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Happy August, and happy Friday! Here are 12 things to do around Kansas City this weekend:
All Weekend Long
🎡 Don’t miss the last few days of the Johnson County Fair in Gardner through Saturday, with livestock shows, live music, a carnival, Barnyard Olympics, and more still on the schedule.
🦮 Barks in the Bottoms welcomes you and your leashed furry friends to a weekend of speciality shopping, photo ops, food trucks, dog-friendly spaces, and more in the West Bottoms.
🍷 Mineral Lounge is celebrating its first birthday beginning Friday at 4pm by debuting a new menu of small plates and Mediterranean Spritz cocktails all weekend long.
🌮 The Kansas City Taco Festival takes over KC Live! Saturday and Sunday with a huge variety of tacos, margaritas, games, live music, and taco-themed fun.
⚾️ The Kansas City Monarchs welcome the Sioux Falls Canaries to Legends field for a three-game series with the following themes: K-State College Night on Friday, Disney Night & Girl Scout Night on Saturday, and Free Tee Day on Sunday.
🦕 Dinosaurs Around the World kicks off it’s final month at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium. Can you find all 13 life-size animatronic dinosaurs?
Friday
🍿 WeekEnder at Crown Center concludes tonight with live music from The Accidental Moguls at 6pm followed by a free outdoor movie showing of Captain America: Brave New World!*
🚦 It’s August 1st, that means it’s First Friday in the Crossroads! Go check out local galleries, live music, food trucks, and local vendors lining the streets of the Crossroads Arts District.
🪄 Disney Descendents & Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour takes the stage at the T-Mobile Center at 7pm, celebrating the hits from the four Descendents and four Zombies films.
Saturday
⚡️ The Truman in downtown KCMO hosts Electric Avenue: The 80s MTV Experience at 8pm. Doors open at 7pm and the show is all ages.
🎨 The Nelson-Atkins Museum hosts Free Weekend Fun: Time for Art from 1-4pm, where you can create your own time telling tool in the lobby of the Bloch Building.
Sunday
🥓 Slow Food Kansas City is hosting its Annual BLT Challenge at Local Pig from noon-2:30pm. Come to compete, or just to eat!
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