Programs for all ages and interests are available through KC Parks & Recreation. Take a minute to explore and find your perfect fit.
Please feel free to contact Kansas City Parks and Recreation
Please feel free to contact Kansas City Parks and Recreation
Programs for all ages and interests are available through KC Parks & Recreation. Take a minute to explore and find your perfect fit.
Please feel free to contact Kansas City Parks and Recreation
Please feel free to contact Kansas City Parks and Recreation
April 26 - 29, 2024 Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd. Join us for the 2024 The City Nature Challenge (CNC) and be a participant in an international bio-blitz! Help us document the incredible biodiversity in the Greater Kansas City Area by making observations of WILD organisms in the Greater Kansas […]
Thursday, May 2, 2024 6-7:30 p.m. Mary Williams-Neal Community Center, 3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. A 30-minute presentation at 6 p.m. followed by an open house and public comment on initial design concepts. Download MLK Ped Bridge Flyer>>
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.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $1.00 Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad, 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., KCMO The Kansas City Northern Miniature Train opens for the season! SEASON: May to October (weather permitting) Saturdays, 10:00am - 6:00pm Sundays/Holidays, 12:01 - 6:00pm
Saturday, May 4, 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, […]
Sunday, May 5, 2024 Noon – 2 p.m. Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd. Come join us for a fun afternoon of exploring some of our native habitats and hiking our nature trail! Learn about some of the plants and animals that surround us in these environments and what makes them […]
Sunday, May 5, 2024 (RAIN DATE: May 12) 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!
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 6 p.m. Indian Mound, 501 N Belmont Blvd. 64123 The Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box returns to Indian Mound Park. Hear Minhye, James, Jen and Meredith perform string quartet arrangements from West Side Story, Dionne Warwick and your favorite Disney movies along with classics from Mendelssohn, Copland and Mozart. Bring […]
Thursday, May 9, 2024 7:30-9:30 p.m. Theis Park Amphitheatre, Oak & Cleaver Blvd. Watch a series of short films and animation submitted by the Kansas City community at the the 6th annual Brush Creek Film Festival. The mission of this event is to entertain, share ideas, and build community through creative and visionary short films […]
Tuesday, May 14, 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 […]
Wednesday, May 15 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Garment District Place, 8th & Broadway Join us for the 2024 season kickoff! Grab some lunch and listen to live bands in this quaint downtown park! Third Wednesday of the month through October. #AFoodTruckAndABand FOOD TRUCK: Street Style Tacos from the Sugar Skull Grill BAND: Brothers, Payton and Finn, […]
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd. Free Visitors participate in scheduled hike. Inside the center, info tables give information about the 15 species of interest to Cornell. People will be encouraged to participate in Cornell Lab of Ornathology Citizen Science Survey. There […]
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Train runs until 6 p.m. Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad, 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., KCMO Some cool trucks will be on-site from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10:30 a.m. – Habitats Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd. Celebrate Kids to Parks Day with a hike in Swope Park! The hike begins at 10:30 AM. Please gather outside the main doors of Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64132. There the […]
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6 p.m. Gillham Park, East 41st St. and Gillham Road Spend a beautiful evening with the Kansas City Symphony. Bring a picnic and a lawn chair and listen to a performance on the Mobile Music Box stage.
Sunday, May 26, 2024 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 Sunday, May 26, 2024 on the South Plaza of Union Station Kansas City and the North […]
May 28 - June 2, 2024 8 p.m. Starlight Theatre in Swope Park Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture-breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. The Cher Show is the Tony Award®-winning musical […]
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.
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, […]
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!
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