From award-winning musicals and blockbuster concerts to family-friendly activities and unique market events, there is something for everyone on this list of the big events coming up in May. Check out all the things to do as you plan your vacation or a weekend getaway in Wichita

Festivals & Special Events

• Open Streets ICT - NOMAR in Wichita’s North Market area – May 1
• Ragin' Cajun Night: Crawfish Boil & Concert at Exploration Place – May 12
• Haunted History - A Paranormal Investigation adult camp-in at Museum of World Treasures – May 13
• Elsie Allen's Tea on the Terrace at the Frank Lloyd Wright Allen House – May 14
• Tacos & Tequila Festival at Wichita Boathouse – May 14
• 2022 Asian Night Market at Naftzger Park – May 28

Family Fun & Mother’s Day

• Cirque Ma'Ceo equestrian cirque show at Sedgwick County Park – April 30-May 1
• Free Day for "American Art Deco" exhibition at Wichita Art Museum – May 7
• Spring Fling Mother’s Day Event at Fulton Valley Farms – May 7-8
• Mother’s Day at the Zoo at Sedgwick County Zoo – May 8
• Mother’s Day at Botanica Wichita – May 8
• Paw Patrol LIVE! at INTRUST Bank Arena – May 17-18
• Play on a Plane Day at Kansas Aviation Museum – May 21
• Steampunk Weekend at Old Cowtown Museum – May 21-22
• Dogs! A Science Tail traveling exhibition at Exploration Place – May 27-Sept. 5

Live Music & Comedy

• Under the Streetlamp at Orpheum Theatre – May 1
• Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit at WAVE – May 1
• Karaoke with "The Voice" contestant Injoy Fountain at Vorshay's Cocktail Lounge – May 3
• Jon Spencer And The Hitmakers with Quasi at WAVE – May 3
• The Steel Woods with Red Shahan at WAVE – May 5
• Kabir Singh at The Loony Bin – May 5-7
• Josh Ward at The Cotillion – May 6
• Orville Peck at TempleLive – May 7
• NEETOBREATHE at Orpheum Theatre – May 9
• Southern Culture on the Skids with Dressy Bessy at WAVE – May 10
• Ragin' Cajun Night: Crawfish Boil & Concert at Exploration Place – May 12
• Whiskey Myers with Shane Smith & The Saints & special guest Goodbye June at WAVE – May 12
• Clutch at The Cotillion – May 13
• Halestorm with Mammoth WVH at WAVE – May 14
• Robert Earl Keen at Orpheum Theatre – May 18
• Justin Moore with Granger Smith at Hartman Arena – May 19
• Brooks and Dunn at INTRUST Bank Arena – May 20
• Yonder Mountain String Band with Pretend Friend at TempleLive – May 20
• Christone "Kingfish" Ingram at The Cotillion – May 21
• Comedian Brian Regan Live at Orpheum Theatre – May 21
• Purple Party Prince Tribute at WAVE – May 21
• Indigo Girls at Orpheum Theatre – May 22
• Twilight Tunes on the Terrace featuring Jared Deck at Botanica Wichita – May 24
• Kat Wright at WAVE – May 25
• David Allan Coe at The Cotillion – May 26
• Giovannie & The Hired Guns at TempleLive – May 26
• Beatles vs Stones tribute bands at Orpheum Theatre – May 27
• A Night With Pavlo at Crown Uptown Theatre – May 27
• Nostalgia at Brickyard – May 27
• Tracy Lawrence + Clay Walker at The Cotillion – May 28

Sports & Recreation

Sports and Recreation

• Prairie Fire Race Series Spring Half Marathon, 5k and Family 5K in downtown Wichita – May 1
• 3rd Annual Plains Regional Regatta at Arkansas River – May 1
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Tulsa Drillers Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 3
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Tulsa Drillers Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 4
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Tulsa Drillers Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 5
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Tulsa Drillers Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 6
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Tulsa Drillers Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 7
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Tulsa Drillers Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 8
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield Cardinals Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 17
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield Cardinals Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 18
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield Cardinals Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 19
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield Cardinals Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 20
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield Cardinals Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 21
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield Cardinals Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 22
• Wichita Wind Surge vs. Frisco RoughRiders Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium – May 31

Film Screenings

• "Everest" in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place – ongoing
• "National Parks Adventure" in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place – through May 19
• "Black Panther" film screening at Orpheum Theatre – May 6
• "The Graduate" film screening at Orpheum Theatre – May 19
• "Love & Basketball" film screening at Orpheum Theatre – May 26

Performing Arts

• Disney's "The Lion King" at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center – now through May 8
• "Kids In Space" at Mosley Street Melodrama– now through May 14
• “Five Guys Named Joe” by The Forum Theatre Company at Wilke Center– now through May 15
• “RENT” live musical at Crown Uptown Theatre – through May 22
• "Priscilla - Queen of the Desert" at Roxy’s Downtown – May 5-22
• Symphony In The Gardens at Botanica Wichita – May 13
• Shen Yun dance performance at Century II Performing Arts Center – May 14-15
• Dirty Square Dancing at Mosley Street Melodrama– May 27-July 9

Arts & Culture

• Masks of The Lion King Exhibition at The Kansas African American Museum – through May 7
• First Friday Gallery Crawl at various locations – May 6
• Washed Ashore traveling exhibit at Botanica Wichita – May 14 to Oct. 23
• Eija-Liisa Ahtila: The Annunciation, Eija-Liisa: The Bridge, Ann Resnick: Chapter & Verse and Annabel Daou: DECLARATION exhibitions at Ulrich Museum of Art – ongoing through May 7
• “Putting on the Glitz: Art Deco Fashion" exhibition at Wichita Art Museum – ongoing through May 8
• "Where the Sky Touches the Sea" exhibition at Envision Arts Gallery and Engagement Center – ongoing through May 27
• "American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939" exhibition at Wichita Art Museum – ongoing through May 29
• "Bring the Bosins Home - The Journey Continues" at Mid-America All-Indian Museum – ongoing through June 4
• "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

Markets and More

• Art Market at Mark Arts – May 7
• Kansas Grown Farmers Market at Sedgwick County Extension Office – May 7, 14, 21, 28
• Old Town Farm & Art Market at Old Town’s Farm & Art Plaza – May 7, 14, 21, 28
• 2nd Saturday at various locations – May 14
• 2nd Saturday Sell-A-Bration! Indoor/Outdoor Marketplace at Generations Antiques and Artisans – May 14
• Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount East Antique Mall – May 14
• Community Fair Days at Old Cowtown Museum – May 15
• SHOP & GRUB at Naftzger Park – May 15
• Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount Antique Mall – May 21
• Outdoor Vintage Market at Paramount Marketplace Antiques, Vintage & New – May 28
• 2022 Asian Night Market at Naftzger Park – May 28

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