Labor Day Weekend in Kansas City is already upon us! How did this happen?! Where has summer gone?!
I’ve got a second-grader and a first-grader (as well as two-year-old twins) and we’re already knee-deep in homework and reading logs and school projects. And I’m looking forward to relaxing this weekend with the kids. It will be the last non-soccer weekend for two months – so I’m going to enjoy the lack of schedule. But I also want to end the summer of 2009 on a fun note for the little ones.
We’re considering the Irish Fest at Crown Center and Pops in the Park. I know some folks who are headed to Independence for Santa-Cali-Gon Days. How about you? Does anything on our list of Kansas City’s family-friendly Labor Day events sound good?
Friday, September 4, 2009
- Royals vs. Angels- Kauffman Stadium – Buck Night (popcorn, small pretzels, small Pepsis and peanuts just $1!) and FIREWORKS FRIDAY!
- Secret Garden, Barn Players Theatre, Mission KS – August 28-30 and September 4-6 and 11-13
- Kansas City Irish Fest – Crown Center (KCMO) – thru September 6 – food, crafts, activities, music and dancing – admission free for kids 12 and under
- Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – huge carnival, games, food, music and more! – thru September 7
- Friday Family Fun Night – Kansas City Public Library, Plaza branch – 7pm – FREE!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
- Saturday Morning Storytime for Preschoolers, Toy & Miniature Museum (KCMO) – 10:30am – free with museum admission
- Free Movie at Kearney Amphitheatre (Kearney, MO) – movie starts at dusk – High School Musical 3
- Secret Garden, Barn Players Theatre, Mission KS – August 28-30 and September 4-6 and 11-13
- Kansas City Irish Fest – Crown Center (KCMO) – thru September 6 – food, crafts, activities, music and dancing – admission free for kids 12 and under
- Tallgrass T-Shirts – Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center (KCMO) – 10am to 3pm - FREE!
- Kid Flicks at the Library, Johnson County Library, Oak Park branch – 2pm (bring a pillow and a friend!) – under 7 must be accompanied by parent – FREE!
- Pops in the Park – Kansas City Symphony at Shawnee Mission Park, Shawnee, KS – concert at 7pm; gates open at 5pm with “Instrument Petting Zoo” at 5:30pm
- Saturday Dive-In Movies at the Westin Crown Center (KCMO) – movie begins at sundown; food/drink available for poolside service – this week’s flick: Wall-E (open to registered hotel guests only)
- Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – huge carnival, games, food, music and more! – thru September 7
- Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – weekends thru October 18
Sunday, September 6, 2009
- Secret Garden, Barn Players Theatre, Mission KS – August 28-30 and September 4-6 and 11-13
- Kansas City Irish Fest – Crown Center (KCMO) – thru September 6 – food, crafts, activities, music and dancing – admission free for kids 12 and under
- Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – huge carnival, games, food, music and more! – thru September 7
- Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – weekends thru October 18
- Kansas City Museum – First Sunday Family Fun Day
Monday, September 7, 2009
- Royals vs. Angels, Kauffman Stadium – Royal Nite – $5 upper level seats!
- Live at the Legends (KCK) – live music for mom & dad; Wonderscope Kids’ Zone for the little ones! – noon to 3pm
- Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – huge carnival, games, food, music and more! – thru September 7
- Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – weekends thru October 18
I think we will be going to the Santa-Cali-Gon Days and possibly the Irish Festival too. Thank you for posting all of the things going on in the city. They are all so fun its hard to decide which ones I want to attend most…wish we could spread them out over several weekends…because there is not enough time to do them all. :)
We plan on inviting some friends and going to the Pops in the Park; thanks for letting us know about it. The kids will love it and we will as well!
Our family made the Tallgrass Tshirts at the Discovery Center and then ended our day with the Pops in the Park. Both were fantastic family events! We have been to the Discovery Center 2 times now and are loving it and look forward to more free events! Thanks for the endless lists…it helps a busy mom like me keep our fun organized!!