Grinders KC is Kansas City’s premier outdoor music & event venue and is downtown’s largest outdoor event space, all in a park-like setting. The venue area accommodates up to 3,000 people and hosts outdoor concerts, theatre, and special events. Grinders KC is located right in the heart of the Crossroads Arts District & is within walking distance to dozens of galleries, breweries, & artist studios.

Grinders KC has been featured on USA Today’s 10 Best List for Live Music & Nightlife.

Grinders KC is attached to Grinders Pizza who serves special event menus when the venue is hosting concerts & events.

Founded on the belief that Food, Art, & Music transcend ALL cultural boundaries. In 1992, STRETCH opened his studio in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District & improvised the ‘I – Beam Bar’ – aptly named for the only available seating. Twelve years of community building later, the first of many GRINDERS restaurants was born. Shortly after, the Grinders KC Venue was absorbed into the family and has been hosting world-class music in Downtown KC’s largest outdoor venue since.

Grinders – Where Food, Art, & Music collide.