Festival

The beer and music festival debuted as a two-day event in the West Bottoms, and grew into one of the region’s signature events, moving to the Stockyards District then Crown Center. Organizers say the festival will not return for another season.

Autumn in Kansas City feels like a celebration every day, with festivals and fall events, corn mazes and pumpkin patches, art shows and much more. Here's our guide to the best things to do this season.

The National Endowment for the Arts has pulled $85,000 in funding for the Art as Mentorship nonprofit and its Celebrate AMERI'KANA Music and Arts Festival, which is scheduled for July.

At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, adults and teenagers gathered together to celebrate the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

The founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America brought Juneteenth to Kansas City in 1980. This year's celebrations include parades, festivals and historical storytelling in Kansas and Missouri.

This Saturday, 10 contestants will take the stage at Old Shawnee Days and compete for a spot in the final round of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. The qualifier has already drawn more eyes to this year’s festival, and organizers are expecting to see a jump in attendance.

As Kansas City’s Pride Month celebrations mark their 50th anniversary this year, festival organizers say anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from the Trump administration has caused a severe loss of sponsorships. Even with a reduced budget, PrideFest plans to bring new resources to help fill a growing gap for the LGBTQ+ community.

Musicians and Fat Tuesday marchers have made their way through 18th & Vine, the Crossroads, and the Westside neighborhood for decades — rain, sleet or snow. The colorfully-dressed revelers, known as krewes, celebrate Mardi Gras, the final day of Carnival, before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.

Pumpkin patches and other agritourism attractions have become an economic powerhouse over the past few years. But it can be a major undertaking for any farm.

The Kansas City region goes wild during the autumn months, with festivals and fall-themed events nearly every weekend. Find out where to pick pumpkins, sip cider, get confused in corn mazes and even celebrate spinach.

Two community organizers want to create a sense of belonging for the metro's Japanese community with its first Natsu Matsuri, this Saturday at the 12th Street Post.

At SantaCaliGon Days, Independence’s annual festival, a troupe of dance moms serves soft pretzels to help pay for expensive competitions and costumes. Their salty, pillowy pastries have gained a following of their own.