New Year’s Eve is always a night full of glitz, glamour, nostalgia, and the hope of new beginnings. It also usually includes a very late night and champagne — fun for adults but not always the most family-friendly of celebrations for kids. But parents everywhere know that while babysitters offer much-needed adult-only time, there’s always […]
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Electric Glow Walk at Overland Park Arboretum
For the holiday season, the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is hosting the traditional Holiday Luminary Walk. Gather your family and friends for a peaceful stroll through the electric gardens during this low-key version of the Luminary Walk. With no Santa, candlelit woods, musicians, cider, or trains—and no crowds—it’s the perfect night to explore […]
Free Visits, Photos and More with Santa at Zona Rosa
Zona Rosa hosts a winter wonderland in Kansas City this holiday season with family-friendly activities, including photos with Santa, happening during November and December. Visits and Photos with Santa at Zona Rosa Meet Santa at Zona Rosa to share your holiday wishes and take photos November 29-December 24. Online reservations for visits with Santa are […]
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. This year, you’ll be amazed at the fun. Per the Kansas City Renaissance Festival: […]
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 Frank White Jr., […]
Don’t Miss the Magic of Powell Gardens Festival of Lights This Season
Powell Gardens invites you to the Festival of Lights this 2024 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 […]
Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Like Rudolph, the Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony is best described as “the most famous of them all”, at least in Kansas City. The holiday season in Kansas City wouldn’t be complete without thousands of lights outlining 15 blocks of the Country Club Plaza: 4706 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64112. The Plaza Lights will […]
Free Admission to The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures with Donation of Craft Supplies
Get into The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures for FREE with a donation of craft supplies. Do you have a craft closet, a studio, or a couple of totes in your storage room full of crafting odds and ends that were too good to throw away, but if you’re being really honest, you know […]
Back to School Prep at KCPSfest
KCPSfest is an opportunity for school children of all ages to celebrate and prepare for the arrival of the new school year. This event is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the East High School, 1924 Van Brunt Blvd Kansas City, MO 64127 This is a drive-thru event only! In […]
FREE backpacks, school supplies at Day of Compassion 2024
Compassion Ministries is hosting Day of Compassion 2024, a public back-to-school event, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, at Blue Springs Assembly, 2501 Duncan Road, Blue Springs, MO. Volunteers will be giving out up to 500 backpacks and school supplies to attending students (must be present to receive these items). The […]
