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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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