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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.

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KC Oktoberfest

Featuring Bavarian-Style bier, food and music at Crown Center, presented by Kansas City Bier Company.

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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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Vaile Mansion Macabre Tours 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 16
Holiday Activities

Vaile Mansion Macabre Tours 2026

Visit Independence

Boo at the Zoo – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Holiday Activities

Boo at the Zoo

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

End of Days Halloween Party – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 31
Concerts

End of Days Halloween Party

Kansas City Power & Light District

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

¡Oktoberfiesta! x The Early Show – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Free Events

¡Oktoberfiesta! x The Early Show

Boulevard Brewing Co.

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9) – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9)

The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Art Bar at Casual Animal – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Health & Wellness

Art Bar at Casual Animal

Casual Animal Brewing Company

Atlas9 Movie Nite: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Theatre

Atlas9 Movie Nite: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Atlas9

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Sep 30
Free Events

Bar Phoebe x Kata Nori Collab

Kata Nori Hand Roll Bar

Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces) – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces)

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

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Sep 30
Music & Dance

Big Mike’s Classic Piano Bar

Uptown Lounge

Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

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Sep 30
Free Events

Downtown Grandview Farmers Market

Grandview Station

Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Free Events

Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market

Downtown Lee’s Summit

Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Festivals

Dragons and Fantastic Beasts

Powell Gardens

Flash Gordon – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Theatre

Flash Gordon

Screenland Armour Theatre

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Sep 30
Free Events

Game Night, Book Club and TV Dinners!

Belfry Collective – The Belfry, Gerard’s Pool Hall, Ground Control, Wolf Den

GloWild: Hidden Treasure – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

GloWild: Hidden Treasure

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Healthcare Appreciation Month at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Special Events

Healthcare Appreciation Month at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

Judy Chicago: Big Blue Pink – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Judy Chicago: Big Blue Pink

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Karaoke Night – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Free Events

Karaoke Night

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

Live Music Wednesdays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Free Events

Live Music Wednesdays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

Mike Pagan Trio – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Concerts

Mike Pagan Trio

VOO Lounge

Music Bingo – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Free Events

Music Bingo

Kansas City Bier Company

Native Arts in Miniature – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Native Arts in Miniature

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

Norman Akers Navigates the Space Between – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Norman Akers Navigates the Space Between

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Kid-Centric

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City

Bump City

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Sep 30
Music & Dance

Rhythm and Blues Night with Rob Trib & Friends

Uptown Lounge

Sport and Spectator – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

Sport and Spectator

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Strings on the Green – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Concerts

Strings on the Green

Raphael Hotel

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026

Union Station Kansas City

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Sep 30
Concerts

The Early Show

Boulevard Brewing Co.

The Unseen – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Exhibits

The Unseen

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

TLC + Salt-N-Pepa at Starlight – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Concerts

TLC + Salt-N-Pepa at Starlight

Starlight Theatre

Border Brew Co Trivia Night! – Event_Image
Sep 30
Nightlife

Trivia Night @ Border Brew Co.

Border Brewing Company

Yo-Yo Ma with the Kansas City Symphony – Event_Image [EVENT]
Sep 30
Concerts

Yo-Yo Ma with the Kansas City Symphony

Kansas City Symphony

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Oct 1
Festivals

23rd Annual Gordon Parks Celebration

Gordon Parks Museum

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9) – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 1
Exhibits

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9)

The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 1
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Atlas9’s A9iversary : Artist Night – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 1
Special Events

Atlas9’s A9iversary : Artist Night

Atlas9

Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces) – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 1
Exhibits

Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces)

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Brick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 1
Holiday Activities

Brick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 1
Exhibits

Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

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