Kansas City Country Music & Arts Festivals

The Kansas City Country Music & Arts Festivals are heading to the metro area with two family-friendly weekend events featuring live music, crafts, and food.

Events feature free general admission with a $12 parking pass, which covers everyone in the car. You can get passes at the Kansas City Music & Arts Festival Website or at the gate.

Festival Locations

Weekend 1: Lenexa-Shawnee, KS

• Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
• Time: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Venue: Theatre in the Park, 7710 Renner Rd, Shawnee, KS 66218.

Weekend 2: Lee’s Summit-Grandview, MO

• Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
• Time: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Venue: Grandview Amphitheater, 13501 Byars Rd, Grandview, MO 64030.

Lenexa-Shawnee Concert Schedule

• 12 p.m. Big Time Grain Company featuring Katie Heizer
• 2 p.m. Drew Six & The Soul Plains Drifters
• 4 p.m. Cody Hibbard
• 6 p.m. Alex Key

Grandview Concert Schedule

• 12 p.m. Steven Bankey & The Flatland Band
• 2 p.m. Casi Joy
• 4 p.m. Caden Wilson
• 6 p.m. Wynn Williams

Both events will include an arts and crafts marketplace, a farmers’ market, vendors, a Heartland Food and Beverage Garden, plus live music.

Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Pets and coolers are prohibited.

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