Cleaning of the facility is primarily focused on the fitness facility with little attention being provided to the rest of the more publicly used facility. It seems like a good time to slow down and introduce ourselves. We know this can both bring a much better profit to the city of Wichita as well as provide an upstanding image for public skating, figure skating, adult hockey, youth hockey, and many other functions that the Wichita Ice Center can provide in the heart of downtown Wichita Kansas! K9 non-profit hosts cornhole tournament fundraiser 11 hours ago. Series History. River Run Registration Register now for 2023! Buttons are $10 for adults and $5 for children (five years and younger get in free) and can be purchased online and at area QuikTrips starting September 6. Your donation helps WFI achieve its goal of community celebration and supports events that build community pride. The time clocks/scoreboards have not been maintained/upgraded, and what has been repaired is hardly functioning at this point. For more information and to register click below. FYI Wichita Riverfest Tournament is coming up in June: Jump to. Those interested in participating in the USA Softball tournaments can find more info at WichitaRiverfest.com. The fees for these services from the KHOA are paid for by the players in the WAHL at the beginning of the season. The hunt is a Riverfest tradition that offers up cryptic clues meant to lead players to a 2-inch plastic coin hidden on public property in Sedgwick County. Compete in 8 different photo categories and help document Wichitas largest party along the river. Mott wouldnt say whether last years Admiral Windwagon Smith, Clay Bastian, who was named before the festival was canceled, would serve again. Our skaters can enter into a figure skating competition or skate in one of our annual seasonal skating shows. & Tourism Home. Wichita River Festival Most participatory event registrations for the early summer event include a button. Use this app to see the festival map, concert line-up, food options and to check out and register for festival events in and around the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita, Kansas. These vendors have chosen to no longer do business with the WIC, which greatly affects the skating and hockey community as well. Riverfest admission buttons for the fall event will be available starting in late August at area QuikTrip locations: $10 for adults and $5 for children. Build a river-worthy vessel in 90 minutes or less with cardboard, duct tape, pool noodles and a box cutter. Our 50th RIVERFEST! Registration Coming Soon Riverfest Photo Contest Friday, June 2 - Friday, June 9 Those who bought Riverfest 2020 buttons can use them for admission to the fall portion of the festival, which will be gated. Open to all artists from novice to professional! In 2019, the Medallion was found by buddies Bryan Edwards and Justin Selby on the fifth day of the hunt wrapped in a brown QuikTrip napkin and tucked inside a crack in a knee-high limestone retaining wall just north of the Lincoln Street Dam, on the east bank of the Arkansas River. They (Genesis) dumped a majority of the improvement funds provided by the City's original bond of $750,000 into creating a new Gym facility for their members only. Games are played on Thursdays, Level 2: Advanced League: (3-level 1 caliber players allowed), Juniors, or High School level players - Games are played on Sundays, Experienced recreational level players - Games are played on Sundays, Level 5: Novice League: (No level 1 caliber players allowed), Novice/beginner level players - Games are played on Sundays. Pictures from Garden City Kansas Hockey at the Wichita Riverfest Tournament. The players benches have rotted so much that they aren't even bolted to the floor in places anymore. An annual tournament honoring long-time Riverfest volunteer and former WFI board chairman, International Festivals & Events Association. Cash awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and Best in Show. Those who wish to participate can register for the events they choose. Organizers also have added a Riverfest triathlon, a paddle board 5K and a couple of virtual parades. Email or phone: Password: . Cash awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The entire upstairs of the WIC was renovated with a brand new Genesis Fitness Center which is now, per the city contract, a 100% profit center for Genesis because all the utilities (rent, water, electric, heat, etc) are paid for by the city and tax payers with accessibility only to those with Genesis Fitness memberships. The game is scheduled on 03 Mar 2023, and the match will start at 20:05. Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection, Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Festival, Automobilia Moonlight Car Show & Street Party, Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest, Victorian Christmas at Old Cowtown Museum, Frontiers in Flight Open House & Air Show, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Affordable & Free Things to Do in Wichita. google_ad_width = 728; WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) Wichita Festivals, Inc., announced the new dates for Riverfest 2021 along with some changes to the event. Festival ends with another fireworks display at 10:30 PM. There is even a floating Official mobile app of Wichita Riverfest 2022, powered by Evergy! . Home. the festival (Friday June 3) includes a couple of big events which can Opened in October of 1996, the ice-skating surfaces are a full size, regulation NHL hockey rink and an International Olympic sized sheet. Anyone who bought a 2020 button can use it for the festival in 2021. Riverfest consists of 9-10 days of concerts, food, games, contests, and much more. It will include many of the festivals popular outdoor components that can be conducted in a socially distanced manner, including the River Run and a softball tournament. //-->, Sundown Parade at Riverfest Figure Skating. But she said the festival would make an admiral announcement on April 1. Adult Hockey. Facebook. The second half will look more like the festival fans are used to and will happen from Sept. 30 through Oct. 3. River Fest was born The Kansas Cup adult hockey tournament has been an annual adult hockey tournament hosted since the ice center opened. The festival features local and national musical entertainment, childrens activities, athletic contests, water activities, performing and visual arts, cultural experiences and everyones favorite, festival food. This years special fall installment of the Riverfest opens on Thursday and runs through Oct. 3. Past festivals have had a zip line across the Arkansas River, jet ski races, opens with the Sundown Parade and google_ad_client = "pub-0468606833551520"; musical acts, and many other musical venues. This story was originally published September 24, 2021, 4:14 AM. Now, the jam-packed, fun-filled event is the largest, longest-running, and most anticipated festival in the region. Awards for 1st place! The glass around the rink has, at times, been replaced with plywood for months on end. Goalies are moved to a new team every few games. But it won . Youth Hockey. June 3-11, 2022 www.wichitariverfest.com The Medallion must be returned to The Eagle by 3 p.m. on Monday, October 4, or no one wins the prize. stage where the breeze off the water helps cool visitors on the hot June The latest GM was an original supporter to the opening of the rink back in 1995 and had great passion to bringing back the passion that we all have a the WIC. The clues can be found at kansas.com and theyll also be posted by noon each day near the front doors of the Wichita Eagle offices at 330 N. Mead.