For a century, the Liberty Memorial has stood in Kansas City, growing from a community landmark to a nationally designated museum and global institution.
From hands-on museums to animal encounters, KC offers nonstop fun for families with kids of every age.
From crisp and flavorful burnt ends to Kansas City’s signature sauce, this community treats barbecue as a form of art. You’re in the right place to get a true taste of the Barbecue Capital of the World.
Practically every stop on the Kansas City Streetcar offers a free attraction or experience for visitors looking to save.
Here in KC, we find passion in each creative endeavor. Our love for the city is proudly our worst-kept secret, and we invite everyone to join in on the celebration. Years of practice make improvisation sound perfect. Hours in the smoker are worth minutes on the plate, and properly cheering for the team demands 142.2 record-breaking decibels. Welcome to Kansas City, where everything we do is from the heart.
KC always offers a full calendar of events and things to do. Here’s how to make the most of your weekend.
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LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
![Chris Stapleton – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/1fccbafb-481f-4df4-a99b-93ac46b4aae7-1.png)
![KC Mavericks Opening Weekend – Event_Image2 [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/1206f5f8-996e-4e68-b0fb-156b1eb12103.png)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0c2cc2b-053f-4e62-8593-b4fce01e67d4-800x510.png)
![Boulevard Brewing Taps & Tastes at Current Landing – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/4a8349e3-f34b-4b5e-94da-065ded91704c-800x450.png)
Get up-to-date guidance on new openings, upcoming events and major celebrations through the insider information on Visit KC’s blog.
With a thriving creative arts scene, robust craft brewing culture and die-hard sports—plus so much more—it’s no wonder why the center of the country is quickly becoming the center of attention.
Kansas City’s distinctive districts offer something new during every visit. Get to know the treasured destinations that define the KC landscape.
Looking for expert guidance as you build the perfect visit? Check out these tailor-made trip suggestions to make the most of every moment.
Consider this your go-to guide for Kansas City’s popular attractions, events and happenings.
Make your way to favorite neighborhoods, restaurants, hotels and more as you navigate the city.
![Brick or Treat – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/a766c82e-6bcd-4edb-8b65-598b07edce79.png)
![Dark Forest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/74174319-b8af-4ddf-8472-e8e5c3cd35c9.jpg)
![32nd Annual Dogtober Fest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/fe2b4c1f-2764-45fb-b6fd-a7c2711e0a52-800x533.jpg)
![Boo at the Zoo – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/b8dfb119-9ed1-466d-8940-f072de6f7f0d.png)
![$8 Daily Deals at Minsky’s – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/7c7a08a3-c995-40fa-a60f-7c9f4006a415.png)
![Alice, Sweet, Alice (50th Anniversary) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/3dfc02e3-58d3-4ce2-bcc2-8c3860b32cab.jpeg)
![American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/09c32f9c-3d3d-4cc6-8de4-c9e0e1d295db-800x619.jpg)
![Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/65cfd46e-2362-47c3-a50d-140596c68760.jpg)
![Audrey’s Wine + Bourbon Haunted Lounge – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/a2911280-3d47-4bb2-90fd-3c0920f10dae-600x800.jpg)
![Bat Boy: The Musical – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/b9ac7db9-b23a-4963-860f-8e8da2ef7495-800x419.png)
![Beast Haunted House – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/89cb87ae-ac7f-4d48-ac53-aa94a9450398-778x800.jpg)
![Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/42bc2a75-42fc-48b1-a636-6238dd15a7a5.jpg)
![BOOlevard – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/5e34434b-f8bf-4ff9-9e1a-a1c5daf8ccb2.png)
![Breakfast At Tiffany’s – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/d9f3ad18-3cde-4e04-ae4c-df372be894f7-800x450.jpeg)
![Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/5cfe4bde-c177-48e2-85e0-02127bae8e41.jpg)
![David Basse & Band – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/d6c4ce41-cca8-4cf8-8405-c036140f2bec-533x800.png)
![Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/6ecb7bf1-e5cd-4e60-90d6-c6de15ab910c-800x627.png)
![Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/56dc10a0-04c9-4508-952d-06bc59aa2c49-800x450.jpg)
![Edge of Hell Thursdays 2026 Season – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/d1528a38-06fa-447c-be77-aecac75d62cb-800x533.jpg)
![Fall, But Make It Boozy Cocktail Class – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/0d789075-891f-45a1-b90b-649802b51e2c-800x670.png)
![Faulkner’s Ranch 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/02a8c84f-b2b8-4206-bdf1-30d9340f212d-800x542.jpg)
![GloWild: Hidden Treasure – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/3427d978-b271-43e0-99e8-2fc9daaf9d8c.png)
![Happy Hour Refresh at North Italia – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/0b2064d0-b8e3-45c3-b019-9771bb51468d.jpg)
![John Proctor Is The Villain – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/94259cab-9450-4e89-97a3-f9e7a7fbb54e-800x800.jpg)
![Judy Chicago: Big Blue Pink – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/338ae593-479e-4240-9a0c-4dbe2f3dab99.jpg)
![Karaoke Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/54ceb4d5-97e2-44cc-99bf-96177f0e3206-800x671.jpg)
![KC’s Best Lunch Deal – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/f30fae4c-b4d4-4fcc-b074-32a9e2736d39.png)
![Live Music at Bourgmont Winery – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/d70d4bf4-3bdb-4ccb-b127-2dcd448eb4d6.png)
![Live Music Thursdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/77a822d3-29cd-44c7-8735-8a98d756a282-800x800.png)
![Live Music with Sarah Williams + Mark Lowrey – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/42e75f82-8cda-4da7-8d1b-1b971351ec3f-800x411.jpg)
![Native Arts in Miniature – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/bdb9494f-98b7-4ee6-a1b1-6e27b3d63be6.jpg)
![New Fall Flings Drinks at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/117c6730-70ed-4674-90ec-ca24e4f28245.png)
![Norman Akers Navigates the Space Between – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/d49ba960-e43e-4acd-a5a5-0b2b55635c5d.jpg)
![Sport and Spectator – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/211c09b5-aff3-4d08-9493-ce607e58a3a3.jpg)
![The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/72e3b837-09a7-489e-bb16-fe2c784ad0a9-800x800.jpg)
![$5 Fridays At KC Wine Co – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/3a6241d0-034f-498d-b429-5b284a776f4c-800x418.png)
![A Pirate’s Feast at GloWild – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/fa138740-528a-48d4-a9b1-130d02c8cb54.png)
![Autumn Salads – Back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/8091f4b7-d73c-41bb-a58d-2db1d93e483e.png)
![Beast Haunted Attraction 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/3adeb276-175b-45c5-8893-1ae63e834adc-778x800.jpg)
![Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/dddf8d1a-0b34-446f-af55-4a05f2ea97bb-533x800.jpg)
![Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown with The Kansas City Symphony – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/092e1e88-05d8-4484-a037-e981f717e973.webp)
![DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1b3861fb-d2c9-4faa-98e6-ca875a7eec90-800x800.jpg)
![DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/e816d02c-5c78-49b1-86f1-bf71584182a5-800x800.jpg)
![Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/39a06f67-0c95-4ad8-8033-fc70268229e6-800x450.jpg)
![Edge of Hell Haunted Attraction 2026 season – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/f27e1527-63a8-4793-9905-96b0107d7d90-800x533.jpg)
![Ghost & True Crime Walking Tours – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/d5709775-d27e-46ba-aadd-2f51e4dfbfa3-800x300.png)
![Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/b149b6f4-7b96-4a15-8cfe-aebb1d7c34fd.jpg)
![Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/77aa1ad1-ec5a-4ad1-8e22-78d652772445.jpeg)
![Kansas City Ballet Presents “The Wizard of Oz” – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0dd1772-8c7e-4e00-b24a-9a865345132c-800x800.jpg)
![KCJO Presents: Joel Frahm Trio live at Tom’s Town – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/4fcd5636-ba49-4873-a7a1-e65f23639f09.jpg)
![Oktoberfest at Char Bar Westport 🥨🍺🇩🇪 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/837e9c37-1dad-45a1-ac4c-5d1d1621f14c.png)
![Oktoberfest Pizza is back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2ede2024-0a00-4993-8e82-1951ceafc4fc.png)
![Pottery & Pinot Wheel Throwing Experience – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/0923ecc8-488b-4fef-b20f-d8a467b6b55e.png)
![Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/12/88665a3b-6033-4b55-88c3-6a80df803655-800x571.jpg)
![Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/07192c48-1bfc-42df-ab3d-bdd6972fdbd3.png)
![Science City After Hours 21+ – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/9055151f-0044-447f-8d5e-ab0c176e87e3-800x800.jpg)
![The Tranquilo Crunch is Back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2d8745e6-db4d-4f83-b16e-783123b76561.png)
![Vaile Mansion Macabre Tours 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/3c5809e4-beaf-42f1-a35a-0de32f3affd2-800x800.jpg)
![Backyard Movies: Hocus Pocus – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/58969aa9-64dd-4b35-8ad7-132074eebfba-800x450.jpeg)
![CaféCITÓN: Día de los Muertos Block Party – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/0068265b-d179-481f-8a94-d1b8e1b427e7-640x800.jpg)
![BOOlevard 2025 – Event_Image4 [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/09/c1a7aab5-990b-471a-bd7a-fb290f629885-800x533.jpg)
