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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.

Plaza Art Fair – David Arbogast (4)

Plaza Art Fair

Now in its 95th year, this is one of the longest-running and most celebrated art festivals in the country.

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This Weekend in Kansas City

Discover the top events happening in Kansas City this weekend.

This Weekend in KC

Fireworks and KC Skyline – Jonathan Tasler

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

Brew at the Zoo – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 10
Festivals

Brew at the Zoo

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

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

Vaile Mansion Macabre Tours 2026

Visit Independence

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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Neighborhood

Thursday, October 8, 2026

[event] Trivia Night – Event_Image
Oct 8
Special Events

Trivia Night

Rockcreek Brewing Co.

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Oct 8
Holiday Activities

Wicked Westport History Walk

Wornall/Majors House Museums

Friday, October 9, 2026

A Pirate’s Feast at GloWild – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Kid-Centric

A Pirate’s Feast at GloWild

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

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Oct 9
Music & Dance

Adrian Bartholomew’s Piano Prelude

Uptown Lounge

Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web presented by First Act Theatre Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Theatre

Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web presented by First Act Theatre Arts

TCH Stage and Studio

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

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

The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Exhibits

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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Oct 9
Concerts

Amuck, Amuck, Amuck! Learn More A frightful, yet delightful, spooky Halloween pop-up bar.

PH Coffee/Public House

An American Werewolf in London – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Theatre

An American Werewolf in London

Screenland Armour Theatre

Art On Oak Art Fair – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Free Events

Art On Oak Art Fair

Second Presbyterian Church

Bat Boy: The Musical – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Theatre

Bat Boy: The Musical

Music Theater Heritage

Beast Haunted Attraction 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Holiday Activities

Beast Haunted Attraction 2026

The Beast Haunted House

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Exhibits

Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour

Historic Kansas State Penitentiary Tours

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Oct 9
Exhibits

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

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

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Oct 9
Music & Dance

Blues & Funk Fridays

Uptown Lounge

Brick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Holiday Activities

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

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

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Oct 9
Exhibits

Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Cleveland Conferences – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Health & Wellness

Cleveland Conferences

Marriott Kansas City Overland Park

DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Music & Dance

DJ Night

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Ongoing

DJ Night & Shot Specials

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Festivals

Dragons and Fantastic Beasts

Powell Gardens

Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Music & Dance

Dueling Pianos

Hammers Dueling Piano Bar

Edge of Hell Haunted Attraction 2026 season – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Holiday Activities

Edge of Hell Haunted Attraction 2026 season

The Edge of Hell Haunted House

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Oct 9
Festivals

Fall Festival

KC Wine Co. & KC Pumpkin Patch

Faulkner’s Ranch 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Festivals

Faulkner’s Ranch 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival

Faulkner’s Ranch Event Venue

GloWild: Hidden Treasure – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Exhibits

GloWild: Hidden Treasure

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Festivals

Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun

John Proctor Is The Villain – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Theatre

John Proctor Is The Villain

Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Visit KC
Oct 9
Holiday Activities

Macabre House Tours

Vaile Mansion and Arboretum

Music Bingo at Bourgmont Winery – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Free Events

Music Bingo at Bourgmont Winery

Bourgmont Winery

Native Arts in Miniature – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Exhibits

Native Arts in Miniature

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

Visit KC
Oct 9
Free Events

Neighbor Night at PH Coffee

PH Coffee/Public House

Olathe Arts Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Festivals

Olathe Arts Festival

Johnson County Square, Downtown Olathe

Pottery & Pinot Wheel Throwing Experience – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Nightlife

Pottery & Pinot Wheel Throwing Experience

House of Clay

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Nightlife

Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts

Belger Arts Center

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Kid-Centric

Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City

Bump City

The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Exhibits

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

Union Station Kansas City

The Kansas City Symphony Presents: The Planets – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Concerts

The Kansas City Symphony Presents: The Planets

Kansas City Symphony

What If Puppets presents ‘How to Snag a Sea Monster’ – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 9
Kid-Centric

What If Puppets presents ‘How to Snag a Sea Monster’

Midwest Trust Center

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Brew at the Zoo – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 10
Festivals

Brew at the Zoo

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

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