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June 2024
Mother Nature Reads
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.
Find out more »Fox Hollow Fest – Celebrating Trees and Trails
Sunday, June 2, 2024 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd. Free In celebration of National Trails Day (June1), Fox Hollow Fest has been moved to Sunday, June 2. Come out and enjoy guided hikes, make crafts, buy cool merch and play your luck with our raffle, all while enjoying the outdoors and some live music! There will be natives plants for sale as well as other local organizations to educate about…
Find out more »“First Sundays” Free Concerts
Sunday, June 3, 2024 (RAIN DATE: June 9) 1-4 p.m. Theis Park, 47th & Oak (across from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) The return of "First Sundays" free concerts in Theis (formerly Volker) Park the first Sunday of the month through September!
Find out more »Splish Splash Out of School Bash
Friday, June 7, 2024 6 – 9 p.m. Mary Williams-Neal Community Center, 3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64130 Age: 13 - 17 $10 per person School has ended and it’s time to party. Let’s celebrate with a pool party. Live DJ and raffle prizes.
Find out more »KC Parks Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5 p.m. KC Parks Administration, 4600 East 63rd Street Trafficway KC Parks is governed by a volunteer five-member Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor. The Board of Parks and Recreation holds public meetings twice a month on Tuesday at the Parks and Recreation Department headquarters in Swope Park, 4600 E. 63rd St. All meetings are open to the public.
Find out more »Observance of National Flag Day
Friday, June 14, 2024 9:30 a.m. Patriotic Music 10 a.m. Ceremony Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington Square Park, Pershing & Main Streets In observance of National Flag Day, bring your tired, your old, your tattered and faded flags to Washington Square Park to be officially retired. Stay for a festive music and a patriotic ceremony.
Find out more »Stomp
June 14 - 16, 2024 8 p.m. Starlight Theatre in Swope Park Stomp, the international percussion sensation, has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.
Find out more »Kansas City International Dragon Boat Festival
Saturday, June 15, 2024 9:45 a.m. Brush Creek, Country Club Plaza, KCMO (East end) Brush Creek on the Country Club Plaza will be packed with people and dragons for the annual Kansas City Dragon Boat Festival. The boats enter the water for practice at 8 a.m. and festivities begin at 9:45 am. as drum rollers and dragons march along the banks of Brush Creek to kick-off a day of racing. The festival is hosted by Kansas City-Xi’an Sister City Committee…
Find out more »Hike Fox Hollow with a Naturalist
Saturday, June 15, 2024 10:30 a.m. – Habitats Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd. All scheduled hikes are open to the public. There is no fee. Hikes will be cancelled in severe weather – call the center (816-513-8960) for confirmation. Please dress appropriately for the weather of the day (i.e. raingear, layers of clothing for cold weather, sunscreen and hats for warm weather, insect repellent, closed-toed shoes or boots). The hike begins at 10:30 AM. Please…
Find out more »Juneteenth KC Heritage Festival
Saturday, June, 15, 2024 Noon-10 p.m. 18th & Vine Historic, Jazz District Kansas City's official celebration of African American Pride & Culture!
Find out more »Garment District Grooves: June
Wednesday, June 19 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Garment District Place, 8th & Broadway Grab some lunch and listen to live bands in this quaint downtown park! Third Wednesday of the month through October. #AFoodTruckAndABand FOOD TRUCK: Southern Home Cookin' from Julita's>> BAND: R & B with Jass>>
Find out more »Make Music Kansas City
Friday, June 21, 2024 11 a.m. Metro-wide Join us for Make Music Kansas City! A live, free musical celebration on June 21st, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, venues and parks across the city. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. Register as a Performer or Host Venue>>
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