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We’re headed to Jazzoo tonight, and can’t wait to get wild! Until then, here’s a great Friday newsletter:

☔️ 13 things to do this weekend

☀️ Summer plans with Zona Rosa

😂 New comedy club coming to the Legends

🏠 House Hunch

📲 This week’s most-clicked stories

Events

Weekend Roundup ☔️

Rain may be in the forecast, but don’t let that stop you from having a great weekend at any of these things going on around KC!

All Weekend Long

🎡 Lee’s Summit Downtown Days returns with free live entertainment, carnival rides, sports zone, food, vendors, craft beer tents, and more

🎠 On the other side of the state line, Old Shawnee Days fills Shawnee Town 1929 with family-friendly festivities all weekend long

🇺🇸 Vintage Market Days presents “Red, White, & Vintage”, a vintage-inspired indoor market at the American Royal

🎢 Kick off the summer season at KidZfest at Worlds of Fun, featuring Stick(y) Paint!, Mr. Stinky Feet, PEANUTS Party in the Park, and more

🤘 Don’t miss the final weekend of School of Rock on stage at Starlight Theater at 8pm all three nights

Friday

🦒 Jazzoo brings the wildest party of the year at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium tonight from 7:30pm-midnight (VIP entry at 6:30pm)

🌎 Head to Northeast Kansas City for lunch today for the International Marketplace Taste & Tour, featuring 7 restaurants and a coffee shop from 5 different continents

Saturday

🌾 KCMO Parks & Recreation is hosting Party on the Prairie at Jerry Smith Park from 5-8pm. The event features live music, guided hikes, a scavenger hunt, and more!

🥁 The 8th Annual Juneteenth Cultural Parade takes to the streets at 18th and Vine starting at noon, with a pre-parade show starting at 11am.

🍓 The Vaile Mansion Strawberry Festival happens in Independence from 9am-4pm with antiques, food & drink, and (of course) strawberry treats

🍻 The Waldo Brews Tour guides you through the Waldo neighborhood’s best local bars and coffee shops from 12-6pm

🥊 Guns N Hoses, a first responders charity boxing event, takes to Municipal Auditorium starting at 7pm

🧵 Downtown Liberty is hosting a Quilt Walk from 10am-3pm, celebrating all things quilts

Sponsored by Zona Rosa

Zona Rosa Has Your Summer Plans Covered! ☀️

Zona Rosa is the place to be this summer, offering a loaded lineup of family-friendly events all season long!

• Northland Summer: Zona Rosa is the place to be this summer. Head to the Northland for free community events, loads of great shopping from local boutiques and top national brands, alfresco dining, and more!

• Tonight’s Plans: Still looking for something to do tonight? Zona Rosa is hosting the first edition of Summer Concerts in the Park at Central Park tonight from 6:30-8:30. This free event features music by Perpetual Change, and be sure to come early to grab dinner at one of the great restaurants around Zona Rosa!

Check out Zona Rosa’s full schedule of events this summer HERE.

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This Week’s Top Stories 📲

1. Sporting Kansas City is offering free tickets to first-time guests. Fill out this form to get yours.

2. New renderings were released of Levee Park in the Berkley Riverfront, and we can’t wait to see it come to life!

3. Check out this year’s winners of Best of KC by Kansas City Magazine. Don’t miss best local blog 😉

4. Travis and Jason Kelce’s beer brand Garage Beer is now part owners of the St. Joseph Goats who play in The Arena League.

5. If you see blue lights lit up on KCMO police cars, it means there is an officer inside. This plan was passed this week by a city council committee.

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