10 things to do this weekend
Looking for ideas on how to spend our first fall-like weekend? Here are 10 things happening in the Wichita area.
The Kansas State Fair, 8 a.m. to the last event starting at 8 p.m. Saturday (showing of “Frozen”), 7:30 a.m. to last events starting at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; $10 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for children 6 and up, free for ages 5 and under. Buy tickets online at www.kansasstatefair.com, by phone at 800-362-3247 or at the fair’s ticket office at 2000 N. Poplar St., Hutchinson.
Autumn and Art, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Bradley Fair Parkway, which runs behind the shopping center at 21st and Rock Road; free; www.autumnandart.com.
Derby BBQ Festival, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, High Park, 2801 E. James St. in Derby; free admission; $5 to sample cook-off food; www.derbyweb.com/bbq.
La Familia Fiesta, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, mixer 5 to 10 p.m., La Familia Senior/Community Center, 841 W. 21st. St.; free.
“Eww! What’s Eating You?” exhibit on parasites, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd.; included in membership or regular admission, plus tax: $9.50 for ages 12 to 64; $8 for ages 65 and older; $6 for ages 3 to 11; free for ages 2 and under; www.exploration.org.
Music & Motors Car Show, 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Larksfield Place, 7373 E. 29th St.; free.
Coming Together for a Cure Jared Daniels Concert, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, 5820 N. Ridge Road in Maize; $15; mhford.com.
Shakespeare in the Park’s “King John,” 7 p.m. Saturday, Hand Park, 633 S. Lakeview in Derby, and 7 p.m. Sunday at Buffalo Park, 10201 Hardtner; free; bring lawn chairs and blankets; www.wichitashakespearecompany.org; 316-655-2017.
“Halloween 13 or Jason Is Really Hacked,” musical comedy revue, doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley St.; show plus dinner $28, show only $18; www.mosleystreet.com; 316-263-0222.
Old Cowtown Wine Mosey, 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd.; $50; www.WichitaTix.com; 316-350-3323.
This story was originally published September 13, 2014 at 10:13 AM with the headline "10 things to do this weekend."