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Weekend Roundup 🇺🇸
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If you’re hanging around Kansas City this Memorial Day Weekend, here are 13 things to check out:
All Weekend Long
🪖 National WWI Museum — Memorial Day Weekend - The Museum & Memorial celebrates its centennial year with special exhibitions, the 35th Infantry Division Band, vintage military vehicles, and a formal ceremony Monday morning with Gen. (Ret.) Richard Myers. Free for veterans & military; half-price for the public.
🦕 Jurassic Quest - North America's largest traveling dinosaur experience stomps into the Overland Park Convention Center with life-size animatronic dinos, fossil digs, rideable giants, baby dino shows, and bounce houses.
⚾️ Royals vs. Mariners - The Royals kick off a six-game home stretch tonight against the Seattle Mariners, before welcoming the New York Yankees May 25-27. Fireworks Friday is tonight!
🎨 MO River Murals: Master Piece 2026 - Watch 100 street artists paint massive murals live along the Missouri Riverfront Heritage Trail at one of KC's most ambitious public art events ever.
Friday
🎵 Ben Rector with the KC Symphony - Singer-songwriter Ben Rector brings his Symphonies Across America tour to Helzberg Hall with full orchestral arrangements of his hits starting at 8pm.
🐾 KC Pet Project Patio Party - The beloved outdoor benefit concert for KC's no-kill shelter is back! Post Sex Nachos headlines with Big Fat Cow and Jillian Riscoe, plus a beer garden with local breweries starting at 6pm.
🎨 Fourth Fridays Art Walk - Live music, local art, and late-night shopping take over historic downtown Lee's Summit from 5-8pm.
Saturday
🐉 Dragons & Fantastic Beasts - Powell Gardens' summer spectacular opens for the season this Saturday with life-size dragon sculptures, interactive stations, and hands-on activities set among the gardens' blooms.
⚽️ Sporting KC vs. NY Red Bulls - Sporting KC looks for its third straight win in the final home match before the World Cup break. 7:30pm kick-off at Sporting Park.
🎷 American Jazz Walk of Fame - Kansas City's 18th & Vine Jazz District honors Herbie Hancock with a free public bronze medallion induction on 18th Street at 6pm, followed by a concert with Ruben Studdard and Kim Waters at the Gem Theater at 7pm.
⚽️ Copa de Calle Street Soccer - Ryogoku Soccer Academy hosts a 3v3 street soccer tournament in the West Bottoms' Liberty Courtyard as part of Heritage Days starting at 11am. A World Cup warm-up celebration of sport and culture!
Sunday
🎻 KC Symphony: Celebration at the Station - KC's biggest Memorial Day tradition returns with the Symphony performing on the South Plaza of Union Station with a finale of the 1812 Overture (complete with real cannon blasts) and a fireworks show. 5–10pm.
🎤 Tech N9ne & E-40 at The Midland - KC's own Tech N9ne closes out his Strange Wid' It Tour in his hometown with E-40 and special guest King Iso at The Midland Theatre at 8pm.
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This Week’s Most-Clicked Stories 📲
20+ local businesses, artists, and organizations will open temporary storefronts across the city through the Open Doors! program. See which businesses and where they’ll be HERE.
The KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension opened to riders this week, completing the 6.5-mile route from the riverfront to UMKC. If you haven’t been yet, take a look at the sights along the Missouri River.
Big Grove Brewery & Taproom officially opened its doors in Prairie Village this week, offering award-winning beers, a chef-driven menu, event space, and a family-friendly patio.
The Big Slick silent auction is now open, and one of the items is a chance to be an extra in Heidi Gardner’s upcoming film The Swimming Lesson. Current minimum bid is $3,500.
Believe it or not, tickets for the 2026 Hallmark Christmas Experience are now on sale! The Experience runs on weekends from November 27th trough December 20th.
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