⛲️ Fountains of Funny

Fountains of Funny: The festival spans 10 unique venues across four neighborhoods throughout Kansas City. This community-supported festival celebrates Kansas City's independent arts scene while showcasing national talent. Weekend passes and individual tickets are available now, offering comedy fans an unforgettable experience.

Up Next: The lineup of comedians includes Kansas City's Aaron Branch (Netflix's Unstable), viral sensation Heather Shaw, America's Got Talent's Ahren Belisle, and comedy veterans Eddie Pepitone, Kyle Ayers, Chloe Radcliffe, and Jay Jurden. Each night takes over a different neighborhood—18th & Vine, Midtown, West Bottoms, and Crossroads—featuring shows, happy hours, and after-parties at venues like The Gem Theater, El Torreon, and recordBar.

Brew Bears: The 21+ event features samples from over 30 local breweries and wineries, along with food trucks and live music throughout the Zoo. Brew at the Zoo guest also get access to GloWild: Time Traveler, the zoo's immersive lantern festival showcasing a mile-long walk through handmade sculptures.

Beer for Birds: This year's event highlights the rhinoceros hornbill, with proceeds supporting the Zoo's Conservation Fund to protect this vulnerable Southeast Asian bird and other species. Tickets are non-refundable but transferable for this rain-or-shine, cashless fundraising event.

Tech Takeoff: The bistate region saw a 10.3% increase in tech job postings and 4.1% growth in tech businesses from 2023-2025, with more than 225,000 technology professionals contributing $12.4 billion to the combined economic impact. Kansas City ranks as the second-most cost-effective market for technology employment nationally.

Heartland Innovation: The metro area's tech sector accounts for 9% of the local economy, outperforming larger markets like Chicago, Indianapolis, Nashville, and St. Louis. If you’re looking for a job in tech, to attend a tech event, or find local tech data, the KC Tech Council is a great resource.

⚾️ Northland Baseball?: According to KC sports reported Pete Mundo, the Royals are in negotiations with Clay County about a NKC stadium location. He thinks the Washington Square Park site (downtown KCMO) is a distant third behind NKC and Overland Park.

📺 Chief of Commercials: We’ve all seen the State Farm commercials featuring Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid. But a new commercial from the insurance company features a third Chief.

🤝 Get a Job: Today from 8am-5pm, KANSASWORKS is hosting a virtual job fair allowing people to fill out applications, chat live, and interview virtually with participating employers.

🌭 Jason’s Picks: After a recent trip to Kansas City, Jason Kelce left a glowing review of Peter May’s House of Kielbasa, a family-owned Polish deli located in East Kansas City.

🛻 Start Your Engines: The T-Mobile Center will host Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live this weekend, October 11-12, with an all-new theme of Glow-N-Fire.

🍂 Feelin’ Crispy: Now that we’ve finally turned the corner into cooler weather (knock on wood), there’s no better time to plan a trip to one of Kansas City’s 12 best fall farms!

🪧 Better Than a Billboard: If your business or event is advertising on a billboard in Kansas City, let’s talk. Advertising in KC Daily not only gets you in front of thousands of local readers every day, but also drives web traffic (without driving through traffic).