12 things to do this weekend
Indoors and still outdoors — between a chance of raindrops — there’s lots to do in the Wichita area this weekend, including Halloween-related events.
Last weekend for Old Town Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, First and Mosley; www.oldtownfarmersmarket.com.
Prairie Pumpkin Festival, 9 a.m. to dusk Saturday, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston; $4 for adults, $2 for children ages 3 to 15; dyckarboretum.org.
Bootanica, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Botanica, 701 N. Amidon; $8, $6 for members, children under 3 free; botanica.org.
Midtown historic home walking tour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, five houses in the 1100 and 1300 blocks of North Topeka; $13 for adults, free for children 12 and under; tickets available during tour hours at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1356 N. Broadway; midtownwichita.org
Art on the Trail, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St. North; free; 316-683-5499; www.gpnc.org.
“The Great Amazing Race,” 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Central Riverside Park, 720 N. Nims; $50 per adult-child team; www.GreatAmazingRace.com.
Haunted houses, including Horror Wood Haunted Attraction, 2525 W. Douglas, opens 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $15 in advance, $20 at the door; 316-285-8480; Haunted Cannery Spook House and Lunatic Asylum at Walters Pumpkin Patch, 10001 NW 77 Highway, El Dorado, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, $18; Warehouse of Terrors, 1690 W. 140th Avenue North in Milton, 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, $25, 316-540-3972; Wicked Woods Wasteland, 3640 S. Topeka, 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, $13, or $8 for ages 12 and under, who must be accompanied by an adult, 316-524-5311.
“Legally Blonde the Musical,” by Music Theatre for Young People, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Mary Jane Teall Theater at Century II, 250 W. Douglas; $10 students, $12 adults in advance, $15 at the door; 316-219-4849, www.wichitatix.com; 316-262-6897 for information.
Circus Electronica: Singularity, 8 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway; $35 to $49; www.selectaseat.com, 855-755-7328; www.wichitaorpheum.com.
Wichita Symphony Orchestra Presents Hometown Favorites, 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $19 to $57; 316-267-5259, www.wichitasymphony.org.
Prairie Fire Marathon and related events, 7:30 a.m. Sunday, 455 S. Wichita; last time to register is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Fit for Life & Race Expo at Century II Exhibition Hall; $15 to $100; www.prairiefiremarathon.com.
Trailheader mountain-biking event by Kansas Singletrack Society, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Miller’s Meadow, 1/4 mile west of 125th Street on East Pawnee; free; www.kssingletrack.com.
This story was originally published October 11, 2014 at 8:53 PM with the headline "12 things to do this weekend."