The Museum of Kansas City creates ticketed programs and experiences that complement and deepen the content in exhibits and installations throughout Corinthian Hall.
Our signature annual events include: The Derby Party, Summer Concerts on the Lawn, Day of the Dead Celebration, and The Fairy Princess.
Please see the list below of upcoming programs and events to learn more and purchase tickets.
Note: The Museum will be closed on Saturday, May 3 for The Derby Party, our annual fundraiser.
APRIL
Saturday, April 26
Imagination Play Project Pop-Up with Play Curator Linda White
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Free. No tickets are required. Adult must be present with child.
Click here to learn more
Saturday, April 26
Film Screening: Finding Refuge in KC
3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Free Admission with RSVP
Click here to RSVP
The Last Sunday of the Month
April 27 – August 31
Sunday Beats with DJ Thundercutz
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Elixir
Free. No tickets are required. Sitting is Limited.
Click here to learn more
Sunday, April 27
Imagination Play Project Pop-Up with Play Curator Linda White
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Free. No tickets are required. Adult must be present with child.
Click here to learn more
Sunday, April 27
Film Screening: Finding Refuge in KC
3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Free Admission with RSVP
Click here to RSVP
Wednesday, April 30
Restore KC: Featuring Kansas City Poet Laureate Melissa Ferrer Civil
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Free Virtual Program on the Museum’s Facebook page
Click here to view
MAY
Saturday, May 3
The Derby Party, Celebrating the Museum’s 85th Anniversary
3:00 to 7:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. for Sponsors
$125 Admission
Click here to purchase tickets
Second Saturday of the Month
May – September
Pop-Up Yoga with True Love Yoga KC
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at East Lawn
Admission is Pay What You Like
Click here to purchase your spot
Saturday, May 17
Nuestro Legado/Our Legacy Series: Mexican American Fast Pitch Softball: Connecting Communities Across the Midwest, Featuring Dr. Ben Chappell
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Admission is Pay What You Like
Click here to purchase your seat
Saturday, May 17
Practical Preservation: Simple, Sensible Steps to Safeguard Family Heirlooms
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
$5 per person
Click here to purchase
Thursday, May 22
Film Screening [in Partnership with Kansas City PBS]: Land of Opportunity: The Road of Resistance
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Admission is Free with RSVP
Click here to RSVP
Thursday May 22
A Historic Exploration of Kansas City Cuisine IV: Exploring the 1940’s
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
$150 per seat | Sitting for only 8
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Wednesday, May 28
Restore KC: Featuring EI Growth Coach, Author, Speaker, and Social Educator, Shareda M. Rollins
1:00 to 2:00p.m.
Free Virtual Program on Facebook
Click here to view on the Museum’s Facebook page
Thursday, May 29
House Concert with Tesura Quartet
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
$15 per seat
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Thursday, May 29
The History of Una Familia Tequila
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Free with RSVP. Space is limited.
Click here to RSVP
JUNE
Second Friday of the Month
June – September
Summer Concerts on the East Lawn
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. | Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
$7 per adult | Free for children under 12 y/o (adult must be present)
Music lineup coming soon!
Saturday, June 21
Engineered Irony: Crossing Octave Chanute’s Kansas City Bridge for Trains and Teams, 1867-1917
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
$5 per person
Click here to purchase
The Museum of Kansas City frequently videotapes and photographs participants enjoying our programs, special events, and facilities. These images are used by the Museum and the City of Kansas City, Missouri in publications, on the web, for television/cable promotions, or to use as is seen fit. The images are used at the Museum’s discretion and become its sole property.
The Museum of Kansas City is sponsoring The Whole Story Program Series in partnership with the Missouri Humanities and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.
Additional support for Education Programs is provided by the Curry Family Foundation.
Education & Public Programs and Events are generously supported by the following corporations through the Museum’s Civic Unity Partners corporate giving program:
