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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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Hospital Hill Run

Experience the “thrill of the hill” at Crown Center during the 53rd annual Hospital Hill Run.

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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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Shaken, Not Stirred: A 007 Jazz Gala – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 30
Concerts

Shaken, Not Stirred: A 007 Jazz Gala

Zhou B Art Center and Gem Theater

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Neighborhood

Friday, May 15, 2026

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Exhibits

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour

Historic Kansas State Penitentiary Tours

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May 15
Music & Dance

Blues & Funk Fridays

Uptown Lounge

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May 15
Food & Specialty Dinners

Cinco de Mayo all May at Misnky’s

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Ongoing

DJ Night & Shot Specials

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Free Events

DJ Night & Shot Specials

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Kansas City Symphony – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Concerts

Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Kansas City Symphony

Kansas City Symphony

Double Date Night – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Food & Specialty Dinners

Double Date Night

Melting Pot

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May 15
Happy Hour & Drink

Drink Your History: Whiskey

Wornall/Majors House Museums

Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Music & Dance

Dueling Pianos

Hammers Dueling Piano Bar

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May 15
Exhibits

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

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Kansas City Mural Walking Tour with Just One Day Tours – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Outdoors

Kansas City Mural Walking Tour with Just One Day Tours

Just One Day Travel Tours

Ladies Night at Frost With DJ MONSE – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Free Events

Ladies Night at Frost With DJ MONSE

Frost Frozen Bar

LEGO® F1® – themed ‘Build the Thrill Event’ at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City at Crown Center – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Special Events

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

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

Let It Be: The Music of The Beatles – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Music & Dance

Let It Be: The Music of The Beatles

Music Theater Heritage

Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Food & Specialty Dinners

Lobster Fridays

Beer Kitchen

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May 15
Exhibits

Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art Timeless Mucha

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Opening the Vault: The Story of US – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Exhibits

Opening the Vault: The Story of US

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

Plein Air Evening Quick Paint, – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Free Events

Plein Air Evening Quick Paint

Stockyards Exchange East Lot

Plein Air Nocturne – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Free Events

Plein Air Nocturne

The Ship/Lemonade Park

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Nightlife

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts

Belger Arts Center

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May 15
Kid-Centric

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City

Bump City

Red Ball Tennis Experience & Country Club Plaza Walking Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Health & Wellness

Red Ball Tennis Experience & Country Club Plaza Walking Tour

Plaza Tennis Center

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May 15
Concerts

Shaun Munday

VOO Lounge

StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents ‘1,000 Cranes and the Tree of Wishes’ – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Kid-Centric

StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents ‘1,000 Cranes and the Tree of Wishes’

Midwest Trust Center

The Grammy-winning KC Chorale: Amazing Grace – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Music & Dance

The Grammy-winning KC Chorale: Amazing Grace

Asbury United Methodist Church

THE WIZARD OF OZ – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Theatre

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Kansas City Repertory Theatre

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May 15
Exhibits

Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque: One-Meat Showdown – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Festivals

West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque: One-Meat Showdown

Liberty Lot

Your Happy Hour HQ – at Minsky’s – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 15
Happy Hour & Drink

Your Happy Hour HQ – at Minsky’s

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Painted Garden – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 16
Exhibits

Painted Garden

Powell Gardens

“Images in Time” A Photography Exhibit Featuring Artworks by Jason Piggie at the Black Archives of Mid-America – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 16
Exhibits

“Images in Time” A Photography Exhibit Featuring Artworks by Jason Piggie at the Black Archives of Mid-America

Black Archives of Mid-America, Inc.

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May 16
Food & Specialty Dinners

$25 Lunch Menu at North Italia

North Italia

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May 16
Music & Dance

Adrian Bartholomew’s Piano Prelude

Uptown Lounge

All-New Spring Salads at Minsky’s Pizza! – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 16
Food & Specialty Dinners

All-New Spring Salads at Minsky’s Pizza!

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

All-New Spring Sippers at Minsky’s Pizza! – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 16
Food & Specialty Dinners

All-New Spring Sippers at Minsky’s Pizza!

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

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May 16
Outdoors

Alpacas After Hours: Rewind & Unwind

Yaya’s Alpaca Farm

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May 16
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – on view through Dec. 22, 2026

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 16
Exhibits

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour

Historic Kansas State Penitentiary Tours

Brookside History and Horrors Walking Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 16
Tours

Brookside History and Horrors Walking Tour

Wornall/Majors House Museums

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May 16
Food & Specialty Dinners

Cinco de Mayo all May at Misnky’s

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

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