2026 will be Kansas City’s “Soccer Era”, and it starts this weekend with Sporting KC kicking off the MLS season.
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Events
Weekend Roundup 🎉
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The temps are dipping this weekend, so bundle up before doing any of these fun things across the metro this weekend:
All Weekend Long
🪄 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert - The Kansas City Symphony performs John Williams’ unforgettable score alongside a showing of the 2002 film. Three performances remain this weekend.
🎥 Reel Black Film Fest - Kansas City PBS hosts the 2nd-annual Reel Black Film Fest at The Gem Theater & American Jazz Museum, honoring black filmmakers with showings, conversations, awards, networking, and more.
⭐️ Hamilton - The Broadway musical takes the stage at Municipal Auditorium Music Hall, with performances scheduled through March 1st. Tickets are extremely limited.
🎬 One of the Good Ones - The Kansas City Repertory Theatre presents the heartfelt story from Gloria Calderón Kellett, the co-creator of Netflix’s One Day at a Time. On stage at the Copaken Stage through March 8th.
Friday
🎸 Eric Church - The 10-time GRAMMY-nominee takes the stage at the T-Mobile Center at 7:30pm, with special guest 49 Winchester.
🍸 34 South Main Soft Opening - The new cocktail lounge in downtown Liberty (18 N. Main St.) is celebrating its soft opening from 3pm-12am, as the team fine-tunes recipes, service, and operations.
Saturday
🍷 Let’s Wine About Winter - The 16th Annual Let’s Wine About Winter in downtown Liberty celebrates America 250 with 25+ American-made wines, local shopping, tasting experiences, and more from 12-5pm.
🥳 No Other Pub 10-Year Anniversary - Celebrate 10 years of the iconic sports bar in the Power & Light District starting at 8pm. The event also serves as the official watch party of Sporting Kansas City’s MLS season opener, which kicks off at 9:30pm.
🍻 KC Brew Fest - Union Station will be filled with over 50 breweries serving 150+ beers, food trucks, live music, and more from 12-8pm.
🎞️ Cinemorphia - Atlas9 hosts “The Midwest’s most surreal film festival”, featuring visionary talent of students who push the boundaries of art, storytelling, and technology through animated shorts.
Sunday
🤝 Royals Job Fair - The Royals are hosting a walk-in job fair in the Diamond Club inside Kauffman Stadium from 9am-12pm. Around 20 seasonal/temporary roles will be up for grabs.
🐉 Lunar New Year - The Lenexa Public Market has partnered with the Ethnic Enrichment Commission of Kansas City to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse with performances, horse-themed board games, and specialty dishes.
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Sports
Sporting KC Kicks Off 2026 MLS Season on Saturday
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With the World Cup coming to Kansas City in June, 2026 is about to be the biggest year for the sport of soccer in Kansas City's history. Our “Soccer Era” year begins this Saturday, as Sporting KC kicks off the 2026 MLS season.
Bouncing Back: Sporting KC opens the season at San Jose at 9:30pm CST. The team looks to bounce back from a rough 2025 campaign, in which they finished last in the Western Conference with a 7-7-20 record. Saturday’s game is the earliest MLS opener in club history.
Out With the Old: There were a lot of changes made in the off-season, including the club naming Raphael Wicky as the new head coach in January. The Club also saw 13 player departures from the 2025 campaign, while signing nine new players to the 2026 roster. The stadium also changed names, from Children’s Mercy Park to Sporting Park.
SKC returns to Sporting Park for the home opener next weekend, February 28th, against Columbus. Get tickets.
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This Week’s Top Stories 📲
Niche released its list of the Best High Schools in the Kansas City area for 2026. The list was divided into public and private schools.
The Houlihan’s in Leawood (4900 W. 119th St.) will close on March 27th and be demolished to make way for two new buildings housing four new restaurants.
UMKC was named among the World’s Top Universities in 2026 according to TIME. It was just one of two public universities in Missouri named to the list.
Andrew and Mason Homoly of Homoly Design + Build were recently named the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Custom Home Builder of the Year.
Tap Ins at the Greenhouse in Overland Park officially opened its 18-hole outdoor mini golf course called Prairie Pines.
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