10 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (July 9-10, 2016)
Here are some of the events going on this Saturday and Sunday in the Wichita area. For more events in the area, visit events.kansas.com.
Automobilia Moonlight Car Show and Street Party, 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, downtown from Douglas to Second Street and Broadway to Mosley, entrance at Douglas and Emporia; free for spectators; www.automobiliausa.com.
Anime Festival, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman; $25 Saturday, $20 Sunday; www.afwcon.org.
Second Saturday Artisan Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, District Marketplace, 146 N. Cleveland; free admission; 316-295-4520, www.theworkroomict.com.
Sedgwick County Fair, 6:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Sedgwick County Fairgrounds, Cheney; free admission but tickets required for demolition derby at 7 p.m. and for rides; ourcountyfair.com.
Wichita Cactus Club show and sale, 9 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Botanica, 701 N. Amidon; free.
Wellington Wheat Festival, including Home & Farm Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Wellington High School at 1700 E. 16th St. and Across the Pond performing at 9 p.m. Saturday on Washington Street in front of Memorial Hall in Wellington; $5 button, ages 2 and under free; www.wellingtonkschamber.com.
“A Kansan’s Soulful Life in Art,” exhibit of art by the late Vernon Rickman of Newton and the Smithsonian Institution, opening reception 7 p.m. Saturday, Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 28 E. Sixth St. in Newton; free; 316-284- 2749, www.carriagefactoryartgallery.com.
Dan Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, Kansas Star Event Center, 777 Kansas Star Drive in Mulvane; $22; www.ticketmaster.com.
Annual Blooms & Butterflies daylily show, sponsored by the Prairie Winds Daylily Society, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Botanica, 701 N. Amidon; free.
Darrell Scott at Bartlett Arboretum, 4 p.m. Sunday, gates open at 3, 301 N. Line St. in Belle Plaine; $10, free for children; picnics welcome plus food for sale; info@BartlettArboretum.com, www.bartlettarboretum.com.
This story was originally published July 8, 2016 at 1:24 PM with the headline "10 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (July 9-10, 2016)."