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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
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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
- Advanced Learning Library
- Special Events and Galas
- Candela at The LUX
- Chainlink Gallery
- Old Cowtown Museum
- Crown Uptown Theatre
- NICHE
- Wichita Art Museum
- 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
- 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 at the Zoo
- Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday
- Arctic Adventure
- 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
- The Dam Jam
- Sunflower Summer Program
- Drone Light Festival
- Kansas Global Holiday Market
- Merry & Bright Union Station Lighting
- Wichita Symphony Youth Orchestras Spring Concerts
- Oktoberfest at Prost
- Somewhere Fest & Conference
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Zoobilee
What started 40 years ago as a small event for a few dozen friends has grown into Wichita's wildest charitable party of the year. One of the most successful fundraisers of its kind, Zoobilee raises funds that help keep the Sedgwick County Zoo animals fed and admission prices affordable. A portion of the funds raised at the event also will go to support the zoo’s animal conservation initiatives in the wild.
When the festival started back in the 1980s, patrons would receive a ticket and a membership into the Zoological Society. Today, patrons are part of a more upscale party, and the money it brings in to help with conservation and upkeep has grown to about $700,000 annually.
The event takes place every September at the zoo and is the only day of the year the zoo is closed to visitors. Your Zoobilee ticket gives you access to parts of the zoo that are open during the evening fundraiser, food and beverage, music on multiple stages, a silent auction, a live auction and other surprises.
2024 Event
The 2024 Zoobilee is scheduled for September 7.
