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Weekend in Wichita: $5 chili cook-off, Open Streets ICT and a business expo highlight community calendar
Summary
City briefing outlined several upcoming events: the Wichita Wagon Masters chili cook-off (low-cost fundraiser supporting Good Life grants), Open Streets ICT (2.5 miles of Douglas closed to cars), and the Wichita Business Expo at INTRUST Bank Arena on Sept. 30. Other items included a volunteer cleanup and a United Way resource guide release.
City leaders used the briefing to highlight several community events this weekend and next week.
Andy Smith (Wichita Wagon Masters, 2025 Chili Dipper) said the downtown chili cook-off will be an inexpensive fundraiser—"It only cost $5"—with dozens of competing teams and vendors. Smith said the event typically draws thousands; he described approximately 53 teams and said organizers expect attendance in the low thousands and "probably 1,300–1,400 gallons of chili" (as reported in the…
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