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- Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Festival
- Air Capital Comic Con
- Anime Festival Wichita
- Automobilia Moonlight Car Show & Street Party
- Autumn & Art
- Cars for Charities Rod & Custom Car Show
- ICT Bloktoberfest
- ICT Comic Con
- ICT Fest
- Illuminations Botanica Wichita
- NBC World Series
- Open Streets ICT
- 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
- Tallgrass Film Festival
- Tanganyika Twilight Tour
- Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff
- Wichita Asian Festival
- Wichita Jazz Festival
- Wichita Open
- Wichita Riverfest
- Wichita Taco Fest
- Zoobilee
- Twilight Tunes on the Terrace
- Victorian Christmas at Old Cowtown Museum
- JuneteenthICT Celebration
- Wichita Water Lantern Festival
- Wichita Pride Festival
- Prairieland Beer and Music Fest
- Frontiers in Flight Open House & Air Show
- Wild Lights
- Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday
- Safari of Lights
- Arctic Adventure
- Lights at AbilityPoint
- A Country Christmas
- Holiday Stroll & Tree Lighting
- Watson's Christmas Express
- Ice Pond at the Plazzio
- Death by Chocolate
- Wichita Brewing Co. Relay Marathon
- Midwest Winefest
- Wichita Home Show
- Asian Night Market
- Seasonal
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Wichita Water Lantern Festival
Voted the #1 festival by USA Today, the Water Lantern Festival is an amazing experience where you'll witness the magic of lanterns as they light up the water.
Included in ever ticket for the event is entry into the festival, floating lantern, marker for personalization, LED light, wristband and souvenir bag. Gates for Wichita's Water Lantern Festival will open at 5 p.m. Participants can enjoy food trucks, music and other fun until 8:30 p.m. Lantern design work will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the lantern launch will be from 8 - 9 p.m.
Lantern collection and removal following the event is included in ticket price.
2022 Event
The 2022 Wichita Water Lantern Festival will take place at OJ Watson Park.