From jazz and barbecue to immersive group activities, these partners can help attendees experience more of Kansas City.

Catering
Aramark Sports & Entertainment: ARAMARK is the preferred caterer for the Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Centers, with its facilities located within the Convention Center. ARAMARK provides full-service catering, along with custom menus, themed setups and personalized services.
Brain Freeze Mobile Daiquiri: Brain Freeze Mobile Daiquiri supplies a mobile bar specializing in frozen drinks such as daiquiris and sangrias. Drinks are for all ages, with both virgin and alcohol options.
Brancato’s Catering: Since 1968, Brancato’s has served events of all sizes, from corporate functions and weddings to backyard picnics and formal celebrations. Menu options range from hors d’oeuvres to full-service meals.
Dutzel’s Catering & Events: Dutzel’s Catering & Events is an award-winning, full-service catering company that creates memorable guest experiences through delicious food, and impeccable services.
Fika Coffee: The mobile coffee cart offers three different packages: espresso cart, bottled lattes, and mini coffee bar.
Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue Catering & Private Dining: Jack Stack Catering is the premier Kansas City catering division of Jack Stack Barbecue, named highest-rated barbecue in the country and most popular restaurant in Kansas City by the prestigious Zagat survey.
Gates Bar-B-Q Management Offices: A Kansas City barbecue icon, Gates Bar-B-Q offers catering for meetings, conferences and special events, giving groups the opportunity to experience the city’s signature cuisine.
Kansas City Catering & Convention Planner: Kansas City Catering has served the KC-area corporate market for more than 20 years, working with groups of 10 to 3,000 guests. A wide variety of culinary services are available, from box lunches to five-course served dinners.
Olive Events & Catering: Create customized menus tailored to each event with Olive Events & Catering. Offerings range from breakfast meetings and boxed lunches to cocktail receptions and formal dinners, with event coordination, bar service, rentals and décor also available.
Phase 2 Coffee: Phase 2 brings barista-quality coffee to corporate events, brand activations and private gatherings, serving made-to-order specialty drinks.
Storia Fine Catering: Elevate your next gathering with thoughtfully crafted menus and attentive service. Storia Fine Catering works with planners to create dining experiences that feel unique to each event.
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Entertainers & Booking Agents
Heart of America Barbershop Chorus: The Heart of America Barbershop Chorus performs men’s a cappella harmony. As ambassadors of Kansas City, this 35-man chorus performs regularly in the metropolitan area in annual barbershop and holiday shows, community events (both paid and charitable) and more. Quartets are available as well as the entire chorus.
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra: The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra promotes and advances Kansas City’s unique big band jazz tradition through world-class performances, education initiatives, and ensembles ranging from small groups to a full orchestra. The organization offers distinctive entertainment experiences for events of all sizes.
Florists
Bramble & Stem: This florist can liven up your next meeting with floral accents designed to fit your event, brand and budget. Custom arrangements and installations can be tailored to complement everything from receptions to VIP gatherings.
The Fiddly Fig: The well-respected, award-winning gift store and florist has been in business for over 40 years. The Fiddly Fig offer beautiful and unusual fresh flowers in up-to-date design, gifts and home decor pieces, chocolate truffles, purses, scarves and jewelry.
Food & Beverage Distributors
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company: The Coca-Cola Company exists to benefit and refresh everyone it touches. Founded in 1886, it’s the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, used to produce nearly 400 beverage brands.

Teambuilding
BRKTHROUGH: This interactive destination features more than 35 game rooms where teams compete to earn points and climb the leaderboard. With space for groups of up to 250 people, it’s a unique option for off-site events and receptions.
Char Bar Parkville: Pair barbecue and pickleball at Char Bar Parkville, where groups of 20 to 200 can reserve courts for some friendly competition.
Chicken N Pickle: With locations in both North Kansas City and Overland Park, KS, there’s no shortage of courts for groups looking to get in on the pickleball craze.
Cowtown Tours KC: Book a private group tour and explore iconic Kansas City landmarks, neighborhoods and hidden gems. All nine themed tours can be customized or combined into a driving tour for a large group on a chartered bus.
Faulkner’s Ranch Event Venue: Just south of downtown KC, groups can trade the convention floor for the barnyard with ranch-style chores and games at this unique venue.
Full Moon Escape: From the creators of Kansas City’s legendary haunted houses, The Beast and Edge of Hell, comes a new kind of challenge. Book an escape room and put your group’s problem-solving skills to the test.
Heart to Heart International: Host a hygiene kit assembly at your event or Heart to Heart International’s Lenexa headquarters and help provide relief to communities in need.
House of Clay: House of Clay is a welcoming pottery studio in Downtown Overland Park where beginners and experienced potters alike can explore the art of working with clay.
Just One Day Travel Tours: Extend your stay and see more of Kansas City with a guided group tour. Optional barbecue and brewery stops can be built into the schedule.
Kansas City Automotive Museum: From classic cars to one-of-a-kind vehicles, this group-friendly museum offers a unique off-site activity for automotive enthusiasts.
Kansas City Fun Trolley Tours LLC: Step aboard a vintage-style trolley and experience Kansas City through a fully narrated tour.
Kansas City Royals Group & Suites Area: Few experiences feel more Kansas City than a Royals game at Kauffman Stadium. Group seating and suite options make it easy to add a chance to see the Boys in Blue to your agenda.
KC Watersports: Enjoy wakeboarding, kneeboarding or waterskiing at one of the region’s only cable wake parks.
Main Event Kansas City North: Part entertainment venue, part team outing, Main Event offers bowling, laser tag, arcade games and other attractions for groups with a range of interests.
Puttery: Puttery is a modern spin on putting, redefining the game with unique twists at every hole. Bold and full of possibilities, Puttery offers an immersive experience of creative culinary, competitive socializing, cocktail creations, and the hottest music as guests enjoy themed 9-hole courses.
T-Shotz: T-Shotz is a multi-level entertainment venue featuring 61 climate-controlled golf bays, pickleball courts and an arcade. Multiple event spaces, full-service dining and a wide selection of drinks make it a popular destination for group outings, corporate events and year-round gatherings.
The College Basketball Experience: Located next to T-Mobile Center, the College Basketball Experience gives groups a chance to compete in shooting challenges and basketball-themed activities while explore the history of the game inside the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Escape Game Kansas City: Discover an immersive adventure at The Escape Game. Featuring four diverse themes with varying difficulty levels, there’s something for everyone. Step into Hollywood-level sets and embark on a thrilling 60-minute mission filled puzzles and unlimited clues.
The Rush Funplex: Spend an afternoon or evening rotating between go-karts, laser tag, arcade games and other attractions at this indoor entertainment center.
The White House Decision Center: The White House Decision Center provides an unforgettable team-building experience that also enhances high-stakes problem-solving and leadership skills. The White House Decision Center program for adult groups requires about three hours, where participants examine historical information about a crisis or problem that President Truman faced and provide a solution.
Tick Tock Escape Rooms: Kansas City’s original tech-enhanced escape room experience, featuring locally created themes and immersive adventures for more than a decade.
Tim’s Kansas City Tours: Discover places many visitors never see, including Kansas City’s underground business district. Tim customizes each tour around your group’s interests and shares local stories along the way.
TimberRidge Adventure Center: TimberRidge Adventure Center (TRAC), one of Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s premier facilities for teamwork and team building, offers a wide range of opportunities for families, friends and work groups to challenge themselves, learn to communicate better, solve problems and work together.
Wildwood Outdoor Education Center: Wildwood is a scenic outdoor venue offering group rentals, lodging and experiences that inspire connection, adventure and meaningful time together.




