You’ll find something for every interest among Wichita’s festival lineup in September: African culture, Hispanic heritage, nature, music, art, food and yoga, to name just a few. Plus, there’s plenty of live music, comedy and sports, including an NHL game at INTRUST Bank Arena, happening all month.

If you’re a fan of live theater, you won’t want to miss Music Theatre Wichita’s productions of “Cats” and “Six” or the variety of other performances scheduled. Take a look at the following big events happening in September in Wichita and start planning your visit to the Heart of the Country!

Festivals & Special Events

• Aug. 19-Sept. 9 – Kansas Maze Sunflower Festival at Gaeddert Farms (estimated dates)
• Sept. 2 – Wichita African Union's 10th annual Cultural Event at Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview
• Sept. 3 –BBQ & Beer Invasion: Night Goat BBQ & Surly Brewing at Brickyard
• Sept. 7-9 – ICT Fest  no genre, no age restriction music event at various locations
• Sept. 9 – Zoobilee at Sedgwick County Zoo
• Sept. 9 – Wichita Water Lantern Festival at O.J. Watson Park
• Sept. 10 – Orie’s Garlic Fest at Brickyard
• Sept. 10 – Fiesta Hispana at Exploration Place
• Sept. 15-17 – Autumn & Art  at Bradley Fair Parkway
• Sept. 15-16 – ICT Yoga Fest at Wichita Boathouse
• Sept. 16 – Kansas Railfest at Great Plains Transportation Museum
• Sept. 16 – Latin Fest ICT in Old Town Square
• Sept. 16 – ICT Bee Fest at Mid-American All-Indian Museum
• Sept. 16 – Taste and Tour Food Festival at WAVE
• Sept. 17 – Open Streets ICT along Douglas Avenue
• Sept. 19-23 – Crave Culinary Festival at Mark Arts
• Sept. 21-23 – Drone Light Festival at Exploration Place
• Sept. 22-24 – Flying Monkey Con 2023 tabletop gaming convention at Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview
• Sept. 30 – Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff in downtown Wichita
• Sept. 30 – Prairieland Beer and Music Festival at Hyde Park
• Sept. 30 – Mexican Independence Day celebration at Nomar International Market
• Sept. 30-Oct. 1 – Great Plains Renaissance & Scottish Festival at Sedgwick County Park

Family Fun

• ongoing through Sept. 4 – “Circus! Science Under the Big Top” traveling exhibition at Exploration Place
• ongoing through Sept. 17 – "Dinosaurs Around The World" special exhibition at Botanica Wichita
• ongoing through Oct. 29 – “Pixel Palace” exhibition at Exploration Place
• Sept. 1 – First Fridays Under the Stars at Old Cowtown Museum
• Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Little Aviators at Kansas Aviation Museum
• Sept. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 – Cretaceous Campout at Field Station: Dinosaurs
• Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 – Brunch & Bingo at Chicken N Pickle
• Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26 – Singo at Chicken N Pickle
• Sept. 30-Oct. 1 – Wichita Brick Convention - LEGO Fan Expo at Century II

Performing Arts

• through Sept. 6 – “Fresh Prince of Bel Plaine” at Mosley Street Melodrama
• Aug. 17 -Sept. 2 – “The Last Five Years” at Roxy’s Downtown
• Aug. 25-Sept. 10 – “Dreamgirls” at Crown Uptown
• Sept. 6-10 – Music Theatre Wichita presents "Cats" at Century II
• Sept. 9, 23 – The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show at Wichita Marriott Hotel
• Sept. 15-Oct. 28 – “Nightmare on Mosley Street” at Mosley Street Melodrama
• Sept. 15 -Nov. 4 – “Golden Girls, a Parody” at Roxy’s Downtown
• Sept. 24 – Sunday Brunch Theatre at Mosley Street Melodrama
• Sept. 29 – Wichita Symphony on the Grand Lawn at Botanica Wichita
• Sept. 19-24 – Broadway in Wichita presents "Six" at Century II
• Sept. 15 – Ballet In the Park: "Thumbelina, A Fairy's Tale" at Naftzger Park
• Sept. 16 – Ballet In the Park: "Thumbelina, A Fairy's Tale" at Wichita Art Museum Art Garden
• Sept. 21-Oct. 8 – Forum Theatre presents "Sweeney Todd" at Wilke Center
• Sept. 23 – Ballet In the Park: "Thumbelina, A Fairy's Tale" at Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover

Arts & Culture

• ongoing through Sept. 10 – “Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass” at Wichita Art Museum
• ongoing through Sept. 30: “Holler If You See Me: Black Appalachia” at The Kansas African American Museum
• ongoing through October – “Why We Collect What We Collect” at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
• ongoing through Oct. 27 – "Hands On" featuring Lily Dickson at the Envision Arts Gallery
• ongoing through Dec. 2 – “Lesley Dill, Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me” at Ulrich Museum of Art
• ongoing through Dec. 7 – “Where We Belong: Refugee Stories from Wichita” at Ulrich Museum of Art
• ongoing through Dec. 9 – “Zahy Tentehar: The Civilized” at Ulrich Museum of Art
• Sept. 1 – First Friday Gallery Crawl at various locations
• Sept. 28 – Voices from the Vault: The 2010s artist talk with Chaz Guest at Ulrich Museum of Art

Film Screenings

• ongoing – Dome Theater shows at Exploration Place
• ongoing – "Kansas: An Immersive Dome Experience" in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place
• ongoing through March 28, 2024 – The Dark Side of the Moon - Official Planetarium Show at Exploration Place 
• Sept. 1 – WAM Nights Film Series presents “Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen” at Wichita Art Museum
• Sept. 15 – VHScape monthly secret double feature series at Tallgrass Film Center
• Sept. 17 –  An Evening with John Cusack and screening of "Sixteen Candles" at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 21 –  "Wedding Singer" film screening at Orpheum Theatre

^{Photo credit: Annabel Mehran}

Live Music & Comedy

• Sept. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 – Live Jazz at The 1906 Bar & Lounge at Hotel at Old Town
• Sept. 2 – Thee Sinseers and The Altons at WAVE
• Sept. 2 – The Word Alive The Hard Reset Tour at TempleLive
• Sept. 2 – Rusty Rierson at the Wichita Union Stockyards
• Sept. 3 – Lorna Shore at TempleLive
• Sept. 7 – Gilda House Shine a Light Tour at WAVE
• Sept. 8 – Three Dog Night at The Cotillion
• Sept. 9 – Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 9 – Bailey Rae at the Wichita Union Stockyards
• Sept. 10 – Second Sunday Drag Brunch at Roxy’s Downtown
• Sept. 10 – Here Come the Mummies - Harmonic Gravity Tour at WAVE
• Sept. 12 – Nothing More at The Cotillion
• Sept. 14 – Kip Moore: Damn Love World Tour at Hartman Arena
• Sept. 15 – Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute at WAVE
• Sept. 15 – Comedian Heather Land at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 15 – Shenandoah at TempleLive
• Sept. 16 – Comedian John Crist at Century II
• Sept. 22 – Comedian Bert Kreischer at INTRUST Bank Arena
• Sept. 22 – Common Kings & Steel Pulse Celebrations Tour at WAVE
• Sept. 22 – Ancient Aliens LIVE: Project Earth at The Cotillion
• Sept. 22 – Logan Mize at Botanica Wichita
• Sept. 22 – Brincos Dieras Elite Comedy Fest at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 22 – The Fall of Troy at TempleLive
• Sept. 23 – Supergroup Worldwide, Sage Judd and Ghostrock at TempleLive
• Sept. 23 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 23 – Midnight Tyrannosaurus 2023 North American Tour at WAVE
• Sept. 24 – Fall Blues Crawl in Old Town
• Sept. 25 – WILCO at WAVE
• Sept. 26 – Twilight Tunes on the Terrace - Lucky People at Botanica Wichita
• Sept. 26 – Avatar: Chimp Mosh Pit Tour at The Cotillion
• Sept. 26 – Whose Live Anyway? at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 27 – The Gaslight Anthem at The Cotillion
• Sept. 28 – Lauren Daigle The Kaleidoscope Tour at INTRUST Bank Arena
• Sept. 28 – Electric Six with The Surfrajettes at WAVE
• Sept. 29 – Girl Named Tom at Orpheum Theatre
• Sept. 30 – 311 at WAVE
• Sept. 30 – Mountain Deer Revival & The Great Divide My Country 100.5 Anniversary Party at TempleLive

Sports & Recreation

• Aug. 29-Sept. 3 – Wichita Wind Surge vs. San Antonio Missions Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium
• Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Parkrun at Exploration Place
• Sept. 12-17 – Wichita Wind Surge vs. Midland Rockhounds Double-A baseball at Riverfront Stadium
• Sept. 23 – NHL ICT Ice Classic: Coyotes vs Blues at INTRUST Bank Arena

Markets & More 

• Sept. 1 – First Fridays Pop Up by Haute Handmade Markets at Revolutsia
• Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Kansas Grown! Farmers Market at Sedgwick County Extension Office
• Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Kansas Grown! Derby Farmers Market at Madison Avenue Central Park in Derby
• Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Old Town Farm & Art Market at Farm & Art Plaza
• Sept. 9 – 2nd Saturday at various locations
• Sept. 9 – 2nd Saturday at The Workroom
• Sept. 9 – Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount East Antique Mall
• Sept. 9 – Second Saturday SALE-A-BRATION at Generations Antiques and Artisans
• Sept. 16 – Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount Antique Mall
• Sept. 17 – Shop & Grub at Exploration Place Festival Plaza
• Sept. 23 – Outdoor Vintage Market at Paramount Marketplace Antiques, Vintage & New
• Sept. 29 – Final Friday Food Truck Rally at Wichita Boathouse

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