Wichita Area Sister Cities France Committee

10/15/2026

The Tallgrass Film Association festival starts today! Two of the movies in the festival are in French or contain French. Be sure to check them out as well as the other movies in the festival!

Festival page: https://tallgrassfilm.org/film-festival/film-festival-overview/

10/13/2026

The sendoff of our Run Wichita runners who are running in the Courses de l’Indien this Sunday, October 18, in our sister city of Orléans, France! Bon voyage les amis ! ✈️
Wichita Area Sister Cities
OW Orléans Wichita New Orleans
Ville d'Orléans

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

OW Orléans Wichita New Orleans
Wichita Area Sister Cities
Ville d'Orléans

We are all familiar with the Keeper of the Plains in Wichita, and you've probably seen little models of it around town. Did you know that some of these statues are not in Wichita or even in the U.S.? One of them is in a city called Orléans in France. A long time ago, during World War II, some American soldiers from Kansas helped free Orléans from the N***s. They formed a special bond with the people there. In 1973, Wichita and Orléans officially became "sister cities”. Not long after, Wichita gave one of the Keeper of the Plains statues to Orléans, and it now sits in a park there. This year marks the 50th anniversary of two big events. One is a yearly race in Orléans called the "Courses de l'Indien," which celebrates the statue and the friendship between the two cities. The other is the 50th birthday of Run Wichita! So to celebrate both anniversaries together, a group from Run Wichita will fly to Orléans to join in their city’s celebrations. We'll run in races on Sunday, October 18 (5K, 10K, half-marathon), and we’ll also get to see some sights and have fun exploring! Follow our journey on our socials!!

10/09/2026

Wichita State (WSU) Professor Brigitte Roussel at the study abroad fair telling students about student exchanges with Orléans. Wichita Area Sister Cities France Committee offers scholarships to WSU students studying in Orléans. Message us to ask for an application if you are one of these WSU students. If you want to donate towards exchange scholarships, you can use this link:

https://givebutter.com/wasc-donation

Wichita Area Sister Cities
French at Wichita State University

Come visit us at the Study Abroad Fair in the RSC!

(Two women sitting at a table with promotional material)

10/09/2026

10/04/2026

Our runners from Wichita are running in the Courses de l’Indien on October 18, 2026, in our sister city of Orléans, France! In honor of the 50th anniversary of this race and our runners from Wichita, the city of Orléans published this article in their magazine.
Wichita Area Sister Cities
Ville d'Orléans
OW Orléans Wichita New Orleans
ici Orléans

09/23/2026