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☀️ 14 things to do this weekend
🍔 Beer Kitchen opens today inside Strang Hall in Downtown OP
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This is technically the first weekend of fall, so make the most of it with these 14 things to do around KC:
All Weekend Long
🏎️ It’s NASCAR Playoffs Weekend at the Kansas Speedway! Three races take the track throughout the weekend, culminating in the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday afternoon.
🍁 The Overland Park Fall Festival takes over downtown OP with entertainment for all ages, friendly vendors, and delicious festival food. Don’t miss a stop at the Farmers Market on Saturday morning!
🍻 Family and fun collide at Oktoberfest 2025 in Downtown Lee’s Summit! The weekend-long event features German Town, a petting zoo, Kids Street, a vendor fair, a carnival, food & drink, and so much more!
🎨 The 18th & Vine Arts Festival brings a powerful weekend of film, fashion, food, art, and live performances in the cultural soul of Kansas City.
⛺️ Camp Leavenworth is a free two-day festival in historic downtown Leavenworth featuring fireworks, family activities, a Makers Fair, and unique experiences celebrating adventure and community.
Friday
🧭 Celebrate the grand opening of Daily Objective Distillery in Amsterdam, MO starting at 5pm. Small-batch spirits, food trucks, and live music continue throughout the weekend.
🏠 Check out some of the Kansas City metro’s finest homes at the KCHBA Fall Parade of Homes. Admission is free!
Saturday
🍺 Raise your steins at Oktoberfest Live! at KC Live! An afternoon of festive fun, free-flowing beer, and unbeatable entertainment from 3-7pm.
🥃 Head to English Landing Park in Parkville for Bourbon in the Park hosted by Rose Productions KC. The event features samples, appetizers by Chef Andrew Longres of Acre, cigars, desserts, and VIP experiences. P.S. if you’re reading this before noon, we’re giving away 2 free tickets on Instagram!
🍸 The Hey! Hey! Club will host Negroni vs. Martini from 5-7pm with Tom Nichol (Tanqueray Master Distiller) and Robert Simonson (cocktail historian) featuring Negroni/Martini variations, small bites, and storytelling about classic gin cocktails.
🎯 Grab a teammate and head to the Westport Cornhole Crawl from 12:30-7pm. Games will be played at a variety of Westport businesses, with an after-party at Bar Rec!
🐉 GWN Dragon Boat and KC Pink Warriors host the annual Kansas City Dragon Boat Festival at Shawnee Mission Park, blending ancient racing traditions with Midwestern culture and community spirit.
Sunday
🏈 Catch every play of KC vs. Baltimore on the biggest screen in the city at Coca-Cola Game Day at KC Live! Block. Expect DJ entertainment, contests, trivia, giveaways, and food and drink specials.*
🎃 Beat the Sunday Scaries by visiting one of Kansas City’s best fall farms and picking a pumpkin, drinking some apple cider, or hopping on a hayride!
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Food & Drink
Beer Kitchen Opens Today Inside Strang Hall
Strang Hall
Strang Hall, the chef collective and gathering space in downtown Overland Park, welcomes a familiar local concept starting today.
Beer, Here: Beer Kitchen opens today inside the hall, expanding on it’s original location at 435 Westport Rd. in KCMO. Strang Hall was recently acquired by local restaurant group Culinary Virtue, which operates Beer Kitchen along with other local concepts like Meat Mitch and Char Bar.
Fresh Food, Fresh Faces: Beer Kitchen will serve gourmet grass-fed burgers, hand-cut Belgian fries, salads, sandwiches, drunken doughnuts, and brown butter lobster rolls on Fridays. Strang Café has also been reimagined inside the hall, and will now feature products from four local female-owned brands.
Strang Hall is located at 7313 W 80th St. in downtown Overland Park.
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Can you guess the price of this Kansas City area home based on just one photo?
Ready to see this house for yourself? Schedule a showing with Becca Hageman with GRID at Compass Realty Group!
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Waldo-favorite Hemma Hemma is officially serving dinner! The menu features dishes like the Hot Honey Salmon Bowl, Enchiladas, and Yoshoku Beef Curry.
A Y2K-themed nightlife experience called Vibe Ultra Lounge is now open in Overland Park.
Atlas9, the immersive 90s movie theater where movies come to life, opened this week in KCK. You gotta see it to believe it, get your tickets now!
The City of Overland Park recently unveiled its new city flag. In our humble opinion, it’s a huge upgrade.
The Bam Bam Room, Kansas City’s first Mahjong parlor and boutique, opened its doors in Leawood this week.
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