KC AREA EVENTS

HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH, APRIL & MAY

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• Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade – It’s one of the country’s largest, featuring hundreds of floats.

• Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championships – Go see the games and be a part of March Madness.

• Brookside Art Annual – A must-attend event for artists and art lovers alike.

• Celebration at the Station – One of the Midwest’s largest free Memorial Day weekend events, featuring the Kansas City Symphony and a fireworks show. 

HIGHLIGHTS: JUNE, JULY & AUGUST

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• Boulevardia – In June, Crown Center transforms into a festival with food trucks, concerts, maker booths, a family carnival, and beer stations.

• KC RiverFest – Enjoy this event on the 4th of July with live music, activities, and one of the largest fireworks shows in the Midwest!

• Johnson County Fair – Come out to Gardner, KS for carnival rides, a demolition derby, and live music.

• Hot Country Nights – Go see free live music in the Power & Light District.

• Great Lenexa BBQ Battle – Sample award-winning BBQ while contestants fight it out to win.

• Old Shawnee Days – Have a blast at this carnival celebrating Shawnee history with rides, games, music, and more.

• Jazzoo – Attend this popular black-tie fundraiser supporting the Kansas City Zoo.

HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

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• Kansas City Irish Fest – On Labor Day Weekend, celebrate Irish culture, music, and history in the heart of America. 

• Kansas City Renaissance Festival – Spend your weekends in a medieval-themed village, home to jousting knights, thrill-seeking acrobats, and beautiful maidens. 

• Plaza Art Fair – Join the crowds gathering for art, live music, food and drinks at this nationally recognized art event on the Country Club Plaza. 

• Ciderfest – Bring the whole family to the Louisburg Cider Mill for this annual event, where you’ll watch as apples are pressed into cider, sample cider donuts, along with live music and family-friendly activities. 

• American Royal World Series of Barbecue – Don’t miss the opportunity to taste-test BBQ at KC’s most famous competition.

• KC Airshow – Be sure to get seats at this event—voted Best Air Show in 2019 by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY

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• The Plaza Lights – A local tradition for more than 90 years, timeless in every way imaginable, these holiday lights are a quintessential KC holiday tradition. 

• The Nutcracker – Performed by the Kansas City Ballet, it is an iconic, long-running show, and a veritable holiday favorite in the Kansas City region. 

• Annual Christmas in the Park – Viewed at Longview Lake, it is a magical winter wonderland featuring more than half a million lights and 175 animated displays. 

• Sar-Ko Aglow – Another favorite winter tradition filled with twinkling holiday lights!

• Kansas City Restaurant Week – This special event offers special multi-course menus at restaurants around the city, with portions of the proceeds benefitting area charities.