Superhero Day at the Zoo
EVENT DATE: Thursday & Friday, August 3 – 4, all day
Kansas City Zoo
Grab your capes and come out for a two-day event to meet your (or your kid’s) favorite Marvel superhero! The superheroes will be ready to take photos, sign autographs, and do meet and greets.
Lee’s Summit Symphony – Crystal Celebration
EVENT DATE: Thursday, August 3, 7 – 9 pm
The Pavilion at John Knox Village
Lee’s Summit Symphony and John Knox Village present the 15th year at the Crystal Celebration! Join us as we kick off this celebratory event. The event includes a pre-concert reception with cash bar, a lively performance by the Lee’s Summit Symphony, and a complimentary champagne and dessert reception. All ages welcome. Please dress in business casual attire. Doors open at 6 pm and the symphony will begin at 7. Tickets are available at either Lee’s Summit Hy-Vee locations or online at LSSymphony.org.
Blues Fest
EVENT DATE: Friday, August 4, 7:30 – 10 pm
Legacy Park Amphitheater
Come out to Lee’s Summit’s newest venue, Legacy Park Amphitheater for an evening blues fest. Gates open at 6:30 pm. Food and beverage vendors will be on-site for your convenience. Feel free to bring the whole family, admission is free.
7th Annual Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair
EVENT DATE: Sunday, August 6, 10 am – 5 pm
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Midwest’s best Indie Craft Fair: The Strawberry Swing is back — come celebrate the handmade movement! Enjoy handmade and vintage vendors, food trucks, kids crafts, a photo booth and so much more. Admission is free. The first 100 guests to bring a monetary donation for the non-profit Nelson-Atkins Museum get a coveted swag bag full of items the vendors have donated.
Festival of the Butterflies
EVENT DATE: Saturday, August 12, 9 am – 6 pm
Powell Gardens
Join us for a day full of family-friendly activities, including planting an eco pot with seeds to take home, creating a butterfly puppet, and butterfly life-cycle journal. Special performances are scheduled throughout the day. Everyone is encouraged to take part in the butterfly parades, at 10:30 am and 2 pm.