2024 Kansas City Area Festivals

January

  • Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival KCMO

February

  • KC Brew Fest-KCMO

March

  • Snake Saturday Festival-N. KC
  • St Patrick's Day Parade-KCMO
  • West Bottoms Beer Fest

April

  • Spring Fling Beer Fest
  • Kegs N' Eggs
  • Forks and Corks
  • Parkville Microbrew Fest
  • Downtown Wine Walk-Power and Light District

May

  • Brookside Art Annual
  • Kite Festival
  • Cinco De Mayo
  • Harry's Hay Days
  • KC Summer beer Festival
  • Polski Day
  • Turkey Creek Festival-Merriam KS
  • Celebration at the Station-KCMO
  • Brew B Que Beer Fest and BBQ competition Bonner Springs
  • Westport Roots Music Festival

June

  • Old Shawnee Days-Shawnee KS
  • KC Pride Fest-KCMO
  • Festa Italian-Zona Rosa
  • Scottish Highland Games
  • Heart of America Shakespeare Festival-KCMO
  • Middle of the Map Fest-KCMO
  • Jazzoo-KCMO
  • Maker Faire KC
  • Boulevardia-KCMO
  • Independence Square Wine & Brew Walk
  • Westport Summer Beer Fest
  • Rose Show & Rose Day Loose Park KCMO
  • Croatian Day KCK
  • Enchanted Faire at Overland Park Arboretum
  • Prairie Village Art Show
  • Juneteenth Celebration-Nelson Atkins KCMO
  • Dragon Boat Festival-KCMO
  • Raymore Summer Scene Art & Music Festival
  • Liberty Summer Festival
  • Q BBQ Fest
  • Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Lenexa
  • Waterfest-Excelsior Springs
  • Tour de Bier

July

  • Riverfest-KCMO
  • KC Fringe Festival-KCMO
  • Village Fest-Prairie Village
  • Independence Day at Missouri Town 1855-Independence
  • Wyandotte County Fair
  • Platte County Fair
  • Kansas City's Big Picnic, Nelson Atkins
  • Festival of Butterflies, Powell Gardens
  • The Great Car show at National WWI Museum

August

  • Heart of America Hot Dog Festival
  • Ethnic Enrichment Festival-KCMO
  • Bacon Fest-KCMO
  • Unico Microbrew Festival-Zona Rosa
  • Hip Hops Hooray-KCMO
  • Blue's Fest Lee's Summit
  • KC Taste-Union Station
  • Grilled Cheese Fest KC MO
  • KS Taco Festival-Lake Shawnee
  • The Farmers House Cornfest-Weston
  • KC Improv Festival-KCMO
  • Raytown Arts & Music Festival
  • Mission Sunflower Festival
  • India Fest-Overland Park
  • Excelsior Springs Home brew Competition & BBQ

September

  • KC Irish Fest
  • Renaissance Festival
  • Art Westport
  • Plaza Art Fair-KCMO
  • American Royal-KCMO
  • Louisburg Ciderfest
  • Midwest Tea Festival
  • Lenexa Spinach Festival
  • Waldo Fall Festival
  • KC Beerfest
  • High Plains Brewhoff
  • KC Wine Festival
  • KC Nerdlesque Festival-KCMO
  • Raytown Annual Craft Beer Festival of the Lost Township
  • NKC Music Fest
  • Silent Film Fest-KCMO
  • Blue Springs Fall Festival
  • Village West WineFest-Legends
  • Johnson County Old Settlers Festival-Olathe
  • Annunciation Greek Fest-KCMO
  • Prairie Village Jazz Fest
  • KC Cigar Fest
  • Liberty Fall Festival
  • Overland Park Fall Festival
  • KC Japan Festival-Overland Park
  • KC Chalk and Walk Festival-Crown Center
  • Shawnee Great Grillers and Blues
  • Fiesta Hispana-KCMO
  • Shawnee Town Arts and Crafts Fair
  • KC Juggling Festival-Rockhurst HS
  • KC Reggae Music and Jerk Festival
  • KC Nanobrew Festival Berkley Riverfront
  • Hallmarket: Hallmark art festival
  • Olathe Art Fair

October

  • Weston Applefest
  • Boo at the Zoo-KCMO
  • Waterfire KC
  • Independence Oktoberfest
  • KC Oktoberfest
  • Brew at the Zoo-KCMO
  • Lenexa Chili Challenge
  • Scarecrow Festival-Shawnee
  • Lee's Summit Art Festival
  • Botanical Brew Fest OP Arboretum
  • Night of the Living Farm Deanna Rose

November

  • Plaza Lights-KCMO
  • WinterFest-Worlds of Fun
  • Westport Strong Ale Fest
  • Day of the Dead Festival-Nelson Atkins
  • Overland Park Holiday Festival

December

  • Breakfast with Santa at the Downtown KC Optimist
  • Holiday Glow OP Arboretum

Year-Round Events

  • First Fridays-West Bottoms
  • First Fridays- Crossroads

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