14 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (June 20-21)
Finally — weekend weather worthy of summer, and on Sunday summer will officially arrive. That means this weekend’s days are the longest of the year. And Sunday is Father’s Day. Here are some things going on in the Wichita area on Saturday and Sunday — several of them outdoors — to celebrate all of it.
Kansas Pond Society Pond Tour, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Botanica and water gardens in Wichita, Maize, Derby and Mulvane; $10 per car; ticket/maps available at Botanica, Wichita garden centers, Atwoods in Andover, and Easton Sod Farm and Tails & Scales in Derby.
Smallville ComicCon, comic-book and pop-culture convention, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Kansas State Fairgrounds, 2000 N. Poplar in Hutchinson; adults $17 Saturday and $12 Sunday, seniors $12 Saturday and $10 Sunday, ages 7 to 15 $6 either day, children 6 and under free; special pricing for two-day passes; smallvillecomiccon.com.
Kansas Numismatic Association Coin & Stamp Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd. Free admission; kansasnumismaticassociation.org.
Play on a Plane Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Kansas Aviation Museum, 3350 S. George Washington Blvd.; $8.95, $7.95 seniors, $6.95 ages 4 to 12, free for ages 3 and under; kansasaviationmuseum.org.
“A Day in the Life,” re-creating a typical day in Wichita in the 1870s, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd.; included in admission; www.oldcowtown.org.
Father’s Day Chuckwagon Show, horse-drawn wagon rides, classic cowboy movies, Silver Screen Cowboy Museum, all-you-can-eat barbecue, Prairie Rose Rangers show, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, gates open at noon, Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper, 15231 S.W. Parallel St.; $10 to $35; 316-778-2121, www.prairierosechuckwagon.com.
Russian classical guitarist Dimitri Illarionov in concert, 2 p.m. Saturday, Wichita Art Museum; $20; wichitaguitar.com, 316-263-7561.
Last weekend of Shakespeare in the Park, “As You Like It” presented by the Wichita Shakespeare Company, 7 p.m. Saturday, Hap McLean Park in Park City, and 7 p.m. Sunday, Central Riverside Park; free; donations accepted; bring lawn chairs or blankets and bug spray; 316-655-2017.
Chamber Music at the Barn, Mozart’s clarinet quintet plus pieces by Bela Bartok, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Charles Martin Loeffler, 8 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road; $12 to $47; cmatb.org, 316-721-7666.
King Lil G with MC Magic, Lucky Luciano and Brown Boy, 8 p.m. Saturday, the Cotillion, 11120 W. Kellogg; $35; www.thecotillion.com, 316-722-4201.
Classic-car show at the zoo, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd.; dads get in free with a paying child, otherwise regular admission charged; www.scz.org, 316-660-9453.
Father’s Day Kite Fest, Botanica, buy and/or fly a kite, synchronized kite show, food trucks, carnival rides, music, face painting, crafts, games, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, helicopter visit 11 a.m. to noon; dads get in free, admission $5 for everyone else; www.botanica.org.
Blues & Barbecue for Father’s Day: Moreland & Arbuckle concert, picnics welcome plus barbecue and Italian food for sale, 4 p.m. Sunday, Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine; gates open at 3 p.m.; $10, children free; www.bartlettarboretum.com.
Senseney Music Community Band concert including patriotic music and show tunes 7 p.m. Sunday, ice-cream social at 6:30 p.m., Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 6770 E. 34th St. North. Free; donations accepted for Desmond MacDonald, 9-year-old who has a blood disorder; 316-683-5538.
This story was originally published June 20, 2015 at 7:11 AM with the headline "14 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (June 20-21)."