What's on in Manhattan on a budget?
36 upcoming events
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceWe've rounded up 36 upcoming events in Manhattan on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Manhattan on a budget
Thu29
Today
At 10 AM$0–32.75
ExhibitionHeritage
Picasso: Art In Motion
Museum of Art + Light
At 10 AM$0–27.29
ExhibitionHeritage
Picasso: Art In Motion | Group Booking (Groups of 10-50)
Museum of Art + Light
At 11 AMFree
Story time0–8 yrs
Tallgrass Tales
Flint Hills Discovery Center
At 7 PMFree
Street partyQuiz
Trivia Night at Manhattan Brewing Company
Manhattan Brewing Company
At 7:30 PM$20–27
Musical
Once Upon a One More Time
Manhattan Arts Center
Fri30
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
OutdoorsStreet party0–15 yrs
All Treats Day in Downtown Manhattan
Downtown Manhattan
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
Street party
Trunk or Treat
First Christian Church
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
Animals0–15 yrs
Trick Or Treat
Via Christi Village Manhattan
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Kansas State University Organ Studio Recital
All Faiths Chapel
Sat31
Saturday 31 October
Tue3
Tuesday 3 November
Wed4
Wednesday 4 November
Later
Thu 5 · 5:30 PM$12.51
Fashion & Design
Tom Ford Experience by Framed
1331 Laramie St ste 120
Thu 5 · 6:30 PM$18–269
Kansas State Wildcats Women's Basketball vs. Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
Bramlage Coliseum
Sat 7 · 8 AMFree
Consumer fair
Holiday Open House
Downtown Manhattan
Fri 13 · 5:30 PM$15
Talk
Generation to Generation After Hours
Museum of Art + Light
Sat 14 · 7 AMFree
Sierra Manhattan Grand Opening
West Loop Shopping Center
Sat 14 · 8:30 AM$2
Buttons N Bows Arts and Crafts Fair
National Guard Armory
Sat 14 · 11 AMFree
ExhibitionHeritage
Lowrider Exhibition
Midwest Dream Car Collection
Sat 14 · 11 AMFree
Creative workshopOutdoorsfrom 0 yrs
Family Day: Algorithms + Assemblage
Museum of Art + Light
Sat 14 · 5 PM$20
FoodStreet party
Inaugural Bacon Battle
Manhattan Brewing Company
Sun 15Free
Heritage
America250 Time Capsule
Riley County Historical Museum
Mon 16 · 6:30 PMFree
Concert
Concert Choir
All Faiths Chapel
Tue 17 · 6:30 PMFree
Talk
K-State First Book Dialogues - Find Your Calling
Big 12 Room, K-State Student Union
Wed 18 · 6 PM$12
BINGO in the Barrel Room
Liquid Art Winery and Estate
Sun 22 · 2:30 PMFree
Cowboy Poetry by Btty Burlingham
Manhattan Public Library
Sun 29 Nov · 1 PMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Audubon Society Monthly Bird Walk
Anneberg Park Perimeter Trail
Fri 11 Dec · 5 PMFree
Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
Downtown Manhattan
Sun 13 Dec · 2 PMFree
Holiday Candlelight Tour and Open House of the Goodnow House State Historic Site
Goodnow House State Historic Site
Thu 31 Dec · 7 PMFree
Little Apple New Year's Eve
Aggieville Historic District
Fri 1 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
HikingOutdoors
First Day Hike
Tuttle Creek State Park
Sun 10 Jan · 12 PMFree
Flint Hills Bridal Show
Hilton Garden Inn, Manhattan
Fri 12 Feb · 7:30 PM$15
Manhattan Symphony Orchestra with the Thundering 'Cats
McCain Auditorium
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Sat 31 · 2 PM
ClassicalConcert
Trumpet Ensemble and Horn Choir Recital
All Faiths Chapel, Manhattan
Tue 3 · 8:30 AM
ClassicalConcert
String Fling
McCain Auditorium, Manhattan
Tomorrow · 8:15 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
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The Hat, Manhattan
Thu 19 · 8:15 PM
Concert
Casey Donahew - 18+
The Hat-Manhattan
Wed 4 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalConcert
Sticks & Things
McCain Auditorium, Manhattan
Sun 8 · 2 PM
ClassicalConcert
Horn Studio Recital
All Faiths Chapel, Manhattan
Wed 4 · 7 PM
ClubOutdoors
McGraws Bike Night
RC McGraw's Bar & Grill, Manhattan
Tue 3 · 6:30 PM
Music quiz
Music Bingo at Finn's Pub
Finn's Neighborhood Pub, Manhattan
Wed 11 · 9:30 AM
Street party
Flint Hills Veteran's Day Parade
Downtown Manhattan
Fri 27 Nov · 7 PM
Street partyOutdoors
14th Annual Lighting Ceremony
Blue Earth Plaza, Manhattan
TodayFree
Street party
ALL TREATS DAY Haunted House
12th Street Community Center, Junction City
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM
Socials
Winter Dance Concert
Mark A. Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall, Manhattan
At 7:30 PM
MusicalTheatre
Cabaret
McCain Auditorium, Manhattan
Tue 17 · 7:30 PM
Stage
Collegiate Chorale & University Treble Chorus
All Faiths Chapel, Manhattan
Fri 13$10–20
Stage
Friday the 13th: TAPW Event
12th Street Community Center, Junction City
Mon 9 · 7:30 PM$79
Musical
Mrs. Doubtfire
McCain Auditorium, Manhattan
Mon 16 · 12 AM
Art & Culture
K-State Men's Basketball vs Montana
Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan
Sat 21 · 12 AM
Art & Culture
K-State Football vs Arizona
Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan
Mon 2 · 3:30 PM
TalkScience
Division of Biology Seminar - Tom Luhring
Ackert Hall, Manhattan
Thu 5 · 1 PM
TalkPolitics & Economy
Community Building Circle: Civic Dialogue
Leadership Studies Building, Manhattan
Wed 11 · 12 PM
TalkWellness
Lunch & Learn: Financial Well-being: Navigating Today's Economy
College of Business, Manhattan
Sat 14
Art & Culture
Select Saturday Visit Day
Berney Family Welcome Center, Manhattan
Fri 20 · 10 AM
Art & Culture
K-State MIA Recovery and Identification Project Meeting
Big 12 Room, K-State Student Union, Manhattan
At 5:30 PM
TalkExhibition
Indigenous Recordings Listening Party
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan
Sat 14 · 2 PM
Art & Culture
¡Cuenta Cuentos! Tell Tales Bilingual Storytime
Manhattan Public Library
Thu 5 · 6 PM$25
Food
Passport to the Alps Pairing
Liquid Art Winery and Estate, Manhattan
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Venues in Manhattan on a budget
Berney Family Welcome Center
3 events
Big 12 Room, K-State Student Union
6 events
Mark A. Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall
2 events
McCain Auditorium
21 events
All Faiths Chapel
7 events
Manhattan Christian College
51 events
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
4 events
Ackert Hall
4 events
The Hat
4 events
Leadership Studies Building
3 events
Manhattan Arts Center
3 events
K-State Gardens
3 events