This Weekend in KC
Weekdays are for recovering after a busy weekend. What are you going to do this weekend? Here’s our list of the top events happening in Kansas City this weekend.
Festivals & Fairs
![American Royal World Series of Barbecue – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/04f74dbb-fa66-416a-8276-e98eb069e8b2.jpg)
![Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/6ecb7bf1-e5cd-4e60-90d6-c6de15ab910c-800x627.png)
![Faulkner’s Ranch 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/02a8c84f-b2b8-4206-bdf1-30d9340f212d-800x542.jpg)
![GloWild: Hidden Treasure – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/3427d978-b271-43e0-99e8-2fc9daaf9d8c.png)
![KC Oktoberfest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/992b7e38-c553-4c83-b4f6-c4c7abfb171e-800x572.jpg)
![50th Annual Fall Festival of Arts, Crafts & Music – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/f2ab45e1-b2a8-47aa-a7b7-4aeb690d76f6-800x532.jpg)
![Applefest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/5f6b727f-bef8-4ca1-8e86-8bdec561d5ca.png)
![Ciderfest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/754729d2-0ba3-47d1-a812-d808058137f0-1.png)
![Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/b149b6f4-7b96-4a15-8cfe-aebb1d7c34fd.jpg)
![Heartland Book Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/7939578a-b461-4cdc-b78e-9ff95196b7a4.png)
![Tricks and Treats at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/d873879b-76df-4392-91f0-5984ceecb755.jpg)
![Oktoberfest at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/5d97572e-2c62-44c0-8022-39df1e816fbf.jpg)
Concerts & Live Music
![First Friday Musikshow – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/4ac594e8-fd1d-45a9-b84b-8847920b2855.jpg)
![Live at Lifted: Aiden Eilts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/c22b8449-e5b5-4346-bc97-8485afc2fbb6.png)
![Live Music at Bourgmont Winery – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/d70d4bf4-3bdb-4ccb-b127-2dcd448eb4d6.png)
![The Kansas City Symphony Presents: The Rite of Spring – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/16b47e6c-19af-4d9d-a6b0-1412263c2865-800x800.webp)
![Free Open Jam Hosted by Billy Ebeling – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/2cc00c7d-d899-47ed-971d-8ec62567a630-800x600.jpg)
![Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box at Heritage Park (Johnson County) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/6beb1289-b356-4f33-8ab5-29572ee28019-800x533.jpg)
![KCJO7 at Sar-Ko-Park – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/13dd8858-8777-4aab-af95-78b3f4c57425-800x420.jpg)
![Outdoor Concert Series – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/33031ada-f260-44b7-a0ef-0a6bdc593be5.jpg)
Oct 4
ConcertsThe Grammy-winning Kansas City Chorale presents: Gretchaninoff’s Passion Week
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Free Events
![Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI (March 13-Oct 9) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/819de6ec-eb0c-4d2c-ae89-6e55a8abe7ad.png)
![Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/65cfd46e-2362-47c3-a50d-140596c68760.jpg)
![First Friday at Belger Arts – Exhibition Opening + Glass Pumpkin Patch & Glass Blowing Demo + Live Clay Demo + More! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/837c3339-e99e-49e2-be25-b033d8f8ccd9.jpg)
![New Exhibiton: Symbiosis | Opening Reception – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/a4151e19-2c88-4758-8d07-1ee5650c7dd8.png)
![American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/09c32f9c-3d3d-4cc6-8de4-c9e0e1d295db-800x619.jpg)
![Bank of America Museums on US® Offers FREE Admission – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/d1b2ae6e-e79f-4f3d-870c-506b4de0c3b6.png)
![Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/223cf4fb-18cf-408e-8be7-fc7eb6c19313.jpg)
![Farmers Market at City Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/84a9132d-01d4-4272-9577-9fda6fda42df-800x533.jpg)
![Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/01d4dfef-23de-4659-8472-61312c37d90c-534x800.jpg)
![Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/9978ca24-4437-4fc3-95ad-9dff2bc06ba0-800x671.jpg)
![Live Music Saturdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/0f87d8eb-2d2b-43b4-beb5-0f7e2913b573-800x800.png)
![Live Music Saturdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/ab2acfe3-09cd-4dd3-b25a-56862a7a7507-800x800.png)
![Overland Park Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/58dc96e7-909f-4811-a8b2-40e0e46e5a45.png)
![Saturday Matinee: Project Hail Mary (2026) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/8448ab0a-bef9-4a55-9634-d0ca666d028f-800x571.jpg)
![Chiefs Watch Party at Casual Animal Brewing – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/532ae02d-9a94-4a66-8977-bbfbcef3d34e-800x587.jpg)
![Community Raku Firing and Potluck at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/bdc0afb9-342d-42d6-bb36-e10381407d7e.jpg)
![Free Sunday Jam Hosted by Levee Town – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/009d468d-42e8-4aed-ab7b-5d6c7b72dc42-800x534.jpg)
![PSI’s The Climb Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/0d593792-3394-454f-a30f-7fe096f5a2ce-800x450.png)
Sports
![HAPPY FEET 5K RUN/WALK – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/c56edfc9-bcb5-470c-a413-ab53580ddb62.png)
![Hilly Historic Northeast Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/cc526b55-fd0e-4122-8b13-562080121b42.jpg)
![Kansas City vs. Bay FC – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/e8051eae-6594-423e-9f48-036fb20928d8-800x533.jpg)
![Game Day Watch Party: Chiefs vs. Raiders – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/63f5e321-52d1-43f5-ad70-dd345eb4c1e9.png)
![Strawberry Hill and Downtown KCK Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/f64298d2-06db-4873-9cfa-328859362ced-800x800.jpg)
Theatre & Performing Arts
![A Pirate’s Feast at GloWild – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/fa138740-528a-48d4-a9b1-130d02c8cb54.png)
![Beetlejuice: The Musical at Starlight – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/cd751316-f953-4f47-ae4e-e365a9be7a85-800x450.jpg)
![KC Comedy Hub presents Hot Girls Telling Lies: 2 Truths and a Lie Firing Squad – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/02d784b2-ed84-4535-94df-a309619ebae1.png)
![Movie Under the Stars – BACK TO THE FUTURE – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/3d7c5920-48f5-41e0-b429-d79813874834-800x600.jpg)
![Backyard Movies: Casper – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/1bed394f-13ce-429d-bdd5-4bebeae1e88a-800x600.jpeg)
![Let’s Scare Jessica To Death – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/e4e35bff-4372-40ce-92cb-08eb63534239-800x449.jpg)
![Nightmare on Eerie St.: Halloween Party and Market on all the pages? – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2074c9d5-a9b4-4875-8aac-80b0e03a471c-800x572.png)
![The Tingler – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/368d4323-bfec-4272-af51-7a321f093baa-800x450.jpeg)
Dining & Nightlife
![$5 Fridays At KC Wine Co – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/3a6241d0-034f-498d-b429-5b284a776f4c-800x418.png)
![Autumn Salads – Back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/8091f4b7-d73c-41bb-a58d-2db1d93e483e.png)
![Happy Hour Refresh at North Italia – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/0b2064d0-b8e3-45c3-b019-9771bb51468d.jpg)
![KC’s Best Lunch Deal – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/f30fae4c-b4d4-4fcc-b074-32a9e2736d39.png)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0c2cc2b-053f-4e62-8593-b4fce01e67d4-800x510.png)
![Oktoberfest Pizza is back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2ede2024-0a00-4993-8e82-1951ceafc4fc.png)
![Oktoberfiesta 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/0b50d160-78dc-494d-8c13-57d02e85335c-645x800.png)
![The Tranquilo Crunch is Back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2d8745e6-db4d-4f83-b16e-783123b76561.png)
![Caturday 2026: KATZ World Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/10a28306-f9a8-42b0-b70e-ccce3b521979-800x800.jpg)
![New Fall Flings Drinks at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/117c6730-70ed-4674-90ec-ca24e4f28245.png)
![Saturday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/400022f8-bd09-4139-a55b-2857c0cc8589.jpg)
![Saturday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/d99d49f0-3672-43a3-bc7e-99ba6eb26508.jpg)
![3 Courses for $30 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/76196f4e-0b1e-4ab0-b9ec-6bdf5c36d3a9-800x643.png)
![Sunday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/a330d90d-b075-4d2a-ae04-04d7f3bafe10-800x671.jpg)
![Sunday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/87d99623-24b1-48e0-8076-28d6cae29bbc-800x671.jpg)
Family-Friendly
![Brick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/13f28a4c-7369-4f24-ab3e-b50c6a479a4a.jpg)
Oct 2
Holiday ActivitiesBrick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
![Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/07192c48-1bfc-42df-ab3d-bdd6972fdbd3.png)
Oct 3
Holiday ActivitiesBrick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
![Play Times for Kids at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/de90ac0a-8460-48d9-bf15-eb25bafefe7d.png)
![Bingo & Benefit – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/08/4f95dea0-136c-42c8-b6b0-2c52992a67f0-800x450.png)
Oct 4
Holiday ActivitiesBrick-Or-Treat – Kid’s Halloween Event at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
![Sunday Family Fun: Pottery Experience for Families – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/eceb84eb-ab4b-4320-a553-b06aa8620065-800x571.jpg)
Exhibits
![Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/dddf8d1a-0b34-446f-af55-4a05f2ea97bb-533x800.jpg)
![Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/42bc2a75-42fc-48b1-a636-6238dd15a7a5.jpg)
![Carlos Rolón: ALL WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/5cfe4bde-c177-48e2-85e0-02127bae8e41.jpg)
![Judy Chicago: Big Blue Pink – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/338ae593-479e-4240-9a0c-4dbe2f3dab99.jpg)
![Native Arts in Miniature – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/bdb9494f-98b7-4ee6-a1b1-6e27b3d63be6.jpg)
![Norman Akers Navigates the Space Between – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/d49ba960-e43e-4acd-a5a5-0b2b55635c5d.jpg)
![Sport and Spectator – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/211c09b5-aff3-4d08-9493-ce607e58a3a3.jpg)
![The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/72e3b837-09a7-489e-bb16-fe2c784ad0a9-800x800.jpg)
![The Unseen – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/bc4485e6-ed7d-4f3e-bbeb-0e41b478ecfc.jpg)
Exhibits
![Hyde Park Homes Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/98d03a3d-d9f7-478a-bb40-08d5ef5fc8b6-800x800.jpg)
![Kansas City Sculpture Garden & Contemporary Art Tour – Event_Image2 [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/905c115f-9439-4e89-a0cd-c91c7ec3d41f-600x800.jpg)