Friday - Wichita Riverfest Schedule

Riverfest’s daylong celebration of Wichita’s Hispanic culture & MORE!

Wichita Riverfest
Photo credit Audacy
Event Information:
Friday, June 7, 2024
11:00 AM-11:00 PM US/Central
Downtown

Wichita, KS

Medallion Hunt
Medallion Hunt Ends: Saturday, June 8
Sponsored by The Wichita Eagle. Gather your friends, dust off your sleuthing skills and join in The Eagle Medallion Hunt! Daily clues on Kansas.com will lead you to a Sedgwick County location to find the hidden medallion. Clues begin Thursday, June 1 with the final clue on Thursday, June 8. Clues will be available on Kansas.com around 6 a.m. each day. See www.kansas.com/riverfest for details.

Helicopter Rides
5-9 p.m. | Location: Maple and McLean
Experience flying with picturesque panoramas of the city. $50 per person with your Riverfest button. Brought to you by DWTA Helicopters.

Kids’ Corner
5-10 p.m. | Location: A. Price Woodard Park
Enjoy inflatables, make it-take it projects, bubble shows, balloon twisting, princesses, and surprises all free with a Riverfest button! No button is required for children 5 and under.

Inflatables
5-10 p.m. | Location: Kids' Corner at A. Price Woodard Park
Enjoy the inflatables that will be bigger and better than ever along with some great outdoor family fun!

Paddle Boats
5-8 p.m. | Location: Arkansas River, Boats & Bikes facility at River Vista
FREE with your Riverfest button.

Wagonmaster's River Tour
5-8 p.m. | Location: Douglas Street Bridge
Cruises depart under the Douglas Street Bridge on the north side of Douglas, east side of the Arkansas River. FREE with your Riverfest button.

Missing Children's Area
6-11 p.m. | Location: northwest corner of Douglas and Water Street
Offers a diaper-changing area and breast-feeding area.

First-Aid Station
4-11 p.m. | Location: northwest corner of Douglas and Water Street
Minor first aid needs can be found at this station. Brought to you by UMB Bank.

WEEE Entertainment Carnival
6-11:00 p.m. | Location: Lot D, 511 S. Water
Showcasing rides with unlimited free admission with a Riverfest button! Tickets must be purchased for rides. Note: Riverfest food court tickets are not accepted for rides.

Fiesta del Rio
11 a.m.-10 p.m. | Century II Tripodal and Walser Auto Campus Kennedy Plaza Stage at Century II
Fiesta del Rio is Riverfest’s daylong celebration of Wichita’s rich and vibrant Hispanic culture. The event kicks off with Hispanic themed entertainment (music, danzates, a live mariachi, and folkloric dancers) on our Food Court Stage from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Afternoon activities begin at 4 p.m. with a mercadito (Hispanic market) in Century II’s Tripodal grounds, themed kids activities, live music on the main stage (headlined by Eden Muñoz), and much more! We hope you will join us for this annual Fiesta that celebrates Wichita’s growing Hispanic community. ¡Los vemos allí! See you there!

Banda Cuisillos
4-11:00 p.m. | Century II Tripodal and Walser Auto Campus Kennedy Plaza Stage
Come experience Fiesta del Río and dance to the rhythm of Banda Cuisillos. Plus, get excited for talent including Yahari, El Meño y Su Orgullo De Parral, Los De La Sierra, and DJ Tino Morales.