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Events in Kansas City

There’s always a chance to celebrate in KC. Browse the region’s full lineup of events happening today, this week and throughout the season.

Minnesota Twins v Kansas City Royals March 28 2024

Opening Day at The K

Experience the first game of the year at Kauffman Stadium as the Royals face the Minnesota Twins.

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Events in Kansas City Today

This Weekend in Kansas City

Discover the top events happening in Kansas City this weekend.

This Weekend in KC

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2026's Top Events in Kansas City

From craft beer festivals to holiday celebrations and everything in between, mark your calendar with Kansas City’s largest events.

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Featured Events

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage – Event_Image [EVENT]
Mar 30
Exhibits

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage

Union Station Kansas City

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Neighborhood

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Orchid Delirium – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 16
Exhibits

Orchid Delirium

Powell Gardens

Second Skin: Exploring Adornment as an Extension of Self – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 16
Exhibits

Second Skin: Exploring Adornment as an Extension of Self

Belger Arts Center

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Apr 16
Exhibits

Shooting Stars · 2026

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

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Apr 16
Food & Specialty Dinners

Steak Frites

Beer Kitchen

Stratgazer Karaoke – Thursdays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 16
Free Events

Stratgazer Karaoke – Thursdays

Grinders by STRETCH

Take a Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 16
Ongoing

Take a Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Kansas City

Cowtown Tours Kansas City

Test Batch Thursday – Event_Image
Apr 16
Happy Hour & Drink

Test Batch Thursday

Border Brewing Company

Think and Drink – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 16
Free Events

Think and Drink

Casual Animal Brewing Company

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Apr 16
Exhibits

Third Friday Artwalk

Visit Independence

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Apr 16
Free Events

Thursday Night Yeedm & Cups

Laney's Get Down

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Apr 16
Exhibits

Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

[event] Trivia Night – Event_Image
Apr 16
Food & Specialty Dinners

Trivia Night

Rockcreek Brewing Co.

Your Happy Hour HQ – at Minsky’s – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 16
Happy Hour & Drink

Your Happy Hour HQ – at Minsky’s

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

Friday, April 17, 2026

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Exhibits

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage

Union Station Kansas City

¡Happy Hour! – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Happy Hour & Drink

¡Happy Hour!

TACO NACO KC

$5 Fridays At KC Wine Co – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Happy Hour & Drink

$5 Fridays At KC Wine Co

KC Wine Co. & KC Pumpkin Patch

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Apr 17
Music & Dance

Adrian Bartholomew’s Piano Prelude

Uptown Lounge

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Exhibits

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI

Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology

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Apr 17
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Black Art 2026: Echoes of Blackness | Honoring Black History Culture – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Exhibits

Black Art 2026: Echoes of Blackness | Honoring Black History Culture

Black Archives of Mid-America, Inc.

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Apr 17
Music & Dance

Blue Man Group

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

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Apr 17
Music & Dance

Blues & Funk Fridays

Uptown Lounge

Bra Couture KC Event – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Special Events

Bra Couture KC Event

Kansas City Convention Center, Grand Ballroom

Caymus Wine Dinner – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Caymus Wine Dinner

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks

Cine Club Presents: To Catch A Thief – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Cine Club Presents: To Catch A Thief

Cézanne

CROSSROADS ART DISTRICT AND WESTSIDE URBAN HIKE – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Tours

CROSSROADS ART DISTRICT AND WESTSIDE URBAN HIKE

Urban Hikes Kansas City

Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Exhibits

Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice

Crown Center

Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Music & Dance

Dueling Pianos

Hammers Dueling Piano Bar

Intoxicant – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Music & Dance

Intoxicant

Nighthawk

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Apr 17
Exhibits

Julie Buffalohead: Stories of Becoming- March 19-July 26

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

LEGO® F1® – themed ‘Build the Thrill Event’ at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City at Crown Center – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Special Events

LEGO® F1® – themed ‘Build the Thrill Event’ at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City at Crown Center

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

Live at Lifted: Aden Eilts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Free Events

Live at Lifted: Aden Eilts

Lifted Spirits Distillery

Live Country Music Weekends at Laney’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Music & Dance

Live Country Music Weekends at Laney’s!

Laney's Get Down

Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Lobster Fridays

Beer Kitchen

MallArts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Free Events

MallArts

Ward Parkway Center

Moby Dick – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Theatre

Moby Dick

Music Theater Heritage

One Way Streetcar Tour with Just One Day Tours – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Tours

One Way Streetcar Tour with Just One Day Tours

Just One Day Travel Tours

Orchid Delirium – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Exhibits

Orchid Delirium

Powell Gardens

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Nightlife

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts

Belger Arts Center

Putt Putt Prom at Craft Putt! – Event_Image [EVENT]
Apr 17
Music & Dance

Putt Putt Prom at Craft Putt!

Craft Putt – Overland Park

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