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The Eddytorial: 9/19/25
A free community event, Shocktoberfest, is coming soon
Wichita By E.B.
September 19, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes
What Up Wichita?
Want to know what’s going on in Wichita? We got you covered with The Eddytorial.
In today’s email:
Community: Shocktoberfest 2025
This Weekend: Valley Center Fall Festival
Most Liked Donuts: Who won it all?
Local Spotlight: Kansas Food Bank - ICT Restaurant Week
COMMUNITY
Shocktoberfest 2025
A free event open to everyone in Wichita!
Students, families, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater Shocker community are all invited to take part in Shocktoberfest 2025, September 29 - October 4. This year's week includes events centered around spirit, pride and welcomes families to campus for Family Weekend.
Schedule of events:
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THIS WEEKEND
Valley Center Fall Festival
The first of many fall festivals takes place this weekend, September 19-21. It’s the Valley Center Fall Festival.
The full schedule of events (found here) include live music from Harrison Steele, Llew Brown Band, Jet City and more. There's Xclusive Beer Truck, an indoor marketplace, WEEE Entertainment Ride-O-Rama, parade, bike & trike contest, kids fishing derby, washer tournament and so much more.
EDDYTORIAL EXCLUSIVE
Wichita By E.B. Trivia
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Local Spotlight
Kansas Food Bank - ICT Restaurant Week
The Kansas Food Bank is teaming up with 30 local restaurants & businesses for year two of ICT Restaurant Week presented by Mokas Coffee & Eatery and JRI Hospitality! ICT Restaurant Week benefits the Kansas Food Bank and its vision of a Kansas where no one goes hungry.
Hunger knows no boundaries or demographics, and can happen to anyone. With 1 in 7 Kansans experiencing food insecurity, there are an estimated 71,000 food insecure Kansans in Sedgwick County alone and over 44 square miles of food deserts. The majority of people served by the Kansas Food Bank are chronically hungry children, seniors living on limited incomes and hardworking families struggling to make ends meet.
By participating in ICT Restaurant Week YOU are making a difference for our neighbors. With 30 local businesses teaming up, it’s a week you don’t want to miss! Check out the awesome lineup and how each business is featuring for the week at ICTRW.com.
WATCH NOW
Wichita Dinner Table
This week we discuss what restaurants are in our regular rotation. What places do we visit often?
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COMMUNITY
All The Fall Festivals
Wichita and the surrounding area is chock full of events as it pertains to festivals, fairs and all things fests. We’ve put together a list of 50+ options for you to mark down in September and October.
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.
Crispy Donuts wins Wichita’s Most Liked Donut
Crispy Donuts, after many weeks of voting, bested 15 other restaurants throughout Wichita to win Wichita’s Most Liked Donut.
EVENTS
What’s Coming This Weekend
Events can be found in our Wednesday Wichita Weekender email.
You can view the online version here.
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