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Free Events in Kansas City

Find budget-friendly ways to make your time in the Heart of America more memorable. These favorite events can be enjoyed at no cost.

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

Vaile Mansion Macabre Tours 2026

Visit Independence

Boo at the Zoo – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Holiday Activities

Boo at the Zoo

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

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

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The Nature of Artificial Intelligence – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 20
Free Events

The Nature of Artificial Intelligence

The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum

Thrive in Transition – a free Women’s Health Breakfast – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 20
Free Events

Thrive in Transition – a free Women’s Health Breakfast

Outreach International

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Exhibits

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Visit KC
Oct 21
Free Events

Downtown Grandview Farmers Market

Grandview Station

Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Free Events

Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market

Downtown Lee’s Summit

Visit KC
Oct 21
Free Events

Game Night, Book Club and TV Dinners!

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

Karaoke Night – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Free Events

Karaoke Night

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

Live Music Wednesdays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Free Events

Live Music Wednesdays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

Music Bingo – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Free Events

Music Bingo

Kansas City Bier Company

Music Bingo, Trivia, and Karaoke at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Food & Drink Specials

Music Bingo, Trivia, and Karaoke at Frost

Frost Frozen Bar

Songwriter’s Sanctuary at PH Coffee – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 21
Free Events

Songwriter’s Sanctuary at PH Coffee

PH Coffee/Public House

Thursday, October 22, 2026

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 22
Exhibits

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 22
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Karaoke Night – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 22
Free Events

Karaoke Night

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

Live Music at Bourgmont Winery – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 22
Concerts

Live Music at Bourgmont Winery

Bourgmont Winery

Live Music Thursdays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 22
Free Events

Live Music Thursdays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

Friday, October 23, 2026

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 23
Exhibits

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 23
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Visit KC
Oct 23
Free Events

Neighbor Night at PH Coffee

PH Coffee/Public House

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Alchemy of Knowledge Exhibition Gallery Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Exhibits

Alchemy of Knowledge Exhibition Gallery Tour

The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Exhibits

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Visit KC
Oct 24
Free Events

Downtown Grandview Farmers Market

Grandview Station

Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market

Downtown Lee’s Summit

East Crossroads Fall Crawl 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

East Crossroads Fall Crawl 2026

East Crossroads Neighborhood

Farmers Market at City Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Food & Drink Specials

Farmers Market at City Market

City Market

Free Open Jam Hosted by Billy Ebeling – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Concerts

Free Open Jam Hosted by Billy Ebeling

Knuckleheads

Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers Market

Historic Downtown Liberty

Live Music Saturdays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

Live Music Saturdays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Lee’s Summit

Live Music Saturdays – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

Live Music Saturdays

Iron Horse Bar & Grill – Leawood

MTC Kids Jam – Matt Heaton – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Concerts

MTC Kids Jam – Matt Heaton

Midwest Trust Center

Overland Park Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 24
Free Events

Overland Park Farmers Market

Overland Park Farmers Market

Visit KC
Oct 24
Free Events

T-Shotz x Carz Trunk or Treat

T-Shotz

Sunday, October 25, 2026

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 25
Exhibits

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 25
Exhibits

Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Farmers Market at City Market – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 25
Food & Drink Specials

Farmers Market at City Market

City Market

Free Sunday Jam Hosted by Levee Town – Event_Image [EVENT]
Oct 25
Free Events

Free Sunday Jam Hosted by Levee Town

Knuckleheads

Visit KC
Oct 25
Free Events

Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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