April 2023: What’s Happening in Wichita This Month

Many of Wichita’s attractions are blooming with fun, outdoor events now that we are in the full swing of spring. In case Wichita sees some April showers, there’s plenty happening inside, too. Check out the list below to see a sampling of the arts and culture, family-friendly activities, shopping events, live music and entertainment plus sporting events happening in Wichita, the Heart of the Country, in April 2023.

Festivals and Special Events

April 1, 8, 15 – Tulip Fest 2023 at Botanica Wichita
April 1 – Swinging Soiree annual fundraiser at Kansas Aviation Museum
April 6 – Brew Bash beer tasting event benefitting League 42 at Chicken N Pickle
April 8 – ICT Block Party at WAVE
April 15 – Festival of Dankness featuring craft brewers from across North America at Central Standard Brewing
April 15-16 – Spring 2023 Great Plains Renaissance Festival at Sedgwick County Park
April 16 – Open Streets ICT at Wichita State University and surrounding area
April 16-30 – Wichita Plant Hop at GROW and other locations
April 19-23 – Wichita Jazz Festival 2023 at various locations
April 20-22 – 5th Anniversary Bash at Nortons Brewing Co.
April 21-23 – 69th Wichita Gem and Mineral Show “Earth’s Hidden Treasures” at Cessna Activity Center
April 27 & 29 – Midwest Winefest at various locations in Old Town
April 28-30 – Women’s Fair at Century II
April 29 – ICT Brunch Fest at O.J. Watson Park
April 29 – The MOWT Gala honoring 25 years of the Museum of World Treasures at Museum of World Treasures
April 30 – Tour de Wichita adventure + party supporting Bike Walk Wichita & Great Plains Diabetes at WAVE

Family Fun

April 2 – Season Launch Party! at Old Cowtown Museum
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Brunch & Bingo at Chicken N Pickle
April 4, 11, 18, 25 – Singo at Chicken N Pickle
April 7 – First Fridays Under the Stars at Old Cowtown Museum
April 8 – ICT Block Party at WAVE
April 8 – Easter Eggstravaganza at Sedgwick County Zoo
April 8 – Easter Egg Hunt at AbilityPoint
April 13-15 – “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” presented by Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center at Crown Uptown Theatre
April 15 – Ulrich Family Fun Day at Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus
April 15-16 – “Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience” A Parody by Dan and Jeff at Orpheum Theatre
April 17-22 – Earth Day Celebration at Botanica Wichita
April 22 – Family ArtVenture: Playful Patterns at Wichita Art Museum
April 22 – Outdoor Kansas for Kids (O.K. Kids) Day at O.J. Watson Park
April 22-23 – Civil War Weekend at Old Cowtown Museum
Ongoing through May 7 – “Expedition: Dinosaur” traveling exhibition and Dinosaur Encounter at Exploration Place
Ongoing – 14 Instagram-worthy photo booths at The Selfie Spot on Douglas

Performing Arts

March 31-May 13 – “Hard Times & Mary Dingle’s Mercantile” at Mosley Street Melodrama
April 1 – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” presented by Ballet Wichita at Orpheum Theatre
April 6-29 – “Ride the Cyclone” at Roxy’s Downtown
April 11-13 – “Dear Evan Hansen” presented by American Theatre Guild at Century II
April 16 – Chamber Music Society of Wichita Concert: Outburst Chamber Orchestra at Wichita Art Museum
April 20-May 7 – “Once On This Island” presented by The Forum Theatre Company at the Wilke Center
April 22 – Wichita Symphony Orchestra performs “Prokofiev 5” at Century II
April 27-30 – Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre concert at Wichita State University
April 30 – “Churchill” one-man show starring David Payne at Century II Mary Jane Teall Theater

Arts & Culture

April 7 – First Friday Gallery Crawl in downtown Wichita
April 15 – Annual School’s Out Powwow at Mid-America All-Indian Museum
ongoing through April 16 – “The Expansive Sky: Recent Acquisitions by Keith Jacobshagen” at Wichita Art Museum
Ongoing through April 22 – “Transmissions: XXIV Faculty Biennial” at Ulrich Museum of Art
Ongoing through April 28 – “Wrap, Cross, Repeat” at Envision Arts Gallery
Ongoing through May 6 – “The Boat People” and “Nature in the Floating World: Images of Nature in Japanese and Chinese Art” at Ulrich Museum of Art
Ongoing through May 14 – “Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper” at Wichita Art Museum
Ongoing through June 18 – “Wichita: A Century of Fashion” exhibition at Wichita Art Museum
Ongoing through June – “Art Deco on the Plains” and “The Artistic Life and Work of Genevieve Frickel” at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Ongoing through Oct. 1 – “Why We Collect What We Collect” at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Film Screenings

April 14-16 – “Róise & Frank” film screening at Tallgrass Film Center
April 15-16 – “Little Richard: I Am Everything” film screening at Tallgrass Film Center
April 20 – “Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke” film screening at Orpheum Theatre
April 21-22 – Matrix retrospective film screenings of “The Matrix,” “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions” at Tallgrass Film Center
Ongoing – “Kansas: An Immersive Dome Experience” in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place
Ongoing – “Dinosaurs of Antarctica” in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place
Ongoing – “Serengeti” in the Dome Theater at Exploration Place

Live Music & Comedy

April 1 – Frank Foster at TempleLive
April 1 – Wichita’s IMPROV Show LIVE!!! at Flying Pig Improv
April 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 – Live Jazz at The 1906 Bar & Lounge at Hotel at Old Town
April 6-8 – Mr. Showtime at The Loony Bin
April 8 – Journey 50^th anniversary Freedom Tour with special guest Toto at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 8 – Second Sunday Drag Brunch at Roxy’s Downtown
April 9 – Bryan Bielanski Live at Kirby’s Beer Store
April 11 – The Wailers at WAVE
April 13 – Kane Brown with special guests Dustin Lynch & LOCASH at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 13 – Kankan at WAVE
April 15 – Koe Wetzel at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 15 – Monterey Jack at Brickyard
April 16 – Sara Evans at The Cotillion
April 16 – Blackberry Smoke at TempleLive
April 18 – An Evening with Dawes at WAVE
April 19 – Wichita Jazz Festival presents Trombonist Marcus Lewis and The Delano Jazz Orchestra at Wichita Art Museum
April 19 – C-Kan, MCDAVO & DHARIUS at TempleLive
April 20 – Cooper Alan at The Cotillion
April 20 – Lucero at WAVE
April 20 – Wichita Jazz Festival presents “A Night of Guitars” at Wichita Art Museum
April 20 – Ginger Billy at TempleLive
April 20-22 – 5th Anniversary Bash at Nortons Brewing Co.
April 21 – Wichita Jazz Festival presents Terrell Stafford with WSU Jazz Ensemble 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Ensemble at Wichita Art Museum
April 21 – Zach Williams A Hundred Highways Tour at Orpheum Theatre
April 22 – Wichita Jazz Festival presents “An Evening with the Yellowjackets” at Crown Uptown Theatre
April 22 – Derek Calvin & the All Nighters at Brickyard
April 23 – Wichita Jazz Festival presents “Sunday at the Arb” at Bartlett Arboretum
April 23 – The Commodores at Orpheum Theatre
April 24 – August Burns Red 20^th Anniversary Tour at WAVE
April 25 – Twilight Tunes on the Terrace featuring Rick Cook Band at Botanica Wichita
April 28 – For King + Country at Harman Arena’
April 28 – FR3EDM DJ stylings for Final Friday at Naftzger Park
April 28 – Jo Dee Messina at TempleLive
April 29 – Brazos Valley Boys at the Wichita Union Stockyards
April 29 – Jukebox 45 at The Rusty Nail
April 29 – Whitnie Means at Brickyard
April 30 – Foreigner at Hartman Arena
April 30 – The Guess Who at Century II

Sports and Recreation

March 31-April 2 – 2023 National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Adult Toyota National Championship Series at Wichita Hoops
April 1 – EFC XVII – Evolution Fighting Championship at Hartman Arena
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Parkrun at Exploration Place
April 2 – Harlem Globetrotters at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 2 – Wichita Regulators vs. Arlington Longhorns indoor football at Hartman Arena
April 5 – Wichita Thunder vs. Tulsa Oilers (Education Day Game) hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 6 – Wichita Thunder vs. Rapid City hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 7 – Wichita Thunder vs. Rapid City (Autism Awareness Night) hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 8 – Easter Sun Run at Sedgwick County Park
April 11-16 – Wichita Wind Surge vs. Northwest Arkansas home opening baseball series at Riverfront Stadium
April 14 – Wichita Thunder vs. Rapid City (Fandemonium) hockey at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 15 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Beaumont Panthers basketball at Charles Koch Arena
April 15 – Shine Dance Fitness class for ages 8 and older at Naftzger Park
April 16 – Wichita Regulators vs. KC Skyhawks indoor football at Hartman Arena
April 16 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Enid Outlaws basketball at Charles Koch Arena
April 21 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. St. Louis Griffins basketball at Charles Koch Arena
April 22 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Potawatomi Fire basketball at Charles Koch Arena
April 22 – PBR Wichita Invitational stop on the Pro Bull Riders’ Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at INTRUST Bank Arena
April 23 – Plains Regional Regatta at Boats & Bikes
April 25-30 – Wichita Wind Surge vs. Springfield baseball series at Riverfront Stadium
April 28 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Rockwall 7ers basketball at Charles Koch Arena
April 30 – Wichita Sky Kings vs. Potawatomi Fire basketball at Charles Koch Arena

Markets and More

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Kansas Grown! Farmers Market at Sedgwick County Extension Office
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Old Town Farm & Art Market at Farm & Art Plaza
April 8 – ICT Block Party at WAVE
April 8 – Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount East Antique Mall
April 8 – 2nd Saturday at various locations
April 15 – Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount Antique Mall
April 22 – Outdoor Vintage Market at Paramount Marketplace Antiques, Vintage & New
April 22 – Local Artisan Fair at Grace Hill Winery
April 23 – Shop & Grub 2023 at Exploration Place Festival Plaza
April 23 – Sunday Sip and Shop at Alzavino Wine Tavern