Events

Events

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may meet one of our education animals.  

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

1876 Centennial Event

Shoal Creek Living History Museum 7000 Northeast Barry Road,, Kansas City, MO, United States

July 20, 2024 Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Shoal Creek Living History Museum, 7000 NE Berry, Rd., KCMO $6 per person, 3 and under FREE Tour of the Thornton Mansion, history of the schoolhouse, Old West skit, pony rides, games and more.

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

Gold Fountain for Childhood Cancer Awareness

Mill Creek Park W 47th & Mill Creek Pkwy., Kansas City, MO, United States

Friday, August 30-Monday, September 2, 2024 Fountain in Mill Creek Park The fountain will be dyed gold in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Supporters will be joined by many families who have children battling cancer or those families whose brave child has earned their angel wings.

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

Battle of Westport 160th Commemoration

Big Blue Battlefield Park 4800 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO, United States

Big Blue Battlefield Park, 4800 E. 63rd Street Guided tours based from three locations: 1. East entrance to Byram’s Ford from Hardesty; 2. Center of the field from west side of Byram’s Ford to the base of Bloody Hill 3. Bloody Hill trail loop OTHER ACTIVITIES Lt. Patrick Minor living history interpreter and discussion of […]

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

Mother Nature Reads

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

First Saturday of the Month 10am Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd Bring your children for a fun morning to hear Mother Nature read stories. Make a craft and take it home. You may also get a chance to meet one of our education animals.  

The Weather is Frightful

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

Free Learn how animals deal with extreme temperatures from hot to cold - migration, hibernation, enduring, and sometimes having fun. 10:30 a.m. – Turtle (Wilma) and Snake (Brumation) 11:30 a.m. – How Animals Deal with Bad Weather 12:30 p.m. – Turkey Vulture (Migration)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Nature Walk

Martin Luther King Jr. Square Martin Luther King Jr. Square, Swope Parkway & Woodland, Kansas City, MO, United States +1 more

UPDATE: If the walk is cancelled due to weather, the program will still take place at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center beginning at 11 a.m. BEGIN: Martin Luther King Jr. Square Park, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. & Woodland Ave. END: Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, 3700 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

Event Series KNMRR Open House

KCNMRR Open House

Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, MO, United States

Everyone is welcome! See the trains up close and peek under the hood Sit in an engine (great photo opp) Tour the Maintenance Shop Learn about the history and volunteer opportunities at KCNMRR Help reach the expansion goal

Event Series KNMRR Open House

KCNMRR Open House

KC Northern Railroad 6060 N.W. Waukomis Drive, Kansas City, MO

Everyone is welcome! See the trains up close and peek under the hood Sit in an engine (great photo opp) Tour the Maintenance Shop Learn about the history and volunteer opportunities at KCNMRR Help reach the expansion goal

Event Series KNMRR Open House

KCNMRR Open House

Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, MO, United States

Everyone is welcome! See the trains up close and peek under the hood Sit in an engine (great photo opp) Tour the Maintenance Shop Learn about the history and volunteer opportunities at KCNMRR Help reach the expansion goal

Event Series KNMRR Open House

KCNMRR Open House

Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, MO, United States

Everyone is welcome! See the trains up close and peek under the hood Sit in an engine (great photo opp) Tour the Maintenance Shop Learn about the history and volunteer opportunities at KCNMRR Help reach the expansion goal

Dating Seminar for Active Agers

Marlborough Community Center 8200 Paseo, Kansas City, MO, United States

We all have different wants and needs, that’s what makes us unique.  Sessions consist of open panels of aged adults discussing dating, safe and healthy relationships.  Meal provided. Register online or contact the center. Fee $8

Brush Creek Film Festival

Theis Park 4701 Oak St., Kansas City, Missouri

Watch a series of short films and animation submitted by the Kansas City community at the the 7th annual Brush Creek Film Festival. The mission of this event is to entertain, share ideas, and build community through creative and visionary short films about the creek and surrounding communities. This event is a partnership with the […]

At History’s Doorstep

Shoal Creek Living History Museum 7000 Northeast Barry Road,, Kansas City, MO, United States

The event is for patrons to view the inside of the buildings with history provided. No skits. Mansion, School, Church, and City Hall open with discussion. Other buildings will be gated and open for viewing. Admission - $5.00 per person. Ages 3 and under are free

FREE Urban Bucket Brigade Bootcamp with Jaisson Taylor

Westwood Park 4700 Wyoming, Kansas City, MO, United States

Saturday, June 21, 2025 10 a.m. Westwood Park, 47th & Wyoming A FREE drumming workshop in celebration of Make Music Day  KC! Teaching artist Jaisson Taylor brings this interactive and fun drumming workshop from the streets to Westwood Park. Using recycled buckets and a rhythm, participants will learn about the role of music in various […]

Pioneer Days: Portraying the year 1869

Shoal Creek Living History Museum 7000 Northeast Barry Road,, Kansas City, MO, United States

The Pioneer Days will include historic skits, music,  and open historic buildings. Admission - $8 per person. Ages 3 and under are free Ages 3 and under are free

FREE Hohner Harmonica Experience for Beginners

Lakeside Nature Center 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO

FREE Tickets via Eventbrite>> Local musician Russ ‘KidMan’ Schenke will be demonstrating basic technics and other insights on the harmonica. This clinic is open to all ages and no experience is necessary. A limited number of harmonicas will be provided courtesy of Hohner Harmonica. Learn a little bit and take some music with you! Join […]

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