Family Fun

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The Basketball Tournament (TBT)’s Winner-Take-All $ 1 Million Tournament is coming to Kansas City! Now is the perfect time to score tickets! (And as a reader of Kansas City on the Cheap, we have an exclusive 15% discount for you!) TBT’s March Madness-style regional is fun for the entire family — you won’t want to […]

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 […]

Bonner Blast Blue Springs 4th of July Celebration

An evening of fireworks and patriotic activities takes place at Bonner Blast, a free annual Fourth of July celebration hosted by the City of Bonner Springs, KS. Enjoy music by the Bonner Springs City Band, food trucks, vendors, and fireworks. (there is a cost for food truck purchases) Bonner Blast happens on July 3rd, from 5 PM – […]

Parkville 4th of July Celebration

A traditional celebration happens at the annual Parkville Fourth of July celebration on Friday, July 4th. Admission is FREE, but there is a cost for some activities. Parkville’s traditional salute to Independence Day includes a pancake breakfast, a community parade, food, fun, shopping, kids activities, a skydiving exhibition, and our Fireworks Finale at 9:30 pm. […]

Christmas in July at the Kansas City Zoo

Why wait until December to have holly jolly fun? The KC Zoo & Aquarium has you covered for mid-year holiday festivities! Mark your calendar! Friday, July 25th, bring the family to the KC Zoo for an after-hours event! From 5 PM to 9 PM, everyone will have the opportunity to visit the animals (excluding the […]

Summer Reading for Family Fun

Kids, teens, adults, even young ones who aren’t reading yet can earn FREE books and other prizes through Cass County Public Library’s summer reading program, Color Our World. Start by getting registered at your local Cass County Public Library branch. Limit one registration per participant. Adults sign up here. Kids, teens and pre-readers sign up […]

Free Family Art Sessions at Kaleidoscope

Looking for something fun to do with your kids? Kaleidoscope offers free 40-minute Family Art Sessions using leftover material from Hallmark. Tickets are offered the day of the workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. All children must be accompanied by an adult, and there must be at least one adult for every six children. Adults […]

Free Summer Concerts in Blue Springs

The weather is perfect, and the concerts are free! Spend some time checking out some of the free concerts this summer with a variety of rock, blues, country, and classics. If you’re looking for more free summer concerts (and who isn’t?), check the lineup in Blue Springs. The concerts are every Sunday night […]

U.S. National Parks Free Entrance Days for 2025

America’s Best Idea — our national parks — is even better when admission is free! Mark your calendar now for entrance fee-free dates for the coming year. On these dates, FREE entrance is available at any of the U.S. National Parks across the country that normally charge an entrance fee. During the fee-free days, the parks waive entrance fees, […]

Dinosaurs Around the World at the Kansas City Zoo

Have a dinosaur fan in your house? Dinosaurs Around the World is happening now, and this is one exhibit that you won’t want to miss! Photo Credit: Deposit Photos Produced by Imagine Exhibitions, this exhibit is FREE with regular Zoo Admission and Friends of the Zoo membership. Once you enter the zoo, you’ll be amazed […]