Spring has sprung, and by sprung we mean jumped right into summer. It may be time to dig into your closet and bust out your shorts. We’ve got a high of 84° today and 87° on Saturday. 😎
☀️ 11 things to do this weekend
🏆 The Elite 8 of the KC BBQ Bracket
🏠 House Hunch
📲 This week’s most-clicked stories
Events
Weekend Roundup ☀️
KC Daily
Happy Friday! Here are 11 things to do around Kansas City this weekend:
All Weekend Long
👗 Kansas City Fashion Week - KCFW kicks off its Spring/Summer 2026 season at Union Station! The opening cocktail party is Friday night, with runway shows and events running all week through March 28th.
🚗 World of Wheels - The 66th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels rolls into the Kansas City Convention Center with hundreds of custom hot rods, restored classics, and jaw-dropping builds. Celebrity autograph signings, awards, and family-friendly admission (kids 5 & under free).
🩰 KC Ballet: Stars and Stripes - Kansas City Ballet opens Stars and Stripes at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre — a classic Balanchine production full of pageantry, precision, and pure Americana. Runs through March 29th.
🌟 The Great Gatsby - Broadway KC's production of The Great Gatsby continues its run at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre. If you haven't been, this weekend is your chance to catch it before it closes!
🏀 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship - 16 teams. 15 games. Six days. One Red Banner. Round of 16 action continues today, with quarterfinals, semis, and the championship to follow through March 24th.
Friday
🎵 Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer - Experience the sweeping scores of Hans Zimmer: The Lion King, Interstellar, Inception, Gladiator, and more performed live by string quartet, surrounded by candlelight at Unity Temple on the Plaza.
Saturday
🏀 Harlem Globetrotters - The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters celebrate 100 years with their most legendary tour ever at T-Mobile Center at 2pm. New tricks, new jerseys, same unmatched fun.
🌸 Suddenly Spring Market - Shake off winter at this free, flower-filled outdoor market at Gratitude Gardens (1000 NE Barry Rd). Shop local vendors, grab something delicious, and soak in the gardens as they come back to life.
⚽️ Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids - Sporting KC returns home to Sporting Park for Retro Night and to take on the Colorado Rapids at 7:30pm.
🎭 Rocky Horror Picture Show - The cult classic returns to Screenland Armour for a 10:30pm showing, and will be played with a live shadow cast with prop bags available.
Sunday
🇺🇸 Freedom Plane National Tour - The final day to view some of the original founding documents, including a rare 1823 engraving of the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris — at the National WWI Museum & Memorial.
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Food & Drink
We’re On to the Elite 8 of the Kansas City BBQ Bracket
KC Daily
After 1,157 votes in round one, we’re down to the Elite 8 of the 2026 Kansas City BBQ Bracket! The winners of the round 1 matchups were:
Joe’s Kansas City (74.9%) vs. Rosedale Bar-B-Que (25.1%)
Arthur Bryant’s (55.5%) vs. Chef J BBQ (45.5%)
Scott’s Kitchen (54.2%) vs. Zarda (45.8%)
Slap’s BBQ (70.4%) vs. Meat Mitch (29.6%)
Q39 (69.7%) vs. Wolfpack BBQ (30.3%)
Gates Bar-B-Q (50.2%) vs. Char Bar (49.8%)
Jack Stack (64.6%) vs. LC’s Bar-B-Q (35.4%)
B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ (55.8%) vs. Harp Barbecue (44.2%)
Which spots will make the Final 4? That’s for you to decide! 👇
Real Estate
House Hunch 🏠
Listing by Jennifer Smeltzer - Keller Williams Platinum Partner
Can you guess the price of this Kansas City area home based on just one photo?
Ready to see this house for yourself? Schedule a showing with Becca Hageman with GRID at Compass Realty Group!
ICYMI
This Week’s Top Stories 📲
Our Kansas City Patio Guide has 13 of some of our favorite patios to enjoy as the weather warms! We received a few new recommendations, so will likely be adding more over the next months. Stay tuned.
Women’s lifestyle boutique LoveShackFancy is opening a pop-up shop on the Plaza (319 Nichols Road Suite R319-A) TODAY at 10am.
A new upscale restaurant called District 800 will open this June on Southwest Blvd with the help of a former Houston’s chef.
Kansas City-based apparel and lifestyle brand MERSEA will open its first brick-and-mortar location on the Plaza early this summer.
A 1-year-old dog was thrown from a bridge only to land on the roof of a garden bar at J. Rieger & Co. The dog was named Rieger, and was quickly adopted out of Kansas City Pet Project this week!
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— Nick Hageman | Co-Founder @ KC Daily
