Variety is the key this weekend. From German food at Oompahfest in South Park to audition opportunities for upcoming fall performances to a reprisal by Kansas University Theatre of William Inge’s “Picnic,” there’s something for just about everyone. Take a look:

Today

• Huff-N-Puff Balloon Rally, 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Lake Shawnee, 3137 S.E. 29th St., Topeka.
• “Wings in Wyandotte,” birding program, 9 a.m., The Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive, Kansas City, Kan.
• “5-Alarm Firehouse Festival,” benefits Children’s Mercy Hospital and KU Med burn units, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Renaissance Festival Grounds, Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 7, Bonner Springs.
• Johnson County Old Settlers, 10 a.m.-all day, Park and Cherry streets, Olathe.
• Children’s program: Jewelry making, for children ages 9-12, 10 a.m.-noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
• Lecture: “Women and Art — Part One, The Early Period: Prehistory to the 17th Century,” 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Atkins Auditorium, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
• Oompahfest, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets.
• The Doo-Dads, 11 a.m., Half Price Books, 1519 W. 23rd St., 856-4253.
• University Dance Company audition for “Missa Brevis,” 2 p.m.-5 p.m., 242 Robinson Center, KU.
• “Don’t Drink the Water,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 8028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka.
• Zu, Snuff Jazz, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.
• Michael Martin Murphy show, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, Ottawa.
• Luke Town, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Annie’s Country Jubilee, Fourth and Main, Tonganoxie.
• “The Diaries of Adam and Eve — Searching for Eden,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo.
• Honey Tongue, Scott Morrisson Band, The Thurmans, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
• Blue Condition, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, Ninth and Iowa streets.
• The Feds, Doosu, Traindodge, Maroon, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
• Common Ground, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Eric Hurst, Red Guitar, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
• Split Lip Rayfield, Dewayn Brothers, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
• Sellout, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Sunday

• Huff-N-Puff Balloon Rally, 7 a.m., Lake Shawnee, 3137 S.E. 29th St., Topeka.
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Renaissance Festival Grounds, Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 7, Bonner Springs.
• Auditions for “A Kansas Nutcracker,” 12:30 p.m.-9 p.m. (times vary by age group), Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
• “A Magnificent Age,” guided tour, 1 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
• Grandparents Day, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., The National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs.
• Bluegrass Fall Festival, 1 p.m.-8 p.m., Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, Topeka.
• Stuart Lewis of the Kansas City Lyric Opera Guild, 2 p.m., Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th St., Topeka.
• “Picnic,” 2:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.
• Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and State Line, Kansas City, Mo.
• Hip Hop Ladies Night, 8 p.m., Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
• The Down Trunks, 9 p.m., Westport Flea Market, 817 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
• Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, Eighth and New Hampshire streets.
• Booganmod, Ike Turner Overdrive, 10 p.m., Fred P. Otts, 4770 JC Nichols Parkway, Kansas City, Mo.

Ongoing

• “A Magnificent Age: French Paintings from the Walters Museum of Art,” through Sunday, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
• “Fashions on the Homefront,” through Sept. 14, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
• “Ruby Dunham: Art and Photography,” through Sept. 21, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Main Branch, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
• Photographs by Roger Gilbert, through Sept. 23, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kan.
• Kansas State University art department exhibition, Sunday through Sept. 26, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU.
• Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Hot Wheels, through Sept. 27, The Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City, 5235 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Artwork by Kenneth E. Ensley and handknits from the Sunflower Knitters’ Guild, through Sept. 29, West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kan.
• “Wheels!” through Sept. 30, Ottawa Community Arts Council, Carnegie Cultural Center, 501 S. Main, Ottawa.
• “Winter Count in Quilts” by American Indian quilters through “Healing the Sacred Hoop” project, through Sept. 30, entrances and lower level, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
• “Picture the World,” winning photography by KU students, faculty and staff, through Sept. 30, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
• “The Lewis & Clark Adventure Powell Gardens, through Sept. 30, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
• James Munce, prints, through Oct. 3, Art Affair, 622 High, Baldwin.
• “Greg Rose: Paradise Redux,” through Oct. 5, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.