum – July 23
• "Turn It Up to 90 – 90th Anniversary of the Electric Guitar’s Wichita World Debut" at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum – ongoing through July
• "The International Block Print Renaissance Then and Now: A Centennial Celebration of Block Prints in Wichita, Kansas, 1922-2022" exhibition at Wichita Art Museum – ongoing through Aug. 7
• “SENSES: Community Arts Exhibition” at Envision Arts Gallery and Engagement Center – ongoing through Aug. 26
• "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea" traveling exhibit at Botanica Wichita – ongoing through Oct. 23

Sports & Recreation

• Heritage Classic at Rolling Hills Country Club – June 27-July 1
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riverfront Stadium – July 4
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riverfront Stadium – July 6
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riverfront Stadium – July 7
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riverfront Stadium – July 8
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riverfront Stadium – July 9
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riverfront Stadium – July 9
• Nico Hernandez Returns at Charles Koch Arena - Wichita State University – July 9
• USA Boxing - National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival at Century II – July 11-16
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium – July 12
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium – July 13
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium – July 14
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium – July 15
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium – July 16
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium – July 17
• The Basketball Tournament (TBT) 2022 Regionals & Quarterfinals at Charles Koch Arena - Wichita State University – July 22-28
• World Class Revolution Pro Wrestling’s Clash at the Cotillion VII: Everybody’s Got A Price at The Cotillion – July 24
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. NW Arkansas Naturals at Riverfront Stadium – July 26
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. NW Arkansas Naturals at Riverfront Stadium – July 27
• 88th NBC World Series at Hobart-Detter Field (July 28-31) in Hutchinson and Wichita State University's Eck Stadium (Aug. 1-6)
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. NW Arkansas Naturals at Riverfront Stadium – July 28
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. NW Arkansas Naturals at Riverfront Stadium – July 29
• 2022 Midwest Regional Water Ski Championships at Mystic Lakes Ski Club – July 29-31
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. NW Arkansas Naturals at Riverfront Stadium – July 30
• Wichita Wind Surge baseball vs. NW Arkansas Naturals at Riverfront Stadium – July 31

Live Music & Comedy

• The Avett Brothers at Hartman Arena – July 1
• Tab Benoit at The Cotillion – July 1
• Disco & Funk Dance Party W/Merlin Brando at WAVE – July 1
• Front Porch Launch Party in Downtown Wichita – July 1
• Comedian Mo Alexander at The Loony Bin – June 30-July 2
• Wichita Grand Opera presents ROJO - A Celebration of Latin Music at Wichita Art Museum – July 1
• Saturday Night Live Jazz at Jenny Dawn Cellars – July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
• Nostalgia with DJ Mas & Special Guests at Brickyard – July 2
• Band Night at Stearman Bar & Grill – July 2, 9, 16, 23
• Twilight Tuesdays at the Zoo at Sedgwick County Zoo – July 5, 12, 19, 26
• Wichita Warbird Weekend aircraft display and concert at B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center – July 6-10
• Tuan Hung at Kansas Star Casino – July 9
• Flatland Cavalry w/ Keller Cox at WAVE – July 9
• Comedian Jon “Polar Bear” Gonzalez at The Loony Bin – July 13
• Dave Mason at TempleLive – July 13
• Big & Rich at Kansas Star Casino – July 15
• Tunes + Tallgrass: "Wizard of Oz" at Wichita Art Museum – July 15
• Durry W/ The Cavves at WAVE – July 15
• KEYN Summer Concert Series: King Midas at Hartman Arena – July 15
• James Taylor & His All-Star Band at INTRUST Bank Arena – July 16
• Ned LeDoux and Western Underground Band at Wichita Union Stockyards – July 16
• Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners at The Cotillion – July 16
• As I Lay Dying w/ White Chapel, Shadow of Intent, Brand of Sacrifice at WAVE – July 16
• The Mountain Goats W/ Abby Hamilton at WAVE – July 17
• SCARFACE Farewell Tour at The Cotillion at The Cotillion – July 21
• Comedian Greg Warren at The Loony Bin – July 21-23
• Kurtis Conner at Orpheum Theatre – July 22
• KEYN Summer Concert Series: Lucky People at Hartman Arena – July 22
• Dizzy Wright at TempleLive – July 23
• Emo Nite at WAVE – July 23
• Comedian The Copenhagen Bandit at The Loony Bin – July 24
• Twilight Tunes on the Terrace - Stimulus at Botanica Wichita – July 26
• Jesse Daniel at WAVE – July 29
• KEYN Summer Concert Series: Across the Pond at Hartman Arena – July 29
• G-REX at WAVE – July 30
• Cynthia Rausch at the Wichita Union Stockyards – July 30

Film Screenings

• Movies in the Park “Iron Man” at Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover – July 9
• Monday Movies at the Museum - “Elf" at Kansas Aviation Museum – July 11
• "In the Heat of the Night" film screening at Orpheum Theatre – July 14
• Tunes + Tallgrass: "Wizard of Oz" at Wichita Art Museum – July 15
• Shockers Under the Stars youth entrepreneurs vendor booths and screening of “Space Jam” at Wichita State University – July 21
• "Straighten Up and Fly Right" at Tallgrass Film Center – July 22-24
• Disney & Pixar's "Soul" film screening at Orpheum Theatre – July 29
• A Summer of Magic: Harry Potter Dome Theater at Exploration Place – through Aug. 26
• "Everest" in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place – ongoing
• “Superpower Dogs” in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place – ongoing

Markets & More ​

• BuyICT Summer Market at Historic Union Station – July 1
• First Friday Pop Up Market Series at Revolutsia – July 1
• Front Porch Launch Party in Downtown Wichita – July 1
• Kansas Grown Farmers Market at Sedgwick County Extension Office – July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
• Old Town Farm & Art Market at Old Town’s Farm & Art Plaza – July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
• 2nd Saturday at various locations – July 9
• 2nd Saturday Sell-A-Bration! Indoor/Outdoor Marketplace at Generations Antiques and Artisans – July 9
• Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount East Antique Mall – July 9
• Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount Antique Mall – July 16
• Community Fair Days at Old Cowtown Museum – July 17
• SHOP & GRUB at Naftzger Park – July 17
• Shockers Under the Stars youth entrepreneurs vendor booths and screening of “Space Jam” at Wichita State University – July 21
• Outdoor Vintage Market at Paramount Marketplace Antiques, Vintage & New – July 23

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