Here’s a new twist on a health fair. Get free health screenings, free ice cream and free stawberries from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. this Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Outpatient Pavilion. There will also be free activities for kids. The free event is at 23401 Prairie Star Parkway in Lenexa, Kansas. -Mary Theobald
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Free Art Fair at Kansas City Power & Light District
The vibrant art of new and emerging talent, as well as pieces by established contemporary artists, will line the city blocks of the Power & Light District this weekend when the Downtown Art Annual returns to Kansas City for its third anniversary, June 25 – 27, 2010. The three-day juried art event will include paintings, […]
Free Summer Movies at City Market
For a cheap night out, have dinner at the City Market, then stay for one of their free summer movies. Movies start at 9:00 p.m. in the City Market at 3rd and Main in Kansas City, Missouri: June 25: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off July 30: The Birds August 27: The Rocky Horror Picture Show If you’re […]
Free Historical Event: Ladies of Westport and Early Kansas City
The 1855 Harris-Kearney House is hosting a free event to celebrate the famous and infamous ladies of old Westport and early Kansas City. Actors portraying Annie Chambers, Mary Francis Ward, Hattie Kearney, Sarah Candler Coats, Aunt Minerva, Berenice Chouteau, and will tell their stories of joy, love, family, heartache and survival. The event also includes Pall […]
Free Family Science Night at the Johnson County Library
School’s almost out, but you still might be able to get your kids interested in learning about science at the Johnson County Library’s fourth annual Family Science Night. The free event’s on Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th St. in Overland Park, Kansas. Featured […]
Free Sunday Parkways Event at Kansas City Park
Kansas City’s first Ciclovia-type festival will take place on Sunday, May 16, 2010 in conjunction with Car Free Weekends on Cliff Drive. The free Sundays Parkways event hosts an array of human-powered, family-friendy activities along a four-mile route on Cliff Drive. Highlights include a dog show, puppet show, face painting, live music, a Zumba demonstration, kids’ crafts and more. -Mary Theobald The event […]
Free Green Day Festival at Lakeside Nature Center
The concept of celebrating bugs is a little hard for me to wrap my head around, but in honor of Earth Day, I’ll give it a try (after all, it’s a little early in the season for mosquitos). If you and your kids are open to celebrating bugs, Lakeside Nature Center is the place to go […]
Free Earth Day Fest
Take a lunch break and learn to be green at the Earth Day Fest in downtown Kansas City on Friday, April 23, 2010. Visit with vendors and listen to live music in the Power & Light District from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. The first 500 visitors get a free insulated water bottle. The Power […]
Build a Free Birdhouse
On Saturday, April 3, 2010, you and your kids (ages 9 and up with adult) can glue, nail and sand to build a wren house. Then you’ll learn how to weatherize and maintain your house for long term wren use. Sessions begin at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery […]
Free Admission to Folklorama on Tour
I haven’t figured out exactly what this is. My best guess is that it’s a combination of free entertainment and a sales pitch to get people to come to Folklorama in Winnipeg in August. The August event is a two-week multicultural festival. This Friday, February 19, 2010, Folklorama will be at the Marriott Downtown (200 […]
