The Johnson County Fair will start on Sunday, July 25, 2026, and run through Aug. 1 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Gardner, Kansas. Admission is FREE. This event includes livestock shows, crop judging, 4-H competitions, a carnival, vendors, contests, games, demonstrations, live entertainment, a parade, a demolition derby, and more. Carnival ride wristbands can […]
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Free Fun During Fourth Fridays in Downtown Olathe
Summer family fun happens during Fourth Fridays in downtown Olathe. These FREE events happen on the fourth Friday of every month April through August from 6 to 9 p.m. Attendees can enjoy many activities including balloon artists, face painting, caricature drawings, car show displays, live music and more. Food trucks will be on site, and […]
FREE Summer Concerts in Lee’s Summit
This summer, the City of Lee’s Summit is putting on FREE Music in the Park Summer Shows and Concerts at Howard Station Park and at the Legacy Park Amphitheater. The shows start at varying times and on different days of the week. Here’s the schedule for the Howard Station Park shows, which are on the fourth […]
Kansas City Fringe Festival
The Kansas City Fringe Festival begins on Friday, July 17, 2026, and runs through July 26. The Fringe Festival is a visual arts extravaganza that straddles a thin line between mass appeal and eclectic tastes. It includes multiple events at various venues throughout Kansas City. Buttons and show tickets Anyone attending the KC Fringe Festival […]
Broadway Shows at Starlight Theatre discounts
One of my favorite summer activities growing up in Kansas City was seeing Broadway shows at Starlight Theatre. Each year, my parents would take us kids to two or three shows, plus buy the cast album, and for weeks we would act out the shows at home. Back then, the cheapest tickets were $1, and […]
Wyandotte County Fair
The Wyandotte County Fair is July 21-25, 2026, at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds. This event will feature 4-H exhibits with food, clothing, arts & crafts, livestock, crops, and other items. There will also be a carnival ($), live entertainment, rodeo events, concessions, petting zoos, magic shows, contests, and more. Fair hours are: Tuesday through Thursday: […]
Free Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music & Arts Festival
The free Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music & Arts Festival is back for its fourth year in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast neighborhood. The free festival honors the melting pot of cultures, languages, and sounds that define American music. This year’s festival is Saturday, August 1, 2026. The festival follows the migration of American music from the port […]
FREE Concert Series in Overland Park, plus Music at the Arboretum
The City of Overland Park is holding its annual Music in the Park concert series every Sunday night through July 12, 2026, at the Thompson Park Band Shell, featuring the Overland Park Civic Band. Admission is FREE. The concerts start at 7 p.m. Here’s the schedule for the Civic Band Concerts: Sunday, June 28 Sunday, […]
Theatre in the Park shows and savings
The country’s largest outdoor community theatre is right here in Kansas City. Celebrating its 57th season, Theatre in the Park has two more outdoor shows and two indoor shows left in the 2026 season. Anytime Tickets that you can use for any 2026 outdoor show are $12 for adults; $10.80 for seniors 60 and older; […]
Free Lenexa outdoor concerts
You can look forward to three different sets of free concerts this summer and fall in Lenexa. Lenexa Community Orchestra The Lenexa Community Orchestra, a program of the Lenexa Arts Council, is planning three free summer concerts: Saturday, June 27, 7 p.m. The program will include works by Beethoven, Brewer and Saint-Saens. Saturday, July 18, […]
