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🔥Exclusive 15% off TBT Tickets (Kansas City Regional)

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

$50 Summer Fun Pass

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How does 50% off a Kansas City POGO pass sound? A POGO pass, that is—may I remind you—already worth $590, making its usual price tag of $99.98 already a bargain, which makes its $49.99 sale price INSANE. The POGO Pass is a year’s worth of tickets to gardens, trampoline parks, sporting events, museums, and so […]

Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad Rides

All Aboard! Bring the kids out this weekend to join in on the fun of the Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad Rides! The kids will have a blast taking a ride on the train! Bring your cameras to get those adorable pictures! Schedule: Open May-Oct, every Saturday 10-6, every Sunday, and Holidays 12-6. […]

Family fun at The Rabbit hOle

Dive into one of the best museums for family fun in Kansas City! Book lovers and museum fans will appreciate the journey through this must-see exhibit. It’s perfect for a day trip, summer fun, and a simple way to support reading and literature locally. Photo Credit: Deposit Photos Once you enter the museum, you’ll be […]

Things to Do in Kansas City That Are Always Free

Are you looking to have fun for free? If you’ve come to Kansas City, you’ve come to the right place. There are plenty of things to do in Kansas City that are always free! Things to Do in Kansas City that are Always Free Art Admission is always free to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of […]