Happy Friday, and happy cooler weather! 🤞
😎 14 things to do this weekend
⛳️ GolfTRK opens HQ in Prairie Village today
🏠 House Hunch
📲 This week’s most-clicked stories
Events
Weekend Roundup
KC Daily
Here are 14 things to do this weekend to keep you busy until the Chiefs play on Monday night:
All Weekend Long
🎨 46th Annual Art Westport - Kansas City's longest-running outdoor art show exclusively for local artists returns to historic Westport. 150 regional artists selling paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry, glass, and more, plus live music, kids' activities, and beverage tents.
🎡 Johnson County Old Settlers - Downtown Olathe's beloved heritage festival runs through Saturday, featuring Kansas' largest parade Saturday at 10am, an auto show, arts & crafts, carnival, free concerts, and more!
🏺 KC Clay Guild Grand Opening - The nonprofit ceramics studio opens the doors to its new Midtown home at 500 W. 39th St. Weekend activities include facility tours, free community workshops, kids’ clay zones, demonstrations, and more!
🌟 Terra Luna - Quixotic's spellbinding immersive light, music, and performance installation transforms the Overland Park Arboretum into a dreamlike moonlit garden. Expect aerial acrobatics, live musicians, glowing pathways, and surprise performers around every bend.
💃 KC Fiesta Hispana - One of the Midwest's largest fiestas returns to American Royal Parking Lot B in the West Bottoms with live mariachi and Latin contemporary music, folkloric dance, authentic food, 75+ vendor booths, and a children's area.
Friday
🇺🇸 9/11 Memorial - It’s the 25th anniversary of September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, and you can visit a 14-foot, 2.5-ton steel beam from ground zero at the 9/11 Memorial at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
🐠 GloWild: Hidden Treasure — Opening Night - The KC Zoo's beloved lantern festival returns for its fifth year — a mile-long Hidden Treasure-themed route through the zoo with massive handcrafted light sculptures of shipwrecks, buried treasure, and jungle landscapes.
🍎 Louisburg Cider Mill Opening Day - Community-favorite Louisburg Cider Mill opens for the season with apple cider, fresh donuts, corn mazes, pumpkins, family-friendly activities, and more fall fun!
Saturday
🎷 Prairie Village Jazz Festival - Five acts across six hours at Harmon Park, including SME Blue Knights, Nick Hmeljak's Open Channel, Stanley Sheldon's Rhythm Republic, Stephen Martin Quartet, and headliners Freedom Affair closing out the night. Lawn chairs and blankets welcome!
🌶️ Char Bar Hatch Chile Fest - Char Bar's 4th Annual Hatch Chile Festival takes over the Westport patio with live Hatch chile roasting, Hatch-inspired BBQ and drink specials, Mean Mule Distilling Co. tastings, local art vendors, and the intoxicating smell of roasted chiles.
🍽️ A Taste of Leawood - One of Johnson County's biggest foodie events returns with unlimited bites from Leawood's finest restaurants, wine, craft beer, and cocktails, live music, VIP stops, and surprises throughout the evening at Park Place Leawood.
🥬 Lenexa Spinach Festival - Lenexa celebrates the nutrient-dense green vegetable with the World's Largest Spinach Salad, kids' activities, live music, craft vendors, and spinach-themed food and drinks. (spinach lemonade? 🤨)
🎤 Crossroads Music Fest - The 22nd annual celebration of local music and culture in the West Bottoms features 25+ bands across seven stages, with proceeds benefiting KKFI 90.1FM.
Sunday
🛍️ Crossroads Flea at Mildred's - The Second Sunday market featuring local makers, produce, antiques, vintage clothing, and Mildred's coffee and brunch fills the street at 19th & Wyandotte from 9am–2pm.
Ready to pack your upcoming weekend events? Share it in KC Daily!
Opening
GolfTRK Opens New HQ in Prairie Village Today!
KC Daily
Indoor golf training facility GolfTRK is celebrating the grand opening of its new HQ in Prairie Village today from 4-7pm.
Golf Around the Clock: The new HQ is located at 7068 Mission Road, boasting 9,000+ square feet of indoor golf paradise. The space offers eight bays equipped with TrackMan technology, the largest PuttView surface in the United States, a lounge area, and bookable co-working and meeting space for members. It will be open 7 days a week, from 5am until midnight.
Party for Pars: Tonight’s grand opening celebration will allow you to try out the simulators and PuttView surface, chat with the founders, and compete in a Hole-in-One contest for your shot at the prize pool of $5,000!
GolfTRK offers individual memberships, corporate memberships, and private lessons from pros. Learn more HERE.
Real Estate
House Hunch 🏠
Listing by Becca Hageman - Compass Realty Group
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!
ICYMI
This Week’s Top Stories 📲
TIME released its list of America’s Best Colleges of 2026-2027, and William Jewell led all KC metro schools, coming in at No. 141.
Did you know that State Line Road doesn’t follow the actual state line perfectly? Check out more quirks about State Line Road from the KC Library.
Three Points, an event venue in downtown Kansas City operated by Argyle Events, offers skyline views, indoor-outdoor flexibility, and a private rooftop.
A moment from a recent Royals game at Kauffman Stadium went viral when fans assembled an inflatable hot dog with an inflatable bun.
UMKC’s Institute for Human Development will host Great Conversations, an evening of food, drink, and meaningful conversations on Friday, September 18th.
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P.S. I’ve got a big weekend ahead, it’s the Cy-Hawk game! If there are any fellow Cyclones reading this newsletter, reply and let me know. Go Clones! 🌪️
— Nick Hageman | Co-Founder @ KC Daily
