Kansas City, Missouri
In 1838 Kansas City, Missouri was initially founded as the "Town of Kansas" at the convergence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, and officially became incorporated on March 28, 1853. Kansas City was named for the Kansas River, flowing about 170 miles in northeast Kansas and first mapped by French cartographer Guillaume de L'Isle (1675–1726) in "Carte de la Louisiane." Dubbed the Heart of Americ--Kansas City, Missouri, is often referred to as "KC”, while Kansas City, Kansas (just across the river) is known as “KCK."
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Missouri Division of Tourism
january
- Chinese New Year Celebration
- Kansas City Restaurant Week
- New Year’s Day
- Overland Park Boat Show
february
- Kansas City Golf Show
- Kiss & Tail
- Valentine's Day Tie The Knot
march
- Kansas City Jewish Film Festival
- Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade
april
- Kansas City FilmFest
- Sabates Trolley Run
may
- KC Beerfest
june
- Dog-n-Jog
- Free Friday Flicks (through August)
- Jazz in the Woods
- Summerfest (through August)
july
- Kansas City Fringe Festival
- Kansas City Riverfest
- Spirit Festival
august
- Elvis Parade Kansas City
- Kansas City Power and Light Restaurant
- Missouri State Fair
september
- American Royal Barbecue (through October)
- Jesse James Festival
- Kansas City Irish Festival
- Kansas City Renaissance Festival (through October)
- Kansas International Film Festival (through October)
- KC Blues and Jazz Fest
october
- American Royal
- Enchanted Forest George Owens Park Independence
- Livestock Show
- Oktoberfest Kansas City
- Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo
- Ranch Rodeo
- Waddell and Reed Kansas City Marathon
- Weston Irish Festival
november
- Plaza Lights Kansas City (through December)
- Thanksgiving
december
- Christmas Day
- Kansas City Holiday Festival
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