They danced the Can-Can and other commonly known dances. The dance hall girls were a throwback to the Wild West days. Later, a baseball and then an apple were inside the cup. One trick started with a golf ball inside a red solo cup. We stood a few feet from him and couldn’t see him doing any side moves during his tricks.
BOTANICA ILLUMINATIONS TICKETS FULL
Roscoe entertained the full house with song and magic tricks. Visitors were entertained by Roscoe the Magician and the Snitzler’s Saloon dance hall girls. We stopped in at the local saloon for a Sarsaparilla and a show. You can take in the smells of gingerbread and cinnamon as you walk along the street. Claus greeted visitors at a small log cabin that subs as the visitors center during the day. The museum is a living history attraction.Ĭarolers walked along the boardwalk, sharing the holiday season in song.Ī cowboy and his buddy enjoyed a holiday hot meal over a fire pit. The buildings were home to exhibits and crafts. For more information, please visit Victorian Christmas at CowtownĪfter we finished our visit at the Botanica, we headed down the street to Old Cowtown Museum for its Victorian Christmas celebration. Gum drops dotted the landscape at one part of the Botanica. I also loved a set of five Christmas tree light displays. Several other decorations light up the area. Then, colorful decorations were added – Santa and a snowman sit at the top of the trunk. The trunk and a few branches were decorated with lights. My favorite display was a tree near the end of the walk. There are lights inside the face of a tree, too. The children’s garden has a treehouse decorated with festive lights. It’s easy to spend 1-2 hours taking in the sights and sounds at the Botanica. The 17-acre gardens feature so many lights. Santa Claus made a quick trip to the Botanica to hear what kids wanted this year for the holiday. A gingerbread house and people also reside in Candy Land. Giant cupcakes and lollipops greet visitors to the area. Lisa had to pull me away to keep me from unwrapping them. Hot chocolate, hot dogs and popcorn were also available throughout the park.įlocked trees highlight the Candy Land. We stopped and grabbed some hot cider to continue our walk through the gardens.
They were even set up as attractions.Ī popular display involved lights on a tree and the ground, choreographed to seasonal songs, including “Let it Go” and “Carol of the Bells.” We loved the lights display during our visit. Walking the path of the botanical gardens in the dark, surrounded by the multiple colors and music, should be enough to get even the Grinch’s heart pumping with the holiday spirit without having to steal from all of Whoville.
Illuminations at BotanicaĪs the sun sets on the Kansas plains, head to the botanical gardens for “Illuminations at Botanica.” The holiday light show displays about a million lights over 17 acres. With a variety of tree lightings and decorated neighborhoods in abundance, Wichita is known for two major holiday attractions – “Illuminations at Botanica” and Victorian Christmas at the Cowtown Museum.
“Humbug” doesn’t fly this time of the year. Wichita loves itself some Christmas spirit.
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