With blockbuster concerts, top-tier traveling shows and exhibitions plus a variety of sporting events and live performances, Wichita is an excellent destination as spring begins. Spring breakers can get itinerary ideas with our spring break blog post. Below are just a few of the big events happening in the Heart of the Country this March.
Special Events
- March 2-5 – Wichita Home Show at Century II
- March 3-4 – Paranormal Investigations at Kansas Aviation Museum
- March 4 – Death by Chocolate fundraiser at Exploration Place
- March 11 – Delano Paddy Day Parade in Delano District
- March 11 – Wagon O'Masters' Paddy Party at Naftzger Park
- March 11 – Totally Rad 80s Prom Gone Bad: A 1980s Murder Mystery at Old Cowtown Museum
Family Fun
- ongoing through May 7 – "Expedition: Dinosaur" traveling exhibition and Dinosaur Encounter at Exploration Place
- ongoing – 14 Instagram-worthy photo booths at The Selfie Spot on Douglas
- March 3-5 – Seussical Jr. at Century II’s Mary Jane Teall Theater
- March 23-26 – Disney on Ice presents "Frozen" & "Encanto" at INTRUST Bank Arena
- March 31 – Final Friday Food Truck Rally at Wichita Boathouse
Markets and More
- March 4, 11, 18, 25 – Kansas Grown Outdoor Farmers Market at Sedgwick County Extension Office
- March 5 – Sunday Sip and Shop at Alzavino Wine Tavern
- March 11 – 2nd Saturday at various locations
- March 25-26 – Towne West Spring Marketplace at Towne West Mall
Sports
- March 3-4 – 2023 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championship at Hartman Arena
- March 3 – Wichita Thunder vs. Utah Grizzlies (Star Wars Night) hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
- March 5 – Wichita State University vs. South Florida men’s basketball at Charles Koch Arena
- March 5 – Wichita Thunder vs. Utah Grizzlies (Sunday Funday) hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
- March 11 – Wichita Wings v. New Mexico Runners major arena soccer at Hartman Arena
- March 12 – Wichita Brewing Co. Relay Marathon at Wichita Brewing Company
- March 12 – Wichita Regulators vs Queen City professional indoor football at Hartman Arena
- March 17 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Shreveport Mavericks ("The Office" Night - Meet Kevin!) The Basketball League game at Charles Koch Arena
- March 18 – Wichita Thunder vs. Kansas City Mavericks (Nickelodean Baby Shark Night) hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
- March 19 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Rockwall 7ers (Meet Kevin from "The Office") The Basketball League game at Charles Koch Arena
- March 19 – Wichita Regulators vs Missouri Monarchs professional indoor football at Hartman Arena
- March 26 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Little Rock Lightning The Basketball League game at Charles Koch Arena
- March 24-26 – 2023 National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Junior Toyota National Championship Series at Wichita Hoops
- March 31 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Enid Outlaws (90's Night! Meet Al from Home Improvement) The Basketball League game at Charles Koch Arena
- March 31-April 2 – 2023 National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Adult Toyota National Championship Series at Wichita Hoops
Film Screenings
- March 4, 5, 11 – “EO” film screening at Tallgrass Film Center
- March 8 – LUNAFEST film festival fundraiser for Girls on the Run Heart of Kansas at Orpheum Theatre
- March 10 – mama.film series: “Marie Antoinette” at Wichita Art Museum
- March 11 – Academy Awards Watch Party Tallgrass Film Association fundraiser at Candela at The LUX
- March 16 – "Bullitt" film screening at Orpheum Theatre
- March 23 – Tallgrass Film Association presents “Robot & Frank” free film screening and discussion at Wichita Public Library – Advanced Learning Library
- ongoing – "Kansas: An Immersive Dome Experience" in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place
- ongoing – “Dinosaurs of Antarctica” in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place
- ongoing – "Serengeti" in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place
Arts and Culture
- ongoing through March 5 – "Kaleidoscope" exhibition at Wichita Art Museum
- ongoing through March 31 – "Universal Frontier" exhibition by John Newsom at Mark Arts
- ongoing through April 16 – "The Expansive Sky: Recent Acquisitions by Keith Jacobshagen" at Wichita Art Museum
- ongoing through April 22 – “Transmissions: XXIV Faculty Biennial” at Ulrich Museum of Art
- ongoing through May 6 – “The Boat People” and “Nature in the Floating World: Images of Nature in Japanese and Chinese Art” at Ulrich Museum of Art
- ongoing through May 14 – "Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper" at Wichita Art Museum
- ongoing through June 18 – “Wichita: A Century of Fashion” exhibition at Wichita Art Museum
- ongoing through June – “Art Deco on the Plains” and “The Artistic Life and Work of Genevieve Frickel” at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
- ongoing through Oct. 1 – “Why We Collect What We Collect” at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
- March 3 – First Friday Gallery Crawl in downtown Wichita
- March 5 – Corks & Canvas Painting Class at Grace Hill Winery
Performing Arts
- through March 4 – "Two Gentlemen of Verona" at Roxy’s Downtown
- through-March 5 – “Murder on the Orient Express” presented by The Forum Theatre company at the Wilke Center
- through March 18 – “Beauty School Melodrama” at Mosley Street Melodrama
- March 4 – "Dance Odyssey: Phoenix" 48th annual dance show by Amira Dance Productions at Crown Uptown Theatre
- March 10 – The Black Jacket Symphony presents “Fleetwood Mac Rumours” at Orpheum Theatre
- March 17-19 – American Theatre Guild presents “Anastasia” at Century II Concert Hall
- March 19 – Chamber Music Society: Akropolis Reed Quintet at Wichita Art Museum
- March 23-25 – Gridiron stage show benefiting Kansas journalism scholarships at Roxy’s Downtown
- March 26 – Wichita Symphony Orchestra presents “All Things Majestic” at Century II Concert Hall
- March 31-April 1 – Heart of America Men’s Chorus at Roxy’s Downtown
Live Music and Comedy
- March 1 – Subtronics Antifractal Tour at The Cotillion
- March 3 – Scotty Austin, Flaw, Shallowside with Dark Below at WAVE
- March 4 – Sleight-ly Tipsy with Christian Manahl at The Loony Bin
- March 4 – Dexter and the Moonrocks at WAVE
- March 5 – The Bandit at The Loony Bin
- March 7 – Eric Johnson - Treasure Tour at WAVE
- March 9 – Reverend Horton Heat at WAVE
- March 9 – Riley Green at The Cotillion
- March 9 – Jason Boland & The Stragglers Delectric Tour at TempleLive
- March 9-11 – Comedian Gabriel Rutledge at The Loony Bin
- March 10 – Eric Gales with Ally Venable at WAVE
- March 12 – Second Sunday Drag Brunch at Roxy’s Downtown
- March 16 – Casting Crowns at Hartman Arena
- March 16-18 – Comedian Vince Morris at The Loony Bin
- March 17 – Million Dollar Time Machine at Orpheum Theatre
- March 17 – Underoath: The Blind Obedience Tour at The Cotillion
- March 18 – REO Speedwagon at Hartman Arena
- March 23 – Chase Rice at The Cotillion
- March 23-25 – Comedian John Wesley Austin at The Loony Bin
- March 24 – Aaron Watson at The Cotillion
- March 25 – Johnny Cash & Neil Diamond Tribute featuring Doug Allen Cash at Orpheum Theatre
- March 25 – Masquerade Ball orchestrated by DJ Cadence at WAVE
- March 25 – Randy Rogers Band at The Cotillion
- March 30 –Kenny Chesney with Special Guest Kelsea Ballerini at INTRUST Bank Arena
- March 31 – Jackson Taylor & The Sinners at The Cotillion
- March 31 – Bryce Vine at TempleLive
For the latest list of events and experiences, check out the Visit Wichita calendar of events.