Get a jumpstart on Independence Day with the Greenwood Freedom Festival on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Joel Dean Hitt Park. Admission is FREE. Some activities have a cost. Attendees can shop vendors, enjoy food and beverages from food trucks and enjoy the fireworks show starting at approximately 9:30 p.m. Inflatables and a climbing rock […]
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National WWI Museum & Memorial Stars & Stripes Picnic
The National WWI Museum and Memorial invites everyone to join an Independence Day Celebration and fireworks display like never before. Kansas City will celebrate our nation’s independence at the Stars and Stripes Picnic on Saturday, July 4. This is a FREE Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City. The public is welcome to begin picnicking […]
July 4 Star Spangled Spectacular in Overland Park
Fourth of July fireworks and fun are at Corporate Woods on July 4 for the Overland Park Star Spangled Spectacular celebration. Admission is FREE. Attendees can food, fireworks and outdoor concerts. Guests may bring picnic blankets and chairs, but pop-up tents are not allowed at Star Spangled Banner. Coolers are allowed, so bring along water […]
FREE July 4 Celebration in Leawood
The City of Leawood is holding its annual July 4th Celebration in City Park from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2026. This year, Leawood is bringing back its Leawood Independence Day Parade, which will start at 10 a.m. along Tomahawk Creek Parkway. There will be DJs along the route, and the […]
Gardner 4th of July Festival Features Country Music & More
Celebration Park is the center of festivities for Gardner’s Independence Day Festival scheduled for July 4. Admission is FREE. This local Fourth of July celebration begins at 5 p.m. and is open to all ages. No pets, personal fireworks or grills are allowed at the park during the 4th of July Celebration. Gardner 4th of […]
FREE Summer Concerts in Kansas City
If you’re looking for a FREE summer concert, you’ll have no trouble finding one in Kansas City. Here’s a list of the ones I’ve found so far for 2026 (click on the links below for details). If I come across more, I’ll add them later, so make sure you check back. If you know of […]
Free Friday in the Park concerts in North KC
North Kansas City, in cooperation with the Music Performance Trust Fund, Local 34-627, presents free Friday afternoon summer concerts at Macken Park from June 5 through September 25. Two free evening concerts also are planned in July and August. The Friday in the Park free concerts are from from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at […]
Free Sounds on the Square concerts in Gladstone
The Sounds on the Square free concert series in Gladstone runs June through September at Linden Square. It features all types of music, from country to rock, to blues, funk, R&B, soul, disco, classic rock, bluegrass and more, most by local bands. Most concerts are on Friday nights, but a few are on Saturday nights. […]
FREE (or cheap) Live Jazz in Kansas City
You haven’t truly experienced Kansas City until you’ve experienced its Jazz scene. Here are some places in Kansas City where you can listen to this Kansas City treasure live for FREE (you may need to buy drinks and/or food, of course). Click on the links below to see who’s performing and at what time. Some […]
Free Summer Dusk Concert Series
On the 3rd Saturday of every month from June through August, Northeast Arts KC is putting on a Summer Dusk concert series in the Collonade in Concourse Park (St. John Avenue & Benton Boulevard). Admission is free. The concerts run from 7 to 9 p.m. Here’s the schedule: June 17: True Lions July 17: TBA August 21: TBA […]
