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13 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (May 9-10)


Shoppers browse through book titles Saturday at the Art and Book Fair at the Wichita Art Museum. The event continues Sunday.
Shoppers browse through book titles Saturday at the Art and Book Fair at the Wichita Art Museum. The event continues Sunday. The Wichita Eagle

The weekend is serving up a main course of Mother’s Day — along with a serving of severe-weather potential on the side. Keep an eye on the forecast and your umbrella on your arm as you head out to some of the things going on Saturday and Sunday in the Wichita area:

Family Board Game Mega Event, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Extension Education Center, 7001 W. 21st St.; free; www.facebook.com/bondingthruboardgames.

Vintage Market Days, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kansas Pavilions, 1229 E. 85th St. in Park City; $5, children under 12 free (cash only at the gate); wichita.vintagemarketdays.com.

O.K. (Outdoor Kansas) Kids outdoor adventures, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St.; free; www.gpnc.org.

Art Fair & Classic Car Show, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday (car show 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central; free admission; 316-634-2787, www.wcfta.com.

Art and Book Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd.; free admission; wichitaartmuseum.org.

Filipino Festival, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Shaffer Farms, 8915 E. 31st St. South; free admission.

St. Mary’s Orthodox Christian Church Mediterranean Festival, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 344 S. Martinson; free admission; www.stmarywichita.org.

Annual World Bazaar, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Islamic Society of Wichita, 6655 E. 34th St. North; free admission; www.myisw.org/isw2, 316-682-5479.

Ice Cream Social, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main St.; $2, free for ages 12 and under; 316-265-9314, wichitahistory.org.

Symphony al Fresco, fundraiser for the Wichita Symphony Orchestra education and family programs, 5:30 p.m Saturday, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler; $100 for adults and $25 for children; 316-267-7658, wichitasymphony.org.

John Moreland, 9 p.m. Saturday, Rock Island Live, 120 N. Rock Island; $7 ages 21 and older.

Mother’s Day at Botanica, moms and members get in free, $5 admission for everyone else, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 701 N. Amidon; 316-264-0448, botanica.org.

CANCELED - “A Century of Gardens, Music and What We Wore,” pageant featuring women’s fashions, history and music, 4 p.m. Sunday, Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine (gates open at 2 p.m.); $10, free for children; www.bartlettarboretum.com.

This story was originally published May 9, 2015 at 6:49 AM with the headline "13 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (May 9-10)."

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