What to do in Wichita in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Seeing America: Regionalism and American Scene Painting from The Swope Art Museum

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 25

  Revolutions: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jun 14

  Emilio Sánchez: Sunlight and Shadow

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 12

  David Hornback: Where the Hell is Wichita?

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until May 8

  Bare it All

  Ulrich Museum of Art · Wichita State University

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 7

  Armando Minjárez Monárrez: En Cuerpo Presente

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Curious George: Let's Get Curious!

  Exploration Place · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Scooby-Doo! Mansion Mayhem

  Exploration Place · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Past & Present: Celebrating New Acquisitions and Collection Highlights at the Wichita Art Museum

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 31

  Being Modern

  Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 31

  The Gage Brewer Guitar - First Electric Guitar

  Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 31

  Why History Museums Collect Art

  Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

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• Theatre

  until Dec 19

  Avenue Q

  Roxy's Downtown · Old Town

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  6 PM

  Bare It All | Unframed Stories

  Ulrich Museum of Art · Wichita State University

  • Visual arts

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  10 AM

  Senior Wednesday Holiday Party: Cookies, Cocoa, Coffee and Conversation in 'Past & Present'

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Music

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Music

  10:30 AM

  Art Start for Families: 10:30 AM Session

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Music

• Music

  1:30 PM

  Art Start for Families: 1:30 PM Session

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Music

• Music

  3 PM

  Vienna Light Orchestra

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  6 PM

  Voices from the Vault | Mark Dion

  Ulrich Museum of Art · Wichita State University

  • Visual arts

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Gannon Fremin & CCREV

  Wave · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Too $hort

  The Cotillion · West Wichita

  • Music

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  10:30 AM

  StoryTime: "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou, illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat, and edited by Sara Jane Boyers

  Wichita Art Museum · Riverside

  • Music

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Ari Matti

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Comedy

  8 PM

  Gary Owen

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  9 PM

  Steel Skarecrow @ Wichita Union Stockyards

  Steel Skarecrow

  Wichita Union Stockyards

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Steel Skarecrow

  Wichita Union Stockyards

  • Music

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  Handel's Messiah

  Wichita Symphony Orchestra · Downtown

  • Music

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Babe Haven

  The Furnace · Central Wichita

  • Music
  • Punk

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Blue Violin @ DeMattias Fine Arts Center

  Blue Violin

  DeMattias Fine Arts Center · Newman University

  • Music

  $14 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Blue Violin: Retro Rock & Roll Christmas

  Blue Violin

  DeMattias Fine Arts Center · Newman University

  • Music
  • Rock

  $14

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Marbin @ John Barleycorn's

  Marbin

  John Barleycorn's · Old Town

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Dance

  7 PM

  NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 13

  Christmas Show

  Music Theatre Wichita · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Lindsey Stirling

  Lindsey Stirling · ARKAI

  Heartland Credit Union Arena · Park City

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Marbin

  John Barleycorn's · Old Town

  • Music

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Vampa

  Wave · Downtown

  • Music

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Other

  9 AM

  Coffee With the Curator

  Museum of World Treasures · Old Town

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7 PM

  It's a Wonderful Life

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  K-POP Superstars

  The Cotillion · West Wichita

  • Music
  • Pop

• Dance

  until Dec 20

  The 52nd Nutcracker

  Ballet Wichita

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 21, 2026

• Cabaret

  7:30 PM

  A Drag Queen Christmas

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown

  • Cabaret

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 28, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Mannheim Steamroller and Chip Davis

  Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Music

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