Practically every stop on the Kansas City Streetcar offers a free attraction or experience for visitors looking to save.
From hands-on museums to animal encounters, KC offers nonstop fun for families with kids of every age.
From crisp and flavorful burnt ends to Kansas City’s signature sauce, this community treats barbecue as a form of art. You’re in the right place to get a true taste of the Barbecue Capital of the World.
Here in KC, we find passion in each creative endeavor. Our love for the city is proudly our worst-kept secret, and we invite everyone to join in on the celebration. Years of practice make improvisation sound perfect. Hours in the smoker are worth minutes on the plate, and properly cheering for the team demands 142.2 record-breaking decibels. Welcome to Kansas City, where everything we do is from the heart.
KC always offers a full calendar of events and things to do. Here’s how to make the most of your weekend.
![Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music & Arts Festival – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/2a68330a-70eb-46c2-9d92-3d41bf260f25.png)
Concourse Park in the Historic Northeast Neighborhood of KC
![Teacher Appreciation Month at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/c00213bf-b610-4e28-affb-19a2669a0e44.jpg)
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
![9 to 5 presented by First Act Theatre Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/a62c3eb5-e913-446d-93d6-2ddae86304e9-800x451.png)
Bell Cultural Arts Center, Mid-America Nazarene University
![PickleCon 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/759932a9-08de-461f-95e3-519424820b1b-800x534.jpg)
![The Blondies Battle – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/347cd614-cb07-412a-bc60-29d24dc2acb9-641x800.png)
Get up-to-date guidance on new openings, upcoming events and major celebrations through the insider information on Visit KC’s blog.
With a thriving creative arts scene, robust craft brewing culture and die-hard sports—plus so much more—it’s no wonder why the center of the country is quickly becoming the center of attention.
Kansas City’s distinctive districts offer something new during every visit. Get to know the treasured destinations that define the KC landscape.
Looking for expert guidance as you build the perfect visit? Check out these tailor-made trip suggestions to make the most of every moment.
Consider this your go-to guide for Kansas City’s popular attractions, events and happenings.
Make your way to favorite neighborhoods, restaurants, hotels and more as you navigate the city.
![The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. Exhibition at Union Station – May 29-Dec. 13, 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/636e8b29-4886-42c2-ad2c-9451a2fa7a62-800x800.jpg)
![Bell Road Barn Players presents: All My Sons by Arthur Miller – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/75482dcc-8c52-49dd-9d1f-f614b3130475.png)
![Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/6ecb7bf1-e5cd-4e60-90d6-c6de15ab910c-800x627.png)
![¡Taco Tuesday! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/12/d6c4af84-2c18-4f9a-ba05-141d5752ca3b.jpg)
![“The Science of You” in Science City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/b009b98e-794d-49fd-86fe-04236418d874-800x800.jpg)
![$10 Rueben + Fries Tuesdays & Half-Price Bottled/Carafe Wine & Champagne – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/05b49732-57f5-4b59-ab3e-fdeadc13a1d9-800x671.jpg)
![$10 Rueben + Fries Tuesdays & Half-Price Bottled/Carafe Wine & Champagne – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/b2aa5b58-ad2c-4d67-a86e-11a62053df6c-800x671.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)
![Beat the Heat – Belger Arts Exhibition – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/4a07d04e-152e-450a-9336-f4ec3c89d965.jpg)
![Burger and Beer Night! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/11/756463e0-bdf3-4319-a01a-3c85430bda60-800x527.jpg)
![Crispy-Fresh Summer Salads at Minsky’s Pizza – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/5e06eb3b-1e47-4077-be1e-b09b52ba48ba.png)
![Dollar Dog Night: Kansas City Royals vs. San Francisco Giants – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/be47d387-5889-48dd-b4ec-fd5f38325856-800x533.jpg)
![Dragons and Fantastic Beasts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/82ffe6f2-608d-49d4-b129-239106533762.jpg)
![Game On. Lunch Is Served. – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/6b3b7cc9-cc3f-4ba4-a467-c52af0627ff8-533x800.jpg)
![Half Off Tuesdays at Atlas9 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/656ed42a-f61a-4492-adc1-8c03aafea35b.png)
![Hell and High Water: The 1951 Kansas City Flood – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/9af7bdf8-4498-47be-b8c2-f62b3e8c27ae.jpg)
![Industry Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/09/b2153b27-fddf-4da6-8dbd-5b9dcefc3e42-3-800x800.png)
![Johnny Gleason: Live Music Tuesdays at Sail Away Wine – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/979660dd-f704-48d4-8c7e-fd209b9d6f37-800x600.jpg)
![Kids Summer Art Camp – Week Two – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/f4775368-2679-4c42-bacb-3a4d4adcea01.jpg)
![KidZfest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/ccdf71f5-6658-415e-9553-67963340881a.png)
![Live Jazz at Chaz – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/9c83c188-548f-4027-a2d5-72fa433c15de-800x533.jpg)
![MINSKY’S + JOE’S KC BBQ PIZZA IS BACK! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/7762bcfc-b6c7-47ab-b1b2-ac3aa33d42d7.jpg)
![New Jazz Order – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/cfb505ae-611a-441f-93bb-d3d3ec571237.jpg)
![One Sky Project at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/5ff1a214-3698-400b-9dfb-b667f31f8e22-800x512.jpg)
![Patriotism in America – 250th Birthday Exhibit – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/9b809676-52e7-4c92-8cc5-734f66850569-800x600.jpeg)
![Play Times for Kids at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/de90ac0a-8460-48d9-bf15-eb25bafefe7d.png)
![Proximity and Practice: Belger Arts’ Thirteenth Annual Resident Exhibition – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/cb36841c-6128-4290-a901-793ffd204e7a.jpg)
![Industry Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/09/7edfa84c-4a76-47a0-8654-1a34af32c70a-800x598.png)
![Sip Into Summer Nostalgia – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/b9292d18-7582-485d-8baf-8ea964d63582.jpg)
![Summer Refreshers Now at Minsky’s – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/eac082c9-8fca-4ace-9ce5-89791ffe7fe4.png)
![Take a Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Kansas City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/839c211b-e73e-42d1-872a-77ace82be7e0-800x259.png)
![[event] Midwest Wednesdays – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/bbe68b00-364f-4e12-98e7-516f2510309c-572x800.png)
![$5 Fridays At KC Wine Co – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/3a6241d0-034f-498d-b429-5b284a776f4c-800x418.png)
![A Beautiful Disruption: Impressions of Light & Sound – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/979418e5-e37b-46e5-91ae-b675e21ba2b1.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)
![Christmas in July at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/062f52f3-75d6-41cc-b7e5-1d93d1661fcd-800x600.jpg)
![Darren Dowler – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/aa44a065-c92a-4ec4-9a96-0f3ebea832f0-600x800.jpg)
![Date Night with No Divide – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/fe833e2b-25d7-4132-b566-45630c8ff3d2-574x800.jpg)
![DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/1b3861fb-d2c9-4faa-98e6-ca875a7eec90-800x800.jpg)
![DJ Night & Shot Specials – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/e816d02c-5c78-49b1-86f1-bf71584182a5-800x800.jpg)
![Dragonfly Days – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/fc01430d-bb02-47aa-b8b6-3ec7a0f9a351-800x533.jpg)
![Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/39a06f67-0c95-4ad8-8033-fc70268229e6-800x450.jpg)
![Fourth Fridays Art Walk in Downtown LS – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/c8491d14-d8c9-42a5-acde-1140bcbcb778.jpg)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0c2cc2b-053f-4e62-8593-b4fce01e67d4-800x510.png)
![National Tequila Day – Celebrate at Sea Capitan – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/b2b0a851-5230-42d5-a850-53f27fae433a.jpg)
![Open For Lunch on Fridays | Through Aug 21 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/366ed99c-1cef-475c-bca5-31f25891ac7d-800x600.jpg)
![Pottery & Pinot Wheel Throwing Experience – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/0923ecc8-488b-4fef-b20f-d8a467b6b55e.png)
![Pottery Date Night at Belger Arts – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/12/88665a3b-6033-4b55-88c3-6a80df803655-800x571.jpg)
![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)
![Sarah McLachlan Better Broken Tour at Starlight – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/02/09465fb1-8100-448b-844c-833bcfdddc46.jpg)
![Tequila Day Cocktail Class – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0355c76-0477-4f19-9de3-53223d777ca6-533x800.jpg)
![Tequila Takeover at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/8e55c868-3b2e-4d4c-945c-88da0f9d72cf-800x600.jpg)
![Tivoli Under the Stars: National Treasure – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/94e234dc-e160-401e-9871-510323ccffb3.png)
![13th Annual Senior Celebration “Disco Night” – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/3e9ebd36-f981-4a50-b038-700a5a9e3abb.png)
![DJ Bill Pile – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/de77a1c8-9980-4f79-b1a7-86ffd14d32fc-640x800.jpg)
![Free Open Jam Hosted by Billy Ebeling – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/06/2cc00c7d-d899-47ed-971d-8ec62567a630-800x600.jpg)
![Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/9978ca24-4437-4fc3-95ad-9dff2bc06ba0-800x671.jpg)
