Special Events
Christmas Light Tours
Wednesdays, December 10th or December 17th
Thursdays, December 11th or December 18th
All aboard! Join us on the NRC Express for a special Christmas Light Tour! The bus will be decked out in Christmas lights and the music will be festive. Our driver knows the BEST places in Wichita to visit for a magical evening filled with millions of twinkling lights! We will visit several places including Reindeer Road, Candy Cane Lane, Lights on Texas, Faulkner Street and more! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to sightsee as a family or with friends!
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Loading will begin at approximately 5:50 PM. The bus will depart promptly at 6:00 PM - please arrive early to ensure you don’t miss it.
Fee: 4 yrs and Under: FREE; 5 yrs and Up: $12 per person; Family of 4: $35 (each additional person $6)
Ages: All Ages (All youth must be with an adult 18 or older)
Location: Newton Rec Center, 415 N. Poplar St. (light tour will be out of town)
Registration Deadline: Mondays, December 1st and December 8th
Minimum: 15 Maximum: 35
Note: Participants MUST pre-register. Tour is approximately 3 hours, including drive time. If a restroom break is needed this may add 30 minutes to our tour. There are NO restrooms on the bus.
Community Wide Garage Sale
Sunday, January 18th
Join us for our Community Wide Garage Sale. If you are looking to get rid of your old stuff, rent a booth at our sale and leave all of the advertising up to us! Plus, the weather is guaranteed to be great inside of our gymnasium.
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $25 per booth
Location: NRC Gymnasium
Entrance Fee: FREE!
Registration Deadline: Monday, January 12th
Minimum Enrollment: 15 booths Maximum Enrollment: 35 booths
Note: Each booth will recieve one table. If you need more they are available to rent for $5 each and must be paid for at time of registration. Set up will begin at 9:30am.
Where is Our Rabbit???
Monday, March 30th - Friday, April 3rd
We need your help finding him! Participants will be required to register for this activity and join a private Facebook Group. A daily message will be posted in the private group for you to decode in order to find out where the NRC rabbit is hiding! Each day NRC's rabbit will be hiding somewhere in Newton. He will change locations each day. Once you find him you will pick an egg from his basket.
Bring this egg to the Rec Center (415 N. Poplar) and see what you've won!
Only 1 egg per day per participant.
Fee: $4 per child
Ages: Up to 12 years of age
Location: Newton
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 23rd
Note: See Rules at Newton Recreation Commission
Eggstravaganza
Friday, April 3rd
Hunting Easter eggs is a tradition for youngsters. Join the NRC in celebrating this time honored activity. There is no egg limit with us! Eggs will contain candy, prizes, or coupons. The fields will be marked off according to age for the egg hunt.
Time: 6:00 PM
Fee: FREE
Ages: Up to 12 years of age
Location: 12th and Boyd Soccer Complex
Note: Grab supper for your family before the Eggstravaganza! First Baptist Church will be serving free hamburgers, chips, and cookies from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
Battle of the Schools 1-Mile Fun Run
Saturday, May 2nd
* The school with the most participants will receive the traveling trophy!
* 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be given to each grade.
* All 1st Place winners will be placed into a Grand Prize drawing!
* All participants who did not come in 1st place will be placed into a Grand Prize drawing!
Time: Check in at 9:15 AM, Line up at 9:45 AM; Run starts at 10:00 AM
Fee: $15
Ages: Kindergarten - 6th Grade
Location: Centennial Park
Note: Participants may register up to the day of the race but will not be guaranteed a t-shirt after deadline.
T-Shirt Deadline: Friday, April 17th