Practically every stop on the Kansas City Streetcar offers a free attraction or experience for visitors looking to save.
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.
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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Concourse Park in the Historic Northeast Neighborhood of KC
![High School Musical Jr. presented by First Act Theatre Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/725ff5ea-b005-42c3-9ae5-0d7b89a22dff-800x451.png)
Bell Cultural Events Center
Concourse Park in the Historic Northeast Neighborhood of KC
![Overland Park Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/d35ec7d0-a0cd-4ae0-9882-5412ee0a2f8a.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.
![Special Festival of Butterflies Events – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/184d887a-08a6-4bda-84e0-c812ec1812fc.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 Beautiful Disruption: Impressions of Light & Sound – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/979418e5-e37b-46e5-91ae-b675e21ba2b1.png)
![Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/819de6ec-eb0c-4d2c-ae89-6e55a8abe7ad.png)
![Aqua Glow Zumba – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/83e42bb1-5ba4-402d-80a4-28cacadaecb1.png)
![Darius Rucker at Starlight – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/82f13c27-912f-4406-8c69-a5467d923783-800x419.jpg)
![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)
![Lenexa Community Orchestra – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/5ad021f0-db98-4dc2-afe6-390e8009b9e0.jpg)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0c2cc2b-053f-4e62-8593-b4fce01e67d4-800x510.png)
![Open For Lunch on Fridays | Through Aug 21 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/366ed99c-1cef-475c-bca5-31f25891ac7d-800x600.jpg)
![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)
![Shaun Munday – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/1ccf8d40-1278-49dd-bc6a-70b8fed0515c-800x533.png)
![3BallMTY – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/93434a11-10da-4f9a-b8db-512171e01cbc.png)
![Free Open Jam Hosted by Billy Ebeling – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/2cc00c7d-d899-47ed-971d-8ec62567a630-800x600.jpg)
![Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/9978ca24-4437-4fc3-95ad-9dff2bc06ba0-800x671.jpg)
![Houston Dynamo FC at Sporting Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/e4e9f4ad-012d-4306-bd45-e560a6a22522-800x420.jpg)
![Just For Her Event – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/baa73592-8a2d-4bef-a577-fa95e4c606a2.png)
![Live Music Saturdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/ab2acfe3-09cd-4dd3-b25a-56862a7a7507-800x800.png)
![Live Music Saturdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/0f87d8eb-2d2b-43b4-beb5-0f7e2913b573-800x800.png)
![Live Polka with Bram Wijnands – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/13e01598-600d-489c-8b97-2d41c3651b90.jpg)
![Pottery & Pinot – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/2fd4bd75-2356-401e-9264-902abf05e0d4.jpg)
![Adults Night Out – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/a92be467-ed10-4c75-8cfb-f052694c313b.png)
![Kids Summer Art Camp – Week Four – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/78420092-eccf-4d82-af94-2b2469971c81.jpg)
![Crit & Ale: Nerd Trivia at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/8e5b76c5-510d-4f24-a7e1-99fc6ede7654.png)
![Dollar Dog Night: Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/ea10ece2-7f3e-4664-9b9f-370c988c0d51-800x533.jpg)
![Kansas City Monarchs vs. Lincoln Saltdogs – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/e1bfdafd-c941-4097-b3fb-977088ec658f-800x533.jpg)
![Monty Python’s Spamalot at Starlight – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/572632a6-61e4-41db-a36a-6163129970e7-800x450.png)
![Atlas9 Movie Nite: The Goonies – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/02455466-9024-4ee0-80d7-39c8fe17871d.png)
![Jesse Welles – Red Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/edc94938-3fcf-4a1c-8df0-3cbef0d4a63c-800x600.jpg)
![Mike Pagan Trio – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/84a72876-067a-43ce-8e37-dfe2c1964d53-800x533.jpg)
![Coors Light Hot Country Nights: Tyler Hubbard – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/2b88eaf3-4597-4822-87d6-1470972a8377.png)
![Herbie Hancock – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/fe5f1333-212f-47de-8f6c-2ec6c08ad64d-800x500.jpg)
![Kansas City Monarchs vs Lincoln Saltdogs – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/ec150c8e-37a7-43d9-9cb3-45bac3c46750-800x533.jpg)
![Kevin “Church” Johnson – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/41cecf37-2f8c-470b-adaf-7fef54fb9aee-800x621.jpg)
![First Friday Musikshow – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/4ac594e8-fd1d-45a9-b84b-8847920b2855.jpg)
![Kansas City Monarchs vs Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/6101d5f4-373b-4554-ae93-07990973c45b-800x533.jpg)
![100 Years of Winnie: Winnie-the-Pooh Day – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/b7ce353f-3403-4cc8-994d-15af66f703d6.jpg)
![Elton Dan & The Rocket Band: An Elton John Tribute – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/f0b603c3-96aa-44ae-a7f7-866b04b49615.png)
![Kansas City Monarchs vs Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/9c30c38e-8c9c-41a4-97a6-31f292a1329f-800x533.jpg)
![KU Night: Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/8830ec57-2ba7-441f-b216-b863d147184b-800x533.jpg)
![Queer Naratives Festival: Main Event – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/be6f3de4-12db-4c5b-b157-9f64b83e2b45-800x400.png)
![Raytown LIVE Community Concert – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/7c0dfd1d-5c3b-4c99-9774-df450b71e7e2-800x800.jpg)
![Rosedale Arch, Volker & Roanoke Bi-State Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/8408b479-d717-438d-b45f-85365f4978db-600x800.jpg)
![Scout Day – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/f246f59f-586b-48bb-ba88-e86d4a879ae5.jpg)
![Up The Irons – Iron Maiden Tribute – FREE EVENT presented by Lagunitas – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/eff33e82-3c88-4099-8b7f-5f89cc8f3900-800x600.jpg)
![Chess Club at PH Coffee – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/6901a010-9754-4072-8ef1-05299e8c47db-800x418.jpg)
![Kansas City Monarchs vs. Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/76cba646-8543-4fa4-bd6a-1186456bd2ac-533x800.jpg)
![Strawberry Hill and Downtown KCK Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/f64298d2-06db-4873-9cfa-328859362ced-800x800.jpg)
![Afterword Presents: Open Mic Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/910def33-f2f3-469f-898d-2069d6d74cde-640x800.jpg)
