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Thursday, September 3
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Saturday, September 5

Friday, September 4, 2026

SantaCaliGon Days Festival

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Independence Square

De Soto Days Festival - ferris wheel

De Soto Days Festival

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Miller Memorial Park

Passport to Adventure Kansas City

All Day | FREE | Various Locations – See Related Post for Specific Locations

West Bottoms First Festival Weekend

All Day | FREE | Historic West Bottoms

Roasterie Factory Tour (times vary)

$5.00 | The Roasterie Factory Cafe

Free Family Art Sessions at Kaleidoscope

9:30 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Crown Center

WWI Museum $10 deal for local residents

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | National WWI Museum and Memorial

Free Hummingbird Festival

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | George Owens Nature Park

Free Friday in the Park Concerts, North KC

11:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Macken Park

Free Central Cinema at Central Library

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Kansas City Public Library Central

Free Film Fridays at KC Central Library

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Kansas City Public Library Central

First Fridays at 18th & Vine

3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | 18th and Vine District

Kansas City Irish Fest

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $30.00-40.00 | Crown Center

First Fridays

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Crossroads Arts District

Free Family Fun night

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Plaza Library

Guitars and Games

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Park Place, Leawood

Lenexa Friday Night Sound Bites food trucks & music

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lenexa Public Market

Free Sounds on the Square concerts, Gladstone

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Linden Square

Boulevard Drive-In Movies (gates open at 7:30 p.m.)

8:20 pm | $15.00 | Boulevard Drive-In Theatre

Thursday, September 3
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Saturday, September 5
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