Welcome to Kansas City, where everything we do is from the heart.
Here’s everything you need to know about Independence Day in Kansas City.
Kansas City is home to dozens of distinctive districts, each offering its own personality.
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.
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![Visit KC & Zhou B Art Center Featured Exhibition: Jean McGuire – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/8bc63316-b7d2-4cf7-b33f-1e16923baec2.jpg)
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.
Get up-to-date guidance on new openings, upcoming events and major celebrations through the insider information on Visit KC’s blog.
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![Christmas in July – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/e23605a1-e7be-43be-a097-3b66511ae916.png)
![Celebration in the Park – 4th of July – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/745fbda1-8e2e-47c6-acf2-6f49f83e2b3c-800x697.jpg)
![Community Days Parade – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/42e21ee6-911d-4a3a-80ca-71082f864510-800x450.jpg)
![Parkville 4th of July Celebration – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/6ac17c46-1dad-42df-b70d-51bb116e66ea-800x533.jpg)
![Stars and Stripes Picnic – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/ac30563f-0865-4a81-b6ce-73a3c16e5eb9-800x533.jpeg)
![4th of July Weekend: Half-Price Oysters at The Savoy – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/90d19369-e670-4b46-ad09-cf7b4311b12e.png)
![A Year with Frog and Toad – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/fe12ef65-9921-4b47-9bff-86bafd9f32b2.jpg)
![[event] Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/449f94da-852e-48cf-97af-6e97949b47ac.jpg)
![BANK OF AMERICA MUSEUMS ON US® OFFERS FREE ADMISSION JULY 5 AND 6 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/07/0efc51bd-7145-47ba-8542-a73df42cb7b4.png)
![Battle for the Heart of Westport Canned Food Drive – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/62746a25-f60f-4b2b-bc1a-8d518c31b6bb-800x533.jpg)
![Beer Kitchen Happy Hour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/18296844-743d-4a38-8194-79b808d1ed8c-800x533.jpg)
![[event] Boom in the Bottoms – Historic West Bottoms – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/0281c996-9d2a-4c85-b696-a85fef58b61a-800x714.png)
![Clue – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/9a727a23-df37-49a8-9244-198e98d33ea9-800x450.jpg)
![Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/b326a3b1-dc1a-40b9-b3b8-ebdf7142639b.png)
![Mural Tour B with Just One Day Tours – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/e7d6529a-4f03-42e8-aa46-b9dfa8107252-1.jpg)
![[event] Food Pop Up/Truck – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/ff183eb3-4501-438c-9a26-5a34c242fbe2.jpg)
![Grandview Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/840b8c10-6a75-44ff-84da-ad69a087f7f9-800x450.png)
![Guitar Singalong with Darren Dowler – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/b7e73f78-37ad-4c35-b8b3-8928ad79b190-800x419.jpg)
![Hilly Historic Northeast Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/cc526b55-fd0e-4122-8b13-562080121b42.jpg)
![Howl at the Moon’s Red, White & Brew Party – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/03904360-fdbd-4eae-b1cc-d506285813ae-800x600.jpg)
![July 4th Weekend at the KC Wheel – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/4da295f6-7b9f-45f8-bb3f-a0fbb48686a5.png)
![Kansas City Monarchs vs Lincoln Saltdogs – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/07/7e17d071-6777-4fa6-862c-d106a07c86a9-800x533.jpg)
![National Salad Month – ALL SUMMER at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/52ea7e31-e55b-4271-9261-8e37f350a57b.png)
![Police Story – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/84404de8-f580-4421-aab7-938c5195ef1e-800x450.jpg)
![Positive Obsession: Drawings by Basil Kincaid – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/33f5b169-3bec-4ef3-b060-a2579d3121bf.jpg)
![Saturday Night Vibes Featuring The Joe Straws Trio! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/07/5223334d-a6ec-4703-9292-924d7294d004.png)
![Kansas City Experience Tour, Walking and Streetcar – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/d1932358-4b0c-4d85-ab1b-67857cda1b0e.png)
![Martini Mondays at The Savoy – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/1b1aa3de-6547-4aa8-a1c7-1040fb570eb8.png)
![[event] Mussel Mondays – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/1cb199d2-f1e3-45cd-b115-0dc6518920f1-572x800.png)
![Sleepaway Camp – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/8099d76c-28ba-40c3-a18a-7ec864f51c78-800x449.jpg)
![Beer Kitchen Music Bingo – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/7fa53baa-788b-41aa-8093-0120a789beed-800x800.jpg)
![Drag Story Time – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/58e95c49-9f9f-47e2-880e-0818ab7c82b1-800x800.jpg)
![From Roswell to Today: Life Beyond Earth? Exhibition Open House – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/07/cf801b4b-29e1-45cd-aca3-ee0a850eaa35-800x532.jpg)
![Kansas City Public Library Pop In at the Park – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/a1de1783-1ed2-4a04-8c4b-83d18633cb8c-800x405.jpg)
![[event] Music Bingo – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/49cd5679-6862-4590-a02d-9b089ba4b6e8.jpg)
![Open Jam with Rob Trib – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/16029135-44b3-482e-9e4e-55c48b3a9840.jpeg)
![[event] RAD Trivia – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/48e49d0c-f3f7-4ac2-94bc-d33be644fb96.jpg)
![[event] Taco Tuesday – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/89d985cc-c797-43a9-803d-463a67d61437-640x800.jpg)
![[event] Tacos and Trivia Tuesdays – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/8cc3ddab-edfa-483b-8541-209ab73ffb41.jpg)
![The Reyes Brothers: Live Music Tuesdays at Sail Away Wine – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/b216bc93-4d0c-47eb-aa9d-7f1a43b4be14-800x400.jpg)
![The Tuesday Sessions Open Mic – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/141ee0f0-4c11-4ca3-a0d8-6f295b1361c3.jpg)
![The Wiz (Broadway Tour) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/b52522ab-efa3-42ca-ab5c-bea5a71ee8b7.png)
![Time Travelers: Animal Farm – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/559ecd40-6a26-4097-ac76-7fb72c5b21fd-800x450.jpg)
![Two Good Two Be True Twosdays – at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/7adb10a8-46e8-4c84-bfef-1ea0952397a2.png)
![We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/f48d453b-6270-490a-a41f-77fb3fde5657.jpg)
![Acellus World – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/0fb6ac5e-3993-421f-9264-ac8ccf963118-800x308.jpg)
![[event] All Day Happy Hour – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/63fef51e-f9cd-4e43-b916-23cf461c602f.jpg)
![Back to the Future Trivia Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/5a041ea9-2611-40ae-857c-6dab9bc08b6d-800x451.png)
![[event] Casual Coloring – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/af66bd61-8bdb-48aa-a608-d0a0765c7a93-800x400.png)
![Kansas City Public Library Pop In at the Park – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/6afe9a09-3a39-4fc0-84aa-4533302dacfb-800x405.jpg)
![[event] Midwest Wednesdays – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/bbe68b00-364f-4e12-98e7-516f2510309c-572x800.png)
![[event] Music Bingo – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/c9f0e520-a41b-4cbe-ba16-fa467d75c0eb.jpg)
![[event] Music Bingo for a Cause – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/13f97354-effb-463c-ad2b-0345d6b4c667.jpg)
![Open Mic Jazz Jam – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/6834f3b6-14fc-4bfc-8414-dd211f8dc98a.jpeg)
![[event] Queer Craft Night – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/fd6392d6-9869-4cbd-b195-ee5254d96126.jpg)
![Superman™ Night: Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/05/5445d3f2-bcc3-416a-9af9-b899d93441ee-1.jpg)
![The Early Show – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/d1b81dd7-4385-4f83-9321-9a0cd01634d7-800x320.png)
![Wheel House Wednesdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/dc426563-8769-400c-a5d6-43619dd76674.png)
