What’s Happening This Week in Wichita (May 31-June 5)

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■ National Donut Day Celebration + Kansas Honor Flight Fundraiser | June 3
Where: Hurts Donut
National Donut Day is Friday, June 3rd! This is the donut event you won’t want to miss! For every dozen you buy all day, you’ll be entered in a raffle for FREE DONUTS FOR A YEAR!!! 10% of all sales will be donated to Kansas Honor Flight. Kansas Honor Flight is a great local organization that honors Kansas veterans with a free trip Washington D.C.

BEST THINGS TO DO!

■ Wichita Wind Surge vs. Frisco Roughriders | May 31 – June 5
Where: Riverfront Stadium

■ 1 Million Cups | June 1
Where: Groover Labs
1 Million Cups is a free, weekly national program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. Every Wednesday morning at 8:45 a.m., one or two early-stage startups present their companies to a diverse audience of their peers, mentors, educators, and advisors.

■ Apparition Blackbeard Grand Opening | June 1
Where: Apparition: Wichita
Apparition is setting sail for the high seas! Join the crew of the notorious Blackbeard and explore flavors and sensations like never before! Whether ye be a gentleman pirate like Stede Bonnet, a clever devil like Jack Sparrow or a dread captain like Blackbeard, we have drinks a plenty for you at this one of a kind pop up bar – and the rum is never gone! Enter our pirate cove to enjoy souvenir pirate punch bowls, filled with delicious dead man’s treasures, frozen drinks served in coconuts, and GROG! Whether you are here to carve your destiny and sit on the throne as Pirate King or build a sand castle on the beach – we’ve got you covered! This pop up will run Wednesday – Saturday in June & July.

■ ICT Summit | Building Wichita Powering the Future | June 2
Where: The Vail
The 2022 ICT Summit is all about building Wichita. We’ll bring together Wichita’s Leaders and Future Leaders to discuss where we are now, what we can build on and what’s next for Wichita. We’ll discuss tough questions like what do we need to retain talent here in Wichita? What needs to happen to move forward on Century II and the east bank. The goal of the 2022 ICT Summit is building a better Wichita in the short and long term.

■ First Friday’s at Revolutsia | June 3
Where: Revolutsia
Revolutsia is a growing collection of shops, small businesses and restaurants found at Central & Volutsia. Exclusively, just for these special nights, Haute Handmade Market will pop up with a bunch of your favorite makers featured outside each store front!

■ SENSES & Youth Arts Exhibition – Grand Opening | June 3
Where: Envision Art Gallery
The Envision Arts Gallery & Community Engagement Center is proud to present two exhibitions opening on June 3! SENSES : Community Arts Exhibition Inspired by how we experience, navigate, and understand the world through all of our senses. SENSES features a range of artists with disabilities from Wichita, KS. On display in the Main Exhibition Hall.

■ Adult Skate Night | June 3
Where: Carousel Skate Center
Join us for Adult Night every Friday! Must be 21 with a Valid ID. $10 Cover (skates included). Beer & mixed drinks available. Check out our feature at what to expect here.

■ 2022 Wichita Riverfest | June 3
Where: Downtown Wichita
The Wichita River Festival Kicks Off

■ Filipino Pinoy Market | June 4
Where: Hampton Inn & Suites Airport
The Pinoy Market is a monthly market serving Filipino food, dessert and merchandise. It’s held at the Hampton Inn Hotel at 7230 W. Harry St. near the airport.

■ Wizard of Oz Teatime | June 4
Where: The Enchanted Mermaid
Dorothy and friends cordially invite you to afternoon tea. We’ll have tea, sandwiches, and bakery treats while getting some face paint and doing an art craft. Then you’ll be treated to a LIVE performance from The Wizard of Oz!

■ Kite & Bike Fest | June 4
Where: Hight Park
Join us for an afternoon of kite flying and bike activities with the whole family. Build your own kite and have a chance to fly it, play games, and eat some fun food. All ages welcome. FREE!

■ ICT Picklefest | June 4
Where: Blood Orchard
Everything Pickle. Pickle eating contest, several food trucks in attendance who will all be selling a pickled item. Come take a picture with Pickleman. Let’s not forget the amazing boutique that is located inside with lots of awesome vendors. The food trucks will have a friendly competition of who has the best pickled item. We will have local celebrity judges to help with that. You won’t want to miss it. Dress up, dress your kids up, even your dog. Come get Pickled with us!

■ Old Town Farm & Art Market | June 4
Where: Old Town
Weekly destination for thousands of area residents and a must-see for visitors to the city. More than a Farmers Market. Celebrating over 30 years as Wichita’s downtown Farm & Art Market. – Food, arts, entertainment, shopping, and so much more.

■ Kansas Grown Farmer’s Market | June 4
Where: Two Locations: 21st & Ridge and Derby Market
Join us every Saturday, April thru October. Featuring dozens of Kansas Grown! vendors, live music, food trucks, Troubles the Clown, and more!

■ ICT Drone Light Show | June 4-5
Where: Exploration Place
Wichita’s first drone light show is coming to Exploration Place on the opening weekend of Riverfest, June 4 & 5, 2022. Known as “the fireworks of the future,” the show will provide breathtaking views of 200 synchronized drones, fully choreographed with music. The event capacity is strictly limited. Get your tickets now, and be among the first to witness a new era of world-class events for Wichita!

■ Relay For Life of Sedgwick County | June 4-5
Where: Sedgwick County Fairgrounds
In 2022, our community will come back together, in-person, for Relay For Life of Sedgwick County. This overnight event (7pm-7am), includes walking the route with your team, luminaria ceremony (to honor those battling cancer and to remember loved ones lost), survivor & caregiver dinner, auction, games, music, food, campsites, and fun. Register a team, join the committee, volunteer, and/or raise funds to fund the future and save lives!

■ ArtFest at Riverfest! Pop Up Market 2022 | June 4-5
Where: Century II
Celebrate all things ICT with art, design & local shopping, right in the heart of downtown. This 2-day pop up event will be inside the iconic Century II Performing Arts Center, Exhibition Hall. Delish grub, summery drinks, sweet live tunes— you name it, its there! And now… Haute Market will be too!

■ Rock’s Dugout Sportscard and Memorabilia Show | June 5
Where: Northrock Lanes
Buy, sell, trade sportscards and sports memorabilia. Over 50 dealer tables.

■ Decant ICT | June 5
Where: Prairie Hill Vineyard
The American Institute of Wine and Food Wichita Chapter is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an extraordinary event — Decant ICT — from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, June 5 at Prairie Hill Vineyard located at 3660 North 215th St. West, Colwich.

Around The Corner!

■ Sick Ass 2nd Saturday | June 12
Where: The Board Awakens Skatepark
All Ages & No Cover – Featuring @strandedmusicgroup @zachcollinsyo and @swissorigins13. Located at The Board Awakens at 301 W Central, Andover. Beer Garden + 35+ Skate Free.

■ Pinkies Up! Tea & Treatments | June 18
Where: Skin Essentials
Join us for a lovely Saturday tea party! We’ll be performing free mini spa treatments that feature all the goodness of Green Tea! (Treatments are first come, first served) We’ll have sweet treats, free self-care swag (while they last!)Enjoy a delicious assortment of teas from The Tea House at Clifton Square and yummy tea party treats from Frost! Enjoy a free gift with any $25 retail purchase and the opportunity to save on future spa services!

■ Go Skateboarding Day Skate Jam and Mini-Fest | June 21
Where: The Board Awakens Skatepark
Go Skateboarding Day Skate Jam and Mini-Fest, Presented by Baxter & Associates, Dandurand Drugstore, Channel963 & ALT 107.3. Event to include: Free Park Entry, Live Music From @cheapkitesokc @notcopsks @marriceanthony @deliriumsux. Raffles, Contests, and Giveaways Beer Garden Food Truck by Snack Shack. Live Broadcast Remote

■ Wichita Taco Fest | June 25
Where: Capitol Federal Amphitheater
The Wichita Taco Festival is a unique & dynamic one day family event that will fuse together Wichita’s love for tacos, margaritas & live music.

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