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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Dangerous heat has been overstaying its welcome in Kansas, but it hasn’t stopped people from getting out and enjoying their Labor Day weekends. Multiple events still took place at Botanica in Wichita over the weekend. The outdoor garden saw a lot of traffic between the Monarch Festival, a wedding and a plant sale. Some complained about the heat, while others actually enjoyed the high temperatures. “Oh, I soak it up. I look for heat. As long as there’s shade, and a little bit of breeze, I don’t really care how hot it gets,” said Brian Richards who was visiting Botanica on Saturday. “It doesn’t feel as hot when you’re doing something that’s kind of fun, and you’re moving around, so it doesn’t feel as hot as it actually is,” said Brady Roberts, a presenter at Botanica. Botanica held its first ever Monarch Festival on Saturday, celebrating the monarch butterfly’s migration month. Erin Myers with Botanica says that they originally scheduled the event for September to try and avoid the heat. However, sometimes, the heat is simply unavoidable. “You try to plan it in a time that you don’t think is going to be 106 degrees, right? And so, when we planned an event for September, we were hoping that it wouldn’t be very hot,” Myers said. “But that’s not the case.” Botanica still took safety measures, though. Event organizers tried to put most of their vendors inside, and they rotated staff for water breaks frequently. Some were even lucky enough to spend the whole day in air conditioning. Others, not so much. “It’s pretty hot. I’d say it’s similar in Arkansas,” said Owen Stroud, who was visiting Botanica. “Pretty sweaty out here.”