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- Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Festival
- Air Capital Comic Con
- Anime Festival Wichita
- Automobilia Moonlight Car Show & Street Party
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- Cars for Charities Rod & Custom Car Show
- ICT Bloktoberfest
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- NBC World Series
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- Orie's Garlic Fest
- Prairie Fire Race Series
- Great Plains Renaissance Festival
- Small Business Saturday
- Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Paddy Day Parade
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Tallgrass Film Festival
- Orpheum Theatre
- Exploration Place Dome Theater
- Regal Old Town
- CAC Theater
- TempleLive Wichita
- Tallgrass Film Center
- Kansas Leadership Center
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- Candela at The LUX
- Chainlink Gallery
- Old Cowtown Museum
- Crown Uptown Theatre
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- Exploration Place
- Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center
- Naftzger Park
- Tanganyika Twilight Tour
- Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff
- Wichita Asian Festival
- Wichita Jazz Festival
- Wichita Open
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- Wichita Taco Fest
- Zoobilee
- Wingapalooza
- Twilight Tunes on the Terrace
- Victorian Christmas at Old Cowtown Museum
- JuneteenthICT Celebration
- Wichita Water Lantern Festival
- Wichita Pride Festival
- Frontiers in Flight Open House & Air Show
- Wild Lights at the Zoo
- Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday
- A Country Christmas
- Holiday Stroll & Tree Lighting
- Watson's Christmas Express
- Ice Pond at Chicken N Pickle
- Death by Chocolate
- Wichita Brewing Co. Relay Marathon
- Midwest Winefest
- Wichita Home Show
- Asian Night Market
- Sunflower Summer Program
- Drone Light Festival
- Merry & Bright Union Station Lighting
- Wichita Symphony Youth Orchestras Spring Concerts
- Oktoberfest at Prost
- Somewhere Fest & Conference
- RiverFlix
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NBC World Series
Don't miss the boys of summer as they battle it out during the National Baseball Congress World Series, celebrating its 92nd year in 2026, at Wichita State University’s Eck Stadium and Equity Bank Park. Since 1935, the NBC World Series brings a one-of-a-kind baseball experience to the Air Capital of the World.
NBC Alumni in MLB
Since 1935, the NBCWS has birthed more than 900 Major League Baseball players. The list of alumni is a who’s who of MLB greats, including:
- Satchel Paige
- Joe Carter
- Ozzie Smith
- Barry Bonds
- Tony Gwynn
- Albert Pujols
- Alex Gordon
- Jacoby Ellsbury
- Tim Lincecum
The history of the NBCWS also includes the legacy of the Kansas Stars, a professional team of former MLB players including notables Roger Clemens and Chipper Jones that played in the event in 2016 and 2017.
Leagues
Typically 16 amateur and collegiate-level teams come to Wichita each summer to play in the NBCWS. 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
2026 Event
The 92nd NBC World Series is scheduled for July 23 - Aug. 1. Game details and ticket information for the event can be found online.
