⛲️ Follow The Lights

Party Under the Lights: The fun starts at 5pm with performances and giveaways. Catch QUIXOTIC, Vocalocity, Miller Marley Dance Company, and DJ Kirby Hamm. The ceremony is free to attend, and the best views are along Nichols Rd. between Pennsylvania and Broadway.

Lights, Camera, Catcher: Jensen grew up a die-hard Royals fan in KC, then set the franchise rookie record with 27 home runs this season. He’ll flip the switch around 6:25pm, followed by fireworks, an hour earlier than usual to make room for the Chiefs game. The lights stay on through January 10th.

Let It Glow: Northland school choirs and local bands take the stage starting at 3pm. Kids can hop on train rides and join a snowball fight with 1,000 synthetic snowballs, then grab photos with the Grinch and baby goats in pajamas. Grown-ups can sip spiked cider from the Queen of Acorns bar. Plus, the first 500 guests get a seasonal gift!

Merry & Bright: The lights stay on all season, with two new displays. Glow North is a free, nostalgic walk-through in North Park featuring giant ornaments, animated penguins, Santa’s sleigh, and the 44-foot Grand Tree. In the Central District, light-lined rooftops, garland-wrapped light poles, and festive banners set the scene for photo ops.

Encore Performance: Phase One, targeted for 2028, includes $75 million in improvements. That covers modernized arena seating, restrooms, and concessions, along with improved accessibility, preservation of the Music Hall, and exterior upgrades that connect the building to Barney Allis Plaza. Municipal Auditorium is also the new home of UMKC basketball.

Bond Voyage: The work is funded by Question 2, the $100 million bond voters approved in August, which set aside about $75 million for the convention complex. It’s part of an estimated $500 million in convention upgrades over the next decade. Later phases through 2036 would connect the broader campus and add new gathering and exhibit spaces.

🌺 Brookside Blooms: Overland Park antique and home goods shop Hydrangea House is moving into 22 W. 63rd St. in Brookside, the Tudor-style former police and fire station most recently home to Fiddly Fig.

💪 Arms Race: Mills Record Company in Westport is offering all the vinyl you can carry for $10 tomorrow, November 10th, from 5-7pm. Load up your arms, and whatever makes it to the counter is yours! Select records only.

🍖 New ‘Que: Signage is up at the new Chef J BBQ location at 1900 Clay St. in North Kansas City. An official opening date is TBD, so stay tuned!

🤝 Big Moves: Big Brothers Big Sisters KC opened its new Big Futures headquarters in the historic Taylor building at 17th & Walnut in the Crossroads, a $15.9 million project built to expand college and career prep for its Littles.

⚾️ Run Bobby, Run: Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. was named the MLBPAA Overall Heart and Hustle Award winner for 2026. He also won the award in 2025, making him the first back-to-back winner since 2006-2007.

🏢 Grand Slam: A Royals affiliate bought the 28-story office tower at 2345 Grand Blvd., overlooking Crown Center and the proposed ballpark site. The price wasn’t disclosed, but the tower last sold for nearly $53 million in 2018.

🎟️ Sell Out: Do you have an upcoming event you’d like an extra 29,559 pair of eyes on? Feature it in KC Daily!