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Events Schedule, Thursday, May 15

Riverfest Photo Booth

Kansas Lottery- Get Your Tickets & Win

Team Kansas Toyota
Food Court Stage at Century II

WDDC Noon Hour Entertainment

Explore It

  • Noon – 8:00 pm
  • Location: Exploration Place
  • Sponsored in part by: Exploration Place, Air Products
  • Brought to you by: Kissin’ Country 102.1
  • Experience EP's hands-on exhibits, marvel at liquid nitrogen demonstrations, and check out the remote-controlled boat races and design contest, presented by ServiceMaster Quality Cleaning. EP is open later this Thursday and every Thursday all year long! Admission is free with a Riverfest button. For details call 263-3373.

SYNC on Tour

Cajun Food Fest

  • 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Location: Century II Exhibition Hall (rain or shine!)
  • Sponsored in part by: Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Boeing IDS–Wichita, AT&T Yellow Pages, American Culinary Federation –Wichita Chapter
  • Visit Bourbon Street Wichita where the city's finest chefs will prepare their 22nd annual Cajun food extravaganza including red beans and sausage and other south Louisiana favorites! Meal price is $7 with a Riverfest button.

Big Easy

  • 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm
  • Location: Kennedy Plaza Stage
  • (Rain Location: Century II Exhibition Hall)
  • Brought to you by:  105.3 The Buzz
  • Riverfest style, complete with buskers, street performers and much more entertainment! Dance beginning at 7:30 pm to Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Free with a Riverfest button. At 5:00 pm, The Friends University Jazz Ensemble I will back vocalists Rudy Love, Rob Simon and Lalanea Walsh in a musical revue titled “SOUL MEETS JAZZ”. Tunes from Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Al Green and others will rock the food court stage.

Cessna Kids’ Korner

This event has been canceled:

Johnathan Goodwin’s
Green Vehicle Giveaway

Kansas Gas Service Paddle Boats

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
See May 10 event description

Star Million Dollar Hole-In-One

Riverfest Senior Gala

  • 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Location: The Hilton Wichita Airport Executive Conference Center, 2098 Airport Rd.
  • Sponsored by: Central Plains Area Agency on Aging and Humana MarketPoint
  • An evening of elegance for adults 55 and older. Dance the night away to live music by Cool Blue and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres. Free with a Riverfest button.
Mardi Gras items for sale in the Festival Store!

Mardi Gras items for sale in the Festival Store!

Festival Fun at the Big Easy

Festival Fun at the Big Easy