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18th & Vine Arts Festival 2026
Fri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM + 2 more
18th and Vine · 18th and Vine District Sign
18th & Vine Arts Festival 2026
Fri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM + 2 more
18th and Vine · 18th and Vine District Sign
Witchy Magic Paint Party
Tue, Oct 13, 6:00 PM
Independence · 25110 E Strode Rd
Witchy Magic Paint Party
Tue, Oct 13, 6:00 PM
Independence · 25110 E Strode Rd
Pottery Pub™: Sip & Glaze at Friction Beer Co!
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Milburn West · Friction Beer Company
Pottery Pub™: Sip & Glaze at Friction Beer Co!
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Milburn West · Friction Beer Company
2 PM - Love to Scare BeginnerPlus Cookie Decorating Class (Overland Park)
Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM
Walmer · Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
2 PM - Love to Scare BeginnerPlus Cookie Decorating Class (Overland Park)
Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM
Walmer · Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
"I AM HER" Shattered But Not Broken Women's Conference
Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM
Ivanhoe · Mary Williams-Neal Community Center Pool
"I AM HER" Shattered But Not Broken Women's Conference
Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM
Ivanhoe · Mary Williams-Neal Community Center Pool
Breaking The Silence: Sistars Against Domestic Violence
Sat, Oct 24, 1:00 PM
Selsa · Stoney Creek Hotel Kansas City - Independence
Breaking The Silence: Sistars Against Domestic Violence
Sat, Oct 24, 1:00 PM
Selsa · Stoney Creek Hotel Kansas City - Independence
Thursday Jazz with The Don Clore Trio (free show)
Thursday at 7:00 PM
Quality Hill · The Ship
Thursday Jazz with The Don Clore Trio (free show)
Thursday at 7:00 PM
Quality Hill · The Ship
100 Miles & More with the David Watson Nonet
Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM
515 Music Hub
100 Miles & More with the David Watson Nonet
Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM
515 Music Hub
Kansas City Keys 50 Years of Service Gala
Sat, Oct 10, 5:00 AM
18th and Vine · Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kansas City Keys 50 Years of Service Gala
Sat, Oct 10, 5:00 AM
18th and Vine · Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Pure Chaos Presents: METAL PETE in Kansas City
Sun, Oct 18, 7:00 PM
Leeds · Farewell
Pure Chaos Presents: METAL PETE in Kansas City
Sun, Oct 18, 7:00 PM
Leeds · Farewell
Ghost and Friends Paint Party
Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM
Independence · 25110 E Strode Rd
Ghost and Friends Paint Party
Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM
Independence · 25110 E Strode Rd
Multi-Block Linocut Workshop [2-Day]
Sat, Sep 19, 9:15 AM
Union Hill · Print League KC
Multi-Block Linocut Workshop [2-Day]
Sat, Sep 19, 9:15 AM
Union Hill · Print League KC
Ship-E-Oke ~ Karaoke at The Ship
Wed, Sep 16, 7:00 PM + 1 more
The Ship
Ship-E-Oke ~ Karaoke at The Ship
Wed, Sep 16, 7:00 PM + 1 more
The Ship
Tasty Topic Talk, October 27, 2026 Save the Date
Tue, Oct 27, 11:45 AM
Independence Plaza · Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Tasty Topic Talk, October 27, 2026 Save the Date
Tue, Oct 27, 11:45 AM
Independence Plaza · Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
The 2026 L.E.W.D.Y. KC 3K5K Walk/Run
Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM
Melville · Swope Park
The 2026 L.E.W.D.Y. KC 3K5K Walk/Run
Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM
Melville · Swope Park
Autumn Roses Paint Party
Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 PM
Independence · 25110 E Strode Rd
Autumn Roses Paint Party
Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 PM
Independence · 25110 E Strode Rd
The Gold Experience with THE ISLEY BROTHERS
Fri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM
Downtown · Municipal Auditorium
The Gold Experience with THE ISLEY BROTHERS
Fri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM
Downtown · Municipal Auditorium
DJ Renegade Picker and his really neat country records
Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 PM
Quality Hill · The Ship
DJ Renegade Picker and his really neat country records
Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 PM
Quality Hill · The Ship
The Fright Crawl | Kansas City Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Fri, Oct 30
Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 PM
Downtown · TBA
The Fright Crawl | Kansas City Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Fri, Oct 30
Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 PM
Downtown · TBA
PRS and Friends Present: The Industry Intensive Development Series
Sunday at 4:00 PM
South Kansas City · Cocoa Spaces
PRS and Friends Present: The Industry Intensive Development Series
Sunday at 4:00 PM
South Kansas City · Cocoa Spaces

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What are the best events to attend?

According to Eventbrite, the best events are:

18th & Vine Arts Festival 2026

Witchy Magic Paint Party

2 PM - Love to Scare BeginnerPlus Cookie Decorating Class (Overland Park)

"I AM HER" Shattered But Not Broken Women's Conference

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Pottery Pub™: Sip & Glaze at Friction Beer Co!

Thursday Jazz with The Don Clore Trio (free show)

PRS and Friends Present: The Industry Intensive Development Series

Ship-E-Oke ~ Karaoke at The Ship