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The Eddytorial: 10/31/25
Our new video series highlighting mom-and-pop restaurants has dropped
Wichita By E.B.
October 31, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes
What Up Wichita?
Want to know what’s going on in Wichita? We got you covered with The Eddytorial.
In today’s email:
Giveaway: The ultimate runner’s package
Coming Soon: Somewhere in Winter
Gifted: Chico’s Mexican Restaurant
Festivals: Somewhere Fest returning in 2026
GIVEAWAY
Scheels Gift Package
This Sunday at the Fortune 88 x Wichita Adaptive Sports Group All Abilities Run, we will be giving away a pretty cool gift package.
A portable lightweight massage TheraGun for portable relief
Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 headphones perfect for running
A $200 Scheels gift card
Strada Blender Bottle
And additional supplements and snacks
It’s all part of our free 5k event that’s open to everyone in the community. You don’t even have to run. You can show up and cheer on the kids.
The fun starts outside Scheels this Sunday morning at 8am.
The link also contains an option to donate to the Wichita Adaptive Sports. 100% of all donations will go back to the organization.
COMING SOON
Somewhere in Winter
Building on the momentum of this year’s transformative Somewhere Festival & Conference, Movement Musick today announced the debut of Somewhere in Winter – Wichita’s first-ever downtown holiday festival centered around an outdoor, full-scale, brought-in real ice rink and a curated lineup of family-friendly, festive experiences.
Located at 250 N. St. Francis Ave, Somewhere in Winter will take place November 27 through January 4. It will transform the heart of the city into a vibrant seasonal destination – bringing together local vendors, food trucks, music, cocoa and s’mores stations, festive photo ops, and holiday programming designed to connect Wichita residents through shared joy, creativity, and community spirit.
EDDYTORIAL EXCLUSIVE
Wichita By E.B. Trivia
Wichita is no stranger to ice rinks. If you’ve never been, there’s the Wichita Ice Center at 505 W. Maple St.
It’s an indoor ice arena located in town and offers public skating sessions, figure skating opportunities, and hockey leagues.
What year was the Wichita Ice Center built? |
COMMUNITY
Gifted: Chico’s Mexican Restaurant
We are excited to launch Gifted. A new project and video series highlighting local gifts to Wichita who deserve your love and attention.
These are free videos we are doing for small mom-and-pop businesses.
We kick it off with Chico’s, a multi-generational Mexican restaurant who has been in Wichita for 50 years.
📍 4407 W. Maple
✍️ by @managetocreate and @wichitabyeb
🎥 by @jclark.mov
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RETURNING IN 2026
Somewhere Fest 2026
The city’s hottest music festival, Somewhere Festival & Conference, won’t be as hot in 2026… referring to the weather. Dates have officially been announced for next year as the festival takes place September 25-26.
This will be the third year as Somewhere Festival has quickly emerged as one of the region’s most vital platforms for creativity, connection, and cultural impact.
WATCH NOW
Wichita Dinner Table
It’s our Halloween episode featuring Annette Lawless, DJ Carbon, The Kansas Gastronomist and Live Local!
Available on Facebook, YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify.
COMMUNITY
Trunk-Or-Treats in Wichita
This weekend marks the biggest weekend for Halloween events.
If you believe October is all about Halloween, the costumes and the candy, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up a list of family-friendly Halloween and Trunk-or-Treat events going on in the Wichita area.
Best of all, this has been updated with at least a dozen new options!
NEWS
Blogs You Missed
Let’s catch you up on the blogs you may have missed over the past week from our website, Facebook or Instagram.
2516 E. Central Ave.
I have a new featured launch called Air Captured. I’ll be partnering with multiple Wichita photogs to highlight their work at Wichita events.
If you’re an event who would like to have your event featured or a photographer who wants the exposure, let’s talk.
GUIDES
Parties for Adults
Looking for a place to go for the adult parties on Halloween? This guide has got you covered!
COMING SOON
31st Annual Wichita’s Alternative Gift Market
Change how you gift and change the world! This market is an uplifting alternative to the commercial norm—a different kind of shopping experience. It features charitable gifts starting at only $1.00; admission is free at this family-friendly event for all ages.
Act locally, impact globally! Alternative gifts support Wichita families in poverty, stock American food pantries, provide educational resources to kids in low-income countries, get farm supplies to our global neighbors facing hunger, and more. Sponsor tax-deductible gifts in honor of your loved ones and receive complimentary greeting cards and ornaments representing the causes (these freebies are exclusive to the market).
This community-wide event is hosted by dozens of local groups on the second Saturday of each November. We are pleased that Hillside CC will be our host location once again for 2025—a milestone year!
We can't wait to see you there!
EVENTS
What’s Coming This Weekend
Events can be found in our Wednesday Wichita email.
Check out the online version here.
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