
Summer is most definitely HERE (judging by this week’s temps!) – which can only mean one thing! KC’s fair and festival season is starting.
Pick a weekend, any weekend, all summer long and you’ll find a fair or festival somewhere in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Lots of carnivals and kids’ activities!
Get out your calendar and write these down (or just bookmark this post in your browser or pin it on Pinterest) – the 2013 Kansas City fairs and festivals schedule:
Hopefully, you already made it to gems like -
- Jiggle Jam
- Prairie Village Art Show
- Old Shawnee Days
- Lee’s Summit Downtown Days
- Festa Italiana
- Serb Fest – St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
- Vaile Strawberry Festival
- Sugar Creek Slavic Festival
- Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival
- Greek Festival
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Festival on the Trails
You can still catch -
Fiesta Filipina – Filipino Cultural Center, 79th St. between Antioch & Frontage in Overland Park – June 15
Belton (MO) Community Days, Markey Park – June 19 thru June 22
Browne’s Irish Street Faire – Kansas City, MO – June 21 & 22
28th Annual Waterfest, Excelsior Springs, MO – June 28 – 30
KC Riverfest – Berkley Riverfront Park, KCMO – July 4
Johnson County (MO) Fair – Warrensburg, MO – July 10 thru July 13
Cass County Fair, Pleasant Hill, MO – July 16 thru July 21
Amelia Earhart Festival – Atchison, KS - July 19 and July 20
Miami County Fair, Paola, KS – July 20 thru July 27
KC Fringe Festival – various KCMO locations – July 18 thru July 28
Platte County Fair, Platte City, MO – July 23 thru July 27
5th Annual Midwest Kids Fest, Overland Park, KS – July 27 and 28, Overland Park Trade Center
Wyandotte County Fair, Kansas City, KS – July 23 thru July 27
Douglas County Fair, Lawrence, KS – July 31 thru August 3
Johnson County Fair, Gardner, KS – August 6 thru August 10 – don’t miss the rodeo, Family Fun Night or the parade!
Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO – August 8 thru August 18 – 5 & under FREE every day (kids 6 to 12, just $2); lot of free kids’ entertainment
Festival of Butterflies, Powell Gardens, Kingsville, MO – August 2 thru August 4 and August 9 thru August 11 – no carnival but still super cool!
Leavenworth County Fair, Tonganoxie, KS – July 30 thru August 3
Ethnic Enrichment Festival, Kansas City, MO – August 16 thru August 18
Trails West!, St. Joseph, MO – August 16 thru August 18
Parkville Days Riverfest, Parkville, MO – August 23 thru August 25
Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – August 29 thru September 2 – TONS of fun for kids and adults alike. If you’ve never been, you should definitely try this one!
Kansas City Irish Fest, Kansas City, MO – August 30 thru September 1 – awesome children’s area at this Crown Center event
Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – August 31 thru October 14
Chalk & Walk Festival, Crown Center Square, Kansas City, MO – September 7 & 8
The 48th Annual Annunciation Greek Food Festival, Kansas City, MO – September 6 thru September 8
Old Settlers Days, Olathe, KS – September 5 thru September 7
Valley Fair Days, Grain Valley, MO – September 5 thru September 8
Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, KS – September 6 thru September 15
Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival, Blue Springs, MO – September 13 thru September 15
Zona Rosa Art Festival, Kansas City north, MO – September 13 thru September 15
Jesse James Festival, Kearney, MO – September 7 thru September 16
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 20 thru September 22 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!









