Here's a list of things happening this weekend. Thanks to my friends at Visit Wichita for keeping us in the loop! Get out and enjoy our awesome city this weekend!
16TH ANNUAL TALLGRASS FILM FESTIVAL
OCT. 17-21, 2018
Time: Various times Admission: $30-$250
Location: Various locations
It’s the biggest film festival in Kansas, bringing together writers, directors, filmmakers and actors and showcasing the best local, regional, national and international independent films. Don’t miss this “Top 10 Film Festival” and “Best Under the Radar Film Festival” with more than 200 feature and short films.
A NIGHT AT THE FOUNTAINS FOOD TRUCK EVENT
OCT. 19, 2018
Time: 5-8 p.m. Admission: Free
Location: WaterWalk, 515 S. Main St., Wichita, KS 67202
Head to downtown Wichita for a night of fun, food and fountains. Several of Wichita’s favorite food trucks will be on hand right before the fountain show at 8 p.m. If you’ve never experienced the Fountains at WaterWalk, here’s your chance!
TRIPLE HEADER: ICT ROLLER DERBY MONSTER MASH-UP WITH ICT HEARTLAND HAVOC
OCT. 20, 2018
Time: 5:30 p.m. Admission: Advanced Tickets $12.50; Day of Event $14
Location: Cotillion Ballroom, LLC, 11120 W. Kellogg, Wichita, KS 67209
Catch the raw action of roller derby at The Cotillion Ballroom when the ICT Roller Girls and ICT Heartland Havoc take to the track in this Triple Header Monster Mash-Up. With all the bumps, blocks and hip checks you can ask for, the ICT Roller Derby brings you an exciting, unique experience.
BULLFIGHTERS ONLY WICHITA INVITATIONAL
OCT. 20, 2018
Time: 7:30 p.m. Admission: $25-$65
Location: Hartman Arena, 8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive, Park City, KS 67147
This true gladiator competition brings the exciting, intense and sometimes scary sport of bullfighting to Wichita. Watch champion bullfighters take to the arena against the meanest bulls in the country. Bullfighters Only is the world’s premier freestyle bullfighting competition series featuring an international roster of elite pros competing for the largest purse in bullfighting history.
PRAIRIELAND BEER & MUSIC FESTIVAL
OCT. 20-21, 2018
Time: 3 p.m.-Midnight Admission: $25-$85
Location: Wave Live Music Venue, 650 E. 2nd St., Wichita, KS 67202
Start your stay with beer sampling from breweries across the state of Kansas and some of our friends from around the region. The music starts when the taps open with Bad Mother Hubbard and Mensaje Norteno taking the stage during the beer festival. After the beer sampling, the party keeps going with Marcus Lewis Big Band and The Budos Band.