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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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Painted Garden – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 14
Exhibits

Painted Garden

Powell Gardens

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

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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May 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

$25 Lunch Menu at North Italia

North Italia

A Kaw Social – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Festivals

A Kaw Social

Rock Island Bridge

All-New Spring Salads at Minsky’s Pizza! – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
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 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

All-New Spring Sippers at Minsky’s Pizza!

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

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May 17
Exhibits

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

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

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May 17
Music & Dance

Aubrey Vineyards Live Music

Aubrey Vineyards

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Exhibits

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour

Historic Kansas State Penitentiary Tours

Bingo & Benefit – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Kid-Centric

Bingo & Benefit

Craft Putt – Overland Park

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May 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Chicken Fried Sundays

Beer Kitchen

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May 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Cinco de Mayo all May at Misnky’s

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Kansas City Symphony – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Concerts

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

Kansas City Symphony

Down Dog Taproom Yoga – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Happy Hour & Drink

Down Dog Taproom Yoga

Casual Animal Brewing Company

Four for $55 – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Four for $55

Melting Pot

Hat Bar with Hamy’s Hats at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Happy Hour & Drink

Hat Bar with Hamy’s Hats at Frost

Frost Frozen Bar

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May 17
Exhibits

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

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box at Mohawk Park – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Concerts

Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box at Mohawk Park

Kansas City Symphony

LEGO® F1® – themed ‘Build the Thrill Event’ at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City at Crown Center – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
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 17
Music & Dance

Let It Be: The Music of The Beatles

Music Theater Heritage

Live Jazz with Bram Wijnands – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Live Jazz

Live Jazz with Bram Wijnands

Kansas City Bier Company

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May 17
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 17
Exhibits

Opening the Vault: The Story of US

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

Outdoor Concert Series – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Concerts

Outdoor Concert Series

City of Lenexa, Kansas

Perspectives: Rachel Maddox McGrath – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Free Events

Perspectives: Rachel Maddox McGrath

Lavender Studios

Plein Air Final Turn-In & Judging – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Free Events

Plein Air Final Turn-In & Judging

Rock Island Bridge

Pupchella 2026 at the KC Wheel – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Pet-Friendly

Pupchella 2026 at the KC Wheel

KC Wheel

Strawberry Hill and Downtown KCK Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Outdoors

Strawberry Hill and Downtown KCK Urban Hike

Urban Hikes Kansas City

Sunday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Sunday Brunch

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

Sunday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Food & Specialty Dinners

Sunday Brunch

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

THE WIZARD OF OZ – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 17
Theatre

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Kansas City Repertory Theatre

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May 17
Exhibits

Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Monday, May 18, 2026

“Images in Time” A Photography Exhibit Featuring Artworks by Jason Piggie at the Black Archives of Mid-America – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
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.

$10 Burger + Fries Mondays – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
Food & Specialty Dinners

$10 Burger + Fries Mondays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

$10 Burger + Fries Mondays – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
Food & Specialty Dinners

$10 Burger + Fries Mondays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

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May 18
Food & Specialty Dinners

$25 Lunch Menu at North Italia

North Italia

Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
Exhibits

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

Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology

All-New Spring Salads at Minsky’s Pizza! – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
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 18
Food & Specialty Dinners

All-New Spring Sippers at Minsky’s Pizza!

Minsky’s Pizza – Plaza

Burger and Beer Night! – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
Food & Specialty Dinners

Burger and Beer Night!

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

Cigars in the Biergarten – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
Happy Hour & Drink

Cigars in the Biergarten

Kansas City Bier Company

Cigars in the Biergarten – Event_Image [EVENT]
May 18
Happy Hour & Drink

Cigars in the Biergarten

Kansas City Bier Company

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