Events
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Annual Events
- 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
- Midwest Beerfest
- 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
- Wichita Taco Fest
- Wingapalooza
- Zoobilee
- Seasonal
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2019 Wichita Riverfest
Daily Event Schedules
Wichita Riverfest is a nine-day event jam-packed with all-day, family-friendly activities, including the popular River Run and Sundown Parade. You won't want to miss these notable events!
Download the free Riverfest app on iOS or Android for full schedule of events.
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Daily Fun
Helicopter Rides
McLean Boulevard & Douglas Avenue
Sat.-Sun. - 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. | Mon.-Fri. - 5-8:30 p.m.
See Wichita from above with breath-taking views in a helicopter! Rides are $40 per person with your Riverfest button.
The Last Carnival
Ackerman's Backyard
Daily 7-8 p.m. starting June 1
This circus troupe from Lawrence, KS will amaze and delight you with amazing feats of strength, agility and skill. Look for the Circus Ruckus Prop Wagon each weekend and learn skills to amaze your friends.
Paul Bunyon Lumberjack Show
Ackerman's Backyard
Daily 12-12:45 p.m. | June 1-2, June 7-8 - 3-3:45 p.m.
Catch this action-packed show featuring log rolling, wood chopping, sawing, axe-throwing and climbing - all with world champion lumberjacks!
Phlox Kansas
Ackerman's Backyard
Daily 9-9:45 p.m.
Be captivated by the beauty of these amazing fire performers. From hypnotic fire dancers to edge-of-your-seat fire eaters, you'll be sure to enjoy these nightly performances. All ages are welcome, but keep an eye on the youngsters.
Ottaway Carnival
216 S. Broadway
Hours vary, open until at least 10 p.m. daily
Due to the construction of Wichita's new baseball stadium, the Ottaway Carnival has moved. You will find all the fun you've experienced in the past in a new location, and showcasing a new family fun ride. Unlimited free admission with a Riverfest button, but food court tickets are not accepted.
Wagonmasters River Tour - CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS
Ackerman's Backyard
Mon.-Fri. 5-8 p.m. (no public tours Wednesday) | June 1-2 Noon-8 p.m. | June 8 Noon-5:30 p.m.
Cruises depart under the Douglas Street Bridge. These tours are free with your Riverfest button.
May 31
3 p.m. - Project: PopCon
6:30 p.m. - 2019 Safelite Autoglass Sundown Parade
8 p.m. - Wichita Symphony Orchestra presents Twilight Pops Concert
8:45 p.m. - The Toadies
June 1
7:15 a.m. - 43rd Annual River Run
2 p.m. - Stock Tank Races
8:45 p.m. - La Furia del Bravo
9:30 p.m. - Los Lobos
June 2
11 a.m.-8 p.m. - The Strawberry Swing Riverfest Pop-Up
1-3 p.m. - Riverfest Sandcastle Competition
1-4 p.m. - Riverfest Beard & Mustache Contest
1:30-3:30 p.m. - Cardboard Regatta
7-8 p.m. - Riverfest Wing Eating Contest
8 p.m. - River Blues Renewed with Marquise Knox
9 p.m. - Granger Smith
June 3
11:30 a.m. - Matinee Movie Day
8 p.m. - Heavy Metal Karaoke with Marta McKim
8:45 p.m. - Gospelfest starring Yolanda Adams
June 4
7:15 p.m. - Festival of Broadway featuring Roxy's Downtown, Mosley Street Melodrama and Music Theatre Wichita
9 p.m. - Kansas Army National Guard Rock Band: Hard to Handle
June 5
5:15 p.m. Wet 'N Wild Dance Party with DJ Carbon, XV and Talib Kweli
6-7 p.m. - Riverfest Paddleboat Races
9 p.m. - Jerrod Niemann
June 6
5 p.m. - Goodwill Cajun Food Fest
8 p.m. - Kill Vargas & Friends
9 p.m. - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
June 7
11:30 a.m. - Matinee Movie
6:30 p.m. - Chroma Paint Party: Nocturnal by Nature
7:45 p.m. - MarchFourth Marching Band
9:30 p.m. - Gogol Bordello
June 8
11 a.m. - Riverfest Kickball Tournament
11 a.m.-6 p.m. - Human Foosball Tournament
2-2:45 p.m. - Riverfest Decorated Bicycle Contest & Parade
3-3:30 p.m. - 10th Annual Funnel Cake Eating Contest
6-8 p.m. - Kayak Races - CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS
7:30 p.m. - Fiesta del Rio with El Morro Y Su Reunion and La Sonora Tropicana
9 p.m. - Spirit AeroSystems Rockin' on the River concert with Sublime with Rome
