Happy Friday and the first official weekend of fall 2026! Here are 15 things to do this weekend:
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🥃 Bourbon in the Park - Rose Productions hosts Bourbon in the Park at English Landing Park in Parkville this Saturday from 4–7pm. 45+ bourbon samples, appetizers from Acre, a Glencairn tasting glass, live music, and hand-rolled cigars. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Veterans Community Project!*
🍂 Overland Park Fall Festival - Head to Downtown Overland Park on Friday (4-8pm) and Saturday (8am-4pm) for a festival packed with arts, entertainment, 75+ artisans, and good eats.*
🎵 Max Gomez at JCCC Midwest Trust Center - The New Mexico-born singer-songwriter brings his warm, folk-rooted Americana to the intimate Midwest Trust Center stage at JCCC on Saturday. Show starts at 7:30pm and tickets are $25.*
All Weekend Long
🎨 95th Annual Plaza Art Fair - One of the longest-running and most celebrated art festivals in the country spreads across nine city blocks of the Country Club Plaza with 240 artists, three live music stages, 20+ restaurant booths, and a Kids Art Workshop.
🍎 Louisburg CiderFest - The sweet fall tradition kicks off this weekend with fresh-pressed apple cider and donuts, live bluegrass, pony rides, craft booths, and the Louisburg Lions Club Pancake Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday (8–11am).
🎡 Liberty Fall Fest - One of Historic Downtown Liberty's biggest weekends of the year offers 200+ vendor booths, carnival rides, live music all weekend, and a Saturday morning parade through the heart of town at 11am.
🎨 18th & Vine Arts Festival - The annual fine arts festival brings 100+ artists to the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District — original paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry, and live jazz all weekend.
🛍️ Vuori Grand Opening - Lifestyle retailer Vuori is now open in Leawood’s Town Center. Weekend retail therapy?
Friday
💡 Liberty's Beacon — World Premiere - The National WWI Museum and Memorial debuts Liberty's Beacon tonight at 7:30pm! The tower transforms into a living canvas of light, sound, and motion, with shows every 15 minutes. Runs every weekend through Veterans Day.
🎭 La bohème - The Lyric Opera's new season at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre with Puccini’s timeless love story. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Saturday
☕ Provis Coffee Grand Opening - The highly-anticipated coffee roastery & café opens at 2914 N. Buchanan in North Kansas City, offering a stunning two-story space with a cupping lab, specialty pour-overs, espresso, and the city's best competition-level coffee.
🎃 Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun - The Midwest's largest Halloween celebration is on at Worlds of Fun — haunted mazes, scare zones, hundreds of roaming creatures, seasonal food and drinks, and your favorite rides in the dark!
🍺 Oktoberfest Live! - The Oktoberfest celebration takes over the Power & Light District with live traditional German music, steinholding contests, hammerschlagen, a pretzel eating contest, and the fan-favorite wiener dog races.
⚽️ KC Current vs. Denver Summit FC - The Current welcome Denver to CPKC Stadium for United by 211 presented by United Way of Greater Kansas City. Kickoff is at 11:30am.
Sunday
🍁 Fall Farms - Finish out your weekend by picking pumpkins, apples, and sunflowers at one of Kansas City’s many fall farms!
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