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Get Your Weekend-Face On
Weekends may never be the same in Kansas City. Thanks in part to the explosion of entertainment downtown. Below is a list of major events planned in and around downtown KC over the next month.
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Free Friday Night Flicks: "The Sandlot"
Date: 07/03/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free.
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
"Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends"
Dates: 10/02/2009 - 01/10/2010 | Time: 9:30am-9pm, Tue.-Thu., Sat.; 9:30am-9pm, Fri.; 12-5:30pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, Bank of America Grand Gallery, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
His Pop sensibility broke the traditional boundaries between art, business and life. "Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art," he proclaimed. As the exhibition proves, the "Prince of Pop" was a master at both art and business, ma...
Admission: $12 adults, $8 children 3-12, children 2 and under are free.
Type: Exhibits,Major Events
Free Friday Night Concerts: Eddie Money
Date: 08/21/2009 | Time: 8 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Eddie Money, who's rocked the music charts for four decades with hits like "Baby Hold On" and "Take Me Home Tonight," is set to perform a Free Friday Night Concert....
Admission: Free
Type: Concerts,Free Events,Major Events,Music & Dance
7th Annual Kansas City Irish Fest
Dates: 09/04/2009 - 09/06/2009 | Time: 5-11pm, Fri.; 11am-11pm, Sat.-Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Commemorate Kansas City's proud Celtic heritage at one of the nation's largest Irish festivals. The festival will feature three days of music, dancing and exhibits, with more than two dozen locally and nationally known bands, playing traditional mus...
Admission: $10 per day, children under 12 are free.
Type: Festivals,Major Events
Free Friday Night Concerts: Jo Dee Messina
Date: 08/28/2009 | Time: 8 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Come out and see country star Jo Dee Messina, owner of nine number one singles. It'll be a great night of music from an artist with two platinum and three gold albums....
Admission: Free
Type: Concerts,Free Events,Major Events,Music & Dance
Free Friday Night Flicks: "Men In Black"
Date: 07/10/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free.
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
Free Friday Night Flicks: "The Karate Kid"
Date: 07/17/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free.
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
Free Friday Night Flicks: "Dr. Strangelove"
Date: 07/24/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
Free Friday Night Flicks: "Mamma Mia!"
Date: 07/31/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
Free Friday Night Flicks: "The Wizard of Oz"
Date: 08/07/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
Free Friday Night Flicks: "Pirates of the Carribean"
Date: 08/14/2009 | Time: Approx. 9 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen every Friday night. Concessions will be available. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Theatre
"Chocolate:The Exhibition"
Dates: 10/16/2009 - 01/03/2010 | Time: 9:30am-5:30pm, Tues.-Sat.; Noon-5:30pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.
Developed by The Field Museum in Chicago, this exhibit takes visitors on a delicious journey through the history of chocolate beginning in the rainforest with the cacao tree....
Admission: $9.50 adults, $7 children
Type: Exhibits,Major Events
Marillac Enchanted Forest
Dates: 11/18/2009 - 12/05/2009 | Time: 6am-Midnight | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Beautifully decorated trees and wreaths bedecks Union Station for three weeks during the holiday season. All trees and wreaths are featured in a silent auction. Money raised through the auction benefits Marillac and helps heal the broken hearts and ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
Kansas City Aviation Expo & Air Show
Dates: 08/22/2009 - 08/23/2009 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, 300 Richards Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City skies once again will be filled with Golden Knights and Red Barons as the Kansas City Aviation Expo and Airshow returns for another summer. ...
Admission: $12 in advance, $15 at the gate, children 12 and under get in free. Active duty military personel will get in free on Sunday with proper identification.
Type: Major Events,Special Events
Kansas City Explorers vs. Washington Kastles
Date: 07/18/2009 | Time: 7:35 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: M&I Bank Stadium, Barney Allis Plaza, 12th & Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
Admission: $25-$50.
Type: Major Events,Sports
Kansas City Explorers vs. Sacramento Capitals
Date: 07/14/2009 | Time: 7:35 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: M&I Bank Stadium, Barney Allis Plaza, 12th & Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
Admission: $25-$50.
Type: Major Events,Sports
Kansas City Explorers vs. Springfield Lasers
Date: 07/12/2009 | Time: 7:35 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: M&I Bank Stadium, Barney Allis Plaza, 12th & Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
Admission: $25-$50.
Type: Major Events,Sports
Kansas City Explorers vs. New York Buzz
Date: 07/10/2009 | Time: 7:35 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: M&I Bank Stadium, Barney Allis Plaza, 12th & Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
Admission: $25-$50.
Type: Major Events,Sports
American Royal Livestock Show
Dates: 10/27/2009 - 11/01/2009 | Time: 7 am | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: American Royal, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
With exhibitors from more than 33 states, The American Royal Livestock Show is one of the oldest and most prestigious shows in the country. Hundreds of classes of cattle, swine lambs and goats will be contested. And this year, the traditional livest...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Special Events
84th Annual American Royal Parade
Date: 09/26/2009 | Time: 10 am | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Pershing & Grand, Kansas City, Mo.
Kick off the American Royal festivities with the 83rd annual American Royal Parade, presented by Conoco & Phillips 66. Bands, Saddle clubs, carriages, animals, clowns and floats will wind from down the streets of Kansas City. Bring the whole family ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Special Events
American Royal Hunter/Jumper Horse Show
Dates: 10/14/2009 - 10/18/2009 | Time: 8 am-9 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: American Royal Complex, 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Mo.
The Hunter/Jumper Grand Prix - Don't miss the excitement, fun and adrenaline rush of this Olympic-caliber event, a showcase combining athleticism and grace. The Hunter - The hunter can be of any age or breed but are divided by the number of years ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Major Events,Special Events
UPHA National Saddlebred Championship
Dates: 11/17/2009 - 11/21/2009 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
The very best in competitors from UPHA chapters throughout the United States come to Kansas City to compete for this prestigious championship and a $200,000 purse. On Championship Stake Night there will be high performance and high stakes! The "Cha...
Admission: $10-$22.
Type: Major Events,Special Events
Championship Bullriding - American Royal Livestock, Horse Show and Rodeo
Date: 10/30/2009 | Time: 7 pm, Fri.; 2 pm, Sun. | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
Championship Bull Riding (CBR) announced the final stop of the 2009 Ride It Out Tour, presented by Mahindra Tractors. The Toyota Tuff Hedeman CBR Tour Finale presented by American Royal will be held in Kansas City, October 30 and November 1, 2009. T...
Admission: $22-$88.
Type: Major Events,Special Events
American Royal $30,000 Grand Prix
Date: 10/17/2009 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
You'll marvel at the best horses and riders in the country soaring their way to $30,000 in the Grand Prix. Walk through the stalls and select your favorite horses and watch the horses compete. Then come and hold your breath as your favorites enter t...
Admission: $17-$23.
Type: Major Events,Special Events
American Royal Cutting Horse Show
Dates: 11/11/2009 - 11/14/2009 | Time: 7:30 pm | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Mo.
One of the world's fastest growing sports, cutting offers tremendous excitement and drama for horse, rider and spectators alike. The competition consists of horse and rider separating a particular cow from a herd. The National Cutting Horse Associ...
Admission: $12
Type: Major Events,Special Events