There are lots of Holiday lighting ceremonies in and around Kansas City, and they’re starting this weekend (Can you believe that?)! So we’re putting them all in one place again to make it easier to find the one(s) you want. Many of these events include entertainment, refreshments, Santa photos, and kids’ activities (see details below).
As always, if you know of any Kansas City-area lightings we’ve missed, please leave a comment below and we’ll add them as time allows.
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Friday, November 17
Independence Square Christmas Lighting
Location: Independence Square
Time: 6 p.m.
Includes: Santa’s arrival, a Christmas Village (Santa visits, letters to Santa, crafts, and more), and a showing of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (FREE with toy donation to Community Services League).
Lee’s Summit Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: Downtown Lee’s Summit
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Includes: FREE hot drinks and cookies, choir performances, a visit from Santa, and more.
North Kansas City Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: City Hall
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Includes: Refreshments, entertainment, Santa photos.
Overland Park Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lightiing
Location: Downtown Overland Park
Time: 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Includes: Santa, carolers, hayrides, donuts, hot chocolate, and more.
Saturday, November 18
Legendary Tree Lighting Ceremony
Location: Legends Outlets
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
Click for Details.
Northern Lights Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Location: Zona Rosa
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.
Click for Details.
Union Station Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Location: Union Station (Grand Plaza)
Time: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Click for Details.
Monday, November 20
Leawood Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: City Hall
Time: 6 p.m.
Includes: Holiday caroling, refreshments, and more.
Tuesday, November 21
Gladstone Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Linden Square
Time: 6 to 7 p.m.
Includes: Mayor Mallams and Fox 4 Meteorologist Joe Lauria, music performances by Chapel Hill Elementary and Antioch Middle School, skatins, a cisit from Santa.
Wednesday, November 22
Christmas in the Sky
Location: Longview Lake Beach
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Click for Details.
Thursday, November 23
Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Location: Country Club Plaza
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Click for Details.
Friday, November 24
KCMO Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: Crown Center
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Click for Details.
Saturday, November 25
Hometown Holidays
Location: Downtown Liberty
Time:
Includes: Craft activities, refreshments & s’mores, a downtown “Marchant Passport Challenge,” live entertainment, and Santa photos.
Monday, November 27
Belton Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: Memorial Station
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Friday, December 1
Celebrate Olathe & Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: Olathe Community Center
Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Includes: Visits with Santa & Joey the Elf, photo booths, bounce houses, face painting, and more.
Raymore Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Location: T.B. Hanna Station
Time: 6 p.m.
Includes: Cookies, hot chocolate, Santa photos, petting zoo, Coats & Clothes Drive.
Soups on with Santa & Mayor’s Tree Lighting
Location: Merriam Marketplace/Irene B. French Community Center
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Includes: Visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, soup for supper, holiday games, family crafts.
Admission: A canned food item or new toy per person for Johnson County Christmas Bureau.
Saturday, December 2
Shawnee Christkindlmarkt
Location: City Hall/Downtown Shawnee
Time: 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Includes: Santa visits, live entertainment, kids’ crafts, fruit cake races, trolley rides, food trucks, carolers, face painting, balloon artists, live reindeer, and more.
