Wichita facilities to close Friday for Juneteenth

Editor’s note: The video aired on June 19, 2025.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Some city offices and amenities will be closed Friday in Wichita in observance of Juneteenth.

Facilities that will be closed include:

  • City Hall
  • Neighborhood resource centers
  • Transit administrative offices
  • Wichita Public Library locations
  • Park administrative offices and recreation centers
  • CityArts
  • Mid-American All-Indian Museum
  • Cowtown
  • Wichita Art Museum
  • Great Plains Nature Center
  • Environmental Health Office
  • WATER Center
  • Wichita Animal Shelter
  • Brooks Landfill

There will not be any Wichita Transit or Paratransit services during the holiday.

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The following public pools will be open from 1 to 6 p.m.:

  • Aley
  • College Hill
  • Harvest
  • Minisa
  • Orchard

McAfee pool will be closed…

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