New Ice Cream Parlor Will Float Your Boat

Opening

New Ice Cream Parlor Will Float Your Boat

Fountain City Scoops and Floats, whose owner also owns KC Soda Co next door, is a new ice cream parlor in the City Market that specializes in floats.

• Soda Meet Ice Cream: Five years after opening KC Soda Co, owner Lucas Thompson decided to pitch the idea of an ice cream float place to City Market after seeing the success of pairing Mass Street Soda and Sylas and Maddy’s in Lawrence.

• Not Your Usual Floats: The shop offers a variety of ice cream flavors and soda bases, as well as more than 25 toppings. Customers can create their own floats or choose from a preset menu of specialty floats like Pina Colada or the Boyscout.

• Happy Wallets: With prices below $5 where a single-scoop float is $3.89 and a double will run you $4.89, Fountain City Scoops and Floats will make the perfect affordable treat after dinner or on a hot day at the farmers market.

Visit Fountain City Scoops and Floats at 419 Main St. in the City Market Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Outdoors

Butterfly Fest Takes Flight

The Festival of Butterflies is a celebration of these beautiful insects and the cultures and flowers that foster them at Powell Gardens in Kingsville, Missouri.

• The Festival: The festival, which will run until August 6th, features Queen and Monarch butterflies and moths, as well as a Butterfly Meadow, a Native Butterfly Habitat, a Moth Cave, and an Ice Cream Parlor.

• New Features: This year’s festival features new exhibits like a Butterfly Lab, a Flutter Fair, a Science Exploratorium, and Moth Cave where families can learn more about butterfly and moth conservation across the world.

• Pollination Nations: The festival features new culture weekends that highlight butterflies in different parts of the world focusing on the South Pacific Islands (July 29) and Japan (August 5).

The Festival of Butterflies will take place at Powell Gardens Tuesday through Sundays from 9 am to 6 pm and 9 pm on Saturdays. If you’d like to visit, admission can be purchased online ahead of time here.

Events

Festival For Baseball’s Favorite Food

The 2023 Heart of America Hot Dog Festival will take place at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum this Saturday.

• Dogs and Baseball: Created by the NLBM in 2013, the Hot Dog Festival celebrates the historical connection between our national pastime and baseball fans’ favorite ballpark food; the hotdog.

• Grillin’ and Groovin’: The festival will also feature several musical performances of the jazz and funk variety by Dru Hill, Con Funk Shun, The SOS Band, and Queens of Soul Jazz.

• Fundraising: The Hot Dog Festival is traditionally a large fundraiser for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum so please plan to purchase food and beverages while you are inside the event.

The Heart of America Hot Dog Festival will take place Saturday from 3 pm to 11 pm. General admission tickets can be purchased here.

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• ⚾Rounding Third: The Royals announced that they will make their decision on the location of their next stadium in late September.

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• 🎸Hunt Country Nights: Country music star Sam Hunt brings his Outskirts Tour through KC with a show at Azura Amphitheater on August 4th.