Upcoming & Ongoing Local Events, Activities & Opportunities

2026 Goddard Fall Festival
Friday, Oct. 9th - Sunday, Oct. 11th, 2026
Live Music, Lions Club Breakfast, Annual Parade, Sand Volleyball & Pickleball Tournaments, Food Trucks, Free Swim at Blast Off Bay, Motor & Car Show, Touch-a-Tractor, Kids Korner & Aerial Performers, Vendor Booths, Lions Club Bingo, Movie in Linear Park, WEEE Carnival, Child Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge, The Great Inflatable 5K, Mr. B's Donut Contest, and so much more!
Click HERE for a full schedule, and click HERE to sign up!

Local YMCA Key (LatchKey) Academy (Before & After School Care for Grades K-5)
Mornings (breakfast included), 6:30 a.m. - First Bell, $65/student/week (YMCA member) & $70/student/week (non-YMCA member)
Afternoons (snack included), Final Bell - 6:30 p.m. $70/student/week (member) & $75/student/week (non-member)
Mornings & Afternoons: $80/student/week (member) & $85/student/week (non-member)
Click HERE for more information, click HERE to enroll, and click HERE to learn more about the School Day Out (SDO) portion of the program!

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Wichita: Teen Art & Creative Writing Contest
NAMI Wichita is hosting an art and creative writing contest exclusively for teens in Sedgwick County! Participants must be 13 - 18 years of age by/before Oct. 23rd, 2026 and the theme for this year's contest is, "Inside/Outside - Exploring Mental Health Through What We Feel and What We Show" (AI assistance is not allowed and Parent/Guardian Consent Form req'd for participants under 18)
First Place: $100, Second Place: $75, Third Place: $50 I Sept. 1st - Oct. 23rd I Winners announced Dec. 1st
Click HERE for information on the Art Contest, click HERE for information on the Creative Writing Contest, and click HERE to learn more about both, or call 316-301-7676 or email info@namiwichita.org

Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland: Fall 2026 Events
Opportunities for Pre-K - 8th Grade, Membership Not Required
Animal Rescue Mission (Sept. 26th), Haunted Stroll, Fairy Tale Trail (Oct. 17th & Oct. 24th), Lab Rats, Creative Science (Oct. 3rd & Oct. 10th), and Sparkle Showcase (Nov. 14th & Nov. 21st)
Click HERE for more information and to sign up!

Tanganyika Wildlife Foundation: Community Discounted Entry/Sponsored Admission
$20 Sponsored Admission, Entry Windows: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. I 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. I 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. I 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1st, 2026 I 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. I Admission Includes: (3) animal feeding encounters, animal ambassadors, yard games, sponsor vendor booths I For Purchase: food truck entrees, face painting, and more!
Click HERE for more information!

FUNball Youth Basketball Program: Fundamentals of Basketball (Clinic & League Play)
Pre-K - 6th Grade, Boys & Girls, No Experience Necessary
Fall/Winter Season: Nov. 7th, 2026 - Feb. 13th, 2027
Click HERE for more information!

Kansas Interscholastic BMX League, Open House: Saturday, Sept. 12th, 2026
Pre-K - 12th Grade, No Experience Necessary
Races on weekends, Fall Season: Sept. 1st - Nov. 30th
Click HERE for more information!

4-H
Click HERE for more information and to register!

Physical Form

KSHSAA Physical and Concussion Form
Click HERE for more information!

Have a community opportunity you would like have posted here?  Please email Dane Baxa with the information.