May 2024: What’s happening in Wichita this month

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Art & Culture

Ongoing through June 28 – “American Way Words” at Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center
May 1 – Howard E. Wooden Speaker Series: Author Patrick Bringley’s “All the Beauty in the World” at Wichita Art Museum
May 1 – “Amazing Discoveries featuring artist Verlene Mahomes” at Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center
May 3 – Elsie Allen Art Tour at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House Museum and Study Center
May 3 – First Friday Gallery Crawl in Downtown Wichita
May 3 – Live Jazz at The 1906 Bar & Lounge at Hotel at Old Town
May 17 – Josh Gates Live at Orpheum Theatre
May 18-19 – McIlwaine Speaker Series: “Six Wichita Stories of Aviation” at Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
May 22 – KU in Wichita “An Army Afire: How the U.S. Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era” at Wichita Art Museum
Family Fun
May 3 – Chris Wineland Comedy and amateur comedy contest at Park City
May 5 – Open Streets ICT in NOMAR District
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Sedgwick County Zoo
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo at Brickyard
Ongoing through May 13 – Laser Taylor Swift Show at Exploration Place
May 18 – Party for the People – 50th Anniversary Keeper of the Plains Dedication at Mid-America All-Indian Museum
May 19 – Shop & Grub at Exploration Place
May 24-Sept. 22 – “DC Super Heroes: Discover Your Superpowers” at Exploration Place

Performing Arts

May 2-12 – “Harvey” at The Forum Theatre
May 11 – Electrify Your Symphony with the Mark Wood Experience presented by Campus High School Orchestra at Orpheum Theatre
May 17 – Wichita Symphony presents Symphony in the Gardens at Botanica Wichita
May 18 – Satieday “Vexations” by Friends University Fine Arts at various locations
May 22-26 – Music Theatre Wichita presents “Gypsy” at Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center
May 24 – Bloomfield Carillon Concert at Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
May 25 – Words & Music Series: “Stayin’ Alive” at The Forum Theatre

Concerts & Comedy

Outdoor Fun

Every Saturday – Kansas Grown! Farmers Market at Sedgwick County Extension Office
Every Saturday – Old Town Farm & Art Market at Old Town Farm & Art Market
May 5 – 2024 Prairie Fire Spring Half Marathon & 5K at Century 2 Plaza
May 7, 14, 21, 28 – Twilight Tunes on the Terrace at Botanica Wichita
May 11 – Air Capital Corvette Club All Corvette Show & Shine at Davis-Moore Auto Group
May 16 – Third Thursday in Derby at Derby’s Warren Riverview Park
May 18 – Outdoor Vintage Flea Market at Paramount Antique Mall

Sports

Food & Drink

For the latest list of events and experiences, check out the Visit Wichita calendar of events.