Seniors on the Go holds its monthly organizational meeting at Linwood Senior Center at 1:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Highlighted events are ones that SOTG members have expressed special interest in attending.
SENIOR DAYS/COFFEE CONNECTIONS
May 4 Mo
9 am – Coffee Connection: Amphibians and @ Sedgwick County Zoo – Free
May 14 Th
10 am – Senior Thursday: @Kansas Aviation Museum – Free
10 am – Empowered Seniors: The Untold Art of Keeping Your Marbles: Creativity, Play, and the Aging Brain @ Botanica – Free
OTHER LECTURES
May 3 Su
2:30 to 4 pm – Birdwatching Basics @ Westlink Branch Library
May 8 Fr
10:15 am – Sugar Avoiders Club @ Linwood
May 14 Th
5 to 7 pm – Cocktails with the Curator: short captivating talks on history’s quirkiest moments and socializing @ Museum of World Treasures – $7
May 21 Th
9 to 10 am – Coffee with the Curator: Reading the Ancient Egyptians in Art and Artifact @ Museum of World Treasures – Free for members, $4 nonmembers
THEATRE SHOWS/CONCERTS
Apr 17 to May 10
7 to 10 pm – Wait Until Dark @ Prairie Pines Playhouse – $46.85 dinner & show (general seating), $51.95 (front seating)
May 10 – 12:30 to 4 pm Mother’s Day Matinee with stroll in lavender gardens- $46.85 or $51.95
May 1 to 3
7 pm May 1 & 2, 2 pm May 3 – Empire House Players: “The Clock Runs Out for Isabelle Tyme…” @ Old Cowtown – $16.50
May 1 to 30 (Fridays & Saturdays)
8 pm – Live Improv Show @ Flying Pig Improv, 2320 E Douglas Ave – $16.95
May 2 Sa
7 pm – Jazz Finale Concert @ Friends Univ, Sebits Auditorium – $5
May 3 Su
3 pm – Delano Chamber Chorale @ The District Church – donations
3 pm – Oratorio Concert (choral ensembles and orchestra) @ WSU, Miller Concert Hall – $6-$12
May 6 We
5:15 pm – Annual Pops Concert on the Marcussen Organ @ WSU Wiedemann Hall – Free
May 8 to Jun 13
7:30 pm Th-Sa – Dear Evan Hansen @ Roxy’s – $42 (2 pm May 16, May 30, Jun 13)
May 9 Sa
7:30 pm – Pops: Byron Stripling’s America the Beautiful – Wichita Symphony @ Century II – $29+
May 10 Su
7:30 pm – Whose Live Anyway? (improvised comedy and song based on audience suggestions) @ Century II – $69-$80
May 15 Fr
6 pm – Symphony in the Gardens @ Botanica – $135 (includes garden admission, performance, hors d’oeuvres and 2 drinks)
May 15-17 Fr-Su
7:30 pm Fr & Sa; 2 pm Sa; 1 pm Su – Clue: Live on Stage @ Century II Concert Hall – $55-$119
May 21 Th
7 to 9:30 pm – Poetry Night @ Simply Sangria, 243 N Cleveland – Free
May 22 Fr
12 to 1 pm – Bloomfield Carillon Concert: Jule Ann Troutman @ Wichita Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Clock Tower Carillon – Free
OTHER EVENTS
May 1 Fr
1 to 3 pm – 5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta @ Orchard Park – $10 (an extra $3 for an early reserved seat)
May 2 Sa
Origami in the Garden opening
7 am to 1 pm – Spring Garden Fair @ Sedgwick County Extension, 4-H Hall, 7001 W 21st St N – Free
8 am – Blossom Fest @ Elderslie Farm, 3501 E 101st St N Kechi – Free
11 am & 2 pm – Tea Time in the Country @ Fulton Valley Farms – $41.20
12 pm – Local Author: Abigail Linhardt @ Derby Library – Free
12 to 5 pm – Local Artisan Fair @ Grace Hill Winery – Free
12 to 9 pm – Tacos and Tequila 2026 @ Wichita Boathouse – Free
May 3 Su
12 to 6 pm – Cinco de Mayo Celebration @ Sedgwick County Zoo – zoo admission
12 pm – Open Streets ICT – Nomar @ Evergreen Park – Free
May 7 Th
9 am to 2 pm – PBS Kansas Senior Expo @ Sedgwick County Extension Education Center, 7001 W 21st St N – Free
May 9 Sa
11 am to 10 pm – Mediterranean Festival @ St Mary Orthodox Christian Church, 344 S Martinson
1 pm – College Hill Walking Tour @ begins on Douglas Ave in front of St James Episcopal Church, 3750 E Douglas – $22
May 10 Su
9 am to 5 pm – Mother’s Day @ Sedgwick County Zoo – mothers free with another paid admission
May 16 Sa
12 pm – Local Author: Beatrice Fishback @ Derby Library – Free
2 to 4 pm – Farm Encounters: Wool Production and Sheep Sheering (participants work with raw wool, learning to card and spin it into yarn) @ Old Cowtown Museum – $5 members, $15 nonmembers
5 to 11 pm – Asian Night Market @ Equity Bank Park – Free
May 21 Th
8:30 am to 3 pm – Trip to Kansas Oil Museum tour and hear period clothing expert with Linwood – El Dorado – $12 admittance, $5 lunch -carpool
May 22 Fr
1 to 3 pm – Parents Day Celebration – Mother’s and Father’s Day all in one with stories, food and more. Showcasing some of our talented artists @ Orchard Park
May 23 Sa
10 am to 5 pm – Time Travelers Vintage Expo (diverse traveling vintage market) @ Century II Expo Hall – $13
May 28 Th
8:30 am to 3 pm – Trip to Yoder (Thrift Shop, Carriage Crossing, more) with Linwood – carpool
6 to 7:30 pm – Wandering Wildflower Walk @ Great Plains Nature Center – Free
May 30 Sa
10 am to 2 pm – Walk with Wildlife – experts share knowledge about live species of native Kansas animals @ Chisholm Creek Park – $3 online; $5 at gate
ONGOING
Exploration Place – Dome Theater
(Free if member; $18, online discounted 65+ $13)
Kansas: An Immersive Experience – 11:45 am
The Stellars – 11 am, 12:30 pm
Laser Shows – 2 pm, 4:15 pm
Penguins A Love Story – 1:15 pm, 3:30 pm
Backyard Wilderness – 10:15 am, 2:45 pm
FOODIES/EATING WITH FRIENDS
May 1 Fr
9:30 am – First Friday Coffee with DSC @ Country Café, 2804 S Seneca
May 6 We
1 to 4 pm – Mother’s Day Tea @ Linwood
May 13 We
11 am – Linny Llama’s Eating Around the World with Linwood @ El Rancho, 1601 Pawnee
May 14 Th
9 to 10:30 am – Egg-cellent Breakfast Club with Orchard Park @ The Big Biscuit, 2330 N Maize Rd
May 18 Mo
1 pm – Lunch Bunch Social Club with DSC @ N & J Mediterranean, 8448 W Central Ave
May 19 Tu
10:30 am – Coffee Chat Conversation @ Orchard Park
May 28 Th
11 am to 1 pm – Good Grub Lunch Club with Orchard Park @ Mexico Viejo, 6960 W 21st St
MAY RIVERFEST – May 29 to Jun 6
Wichita Riverfest – buttons $15-$20 @ QT
May 29 Fr
11:20 am to noon – Grand Opening Ceremony
6:30 to 8 pm – Sundown Parade
6:30 to 8:30 pm – Hot Air Balloons
9 to 11 pm – Jacksons @ Crossland Construction Kennedy Plaza Stage – admission with RiverFest button
10:45 to 11 pm – Opening Night Fireworks
May 30 Sa
7 to 8 am – Hot Air Balloons
11 am to 2 pm – Fiesta Del Rio Live Performances
11 am to 6 pm – Helicopter Rides
1 to 3 pm – Cowboy Bathtub Races
6:30 to 8:30 pm – Hot Air Balloons
8 to 11 pm – El Fantasma – Mexican music @ Crossland Construction Kennedy Plaza Stage – admission with RiverFest button
May 31 Su
11 am to 6 pm – Helicopter Rides
11 am to 6 pm – Artfest Pop Up Market
1:30 to 4 pm – Cardboard Regatta
5:30 to 6:30 pm – Fimmel Cake Eating Contest
OTHER SENIOR SPECIALS
Movies
Derby Plaza Theater – $6 matinee/evening (55+)
OUT OF AREA EVENTS/FESTIVALS
May 2 Sa
9 am to 5 pm – Millfest @ Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum, Lindsborg
10 am to 5 pm – Flint Hills Festival @ 315 S 3rd St, Manhattan, KS
May 9 Sa
10 am to 7 pm – Lenexa Art Fair @ Lenexa, KS – Free
2 to 6 pm – Atchison Porchfest: walkable music festival with 20 regional bands performing on historic front porches – along 4th St in Atchison, KS – Free
May 15 to 17 Fr-Su
6 pm to 10 pm daily – 2026 Sunflower Balloonfest @ 227 W Main St, Anthony, KS – free
May 16 Sa
10 am to 3 pm – Rustic Treasures Market @ Burlingame, KS, on Main St – Free
10 am to 4 pm – Turkey Creek Festival @ Antioch Park, Merriam, KS – Free
May 22 to 23 Fr-Sa
8 am to 10 pm – Sana Fe Trail Days @ Larned, KS – Free
May 22 to 24 Fr-Su
Lawrence Busker Festival 2026, with live performances of circus on the streets @ Lawrence, KS
Starla Criser helped start Seniors on the Go. For more information, contact her at starlacriser@gmail.com.
