⛲️ A Night With Ted Lasso

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Get ready to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with the help of Crazy Joe's Fireworks, which is open through July 4th at 171st and Holmes. Family-owned and operated since 1967, with KC’s largest selection of fireworks at the best prices!

KC Current x Ted Lasso = the best KC soccer collab ever?

⚽️ KC Current to host Ted Lasso Night

🎭 What’s on stage across Kansas City in July

💰 June’s Who Knows KC? winners + July contest is live

🏟️ New renderings of a proposed expansion of CPKC Stadium

Events

KC Current to Host Ted Lasso Night on July 11

The Kansas City Current and Apple TV will host Ted Lasso Night at CPKC Stadium on Saturday, July 11 at 5pm.

Richmond→KC: Ted Lasso Night will feature special appearances, exclusive giveaways, and limited-edition merchandise for purchase, followed by an international soccer watch party! July 11th is also match day at Kansas City Stadium, with a quarterfinal match kicking off at 8pm.
Ted’s Town: The event also celebrates the release of season 4 of Ted Lasso, which will be available to stream on Apple TV on August 5th. A portion of season 4 was filmed in Kansas City, including this trailer, which included a scene inside of Gates Bar-B-Q in Midtown.

General admission is FREE, but reserve your spot in advance HERE.

Arts & Entertainment

What’s On Stage Across Kansas City in July?

Jeremy Daniel

The following list was graciously compiled by Mark Edelman, the founder and president of Theater League. Mark is a playwright who loves writing about theater.

While soccer fans fall in love with our town, don’t forget that part of what makes KC great is our cultural scene. Check out these shows playing on KC stages in July, and you’ll remember why:

LEGALLY BLONDE
Overland Park’s own Broadway star Hayley Podschun—so great as Galinda in “Wicked” in NYC and on tour—trades in her Emerald City slippers for the stiletto heels of a Valley girl out on the town. Dumped by her high school boyfriend who thinks she’s a dumb blonde, Hayley as Elle Woods follows the cad to Harvard law school, where the Malibu princess turns out to be one smart cookie. TICKETS.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
The story of Neil Diamond’s remarkable musical career, told in a flashback as the now-retired songwriter looks back on a life not totally well-led. But, hey, the guy wrote “Sweet Caroline”… what more did he need to do. That song and several dozen by Diamond are featured in this non-stop rocking show. TICKETS.

+4 more shows in July!

Community

Who Knows KC? July Contest is Now Open!

Do you think you know Kansas City better than anyone else? Put your knowledge to the test in Who Knows KC?, a free-to-play prediction market we created in partnership with our friends at ProphetShares!

Shoutout to our winner from June’s contest, Calbeck3, who chose a $100 gift card to Q39! As of 5am this morning, 2nd and 3rd place were too close to call.

We’ve got more gift cards to great local businesses (Rally House, Joe’s KC, Andre’s, etc.) to give away in July, so start predicting for your chance to win!

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In Other News…

🏟️ Bigger & Better: The KC Current and Gensler released new renderings of a $1.4 expansion of CPKC Stadium that would add 30% seating capacity, retail, parking, and trails along the Berkley Riverfront area.
🏆 BBQ Champion: The 44th Annual Great Lenexa BBQ Battle wrapped up this past weekend, and Nixa, MO-based Gettin’ Basted was named Grand Champion.
✍️ Ballpark Plans: New city records on CompassKC revealed more details on a new Royals ballpark inside of Crown Center.
⌚️A Short Wait: Over the past few weeks, KC Streetcar ridership has smashed records, with wait times actually decreasing. Wait times dropped from between 10-12 minutes, to 6-8 minutes.
🏟️ What’s in a Name?: The Chiefs filed trademark applications hinting at names for their future Kansas stadium: Arrowhead Sports and Entertainment Complex, Tailgate Town, Kingdom Commons and '63 Entertainment.
🚂 Choo-Choo, Coming Through: Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, arrives at Union Station on July 21 with public viewing on July 22.
🤦‍♂️ Correction: Our 2026 Fireworks Guide has been corrected to show that Red, White, and Blue Springs is happening on July 3rd, not July 4th.
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