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Exploration Place Kansas’ premier science center, located in Wichita. Exploration Place - The Sedgwick County Science & Discovery Center
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Some things are worth putting down roots for. 🌳Honor a loved one, celebrate a milestone or commemorate a special memory ...
10/29/2026

Some things are worth putting down roots for. 🌳

Honor a loved one, celebrate a milestone or commemorate a special memory with a tree or picnic table dedication at Exploration Place. Whether it's a tree that grows alongside generations of explorers or a picnic table where families gather to share a meal, your dedication becomes part of the memories made here for years to come.

Leave your mark: https://thehomestretch.org/dedications/

Tomorrow night, Steel Skarecrow brings their Wichita sound to the Levitt VIBE Concert Series. Expect country favorites, ...
10/28/2026

Tomorrow night, Steel Skarecrow brings their Wichita sound to the Levitt VIBE Concert Series. Expect country favorites, rock ’n’ roll and a little western swing mixed in.

📅 October 29
📍 Exploration Place
🌯 6 pm: Food trucks & seating open
🎷 7 pm: Just Tori
🎸 8 pm: Steel Skarecrow

This is the FINAL concert in the 2026 season. Don't miss it! Learn more: https://exploration.org/event/levitt-vibe-concert-series/

Levitt Family Foundation

If guitars could talk, these would have some stories to tell. 🎶🎸Explore the instruments, innovations and musical history...
10/28/2026

If guitars could talk, these would have some stories to tell. 🎶🎸

Explore the instruments, innovations and musical history that helped make the electric guitar a cultural icon in AMPLIFIED. But don't wait too long to rock out with us!

The exhibit closes Sunday, Nov. 1, at 5 pm. Get your last look: https://exploration.org/event/amplified/

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Before Steel Skarecrow brings 90s country and Red Dirt to Levitt VIBE, Just Tori & The Rockies will get the night starte...
10/28/2026

Before Steel Skarecrow brings 90s country and Red Dirt to Levitt VIBE, Just Tori & The Rockies will get the night started with their mix of country, pop and classic rock.

📅 October 29
🕖 7 pm
📍 Wichita Foundation Amphitheater
🎟️ FREE

Come early and catch this Wichita-based band! Learn more: https://exploration.org/event/levitt-vibe-concert-series/

Levitt Family Foundation

Your next family adventure is looking a little spooky! 💀🐈‍⬛ The last of Halloween Nights begins tomorrow at 6 pm. Come e...
10/28/2026

Your next family adventure is looking a little spooky! 💀🐈‍⬛ The last of Halloween Nights begins tomorrow at 6 pm. Come enjoy the lights, the laughs and all the Halloween magic before it disappears!

Grab your tickets here and join us at Exploration Place: https://exploration.org/event/halloween-nights/

Join us this afternoon for a fun, holiday prep party! We'll be working on Gingerbread Village graham cracker kits, drink...
10/28/2026

Join us this afternoon for a fun, holiday prep party! We'll be working on Gingerbread Village graham cracker kits, drinking cocoa, snacking on cookies, jamming to holiday music and enjoying conversion with other volunteers.

No need to pre-register. Just show up at 1 pm and let the ticket counter know you're here for Gingerbread Village prep.

As a special thank you, anyone who comes and helps will receive two tickets to Halloween Nights (good any day of the final weekend).

Let us know if you have questions!

Gingerbread Village prep has begun, and we need your help! We're looking for a few good elves to drink cocoa, listen to holiday music and help prep gingerbread village kits.

As a thank-you, anyone who volunteers at the work party will receive two free passes to attend the final weekend of Halloween Nights.

• Thursday, October 29, 1 to 4 pm
• Let us know you're coming by emailing [email protected], or just show up and jump in!
• Volunteers can be 14+ with an adult or 16+ if solo ❄️🎁🎅

It's our final week of free concerts in the amphitheater. This Thursday, Steel Skarecrow brings 90s country, Red Dirt an...
10/27/2026

It's our final week of free concerts in the amphitheater. This Thursday, Steel Skarecrow brings 90s country, Red Dirt and rock ’n’ roll to the Levitt VIBE stage!

📅 October 29
📍 Exploration Place
🌯 6 pm: Food trucks & seating open
🎷 7 pm: Just Tori
🎸 8 pm: Steel Skarecrow

Make plans to spend Thursday night with us! Learn more: https://exploration.org/event/levitt-vibe-concert-series/

Levitt Family Foundation

We've got suspects, strange occurrences and a mansion full of unanswered questions. There's just one thing missing: YOU!...
10/27/2026

We've got suspects, strange occurrences and a mansion full of unanswered questions. There's just one thing missing: YOU! 🔎

Help investigate the mystery at Crowley Mansion, follow the clues and see if you can figure out who's behind all the strange happenings in Mystery Mansion.

Shows run daily in the Live Science Theater. Check the daily schedule for showtimes and join the investigation: https://exploration.org/event/mystery-mansion/

Halloween fun looks good after dark! 👻🎃 Make the most of the season with a visit to Halloween Nights at Exploration Plac...
10/27/2026

Halloween fun looks good after dark! 👻🎃 Make the most of the season with a visit to Halloween Nights at Exploration Place, where glowing sights and family-friendly fun are waiting around every corner.

Plan your visit today: https://exploration.org/event/halloween-nights/

Just 10 days until we leave Earth behind. 🪐Stardust arrives at Exploration Place November 5–8, bringing live looping, im...
10/27/2026

Just 10 days until we leave Earth behind. 🪐

Stardust arrives at Exploration Place November 5–8, bringing live looping, improvisation and breathtaking 4K space imagery together beneath our 60-foot Dome.

Choose your launch time:

Nov. 5 & 6: 6 pm
Nov. 7 & 8: 2 pm or 6 pm

Your seat is waiting. The universe is too. Get your tickets here: https://exploration.org/event/stardust/

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300 N McLean Boulevard
Wichita, KS
67203

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+13166600600

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