Bank of America Celebration at the Station

Sunday, May 28, 2023
5 p.m.
Union Station and The National WWI Museum and Memorial

Kansas City’s favorite Memorial Day tradition! Join the Kansas City Symphony for Bank of America Celebration at the Station. The Symphony’s free concert event takes place on the South Plaza of Union Station Kansas City and the North Lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial – both near Pershing Road and Main Street, just south of Downtown Kansas City, Mo. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. and includes food trucks, live pre-concert entertainment on the main stage with Drive On and the Back Alley Brass Band, plus various vendors and booths in the Kansas City National Security Campus, managed by Honeywell FM&T Veterans Place.

Then at 8 p.m., Music Director Michael Stern leads the Kansas City Symphony in a concert featuring special guests The Resilient performing works by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and more. The Resilient is a rock band primarily composed of severely wounded U.S. combat veterans and they proudly return to Kansas City after first performing with the Symphony in 2013. The Kansas City Symphony also performs iconic patriotic works by John Williams, Aaron Copland and John Phillip Sousa, plus crowd favorites Armed Forces Salute and the 1812 Overture with live cannons. The grand finale features a stunning fireworks display accompanied by your Kansas City Symphony. It’s the perfect kick-off to your summer!

Parking and Arrival

• Parking for the event is available in multiple surface lots and garages around the event site, including Union Station’s West Yards Garage and surface lots near the Hallmark complex, south of Crown Center.
• Most parking is $20. Union Station’s West Yards Garage only accepts credit cards. Some lot operators only accept cash. We advise you to bring both a credit card AND cash, just in case.
• Parking is permitted only in designated parking spots. Parking on the grass in private and public land, including Penn Valley Park, is strictly prohibited.
• Attendees also may park anywhere along Downtown KC’s streetcar route and ride the streetcar directly to Union Station. The streetcar will also run later than usual, to make sure you can get back to your parking place after the concert event.
• The designated drop-off/pick-up and ride share lane is along the south curb of eastbound Pershing Road just before Kessler (accessed from Broadway Blvd). Set your GPS for 215 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.