Festivals

Haunted Huzzah at KC Renaissance Festival

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There’s still time to head to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Don’t miss fun for all ages at this annual fall festival. Highlights of this all-ages festival traditionally include jousting knights, costumed characters, music, shows, maypole dancing, petting zoo, shops, games, and rides. The festival promises plenty of FREE family-friendly activities. When you get hungry, […]

2025 Pumpkin Festival at Faulkner’s Ranch

Faulkner’s Ranch is a 25-acre ranch that combines food, entertainment and events for family-friendly fun in Kansas City. It’s a great place for local fall fun. Faulkner’s Ranch is open for pumpkin season daily except Mondays from October 3 – October 31st. Faulkner’s Ranch & Pumpkin Farm Admission Admission prices for 2025 are as follows. […]

The Best Fall Festivals in Kansas City

Fall is upon us, and after the record-breaking temperatures we’ve been experiencing, that’s well worth celebrating. What better way to celebrate than by attending some of the best fall festivals in Kansas City? I can practically smell the funnel cakes now. Kansas City On the Cheap has rounded up the best Fall Festivals in the […]

GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo

Come celebrate the 4th year of GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo! It’s an amazing nighttime experience where the family can enjoy admiring GIANT handcrafted art. This year, all the art is about “Journey Through Time,” which will go from 19th-century Paris to a Sci-Fi trip into the future – PLUS MORE! It’s a mile-long […]

Art on Walnut – FREE outdoor market

Art On Walnut by Art Garden KC is a FREE outdoor market at the River Market district in downtown Kansas City! This free outdoor market runs every Sunday through October, starting at 8 AM! Photo Credit: Deposit Photos Spend the day perusing local art, delicious homemade goods, vendors, fashion – and more! Along with artists […]

Missouri Town 1855 Fall Festival

Experience living history at the annual Missouri Town 1855 Fall Festival! Missouri Town 1855 Fall Festival October 4th and 5th, Missouri Town 1855 will have historic interpreters, artisans, and musicians, bringing the harvest celebration of a bygone era back to life! There will also be wagon rides, games, crafts, and family-friendly activities that will surely […]

Independence Day at Missouri Town 1855

Celebrate the 4th of July like it’s 1855! On July 4, Kansas City Parks & Recreation hosts Independence Day at Missouri Town 1855. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Experience what life was like in the late 1800’s. Activities include patriotic speeches, period cooking, dancing, children’s games, and more in this mid-19th […]

Free Hocus Pocus Showing at Zona Rosa

The scent of pumpkin spice is in the air and Zona Rosa is hosting fun, family-friendly fall and Halloween events to celebrate the season. Zona Rosa Fall Fest The Zona Rosa Fall Fest takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 15 at North Park in the Zona Rosa shopping center. The day […]

Kansas City Fall Festivals 2022

Kansas City fall festivals offer affordable fun for all ages. During August through early November there are plenty of community events, craft fairs, carnivals and music festivals in Kansas City that provide free or cheap family-friendly fun. Activities at fall festivals in Kansas City will vary, but usually include some combination of games, rides, live […]

Cornucopia KC Power and Light District

Cornucopia, billed as Kansas City’s ultimate fall festival, happens downtown in the Power & Light District October 15-17, 2022. This fall party has FREE admission and lots of fun for all ages. Many details for Cornucopia KC 2022 are still coming together, but here is what we do know so far. Check back for updates. […]