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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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The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition

Union Station Kansas City

Full Tilt Film Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 28
Festivals

Full Tilt Film Festival

18th and Vine

Wine Walk for Wildlife – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 28
Festivals

Wine Walk for Wildlife

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

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Neighborhood

Friday, August 21, 2026

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition

Union Station Kansas City

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Aug 21
Music & Dance

Adrian Bartholomew’s Piano Prelude

Uptown Lounge

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9) – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

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

The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum

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Aug 21
Outdoors

Alpacas After Hours: Rewind & Unwind

Yaya’s Alpaca Farm

Art Gallery Closing Reception – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Free Events

Art Gallery Closing Reception

No Divide KC

Beat the Heat – Belger Arts Exhibition – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

Beat the Heat – Belger Arts Exhibition

Belger Arts Center

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour

Historic Kansas State Penitentiary Tours

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Aug 21
Music & Dance

Blues & Funk Fridays

Uptown Lounge

Bluey’s Big Play – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Kid-Centric

Bluey’s Big Play

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Music & Dance

DJ Night

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Ongoing

DJ Night & Shot Specials

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

Dragons and Fantastic Beasts

Powell Gardens

Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Music & Dance

Dueling Pianos

Hammers Dueling Piano Bar

Ethnic Enrichment Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Festivals

Ethnic Enrichment Festival

Kansas City Parks & Recreation

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Aug 21
Concerts

Flatland Cavalry at Starlight

Starlight Theatre

Gangster Tour Kansas City Walking Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Outdoors

Gangster Tour Kansas City Walking Tour

Just One Day Travel Tours

Jesus Christ Superstar – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar

Music Theater Heritage

Light Up the Lawn: Katy Guillen and The Drive – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Concerts

Light Up the Lawn: Katy Guillen and The Drive

Midwest Trust Center

Live Jazz at Chaz – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Concerts

Live Jazz at Chaz

Raphael Hotel

Live Music at Bourgmont Winery – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Concerts

Live Music at Bourgmont Winery

Bourgmont Winery

Native Arts in Miniature – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

Native Arts in Miniature

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

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Aug 21
Exhibits

Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art Timeless Mucha

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

One Sky Project at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Kid-Centric

One Sky Project at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium

Union Station Kansas City

Parkville Days – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Festivals

Parkville Days

Historic Downtown Parkville

Patriotism in America – 250th Birthday Exhibit – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

Patriotism in America – 250th Birthday Exhibit

Westport Historical Society

Planet Anime Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Public Shows

Planet Anime Kansas City

Kansas City Convention Center

Pottery & Pinot Wheel Throwing Experience – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Nightlife

Pottery & Pinot Wheel Throwing Experience

House of Clay

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Nightlife

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts

Belger Arts Center

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Kid-Centric

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City

Bump City

Proximity and Practice: Belger Arts’ Thirteenth Annual Resident Exhibition – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

Proximity and Practice: Belger Arts’ Thirteenth Annual Resident Exhibition

Belger Arts Center

Take a Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Ongoing

Take a Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Kansas City

Cowtown Tours Kansas City

The Kansas City Symphony Presents: The European Tour Send-Off Concert – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Concerts

The Kansas City Symphony Presents: The European Tour Send-Off Concert

Kansas City Symphony

The Pigeon Comes to Kansas City: A Mo Willems Exhibit – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Exhibits

The Pigeon Comes to Kansas City: A Mo Willems Exhibit

Crown Center

Third Friday Art Walk – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Free Events

Third Friday Art Walk

Visit Kansas City Kansas

Visit KC
Aug 21
Theatre

Train to Busan

Screenland Armour Theatre

Valentino Khan – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Concerts

Valentino Khan

Mosaic Ultra Lounge

Wicked – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 21
Music & Dance

Wicked

Music Hall

Saturday, August 22, 2026

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Aug 22
Exhibits

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition

Union Station Kansas City

Visit KC
Aug 22
Music & Dance

Adrian Bartholomew’s Piano Prelude

Uptown Lounge

Visit KC
Aug 22
Outdoors

Alpacas After Hours: Rewind & Unwind

Yaya’s Alpaca Farm

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