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- Air Capital Bacon & Beer Festival
- Air Capital Comic Con
- Anime Festival Wichita
- Automobilia Moonlight Car Show & Street Party
- Autumn & Art
- Avenue Art Days
- Cars for Charities Rod & Custom Car Show
- Chisholm Trail Marathon
- Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Grub & Groove Festival
- ICT Bloktoberfest
- ICT Comic Con
- ICT Fest
- Illuminations Botanica Wichita
- NBC World Series
- Open Streets ICT
- Orie's Garlic Fest
- Prairie Fire Race Series
- Prairieland Beer & Music Festival
- Renaissance Festival
- Small Business Saturday
- St. Patrick's Day Parade
- Tallgrass Film Festival
- Tanganyika Twilight Tour
- Wagonmaster's Downtown Chili Cookoff
- Wichita Asian Festival
- Wichita Jazz Festival
- Wichita Open
- Wichita Riverfest
- Zoobilee
- Seasonal
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NBC World Series
Don't miss the boys of summer as they battle it out at Eck Stadium, located on the Wichita State University campus. Since 1935, the NBC World Series brings a one-of-a-kind baseball experience to the Air Capital of the World.
Then
He's a legend in Wichita - Raymond "Hap" Dumont started the National Baseball Congress National Tournament in Wichita in 1935 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Courting big names like Satchel Paige (and paying him $1,000 to bring his all-star team to Wichita), the tournament became an instant hit across the nation.
Now
After decades of greats taking the field at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, the City of Wichita is moving to the future with Riverfront Stadium, an exciting new baseball complex. In the meantime, the NBC World Series will be played at Wichita State's Eck Stadium, promising the same amazing baseball experience for fans. The tournament is a perfect opportunity for MLB teams to send scouts to scope out the impressive amateur talent showcased during the games. For over 85 years, Wichita has been the top destination for MLB hopefuls to take to the field looking to shine on the diamond for their shot at the big leagues.
NBC Alumni in MLB
The history of the NBC Tournament includes the legacy of the Kansas Stars, a professional team made up of former MLB players. The Stars played in Wichita until 2018.
Since 1935, the NBC World Series has birthed more than 800 Major League Baseball players. Here are just a few of the current MLB players who got their start at this tournament:
- Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
- Alex Gordon - Kansas City Royals
- Conor Gillaspie - San Francisco Giants
- Hunter Pence - Texas Rangers
- Jacoby Ellsbury - New York Yankees
- Jason Castro - Minnesota Twins
- Tim Lincecum - Texas Rangers
Leagues
Several amateur and collegiate-level teams come to Wichita each summer to play in the NBC World Series. Here are a few of the leagues you can expect to see:
- Alaska Baseball League
- California Collegiate League
- Centex Collegiate Baseball League
- Houston Collegiate Summer League
- Kansas Collegiate League Baseball
- Mile High Collegiate Baseball League
- Southern California Collegiate Baseball League
- Sunflower Collegiate League
- Western Baseball Association
- Independent Baseball Leagues
