Happy Friday, and happy three-day weekend!

☘️ 13 things to do this weekend

🎸 Zac Brown Band rocks the T-Mobile Center next week

🎻 Prometheus tickets winner

s🏠 House Hunch

📲 This week’s most-clicked stories

P.S. No newsletter on Monday. Enjoy Labor Day!

Events

Weekend Roundup

KC Irish Fest

Here are 13 things to do this three-day weekend:

All Weekend Long

🐦‍⬛ The Pigeon Comes to Kansas City - Catch some Pigeon-packed fun at The Pigeon Comes to Kansas City: A Mo Willems Exhibit through September 7 at Crown Center!*

☘️ Kansas City Irish Fest - KC's favorite Irish tradition returns to Crown Center for its 24th year with a full entertainment schedule, Irish food, whiskey & craft beer tastings, cultural exhibits, an Irish marketplace, and more!

🎡 SantaCaliGon Days - The 53rd Annual SantaCaliGon Days Festival takes over Historic Independence Square with live entertainment on two stages, hundreds of vendors, carnival rides, a beer garden, and more.

🏰 KC Renaissance Festival - It’s opening weekend for The KC Ren Fest, which is celebrating its 50th season! Expect jousting knights, costumed characters, artisan shops, faire food, and endless entertainment in Bonner Springs.

🎨 KC Chalk & Walk Festival - Professional, student, and amateur artists transform the pavement at Historic City Market into stunning chalk masterpieces. Plus street performers, a Children's Creative Corridor with free chalk, 3D chalk artists, and live music.

🚗 Greaserama - The 26th Annual Greaserama punk rock car show returns to LaBenite Park in Independence with classic cars & trucks, lowriders, custom cycles, punk rods, live bands, a vintage swap meet, and more.

🎢 Worlds of Fun Oktoberfest - Worlds of Fun's fall season kicks off with Oktoberfest — German-themed food and drinks, themed entertainment, and rides for all ages.

🍿 Cars 20th Anniversary - The Regnier Extreme Screen at Union Station will be showing Disney Pixar’s Cars through September 10th to celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary. Tickets are $5.

Friday

⚾️ Royals vs. Blue Jays - It’s KPop Demon Hunters night at Kauffman Stadium! Themed activations, a KPop Demon Hunters themed fireworks show, and a special Royals x KPop Demon Hunters backpack with a theme ticket purchase.

🌴 Jimmy Buffett Day - The annual Jimmy Buffett Day celebration happens on the pool deck of Margaritaville Hotel Kansas City, featuring live music, giveaways, tropical food & drink, with proceeds benefiting Habitat for Humanity and Singing for Change.

Saturday

🐦 Hummingbird Festival - Celebrate Missouri’s smallest bird at George Owens Nature Park in Independence! Enjoy hummingbird-themed education, activities, and games from 9-4:30.

🍷 KC Wine Co. Oktoberfest - Wine meets beer with a variety of German brews, wine flights, 60+ farm activities, shenanigan contests, live music, and more at KC Wine Co in Olathe. 21+.

🎨 Sunset Quick Paint at the OP Arboretum - Artists of all levels paint the flowers, landscapes, prairie, and woodland trails of the Overland Park Arboretum from 4–8pm, followed by a reception and judging in the LongHouse Visitor Center. Two best-in-show winners take home $300 each!

Sunday

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Zac Brown Band Takes the Stage at the T-Mobile Center on September 10th 

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American country music group Zac Brown Band is set to perform at the T-Mobile Center next Thursday, September 10th.

  • Summer Nights: Zac Brown Band brings its Love & Fear Tour Presented by Margaritaville at Sea to town with special guest Brothers Osborne. The band is known for its chart-topping hits like Chicken Fried, Knee Deep, and Toes.

  • Ticket Giveaway: We are giving away two FREE tickets over on our Instagram. Go enter for a chance to see the three-time GRAMMY Award winner take the stage in downtown Kansas City! The winner will be chosen this Sunday.

And just in case you don’t win our giveaway, get your tickets to the show HERE.

Giveaway Winner! 🎻

Congratulations to Abiola T., who was selected as the winner of two tickets to Prometheus performed by the Kansas City Symphony on Wednesday, September 9th!

Tickets are still available for the dazzling, multisensory performance. Get them HERE.

Real Estate

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ICYMI

This Week’s Top Stories 📲

  1. This past U.S. News & World Report released its list for the best high schools in the Kansas City, MO area for 2026-2027. Sumner Academy of Arts & Science in KCK took the top spot!

  2. Fareway Meat Market opened this past week inside its new building at 79th St. and Ward Parkway in Waldo, and features a full-service butcher counter, walk-up window, wine & spirits section, and more.

  3. A new State Farm commercial featuring Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and Jake From State Farm was filmed at a Lee’s Summit-area farm.

  4. Field’s Edge Cabin is now open, just 30 minutes south of the KC metro, offering a peaceful escape on 10+ acres in the Missouri woods.

  5. American Airlines announced new one-stop connections from MCI, including routes to Tokyo, Barcelona, Reykjavik, and more. Tickets are on sale now!

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— Nick Hageman | Co-Founder @ KC Daily

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