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Whether you’re a sports fan, history fan, music fan, theater fan, or all of the above; it’s about to be a great weekend in Kansas City! (hopefully the weather cooperates…)

🎉 11 things to do this weekend

🇺🇸 Freedom Plane National Tour opens today

🏠 House Hunch

📲 This week’s most-clicked stories

Events

Weekend Roundup 🎉

Big 12 Conference

Happy first weekend of March! Here are 11 things to do around Kansas City this weekend:

All Weekend Long

🦕 Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice™ - Designed for explorers ages 2-7, Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice™ is now OPEN at Crown Center through May 10th!*

⛹️‍♀️ Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament - The women of the Big 12 take the court inside the T-Mobile Center for the quarterfinals (today), semifinals (Saturday), and the Championship game (Sunday).

📚 Monstera’s 2nd Anniversary - Monstera’s Books in downtown Overland Park is celebrating its 2nd anniversary with 15% off everything in the store, plus 20% off all staff recs.

🏀 College Basketball Experience - Kick off March Madness by learning about the legends that built the game of college basketball. The CBE is open every day during the month of March!

🏆 2026 MIAA Basketball Championships - The Men’s and Women’s MIAA Conference Championships take place at Municipal Auditorium, bringing some of the best teams in DII basketball to the court.

🪷 Orchid Delirium - It’s opening weekend of Orchid Delirium at Powell Gardens, a month-plus springtime celebration centered around orhchids.

Friday

🖼️ It’s the first weekend of March, which means it’s First Fridays in the Crossroads and the West Bottoms. Explore art galleries, vintage markets, local businesses, food trucks, live music, and more!

Saturday

🏝️ Margarita Fest - Margaritaville Hotel Kansas City hosts its first ever Margarita festival filled with tastings, food, entertainment, and interactive experiences from 2-6pm.

🍷 Uncorked: KC Wine Festival - Sample 100+ wines, eat from food trucks, dance to the DJ, and more at the 10th anniversary of the wine festival inside Union Station.

Sunday

🍸 MUSE - Rose Productions hosts a soirée celebrating women in food, drink, & the arts, benefitting Girls on the Run Kansas City, at The Guild Garden Club from 4-7pm.

🎤 Phil Collins Experience - Take in a tribute to Phil Collins’ music at Knuckleheads starting at 6:30pm. Pro tip: start your night with a cocktail at J. Rieger & Co. across the street!

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Community

Freedom Plane National Tour Makes First Stop in Kansas City

KC Daily

The Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation exhibit opens today at the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

Documented History: The traveling exhibition will visit eight U.S. cities in commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, making its first stop in Kansas City now through March 22nd. Guests will be able to see a curated selection of original records from the National Archives and Records Administration, most of which are leaving Washington D.C. for the first time in decades.
What to See: The documents on view include an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence from (1823), Articles of Association (1774), Treaty of Paris (1783), a secret printing of the Constitution in draft form (1787), and more. The exhibit inside Memory Hall is open daily 10am-5pm, with extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays.

Free tickets are available in-person on the day of your visit, on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of tickets can be accessed when purchasing Museum and Memorial tickets online.

Real Estate

House Hunch 🏠

Listing by Sherry Renee Keesee, Reece Nichols - Leawood

Can you name the price of this Kansas City area home based on just one photo?

HINT: 3 bed, 2 bath, 1572 sqft

Ready to see this house for yourself? Schedule a showing with Becca Hageman with GRID at Compass Realty Group!

ICYMI

This Week’s Top Stories 📲

KC2026 released its list of 100 Things to Do or Know Before the FIFA World Cup™ 2026 as the region prepares for 650,000 visitors this summer.
Earlier this week, we got a sneak peek of the ASB GlassFloor that is currently being used for the Men’s & Women’s Big 12 Tournaments. See it in action!
Disco Burger will open a second location in Brookside this summer, taking over the former Flying Horse Taproom space at 600 E. 63rd St.
An Arizona-based housing developer will build a 153-home, build-to-rent development at Missouri Highway 152 and Barry Road in the Northland.
Cornflower Baked Goods, a new made-from-scratch bakery and coffee shop from Rye’s Megan Garrelts, will open this spring inside Mission Farms in Leawood.