The Kansas City air is getting hot and sticky. The mosquitos are biting and the kids are already complaining of boredom. Must be June in Kansas City!
And June in Kansas City means the start of a long schedule of fairs and festivals! We’ve already seen the Brookside Art Annual, the Prairie Village Art Show, Old Shawnee Days and Lee’s Summit Downtown Days.
But there are plenty left! And each and every fair has a TON of awesome activities to share with your kids! KC’s fair and festival season is starting…and there are so many that you have ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE to not catch at least one!
The 2010 Kansas City fair and festival schedule looks like this:
Sugar Creek Slavic Festival - Sugar Creek, MO – June 11 and June 12
Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival, E.H. Young Park, Riverside, MO – June 11 thru June 13
Greek Festival – St. Dionysios Greek Orthodox Church, Overland Park – June 11 thru June 13
Dragon Boat Festival, Brush Creek near the Country Club Plaza, KCMO – June 12
Fiesta Filipina – Filipino Cultural Center, 79th St. between Antioch & Frontage in Overland Park – June 12 and June 13
Festival on the Trails, Gardner, KS – June 12
Belton (MO) Community Days, Mackey Park – June 16 thru June 19
Browne’s Irish Street Faire – Kansas City, MO – June 19
Chalk & Walk Festival, Crown Center Square, Kansas City, MO – June 19 & June 20
28th Annual Waterfest, Excelsior Springs, MO – June 26 and June 27
KC Riverfest – Berkley Riverfront Park, KCMO – July 3 and July 4
Cass County Fair, Pleasant Hill, MO – July 13 thru July 18
Amelia Earhart Festival – Atchison, KS - July 16 and July 17
Miami County Fair, Paola, KS – July 24 thru July 31
KC Fringe Festival – various KCMO locations – July 23 thru August 1
Platte County Fair, Platte City, MO – July 21 thru July 24
Douglas County Fair, Lawrence, KS – August 3 thru August 7
Wyandotte County Fair, Kansas City, KS – July 27 thru July 30 (4H fair only this year; to be held in Leavenworth County due to unavailability of new fairgrounds)
Johnson County Fair, Gardner, KS – August 2 thru August 7 – don’t miss the rodeo, Family Fun Night or the parade!
Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO – August 12 thru August 22 – 12 & under FREE every day; lot of free kids’ entertainment
Festival of Butterflies, Powell Gardens, Kingsville, MO – August 6 thru August 8 and August 13 thru August 15 – no carnival but still super cool!
Leavenworth County Fair, Tonganoxie, KS – August 10 thru August 14
5th Annual Midwest Kids Fest, Overland Park, KS – August 21 and 22, Overland Park Trade Center
Ethnic Enrichment Festival, Kansas City, MO – August 20 thru August 22
Trails West!, St. Joseph, MO – August 20 thru August 22
Parkville Days Riverfest, Parkville, MO – August 20 thru August 22
Lewis & Clark Trail Days, Buckner, MO – August 27 and August 28
Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – September 2 thru September 6 – 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 – September 3 thru 5 – awesome children’s area at this Crown Center event
Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – September 4 thru October 17
The 48th Annual Annunciation Greek Food Festival, Kansas City, MO – September 10 thru September 12
Old Settlers Days, Olathe, KS – September 9 thru September 11
Valley Fair Days, Grain Valley, MO – September 10 and September 11
Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, KS – September 10 thru September 19 – Selena Gomez closes the Fair on the 19th!
Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival, Blue Springs, MO – September 17 thru September 19
Zona Rosa Art Festival, Kansas City north, MO – September 17 thru September 19
Jesse James Festival, Kearney, MO – September 10 thru September 19
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 24 thru September 26 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!
(Photos via jonathan_moreau)
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