Wichita is jam-packed with kid-friendly fun this fall – get those calendars ready! For more family fun this autumn, don’t forget to check out our Ultimate Guide to Fall Fun & Halloween Events in Wichita!
Autumn and Art
September 15th-17th
Cost: FREE
Location: Bradley Fair, 2000 N. Rock Road
Autumn & Art is free and open to the public. Art lovers will have the opportunity to stroll the parkway, enjoy art-inspired activities lakeside and shop for the latest addition to their art collection while enjoying first-class entertainment, wine, beer, soft drinks and food from local eateries.
6th Annual Movie at the Farm
Sept 23, 7-10pm
Cost: Free
Location: Klausmeyer Pumpkin Patch, 8135 S. 119th Street, Clearwater
Lawn Chairs, Blankets, Air up Mattress, Pillows. No seating will be provided so please bring your own. We will have our Zombie Paintball, Haunted Barn, and Flashlight Maze open too!
22nd Annual Fall Great Plains Renaissance and Scottish Festival
Sept 30 – Oct 1, 10am-6pm
Cost: $5-19
Location: Sedgwick County Park, 6501 W. 21st Street N
Hail and well met! Join us for the Annual Spring Great Plains Renaissance Festival, September 30th & October 1st, 2023. There’ll be jousts and jests, knights and knaves, bagpipes and blacksmiths, fire breathers, pirates, fairies, and more! Come one, come all to the Great Plains Renaissance Festival! HUZZAH!
Wichita Wagonmaster Chili Cook-Off
September 30, Noon
Cost: $5
Location: Douglas and St Francis
Jack O’Lantern Spectacular
October 5-7 and 13-14, 5:30-10pm
Cost: $5
Location: Botanica//701 Amidon
Pumpkins in the Park
Saturdays in October, 6-10:30pm
Location: Tanganyika Wildlife Park, 1000 S. Hawkins Lane, Goddard
That’s right – Pumpkins at the Park, Wichita’s largest Halloween event, returns this year for a spooky good time for the entire family EVERY Saturday in October, 6-10:00PM, and September 30th as a Members-Only night 50% off! The nights in October are the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. This year we will ALSO be having an adults-only night! This will be on Friday 20th. Come celebrate the fall season and get into the Halloween spirit with us. With four nights of fun, you’ll have more days to fit into your busy schedule! From toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between, we’ve got fun for everyone this Halloween! You can expect to revisit most of your favorite epic Pumpkins at the Park experiences and features this year. These include escape rooms, creepy crawlers, haunted hayride, Forbidden Forest, stage show, cage maze, laser tag, crafts, candy stations and games, and more.
Family Jam Fest
Oct 7th, 3-7pm
Cost: $15
Location: Capitol Federal Amphitheater, Andover
Family Jam Fest is a family-friendly, mini music festival for families with young children. We have clowns/entertainers, musical acts, food trucks, and booths for local businesses and vendors with Koo Koo Kanga Roo as the closing act. Our goal is to raise awareness about the importance of quality early care and education for all children.
Goddard Fall Festival
Oct. 7
Cost: FREE
Location: 9 Argon Drive, Goddard, KS
The Goddard Fall Festival is an annual event held the first weekend in October and includes a carnival, games, vendors, great food and entertainment for all ages. The carnival and some games open Friday evening in Linear Park. The main events kick off with a parade Saturday morning along Main Street where most activities take place. The festival has been a long standing tradition of “festive fun” for the community. We hope you will join us for this year’s festival “The Roarin’ 20’s!.”
Hay, Hooves and Halloween
October 21st and 22nd
Location: Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd.
Enjoy a truly safe family trick or treating family Halloween at Old Cowtown! The Headless Horseman rides the streets, dancing, costumes, zombie cowboys, ghosts haunting the historic houses, and of course, lots of candy for the kids!
5k Pumpkin Run and 1k Little Pumpkin Fun Run
October 21st
Cost: $17-$40
Location: Shocker Hall, 1845 Fairmount
As a Pumpkin Run participant you will receive a customized T-shirt and a finisher medal. Awards will be given to the top age group finishers and overall winners. Times will have to be verified prior to receiving an award. Run in costume for extra fun!
Dia de los Muertos
October 28th, 11am
Location: Nomar International Market, 204 E. 21st Street N
More Things To Do In & Around Wichita, Kansas This Fall
Hay, Hooves, and Halloween at Cowtown is October 28 and October 29.
The Barnyard Indoor Playground is hosting Halloween Spooktakular from 10-2 pm with costumes, play, crafts, prizes and trick or treating!
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Derby Recreation has their Halloween Hullaballo event at High Park, October 16th from 10:00-1:00pm.