There are a ton of fall festivals in the Wichita area. Here is a quick guide so you don’t miss them!
September
- Kansas State Fair | State Fair Grounds (Hutch) | 9/8 – 9/17
- Water Lantern Fest | OJ Watson Park | 9/9
- Zoobilee | Sedgwick County Zoo | 9/9 – 6pm to 12am
- Orie’s Garlic Fest | Public at the Brickyard | 9/10 – 11am to 4pm
- Autumn & Art | Bradley Fair | 9/15 – 9/17
- Sneakerfest | Charles Koch Arena (Aetna Multipurpose) | 9/16 – 12pm to 5pm
- Taste and Tour Food Festival | Wave | 9/16 – 5pm to 9pm
- Open Streets ICT 2023 (Douglas) | Naftzger Park & Douglas Ave from College Hill at Bluff St to Glenn St in historic Delano District | 9/17 – 12pm to 5pm
- Culinary Craze Festival | Mark Arts | 9/19 – 9/23
- Drone Light Festival | Exploration Place | 9/21 – 9/23
- Gold Fest | El Dorado | 9/21 – 9/23
- Valley Center Fall Festival | Valley Center | 9/22 – 9/23
- Oktoberfest at the Gnome | Hopping Gnome Brewing Company | 9/23 – 12pm – 11pm
- Symphony on the Grand Lawn | Botanica | 9/29
- Wichita Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff | Douglas & St. Francis | 9/30 – 12pm
- Prairieland Beer and Music Festival | Hyde Park (across from Central Standard Brewing) – 9/30
- Great Plains Renaissance Festival (Fall) | Sedgwick County Park | 9/30 – 10/1
- Greater Andover Days (GAD) | Andover | 9/28 – 10/1
October
- PROST Oktoberfest | PROST | 10/5 – 5pm to 10pm
- Woofstock | Sedgwick County Park | 10/7 – 10am
- Tallgrass Film Festival | Downtown Wichita | 10/5 – 10/8
- Goddard Fall Festival | Goddard | 10/7
- Prairie Fire 2023 Fall Marathon | Downtown Wichita | 10/8
- Taste of Newton | Newton | 10/12
- ICT Bloktoberfest | Union Station | 10/13 – 10/14
- Maize Fall Festival | Clair Donnelly Amphitheater | 10/13 – 10/14
- Rose Hill Fall Festival | Rose Hill | 10/13 – 10/15
- Wild Lights | Sedgwick County Zoo | 10/11 – 12/17
- Haysville Fall Festival | Haysville | 10/20 – 10/22
- Chili Cook-Off | High Park (Derby) | 10/21 – 11am to 2pm
- Wichita Asian Festival | Century II | 10/28 – 5pm to 10pm
November
- Wichita Startup Week | Groover Labs | 11/13 – 11/17