12 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (June 25-26, 2016)
We know it’s felt otherwise, but this is actually the first official week of summer. Here are some of the things going on in the Wichita area on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate.
Flowers in the Flint Hills garden tour around Marion, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; $5 tickets at the Marion City Library, 101 Library St. in Marion during tour hours.
McPherson’s June Bloom Garden Tour, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; $7 tickets at the demo garden at 600 W. Woodside in McPherson during tour hours, where a free trolley will take visitors between the stops; 620-241-1523.
Real Men, Real Heroes Community Day, family-friendly block party, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Fairmount Park, 1647 N. Yale; free; realmenrealheroes.org.
Downing Children’s Garden fifth anniversary celebration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Botanica, 701 N. Amidon; free admission during those hours; botanica.org.
Craftapalooza & Vintage Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Exhibition Hall at Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $5, children under age 12 free; on Facebook: Wichita Craftapalooza & JUNK Market; www.montagefestivals.com.
Family ArtVenture: Sculpture-atopia, explore indoor and outdoor sculptures and make your own, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd.; free admission; 316-268-4921, wichitaartmuseum.org.
Doc Sunback Film Festival and Art Crawl in Mulvane, screenings 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, art crawl 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; film festival at 101 E. Main St., 300 W. Main St. and 213 W. Main St. in Mulvane, art crawl on Main Street in downtown Mulvane; $2 general admission with other types of passes to see films; art crawl free; www.docsunbackfilmfest.com.
Pac-Matano, playing of “Pac-Wichita” app plus bands and food trucks, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, District Marketplace, 146 N. Cleveland; free admission.
All That Jazz Festival, featuring Fingerprints, Corey Rolfe Trio and Rudy Love Jr., plus cash bar and local food vendors, 6 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Riordan Clinic, 3100 N. Hillside; $20 to $35, with part of proceeds going to school-supply drive; www.eventbrite.com.
Shakespeare in the Park, last weekend for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7 p.m. Saturday, Hand Park, 633 S. Lakeview in Derby, and 7 p.m. Sunday, Central Riverside Park, 720 N. Nims in Wichita; free; www.wichitashakespearecompany.org.
Wichita Wingnuts vs. Sioux City Explorers baseball, 7:05 p.m. Saturday (“Star Wars” night with light saber giveaway), Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, 300 S. Sycamore; $6 to $13 in advance, $8 to $15 day of game (children 2 and under free); www.wichitawingnuts.com, 855-755-7328, selectaseat.com.
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, 8 p.m. Sunday, Hartman Arena, 8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive, Park City; $49 to $175; www.hartmanarena.com.
This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 3:02 PM with the headline "12 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (June 25-26, 2016)."