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
![46th Annual Art Westport – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/11db59dc-1239-40d6-b264-5e50c3f4450e.png)
![Fiesta Hispana – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/1731404d-c992-482a-90f5-488234f51080-800x420.jpg)
![GloWild: Hidden Treasure – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/3427d978-b271-43e0-99e8-2fc9daaf9d8c.png)
![Johnson County Old Settlers – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/9f3c198d-2d23-4af5-a49e-beb18d4b3034-800x571.jpg)
![4th Annual Hatch Chile Fest at Char Bar Westport – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/336b3884-24c2-423b-ad88-f36b1b843feb.png)
![Lenexa Spinach Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/498f622f-4473-49ba-910f-8b3342c632ef.jpg)
![Oktoberfest at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/5d97572e-2c62-44c0-8022-39df1e816fbf.jpg)
![Raytown’s Festival of the Trails – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/4d251f0a-be01-47ef-9726-cff491337fa6-800x333.jpg)
Concerts & Live Music
![Lauren Ashley – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/620c0e0c-85c0-4b40-9232-b48d4a6cf6ee-800x800.jpg)
![Live Jazz at Chaz – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/9c83c188-548f-4027-a2d5-72fa433c15de-800x533.jpg)
![September 11 Commemoration – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/a2904d5d-3a04-4074-9531-e0343ebfdd50-800x527.jpg)
![Darren Dowler – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/583eb686-f230-4ac2-a4e5-f672e9b1fcdb-600x800.png)
![Free Open Jam Hosted by Billy Ebeling – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/2cc00c7d-d899-47ed-971d-8ec62567a630-800x600.jpg)
![JAM: A Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars Tribute – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/f19853c6-6615-4bc5-9c8b-f1b9159b5099.png)
![Kamelot – Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/6f6ecc19-bd79-4c48-889a-e281babeae3a-800x533.jpg)
![Raytown LIVE Community Concert – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/7c0dfd1d-5c3b-4c99-9774-df450b71e7e2-800x800.jpg)
![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: Out of this World – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/d84bb4ec-e85a-4cc0-9772-a5a29143397d-800x800.jpg)
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)
![Art Fair at Frost Frozen Bar – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/4ea59929-62cf-473f-9146-3afe3d615b1a-800x600.jpeg)
![Second Fridays Open Studios | ZHOU B ART CENTER KC – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/d084c3d5-7f98-400f-9b85-e12c4ffd47bb.png)
![Septemberfest at City Barrel! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/2cf790d0-faf9-42bf-8d47-4bf464295c08-800x450.jpeg)
![Stargaze the Blue – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/57431402-39bc-41c2-a08e-8b52e375c050.png)
![Stratgazer Karaoke – Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/4f9b03dc-4098-4a6a-9665-f31f451554ca-800x600.jpg)
![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)
![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)
Sep 12
Free EventsNative Plant Sale at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
![Overland Park Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/d35ec7d0-a0cd-4ae0-9882-5412ee0a2f8a.png)
![Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/7abf76c2-0c0c-40f0-9538-38f04e2cfb08-800x572.jpg)
![Chess Club at PH Coffee – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/6901a010-9754-4072-8ef1-05299e8c47db-800x418.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)
Sports
![Cause for Celebration: Challenger All-Star Classic – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/537a920c-a93c-419e-b27c-9691cfb81ede.jpg)
Sep 12
Kid-CentricCause for Celebration: Challenger All-Star Classic
Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy
![Saturday Matchdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/15d270db-70e1-4e65-9aeb-6b2a0df78c82.jpg)
![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
![Come From Away – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/82a85a7f-e6f1-40e3-bb91-2905127a0288-800x800.jpg)
![FCCF Presents: Del Amo Manny at Boulevard Brewing – LIVE Standup Show – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/f4b5f80c-fc6b-4819-b96d-56e5e1525df4.webp)
![Jesus Christ Superstar – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/042a456b-2e93-4d07-b167-b6f438ca3547-800x571.png)
![Repo Man 4K – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/7a9781fd-a55e-473e-8c04-2e826e636454-800x450.jpg)
![Starlight’s Production of Disney’s Newsies – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/06cf8593-b85f-4d84-baa7-ea9d63ea7868-800x450.jpg)
![A Pirate’s Feast at GloWild – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/fa138740-528a-48d4-a9b1-130d02c8cb54.png)
![Gandahar 4K Remaster – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/a2dbc3d2-a1ba-45df-be0b-d1279c56c3fa-800x450.jpg)
![The Third Man 35mm – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/56ef829d-e725-48ef-8219-592312f536e3-800x453.png)
![Crash (1996) – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/610cac0c-721c-4a67-a73a-4f127921a772-800x452.jpg)
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)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0c2cc2b-053f-4e62-8593-b4fce01e67d4-800x510.png)
![Saturday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/d99d49f0-3672-43a3-bc7e-99ba6eb26508.jpg)
![Saturday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/400022f8-bd09-4139-a55b-2857c0cc8589.jpg)
![Customer Appreciation Week – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/af47d9e8-bc10-4fcc-a88b-6bc6b7bda351-800x667.jpeg)
![Sunday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/87d99623-24b1-48e0-8076-28d6cae29bbc-800x671.jpg)
![Sunday Brunch – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/a330d90d-b075-4d2a-ae04-04d7f3bafe10-800x671.jpg)
Family-Friendly
![Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/07192c48-1bfc-42df-ab3d-bdd6972fdbd3.png)
Sep 12
Kid-CentricCause for Celebration: Challenger All-Star Classic
Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy
![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)
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)
![Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/82ffe6f2-608d-49d4-b129-239106533762.jpg)
![Native Arts in Miniature – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/bdb9494f-98b7-4ee6-a1b1-6e27b3d63be6.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 Story of Paw Paw Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/fb9eeee7-ae22-4568-80bc-c27966b6ca40-800x800.png)
![Rosedale Arch, Volker & Roanoke Bi-State Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/8408b479-d717-438d-b45f-85365f4978db-600x800.jpg)
![Gangster Tour Kansas City Walking Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/e117b6c2-d26d-46a5-8cc9-af47245e146b-800x534.jpg)
![Quindaro Ruins Urban Hike – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/cc90377c-006d-4b93-afc7-b4fd5125d105.jpg)