ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

• Hallo Weekends
  Worlds of Fun, I-435 at Exit 54
  816-454-4545
  Children of all ages will enjoy this Halloween event that lasts for a little over a month and features a variety of Halloween activities and a haunted house.

• Faulkner's Pumpkin Farm
  10701 View High Drive • Kansas City, MO 64111
  816-763-4644
  Lasting for a little over a month, you'll be able to enjoy hayrides, a children's play area, a field maze, petting zoo, crafts, and fall decorations at this pumpkin farm.

• Festival of Trees
  30 West Pershing Road • Kansas City, MO 64111
  Union Station
  816-460-2839
  See over 100 decorated trees and wreaths at the Union Station during this 16 day event with all trees and wreaths decorated in different themes. You can bid on the trees and wreaths during the event or participate in an auction after the event is over.

• Kansas City Southern Holiday Express
  30 West Pershing Road • Kansas City, MO 64111
  Union Station
  816-460-2020
  Come see Santa Claus roll into Union Station on a five car Holiday Express Train during this holiday event. The train is covered with 10,000 lights and features a flat car carrying Santa's sleigh, reindeer, the elves workshop, and a little red caboose.

Cinema

• Cinemark Palace
  500 Nichols Road • Kansas City, MO 64112
  At The Plaza
  816-756-5833
  Visit this modern movie theatre to see the latest movies in a clean, comfortable setting.

• Regal Kansas City 18 Cinemas
  8201 Northeast Birmingham Road • Kansas City, MO 64161
  816-452-3554
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

Night Life

• Beaumont Club
  4050 Pennsylvania • Kansas City, MO 64111
  816-561-2560
  Night club that features a large dance floor, a mechanical bull, six pool tables, an outdoor deck with two sand volleyball courts, and a cabana beach style bar. Country and dance lessons are available.

• Blue Room
  1600 East Eighteenth Street • Kansas City, MO 64108
  816-474-2929
  Filled with authentic jazz artifacts, some of Kansas City's best live jazz entertainment is performed at this swinging jazz night club on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.

• ComedyCity
  300 Charlotte Avenue • Kansas City, MO 64106
  816-842-2744
  This venue features competitive improvisational comedy that is based on audience suggestions and provides fun for the whole family. Customized private shows and teambuilding workshops are available.

• Grand Emporium
  3832 Main Street • Kansas City, MO 64171
  816-531-7557
  Kansas City's premier live music venue features a variety of musical entertainment including national and regional blues, reggae, rock, jazz, and swing music seven nights a week.

• XO Club
  3954 Central Avenue • Kansas City, MO 64111
  816-753-0112
  A high energy dance club that features two dance floors, two live DJs, and six separate rooms for great entertainment and fun.

Concerts & Performances

• Kansas City Ballet
  1601 Broadway • Kansas City, MO 64108
  816-931-2232, 888-968-2538
  Professional ballet company that is made up of 25 artists who perform world class ballet performances and the best of American dances. A ballet school is also available that offers a mix of dance lessons.

• Kansas City Symphony
  1020 Central Street, Suite 300 • Kansas City, MO 64105
  816-471-1100
  This symphony orchestra performs classical and family series concerts at the Lyric Theatre, pops concerts at the Music Hall, and summer concerts at Johnson County Community College.

• Lyric Opera of Kansas City
  1029 Central Street • Kansas City, MO 64105
  816-471-4933
  Kansas City's oldest performing arts organization, this opera performs five concerts of four different works each year in September, November, March, and May.

• Quality Hill Playhouse
  303 West Tenth Street • Kansas City, MO 64105
  816-421-1700
  Kansas City's most intimate playhouse, this 153-seat theatre offers year round cabaret revues, musicals, and plays by professional singers, actors, and performers. The playhouse is available to rent for meetings and other events with catering services available.

• Starlight Theatre
  6601 Swope Parkway • Kansas City, MO 64132
  816-363-7827, 800-776-1730
  An open air amphitheatre that seats 8,000 people and features an array of Broadway musicals, special events, and a wide variety of concerts.

• Theater League
  1310 Wyandotte • Kansas City, MO 64105
  816-421-1801, 800-776-SHOW
  The best of touring Broadway musicals are performed by the Theater League, at this historic music hall in downtown Kansas City.

• Uptown Theater
  3700 Broadway • Kansas City, MO 64111
  816-753-8665
  Once the stage home of Bob Hope during the 1920's, this historic theater hosts some of the hottest stars of film and record. The theater is also available for banquets, weddings, and special events with features including four distinctive halls with intimate side rooms.

Plays & Productions

• Martin City Melodrama and Vaudeville Co.
  13440 Holmes Road • Kansas City, MO 64145
  816-942-7576
  Great Vaudeville and comedy performances thrill audiences in this community.

• Sprint IMAX Theatre
  6800 Zoo Drive • Kansas City, MO 64132
  Kansas City, Missori
  816-871-IMAX
  6-1/2 story IMAX screen and 12,000 watts of digital sound provides the audience with a powerful engaging film experience. Open year round.

• Unicorn Theatre
  3828 Main Stret • Kansas City, MO 64111
  816-531-7529
  Unicorn Theatre produces award-winning plays each season from Aug 25-July 2

• American Heartland Theatre
  2450 Grand Street, Suite 314 • Kansas City, MO 64108
  816-842-0202
  Open year round except on Mondays, this luxurious 432 seat theatre presents entertaining, Broadway style performances that include musicals and mysteries. The theatre is also available for rentals, seminars, and lectures.

• Backstage at Bobette's
  4200 Blue Ridge Boulevard • Kansas City, MO 64133
  816-313-2787
  Reservations are required at this elegant dinner theatre that offers scheduled performances on Friday evenings, as well as a Saturday matinee and Saturday evening performance.

• Folly Theater
  300 West Twelfth Street • Kansas City, MO 64196
  816-842-5500
  Located in a restored Burlesque house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this live theater offers a wide variety of programs including national touring shows for children and a world class jazz series.

• Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
  4800 Main Street, Suite 302 • Kansas City, MO 64112
  Southmoreland Park
  816-531-7728
  Enjoy professional theatre performances of Shakespeare plays each summer in June and July at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Pre-show activities for the family are available, as well as, food and beverages.

• Missouri Repertory Theatre
  4949 Cherry Street • Kansas City, MO 64110
  816-235-2700
  Founded in 1964, this premier professional resident theater company performs six mainstage plays from September through June in an intimate, state-of-the-art theatre.

• Mystery.Comedy of Kansas City
  13A Northwest Barry Road • Kansas City, MO 64155
  816-333-5999, 877-505-5999
  Unique dinner theatre that provides an interactive five-act mystery and comedy performance with dinner included. They are also available to perform at the location of your choice.

• Paul Mesner Puppets
  1006 Linwood Boulevard • Kansas City, MO 64109
  816-756-3500
  This puppet theatre uses a variety of puppetry styles including marionettes and rod puppets, for its shows that are performed during the year at Unity on the Plaza. Puppet making workshops for children of all ages are available.

• Stone Lion Puppet Theatre
  2520 Holmes Street • Kansas City, MO 64108
  816-221-5351
  Professional children's theatre that offers a full season of puppetry for the young, as well as, performances by a national touring company.

• Unicorn Theatre
  3828 Main Street • Kansas City, MO 64111
  816-531-7529
  The Unicorn Theatre exists to enhance the cultural life of Kansas City by producing professional contemporary, thought-provoking theater, which inspires emotional response and stimulates discussion. There are discounts for groups, seniors and students.

Festivals & Fairs

• FilmFest Kansas City
  Cinemark Palace Theatre, 47th & Jefferson
  816-283-2893
  Showcasing films of diverse cultures, this seven day, annual October film festival includes seminars and a chance to meet the film makers, screen writers, and actors of the films.

Sporting Events

• Woodlands, The
  9700 Leavenworth Road • Kansas City, MO 66109
  913-299-9797
  Enjoy year round live greyhound racing at this racetrack, as well as simulcast horse and greyhound races from tracks around the country. Live horse racing is available during the fall. A fine dining restaurant is also on site.

• Truman Sports Complex
  I-70 & Blue Ridge Cutoff
  816-921-8000
  Twin football and baseball stadiums are located at this sports complex where the Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Wizards professional soccer team play. Tours are available.

• Kansas City Chiefs
  One Arrowhead Drive • Kansas City, MO 64129
  816-920-9300
  A Kansas City tradition for over 35 years, this professional NFL football team plays September through December at the beautiful Arrowhead Stadium.

• Kansas City Comets
  1800 Genessee • Kansas City, MO 64102
  816-474-2255
  MVP and scoring leader Dino Delevski leads this professional soccer team that is a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League. They play from September to April at the Kemper Arena.

• Kansas City Knights
  301 West Thirteenth Street, Suite 100 • Kansas City, MO 64105
  816-471-4222, 800-456-5867
  Enjoy exiting basketball action by this team that plays January through April at the Kemper Arena.

• Kansas City Royals
  I-70 & Blue Ridge Cutoff
  816-504-4470, 800-6ROYALS
  The Royals play at the beautiful Kauffman Stadium that features a 12 story high scoreboard, one of the largest video boards in the world, and a grass playing field.

• Kansas City Wizards
  Two Arrowhead Drive • Kansas City, MO 64129
  816-920-9300
  Members of the Major League Soccer Association, this professional soccer team plays at the Arrowhead Stadium from March to September.

• Kansas City Royals, The
  One Royal Way; P.O. Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141
  816-504-4040 (Ticket Office), 816-921-8000
  MLB's Kansas City Royals' home games are played at Kauffman Stadium, located at Interstate 70 and Blue Ridge Cutoff.