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Twilight Tour
Dates: Dec. 6 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Vaile Victorian Mansion, 1500 N Liberty St, Independence, Mo.
See the Vaile Mansion all lit up for the evening in Christmas splendor for a Victorian Christmas Wedding. ...
Admission: $5 adults, $2 children
Type: Special Events
Twilight Tour
Dates: Dec. 6 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo.
See the Mansion all lit up for the evening in Christmas splendor. The theme this year is "A Dickens of a Christmas." We will have very special live music and free refreshments will be offered to all. ...
Admission: $5 adults, $2 children.
Type: Special Events
Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Nov. 26 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Country Club Plaza, 47th & J.C. Nichols Pkwy, Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City native and "Saturday NIght Live" cast member Jason Sudeikis flips the switch Thanksgiving night....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
Thanksgiving Day Party
Dates: Nov. 26 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Park here and walk to the Plaza Light Ceremony. Enjoy Thanksgiving with your friends and family here at Californos after the Plaza Lights Ceremony....
Admission: No cover
Type: Special Events
Fiesta
Dates: Nov. 28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Pierson Park, 1800 S 55th St., Kansas City, Mo.
An evening of dancing, food and silent auction to benefit the Olivia Raya Foundation....
Admission: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Type: Special Events
Mary Atkins Series presents "Calvin Trillin-The Writing Game"
Dates: Thu., Dec. 3 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

New York Times best-selling author Calvin Trillin talks about being an author, writer and humorist. He has published pieces in The New Yorker for 40 years, and it's been said that he is "perhaps the finest reporter in America." He's a "classic Ameri...
Type: Special Events
Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"
Dates: Tue., Dec. 8 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo.

The KCCO will additionally offer humorous readings of the little-known poems prior to each "season," which most scholars believe were written by Vivaldi himself, describing the musical moments depicted and demonstrating how and when they appear in t...
Admission: General $29/22 Seniors $26/19 Students $10/5
Type: Music & Dance,Special Events
World AIDS Day Luncheon
Dates: Mon., Nov. 30 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Keynote address to be delivered by Robert Fullilove, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Community and Minority and Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University.
...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Orrefors & Kosta Boda Limited Edition Trunk Show & Engraving Event
Dates: Fri., Nov. 27 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Our on-site engraver will personalize your purchase in flowing script, even adding gold or silver accents to make your gift extraordinary-a $30 value with our compliments. Make your selection from an expanded collection including special values and ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Mary Jurek Appearance & Signing
Dates: Nov. 27-28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Meet Mary Jurek, who will sign your purchase of her hand-hammered stainless steel. Casual Tabletop....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Irma Starr Ornament Signing
Dates: Sat., Nov. 28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Meet Kansas City artisan Irma Starr, who reproduces the Burnap collection of 17th Century English Slipware Pottery and holiday ornaments. Her works are featured at leading museum gift shops....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Look Good, Feel Good
Dates: Nov. 25-Dec. 12 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

Customers who drop off a pair of gently used jeans at Halls Customer Service will get a 25% off coupon for any pair of regularly priced jeans....
Type: Special Events
Santa's Arrival
Dates: Nov. 27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Santa Claus arrives in a horse-drawn carriage to kick off the holiday season. Sluggerrr®, K.C. Wolf, Perry Penguin, Tip from Crayola®, Casey the Bear and other costume characters help greet Jolly Ol' St. Nick. Join Santa as he enters the Crown Cente...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Friday, Nov. 27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

The 100-foot-tall Mayor's Christmas Tree, one of the nation's tallest, is the centerpiece for an illuminating holiday celebration. Enjoy fireworks that are choreographed to Christmas music. 7,200 white lights light up the Mayor's Christmas Tree. Thi...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
2nd Saturdays in the Crossroads Arts District
Dates: Second Saturday of Every Month | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crossroads Arts District, 1705 Baltimore St., Kansas City, Mo.

Second Saturday is a monthly education & enrichment program sponsored by the Crossroads Community Association. The program is meant to create a link between experiencing the Crossroads and knowing the Crossroads. The program is designed to provide g...
Admission: $10 per person (kids are free)
Type: Special Events
Vinca's Dog Day In The Park
Dates: Tue., Nov. 24 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Penn Valley Park, 2929 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

An annual event to benefit the Humane Society of Greater KC & Wayside Waifs by linking people & their pets. Sponsors: Boozefish, Brookside Barkery & Bath, Wayside Waifs and the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City!
...
Admission: $15 a person
Type: Special Events
Marillac Enchanted Forest
Dates: Nov. 18-Dec. 5 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

Beautifully decorated trees and wreaths bedecks Union Station for three weeks during the holiday season. All trees and wreaths are featured in a silent auction. Money raised through the auction benefits Marillac and helps heal the broken hearts and ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
Black Tie Cabaret
Dates: Dec. 16-19 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: City Stage Theatre , 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

The Luscious Ladies of Burlesque Downtown Underground are back for another round of good old-fashioned holiday fun, but this time with an extra twist of elegance. This year the... teasing is dressed up by classy heart warming numbers and just the ri...
Admission: $16 and up
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events
First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District
Dates: First Friday of Every Month | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Crossroads Arts District, Kansas City, Mo.

Join the thousands that explore the galleries and shops in the Crossroads Arts District for one of the nation's largest art walks. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Special Events
Whoville Holidays
Dates: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: The City Market, 20 E 5th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Visit the Whoville Holiday activity area which will take place every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 11am-2pm, located next to Auntie Em's on the northeast corner of the Market Square. The Grinch will make an appearance each Saturda...
Admission: Free
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events
Whoville Holidays
Dates: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: The City Market, 20 E 5th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Visit the Whoville Holiday activity area which will take place every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 11am-2pm, located next to Auntie Em's on the northeast corner of the Market Square. The Grinch will make an appearance each Saturda...
Admission: Free
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events
Whoville Holidays
Dates: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: The City Market, 20 E 5th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Visit the Whoville Holiday activity area which will take place every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 11am-2pm, located next to Auntie Em's on the northeast corner of the Market Square. The Grinch will make an appearance each Saturda...
Admission: Free
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events
Whoville Holidays
Dates: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: The City Market, 20 E 5th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Visit the Whoville Holiday activity area which will take place every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 11am-2pm, located next to Auntie Em's on the northeast corner of the Market Square. The Grinch will make an appearance each Saturda...
Admission: Free
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events
Kansas City Ballet's 15th Annual Sugar Plum Fairy Luncheon
Dates: Sat., Dec. 19 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 W 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

As attendees depart their carriage at the Marriott Hotel, they will enter a magical Victorian holiday celebration. Revel in Victorian elegance and enjoy the enchantment of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her friends as they delight guests with dancing, din...
Admission: $60 and up.
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events
3rd Annual Pendleton Heights Holiday Homes Tour
Dates: Nov. 28 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Historic Pendleton Heights Neighborhood, Broadway Ave. & Elma St., Kansas City, Mo.

Pendleton Heights, Kansas City's first suburb, is a historically-designated district and neighborhood a few minutes east of the Downtown River Market Area. Located on the western edge of the Northeast Area, Pendleton Heights still retains the vast m...
Admission: $10 in advance, 12 at the door.
Type: Holiday Activities,Special Events