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
![GCI’s Cinco de Mayo 100th Anniversary – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/54a1619f-7e55-4320-9be5-0b9ebd9f230f.png)
![Heritage Days – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/86299f61-746e-4fb9-82d7-af1bd254158f.png)
![Painted Garden – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/b74f2ca7-9279-4410-8327-18be7f5608d8-800x451.png)
![Sheep Shindig – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/690a1701-6b5e-4752-a7cc-ac00a8673300-800x527.jpg)
![Spring Chick Event presented by Farfalla Events – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/9fa4b6d7-37e1-4c35-9a5f-5ae3eb76086d.png)
![First Friday Musikshow – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/4ac594e8-fd1d-45a9-b84b-8847920b2855.jpg)
![Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box at Smith’s Fork Park Campground – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/261d087b-87ec-4d74-bf4d-d549479bc5c0-800x533.jpg)
Free Events
![2026 Brookside Art Annual – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/90ee75ea-a7bb-4c97-974e-3442c0fdd0d0.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)
![Boone Theater Grand Opening – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1b4f3c68-f605-491e-bd46-936e19cff22f.png)
![Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/2a87b1ea-411a-4da1-9fb3-b44ea8277404.png)
![DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1b3861fb-d2c9-4faa-98e6-ca875a7eec90-800x800.jpg)
![First Friday at Belger Arts – Exhibitions Closing + Glass Blowing & Clay Demos + Dress to Impress + More! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/0a23aa55-32ba-49b8-a92f-a3b0913dd410.jpg)
![Second Skin: Exploring Adornment as an Extension of Self – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/93736ba8-b42b-4925-8273-2c71ae68f1bc.jpg)
![43rd Annual Kids Fishing Derby – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/e629bc10-42e0-4f70-a350-591ed11f8f81.jpg)
![Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/223cf4fb-18cf-408e-8be7-fc7eb6c19313.jpg)
![E-Bike the Blue – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/ad7946b5-09b5-4bf9-b0f8-68aa7ff43463.png)
![Horseshoes & Hats – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/b2b4e037-af6e-4f20-b337-a6935ebdc408.png)
![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)
![Barbecue Kings: How Competition Barbecue Shaped Kansas City’s Signature Cuisine – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/42d291a6-76a3-43b7-a376-2e48fc4d8f51.jpg)
![Fiesta de Mayo – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/740cbfec-c910-4668-b850-8b72a08a9ea4.png)
Sports
![Lilly and the Pirates at The Coterie Theatre – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/e49d1cd2-4dda-493e-8605-ef9a9c6cdb15-645x800.jpg)
Dining & Nightlife
![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)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/f9b7124c-1944-4c6a-8778-fa1d29ea42dd.jpg)
![Minsky’s 50th Anniversary Wagyu Prime Cut Pizza – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1bb667db-c763-4fae-836b-db92233aa93f-618x800.png)
![Spring, Served the North Way – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/0a9157fe-15e1-43e0-94d2-407b23061893.jpg)
![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)
![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
![Revenge of the Sip – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/cf362776-2f5c-4fda-a0e9-64da95487fa0.png)
![Come As You Are – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/eb27ce9c-a193-484d-bd7a-f35273c991dd.png)
![15th Annual Outpacing Melanoma 5K Run/Walk – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/400e1924-aa76-4ea8-8630-fb0d60078054-800x267.jpg)
![Bingo & Benefit – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/08/4f95dea0-136c-42c8-b6b0-2c52992a67f0-800x450.png)
![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)
![The Art of Being AANHPI Art Exhibition – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1c8783f3-1761-44c2-82ca-64da6966fcd6.png)
![Brunch with Artists and 2026 Fountain Project Unveiling – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/81aa442f-0cb4-4262-9018-500a183a0fcd.jpg)