Things to do with kids in Kansas City today

50 events. Family-friendly events happening in Kansas City today, updated hourly from local venues, museums, libraries, and parks.

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  1. “The Sandlot” Outdoor Movie Showing

    Sat, Jul 25 at 7:30 PM · Mid-America Sports Complex

  2. Free Fun in the Sun Kids Fest in Gladstone

    Sat, Jul 25 at 9 AM · Linden Square · Free

  3. Johnson County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting - Online Only

    Sat, Jul 25 at 10 AM · Overland Park Library — Online · Free

  4. Explore Our Stories: Free Museum Days with Your Library Card - Shawnee Town

    Sat, Jul 25 at 10 AM · Shawnee Town 1929 Museum · Free

  5. Free Family Art Sessions at Kaleidoscope

    Sat, Jul 25 at 9:30 AM · Crown Center · Free

  6. Summer Concert Series in the Square

    Sat, Jul 25 at 7 PM · Park Place, Leawood · Free

  7. Family Storytime

    Sat, Jul 25 at 10 AM · Johnson County Library – Central Resource Branch

  8. Weekend Swap & Shop

    Sat, Jul 25 at 6 AM · Boulevard Drive-In Theatre · $2.00

  9. Inspired Concert Series: “Mr. Stinky Feet”

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 AM · InspireU Children’s Discovery Center

  10. Festival of Butterflies at Powell Gardens

    Sat, Jul 25 at 9 AM · Powell Gardens · $12.00-18.00

  11. Dinosaurs STEAM Exploration

    Sat, Jul 25 at 2 PM · Leawood Pioneer Library · Free

  12. Free Weekend Fun: Mini to Monumental

    Sat, Jul 25 at 11 AM · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Free

  13. Rhea Lana’s of South Johnson County

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 AM · Rhea Lana’s of Overland Park

  14. Drop-In Guided Tours

    Sat, Jul 25 at 1 PM · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Free

  15. FREE Weekend Fun at Nelson-Atkins Museum

    Sat, Jul 25 at 11 AM · Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Free

  16. Jumperoo (toddler time)

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 AM · Urban Air Adventure Park Lenexa

  17. Special Festival of Butterflies Events

    Sat, Jul 25 · Powell Gardens

  18. KC’s Local B-L-I-P-P-I

    Sat, Jul 25 at 1:30 PM · MY Play Cafe-Northland KC

  19. FREE Jamaica Jam concert in Lee Summit

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 PM · Legacy Park Amphitheater · Free

  20. Disney’s Frozen

    Sat, Jul 25 at 7:30 PM · The White Theatre at The J

  21. Movie: 'The Cabin in the Woods'

    Sat, Jul 25 at 2 PM · Central Library · Free

  22. Food Literacy Fair

    Sat, Jul 25 at 10 AM · Green Hills Library Center

  23. Ages 14-19 Workout for Free

    Sat, Jul 25 · Planet Fitness · Free

  24. FOTZ Early Days

    Sat, Jul 25 at 9 AM · Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

  25. Free Weekend Fun: Nouveau Notes

    Sat, Jul 25 at 1 PM · Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  26. Rhea Lana’s of South Johnson County

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 AM · HomeField

  27. Georgia’s Chicken Run

    Sat, Jul 25 at 7 AM · Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead

  28. Independence Farmers Market

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 AM · Independence Uptown Market

  29. Christmas In July at J. Rieger Co.

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 PM · Strawberry Swing · $FREE

  30. Johnson County Fair

    Sat, Jul 25 · Johnson County Fairgrounds · Free

  31. Free Movie on the Square

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 PM · Linden Square · Free

  32. Jason Aldean: Songs About Us Tour 2026

    Sat, Jul 25 at 7:30 PM · Morton Amphitheater

  33. Theatre in the Park: How to Succeed

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 PM · Shawnee Mission Park · $12.00-20.00

  34. Kansas City Fringe Festival

    Sat, Jul 25 · Kansas City on the Cheap · $6.00-15.00

  35. Festival of Music – Choral

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 AM · Worlds of Fun

  36. Chess Game Day

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 PM · Lucile H. Bluford Branch · Free

  37. Wyandotte County Fair

    Sat, Jul 25 at 2 PM · Wyandotte County Fairgrounds · $10.00

  38. Sunday Game Spotlight: Them's Fightin' Herds

    Sat, Jul 25 at 2 PM · Lucile H. Bluford Branch · Free

  39. Just Dance Into Summer Reading

    Sat, Jul 25 at 3:30 PM · Plaza Branch · Free

  40. Barbie Truck visiting Leawood

    Sat, Jul 25 at 10 AM · Town Center Plaza · Free

  41. Jurassic Journey

    Sat, Jul 25 at 12 AM · Science City at Union Station

  42. Dragons and Fantastic Beasts

    Sat, Jul 25 · Powell Gardens

  43. Lenexa Farmers Market

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 AM · Lenexa Public Market · Free

  44. Lenexa Farmers Market – Saturdays

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 AM · The Commons: Lenexa Civic Campus

  45. Backyard Movies: Hot Rod

    Sat, Jul 25 at 9:05 PM · Screenland Armour Theatre · $General Admission

  46. 9 to 5 presented by First Act Theatre Arts

    Sat, Jul 25 · Bell Cultural Arts Center, Mid-America Nazarene University

  47. Behind the Walls: Kansas State Penitentiary Historical Tour

    Sat, Jul 25 · Historic Kansas State Penitentiary Tours

  48. Multiple Roasterie Factory Tour (times vary)

    Sat, Jul 25 · The Roasterie Factory Cafe · $5.00

  49. Emo Night Tour

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8 PM · The Truman - Kansas City

  50. Boulevard Drive-In Movies (gates open at 7:30 p.m.)

    Sat, Jul 25 at 8:20 PM · Boulevard Drive-In Theatre · $15.00

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