10 things to do this weekend (Sept. 27-28)
It’s the first official weekend of fall, and there are lots of opportunities to get out and do something in the Wichita area. Here are some of them.
Komen Race for the Cure, 5K starting at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, registration opens at 6:45 a.m. and other events through 10:30 a.m., WaterWalk, 515 S. Main; 5K registration $40 at the race; www.komenkansas.org.
Wichita Toy Train Club and Museum’s Train Show and Swap Meet, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd.; $6, free for ages 11 and younger; www.wichitatoytrainclub.org.
Great Plains Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sedgwick County Park; $8.50 in advance, $11 at the gate, children $5 (free kid’s pass included with an advance adult ticket); greatplainsrenfest.com.
Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff, noon Saturday, East Douglas between Topeka and the railroad tracks; $5 for a tasting kit; wagonmasterschili.com.
Greater Andover Days, KidFest noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Stallion and the AJ McCausland Band in concert at 6:30 p.m., fireworks at 8:30 p.m., Andover Central Park, 1607 E. Central; $3 button, ages 5 and younger free; www.andoverks.com (under “Visitors”), 316-733-1303.
Smithsonian magazine free museum day, museum hours at several area attractions Saturday; register at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday to receive a year’s free digital subscription to the magazine and download a free ticket for two to listed museums.
Michael Feinstein: “The Sinatra Project” with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. Saturday, Century II Concert Hall; $43 to $85, wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658.
Two haunted houses open this weekend: Field of Screams 2014, Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm, 4055 N. Tyler Road, gates open at 7 p.m., fields open at dark Saturday; ticket sales end at 11:30 p.m.; $15 to $25; 316-722-1145, scaryprairiepines.com; and Forest of Fear, 7446 51st Road, Udall, open dark to midnight Saturday; $15, child $9; 620-782-4014, udallforestoffear.com.
The Wichita Blues Society’s Fall Blues Crawl, 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, several downtown bars and music venues; admission to all shows is a $10 wristband, available at any venue: Joe’s Old Town Bar and Grill, the Loft, Club Indigo, Heroes, Rock Island Live and the Brickyard; after-party at 8 p.m. at the Brickyard; www.wichitablues.org.
Diamond jubilee party for the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, 204 S. Main; $75; 316-265-9314.
This story was originally published September 26, 2014 at 5:22 PM with the headline "10 things to do this weekend (Sept. 27-28)."