KMUW Community Calendar

◆ Give Mom the Weekend She Deserves ◆
Art, dining, shopping, and more—we’ve got everything planned for her special day. However you celebrate, there’s something here for every mom and every family.

◆ 'Alex Katz: Theater and Dance' — 2 for 1 Tickets
Treat mom to time together in the galleries during the closing weekend of this major exhibition. Receive complimentary admission with the purchase of one full-price adult ticket—$6 per person (regularly $12).
Closing Sunday, May 10. This is the last weekend to experience it.

◆ Mimosas & Brunch — Sunday, May 10 | 11 AM– 2 PM
Enjoy a decadent brunch buffet at EAT at Wichita Art Museum, alongside coffee, bar service, and specialty mimosas. Bacon • Eggs • Sausage Links • Biscuits & Sausage Gravy • Hashbrown Casserole • Roasted Red Potatoes • Quiche • Salad • Tilapia • Beef and Turkey Carving Station • Roasted Vegetables • Baguette • Fresh Fruit • Pastry & Dessert Assortments
Buffet – Adults: $42 ($37.80 for members) | Children ages 4–12 years old: $18 ($16.20 for members) - No Reservations Needed.
Bottomless Mimosas: $15

◆ Museum Store Weekend Offer
Choose a gift as thoughtful as she is—enjoy 30% off any one item, with complimentary gift wrap all weekend. Consignment excluded. Museum discounts do not stack.

◆ Mini Used Book Sale — Saturday, May 9 | 10 AM– 3 PM
Find something she’ll love at the Friends of WAM book sale, with a wide selection of gently used titles, including fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, and select rare and signed editions. Proceeds support museum programs and events

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is proud to be a Button Perk Partner for the 2026 Riverfest!

Coming out to Wichita Riverfest? All week long, we’ll be offering $1 Admission to guests wearing a Riverfest button! Don’t have yours yet? We have them for sale in our Museum Store!

Take a break in the air conditioning, check out the Riverfest Memorabilia exhibit, or grab some lunch at the food court and enjoy it inside Heritage Square!

Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm. (No Button needed for FREE Admission on Sundays)

Enjoy celebrating Wichita inside and out this week at the Wichita Riverfest and Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum!

Admission to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is free to the public on Sundays!

Since 2022, we have received a generous gift from the Ruth Spooner Stone Charitable Trust, INTRUST Bank to make this possible. Visit us in Downtown Wichita and EXPLORE LOCAL HISTORY in one of America’s finest museums, occupying the original City of Wichita's 1890 City Hall.

Come experience dozens of exhibits featuring thousands of artifacts illuminating our unique local history.

Visit the Museum Store for interesting books and other local souvenirs and gift items.

Regular Hours
Tuesday – Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday – Sunday 1-5pm.

Regular admission:
$5 for adults
$2 for children
Free every Sunday!
Members are always free

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums

Art is not only for Art Museums. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it stands to reason that art can tell us a lot about the times and place where it was produced. Local history museums exist to explore time and place.

Featuring works from C.A. Seward, John Noble, Edmund Davison, Birger Sandzen, Bruce McGrew, and more!

On view on the Historical Museum's 3rd Floor, throughout 2026 as part of the ongoing Lois Kay Walls visual art exhibition series produced by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum.

Be the first to visit this new exhibition during the First Friday opening on April 3, 2026.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202
Tues-Fri 11am-4pm

Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
$5 Adults, $2 Children, Free on Sundays

The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?

WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes. Audience participation is key to the show so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage! WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? showcases some of the improv games made famous on the long-running TV show as well as some exciting new ones, featuring musical direction by Laura Hall.

All ages are welcomed, but please note that some “PG-13” language will be used during the performance.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is proud to be a Button Perk Partner for the 2026 Riverfest!

Coming out to Wichita Riverfest? All week long, we’ll be offering $1 Admission to guests wearing a Riverfest button! Don’t have yours yet? We have them for sale in our Museum Store!

Take a break in the air conditioning, check out the Riverfest Memorabilia exhibit, or grab some lunch at the food court and enjoy it inside Heritage Square!

Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm. (No Button needed for FREE Admission on Sundays)

Enjoy celebrating Wichita inside and out this week at the Wichita Riverfest and Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum!

Looking to broaden your reading horizons? Join us for this quarterly book club that explores diverse authors and perspectives. For this quarter's selection, we will be reading "Bee Season" by Myla Goldberg. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

MakeICT is Wichita's oldest community driven Maker Space. Maker Monday is our open house event, and a great way to experience the makerspace and the maker culture in person. Come tour our shops and see our brand new facility at 5920 E. Mt. Vernon. You’ll learn all about our makerspace, tools, policies, people, and how we operate.

Our tours are free and open to the public. While you are welcome to just show up, we prefer that you register in advance so we have enough members on hand to assist with our tours. Sessions are at 7 pm and 7:30 pm.

If you wish to begin your membership at Maker Monday we will have members here to sign you up. There’s always something interesting going on at Maker Monday!

To contact our onboarding team to arrange a tour outside our scheduled ones on Maker Mondays or general questions about joining, please send an email to onboarding@makeict.org.

Storytime in the Park is a partnership between Storytime Village, Inc. and Wichita Parks & Recreation where we bring community leaders together with our youth (target age 3-5 years) for a good book and a snack.

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We also infuse physical movement to encourage early literacy and physical health in our communities most vulnerable minds! Storytime in the Park takes place in Naftzger Park every second and fourth Tuesday of the month from May 2026 to October 2026.

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While the event is free, parking is $1 per hour.

May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Naftzger Park, 601 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202, USA
Read along with stories on the big screen at Naftzger Park and enjoy music, snacks, free books and an activity for the kids. Storytime in the Park is a partnership between Storytime Village and Wichita Park & Recreation.

We hope to see you there for this free, fun and educational event!

Art is not only for Art Museums. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it stands to reason that art can tell us a lot about the times and place where it was produced. Local history museums exist to explore time and place.

Featuring works from C.A. Seward, John Noble, Edmund Davison, Birger Sandzen, Bruce McGrew, and more!

On view on the Historical Museum's 3rd Floor, throughout 2026 as part of the ongoing Lois Kay Walls visual art exhibition series produced by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum.

Be the first to visit this new exhibition during the First Friday opening on April 3, 2026.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202
Tues-Fri 11am-4pm

Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
$5 Adults, $2 Children, Free on Sundays

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is proud to be a Button Perk Partner for the 2026 Riverfest!

Coming out to Wichita Riverfest? All week long, we’ll be offering $1 Admission to guests wearing a Riverfest button! Don’t have yours yet? We have them for sale in our Museum Store!

Take a break in the air conditioning, check out the Riverfest Memorabilia exhibit, or grab some lunch at the food court and enjoy it inside Heritage Square!

Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm. (No Button needed for FREE Admission on Sundays)

Enjoy celebrating Wichita inside and out this week at the Wichita Riverfest and Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum!