Powell Gardens invites you to the Festival of Lights this 2023 holiday season. From Wednesday through Sunday evenings until December 30, visitors can walk through a half-mile walk of holiday lights and unique botanically-themed displays. Festival hours are 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Festival of Lights will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. More […]
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Worlds of Fun Takes the Guess Work Out of Your Holiday Shopping
Not sure what to give the moody tweens and kids who have everything on your Christmas list this year? May I suggest a gift that will provide them with oceans, nay, worlds of fun? This holiday season Kansas City’s favorite theme park is offering unlimited summer and fall visits for only $89, and that includes […]
Knights of Lights: A Renaissance Christmas Extravaganza
Huzzah! It’s Christmas in Canterbury. The Kansas City Renaissance Festival village has been transformed into the Knights of Lights, a colorful, walk-through light display. There is also food, entertainment, activities for the kids, and fun for everyone in the family. Be awed and amazed by fantastic scenes such as the 25-foot Christmas Tree, the […]
Polar Bear Pricing is Back at Chicken N Pickle
You know you’ve been craving one of those perfect chicken sandwiches only served at Chicken N Pickle. And while purchasing a chicken sandwich on top of doing the whole pickleball thing might sound a bit out of budget during the holiday season, I’ve got good news — Polar Bear Pricing is back! Chicken N Pickle, […]
Free and Cheap Advent Activities You Can Do in Kansas City
Every year, on December 1st, I hang a festive clothesline across the window between my kitchen and living room. Using tiny white clothes pins and small brown envelopes numbered from one to 25, I construct a make-shift advent calendar. In each envelope is an activity. Some nights are easy and built around our regular schedule. […]
Winter Magic Drive Through Christmas Lights Display
Winter Magic is a drive-thru Christmas lights event in Downtown Kansas City. The festive display runs nightly through December 31, 2023. Open nightly from 6 PM. How Winter Magic Works Buy tickets: Purchase Winter Magic tickets online in advance (one per carload), choosing the day and time you would like to visit. Offering tickets based on […]
Incredible Cyber Monday Deal on HBO Max!
Insecure, Sex and the City, Veep, The Sopranos, Big Little Lies, The Wire…Besides being some of the most iconic television of all time, what do these shows have in common? They are all HBO Max Originals. Sign up for Max, and you can stream them all any time you want. But with what feels like […]
The Best Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks in Kansas City
There’s something quintessentially Christmas about ice skating. The best part is that it’s a winter magic we can conjure long before Christmas, and that lasts long after Dec. 25 has passed. Lucky for us, Kansas City has a few outdoor rinks that bring all the Norman Rockwell vibes. We’ve compiled a list of the best […]
FREE Admission to Christmas in the Park at Longview Lake
If you haven’t been to Longview Lake to see Jackson County’s annual light show, “Christmas in the Park”, you’re missing out. It’s definitely a Kansas City “must-see!” A Kansas City Holiday tradition since 1987, Christmas in the Park typically runs nightly from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. The ride-through show is located at Longview Campground (1499 […]
FREE & Cheap Things to Do with Guests Thanksgiving Weekend in Kansas City
Are you hosting Thanksgiving dinner with overnight guests this Thanksgiving weekend? Here are some FREE and cheap things to do with guests Thanksgiving weekend (after a nice, long, post-feast nap, of course). Watch the Plaza Lighting Ceremony Thursday, November 23, 2023 Location: Country Club Plaza Time: 5 PM – 7 PM Admission: FREE If you’ve […]
