What to do this weekend in Wichita: Country concerts, shopping and Halloween fun
Wichita will be busy this weekend with country concerts, Halloween events and shopping opportunities.
Here are some of the fun ways Wichitans can keep themselves entertained this weekend:
Toby Keith in concert
7 p.m. Friday, Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman
Country star Toby Keith will be in Wichita on Friday with his “Country Comes to Town Tour.” The show will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Intrust Bank Arena. His opening acts will be Matt Stell and Frank Ray. Tickets range from $49.50 to $89.50 for a general admission, and some $250 VIP Pit seats are also still available. Keith, an Oklahoma native known for hits like “Red Solo Cup,” “Beer for My Horses” and “American Soldier,” was last in the Wichita area in 2018, when he performed at El Dorado Lake as part of the Dam Music Festival. This will be his first show at Intrust Bank Arena. Tickets are available at www.selectaseat.com, by calling 316-755-7328, and at www.selectaseat.com.
Dwight Yoakam at Temple Live
8 p.m. Friday, Temple Live, Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. First St.
Dwight Yoakam, a country singer known for hits like “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere” and “Guitars, Cadillacs” will be in Wichita on Friday performing at Temple Live, the concert venue inside the Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. First St. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show will be at 8 p.m. Tickets to the all-ages concert range from $60 to $125 and are available at www.templelive.com.
Return of ‘Dead Can’t Dance’
7 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway
Wichita Eagle movie expert Rod Pocowachit is also a filmmaker, and he’ll be celebrating the 11th anniversary of one of his films this weekend with a special screening at The Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway — the same venue where the film had its premiere in 2009. “The Dead Can’t Dance,” which Pocowatchit describes as “the world’s first feature-length Native American zombie film (that we know of),” was filmed in Wichita and other Kansas locations over a four-month period. It stars not only Pocowatchit but also his brother, Guy Ray Pocowatchit, his nephew, T.J. Williams, Randall Aviks and local artist Wade Hampton. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Advance tickets are available at the Select-A-Seat box office at Intrust Bank Arena and at www.wichitaorpheum.com or www.selectaseat.com. Some of the proceeds will benefit Pocowatchit’s alterNative Film Festival, Wichita’s first-ever all-Indigenous film festival. It will happen in Wichita in November.
Cowtown Hootenanny
4-9 p.m. Saturday, Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd.
There’s going to be a hootenanny at the Old Cowtown Museum this weekend. The event, a fundraiser to support programming at the museum, will happen from 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $50 a person, and the party is restricted to ages 21 and over. Guests will be invited to visit the historic buildings at Cowtown and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, adult beverages, games and music by the Kaleb McIntire Band. A barbecue dinner will be provided by the Wichita Wagonmasters, and there will also be a silent auction and a raffle. Tickets are available at the door or at www.CowtownHootenanny.eventbrite.com.
Flea market weekend
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kansas Star Casino, 777 Kansas Star Drive, Mulvane
It’s Wichita Flea Market weekend again, and the big sale — which fills the arena at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane on the third weekend of each month — will be set up on Saturday and Sunday. It features more than 200 booths filled with things like antiques, collectibles, comics, artwork, jewelry, toys and more. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. A one-day pass is $3, and a two-day pass is $5. Children 12 and under are admitted for free.
Jack-O-Lanterns in the garden
6:30-9 p.m. through Saturday, Botanica, 701 Amidon
Botanica’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, an event that fills the gardens with 1,000 glowing Jack-O-Lanterns, opened on Wednesday and continues through Saturday. It’s open from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and will also feature a Haunted Woodland Walk, live bands, food trucks, S’mores and hot chocolate. Annie Up will perform on Friday, and Whitnie Means Band will be there on Saturday. There will also be a spooky movie projected on a big screen. Admission is $12, $9 for members, and advance tickets are available at botanica.org/jackolantern-spectacular.
Last chance to Shop & Grub
11-4 p.m. Sunday, Naftzger Park, 601 E. Douglas
The final Shop & Grub Market of the season happens on Sunday at Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita. The event, put on by Festive ICT, is a third-Sunday-of-the-month market that started in June and ran all summer. It includes merchants from in and out of town selling things like vintage clothing, jewelry, art and more. There will be food trucks as well as alcoholic beverages for sale. The market takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and the event is open to all ages.