For a century, the Liberty Memorial has stood in Kansas City, growing from a community landmark to a nationally designated museum and global institution.
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.
Practically every stop on the Kansas City Streetcar offers a free attraction or experience for visitors looking to save.
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.
![Smash’d Wednesday – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/09/e6e2974e-39c8-423a-8882-52bef32d5ac9-800x647.jpg)
![Black Flame Bash – Halloween Party! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/d19eb261-2363-49fe-a5dc-9182027f053b.jpg)
![Lobster Fridays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/a0c2cc2b-053f-4e62-8593-b4fce01e67d4-800x510.png)
![Fall Fun Fest at Lone Jack Acres – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/17eda8cd-60fc-4889-a5d3-54fb96186c49-800x533.jpg)
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.
![Shaken, Stirred & Hopefully Not Ghosted – A Prime Social Cocktail Experience! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/64a124fa-90c5-48e5-8caa-0eb102acafd4-640x800.jpg)
![Dark Forest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/74174319-b8af-4ddf-8472-e8e5c3cd35c9.jpg)
![Art Bar at Casual Animal – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/fd65e0cc-613d-48a6-97e9-c47dae92acfd.png)
![Autumn Salads – Back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/8091f4b7-d73c-41bb-a58d-2db1d93e483e.png)
![Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/223cf4fb-18cf-408e-8be7-fc7eb6c19313.jpg)
![Karaoke Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/cc531422-551e-45d5-b9f3-71ebd76186cb-800x800.jpg)
![Lifted Spirits Distillery: First Annual Absinthe Cocktail Competition – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/9683a7de-0fea-4f44-af63-dde7cb02a4e5.png)
![Live Music Wednesdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/c36f1644-8c72-4937-a146-cf60af1478f0-800x800.png)
![Music Bingo – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/7721d0f7-24e1-4f66-a375-391a0f286ee8.jpg)
![Music Bingo, Trivia, and Karaoke at Frost – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/132034af-28d5-47d5-81e5-83bee98131d5-800x600.jpeg)
![Nosferatu with Live Score by Invincible Czars – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/c9b5a0d6-0929-426c-a504-b16b0f892ecc-800x558.jpg)
![Oktoberfest Pizza is back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2ede2024-0a00-4993-8e82-1951ceafc4fc.png)
![Preschool Age Play Times at Bump City – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/05/07192c48-1bfc-42df-ab3d-bdd6972fdbd3.png)
![Trick ‘r Treat – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/e639763e-6ca0-49c4-ba7f-eafbfb7196c2.jpeg)
![3rd Annual Barks & Boos at Meat Mitch BBQ – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/8332fb8c-d4d6-454a-a7ed-fab808371afa.png)
![Bat Boy: The Musical – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/03/b9ac7db9-b23a-4963-860f-8e8da2ef7495-800x419.png)
![Beast Haunted House – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/89cb87ae-ac7f-4d48-ac53-aa94a9450398-778x800.jpg)
![Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/56dc10a0-04c9-4508-952d-06bc59aa2c49-800x450.jpg)
![Edge of Hell Thursdays 2026 Season – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/d1528a38-06fa-447c-be77-aecac75d62cb-800x533.jpg)
![Fall, But Make It Boozy Cocktail Class – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/0d789075-891f-45a1-b90b-649802b51e2c-800x670.png)
![Hy-Vee Arena Family Halloween Bash – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/aa86ecee-8c63-49a1-b4fd-78b44dd5a6cb.jpg)
![Karaoke Night – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/54ceb4d5-97e2-44cc-99bf-96177f0e3206-800x671.jpg)
![Live Music – Carrie Cooley at Audrey’s – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/96369151-3155-4d37-978c-dfbe4ea55c3a-800x450.jpg)
![Live Music Thursdays – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/04/77a822d3-29cd-44c7-8735-8a98d756a282-800x800.png)
![[event] Trivia Night – Event_Image](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/04/6a96fc6e-8290-4441-b018-3cb1639acb53.jpg)
![$5 Fridays At KC Wine Co – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/06/3a6241d0-034f-498d-b429-5b284a776f4c-800x418.png)
![Beast Haunted Attraction 2026 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/3adeb276-175b-45c5-8893-1ae63e834adc-778x800.jpg)
![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)
![BOO Lounge Halloweekend – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/86e2e8a6-acae-4203-ae59-a6b6e58f6eb5-800x419.jpg)
![Dark Nightmares Haunted Forest – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/692b4059-04c4-4e4a-b2df-57bed2478596-800x533.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)
![Dueling Pianos – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/01/39a06f67-0c95-4ad8-8033-fc70268229e6-800x450.jpg)
![Edge of Hell Haunted Attraction 2026 season – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/f27e1527-63a8-4793-9905-96b0107d7d90-800x533.jpg)
![Ghost & True Crime Walking Tours – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/d5709775-d27e-46ba-aadd-2f51e4dfbfa3-800x300.png)
![Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/b149b6f4-7b96-4a15-8cfe-aebb1d7c34fd.jpg)
![Hammers Half-Price Happy Hour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/c735dc6e-3fa5-4f84-b207-a8e8bf2327de-800x800.png)
![Liberty’s Beacon: An Artistic Light Installation – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/b28fc769-8e34-43bd-a70c-129901ed8160.png)
![MEDUZA – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/44fa5227-b2b9-4bd6-b724-2aeae2e78c53.png)
![Oh Hey, Agave! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/31f0b5b5-a20a-4ac0-ba31-d20122352e0b-640x800.png)
![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)
![Schwarzbier & Spaceballs – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/8809de85-2c2e-41ca-b7f7-f1d6508b498f-800x572.jpg)
![The Exorcist – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/e1cc330e-7187-49fa-be7f-efa0fc02047d-800x600.jpg)
![The Kansas City Symphony Presents: Prokofiev’s Sixth and Barber’s Violin Concerto – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/07/449e6f76-3f80-4ad9-a567-7db76f2c918b.webp)
![The Tranquilo Crunch is Back at Minsky’s! – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/2d8745e6-db4d-4f83-b16e-783123b76561.png)
![End of Days Halloween Party – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/40147182-a8eb-4557-9e2a-69def64bb5c0.png)
![Farmers Market at City Market – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/08/84a9132d-01d4-4272-9577-9fda6fda42df-800x533.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)
![Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/01d4dfef-23de-4659-8472-61312c37d90c-534x800.jpg)
![Gangster Tour Kansas City Walking Tour – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/10/e117b6c2-d26d-46a5-8cc9-af47245e146b-800x534.jpg)
![Halloween 1 & 2 – Event_Image [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2026/09/ab0f61a0-2044-4341-9a6a-3a762bcbcc44.jpg)
![BOOlevard 2025 – Event_Image4 [EVENT]](https://www.visitkc.com/uploads/2025/09/c1a7aab5-990b-471a-bd7a-fb290f629885-800x533.jpg)
