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
![Painted Garden – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/b74f2ca7-9279-4410-8327-18be7f5608d8-800x451.png)
![Food on the Missouri Frontier – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/1725dbad-631e-4d7d-ae6e-96de5fef2a76-800x533.jpg)
![The Strawberry Swing’s West Bottom’s Heritage Days Pop-Up! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/2b963a70-d9a2-4560-adf0-21f603da1d55-800x450.jpg)
Concerts & Live Music
![Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Kansas City Symphony – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/3e944c33-e2df-4f73-a087-ca368322fa4f.jpg)
![Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box at Mohawk Park – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/a491562d-9d72-426e-95cc-26cde492ac67-800x533.jpg)
![Outdoor Concert Series – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/33031ada-f260-44b7-a0ef-0a6bdc593be5.jpg)
Free Events
![“Images in Time” A Photography Exhibit Featuring Artworks by Jason Piggie at the Black Archives of Mid-America – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/b6248eb8-cf38-4e00-bdf9-cad6e8cdf801.jpg)
![Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/cfd525e9-636f-4ba9-b7a7-1055c7de4ddc.png)
![DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1b3861fb-d2c9-4faa-98e6-ca875a7eec90-800x800.jpg)
![Ladies Night at Frost With DJ MONSE – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/3f3c69d5-51fa-45b6-8f0b-bb32a804ae5e-800x600.jpg)
![Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/223cf4fb-18cf-408e-8be7-fc7eb6c19313.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)
![World Whiskey Day at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/b4d8e90a-09c3-47db-9ad0-d337b34647fd-600x800.jpeg)
![Perspectives: Rachel Maddox McGrath – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/a3c80213-cff1-4745-b71f-5a3b1f1cc203-618x800.jpg)
Sports
![Red Ball Tennis Experience & Country Club Plaza Walking Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/16859f33-4517-4001-bf74-4dd4838237f8.png)
![Hospital Hill Run – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/dee8168b-f673-4f3a-8b53-5b2c4a43a5f1.png)
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Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple
![Tour de Lakes – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/fd6ac511-537b-4f89-a536-bd50842ec19a.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
![THE WIZARD OF OZ – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/08/bd652d9d-9477-4f4e-969e-47b987249558.png)
Dining & Nightlife
![$5 Friday at Craft Putt! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/56e552ae-1798-427e-a687-e452d25f4e05-800x450.jpg)
![All-New Spring Salads at Minsky’s Pizza! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/5e06eb3b-1e47-4077-be1e-b09b52ba48ba.png)
![All-New Spring Sippers at Minsky’s Pizza! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/eac082c9-8fca-4ace-9ce5-89791ffe7fe4.png)
![Double Date Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/d9d339c1-22f2-405e-9554-3096c445854d-800x618.jpg)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/f9b7124c-1944-4c6a-8778-fa1d29ea42dd.jpg)
![Cupcake Decorating – Sweet Night at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/ec77490f-2620-4c8e-aee4-8f67c1297c47-800x600.jpeg)
![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)
![Four for $55 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/3bdd5fca-a9de-4cab-a148-804e81feb2ad-800x533.jpg)
![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
![StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents ‘1,000 Cranes and the Tree of Wishes’ – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/9e8990a5-14ca-4d01-8170-8bd2df9b5a55-800x450.jpg)
![Bingo & Benefit – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/08/4f95dea0-136c-42c8-b6b0-2c52992a67f0-800x450.png)
![Hat Bar with Hamy’s Hats at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/6af84531-e90c-465d-aa7b-a092e8baee27-600x800.jpeg)
![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)
![Opening the Vault: The Story of US – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/81b35413-a4a4-4800-a8fd-f62d139d3847.png)
![COFFEE URBAN HIKE – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/10/0ddcc047-6ae7-40ef-b28d-701b23dde58e.jpg)