Seven Great Ways to Enjoy Memorial Day Weekend in Kansas City
- Attend Celebration at the Station May 24 at 8:00 p.m. at Union Station (30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO). The best Memorial Day weekend event in the Midwest returns for its 13th rousing year. Music director Michael Stern conducts a spectacular patriotic concert by the Kansas City Symphony, presented by Bank of America. This free performance is followed by Kansas City’s largest fireworks display. Picnic on the north lawn of the National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial while enjoying fabulous pre-concert entertainment.
- Guests to Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun enjoy admission to both parks for the price of one. Plus, Oceans of Fun opens for the season on Memorial Day weekend.
- Hit the lanes at the family-friendly Mission Bowl with two local locations! Mission Bowl is participating in the Kids Bowl Free Program. Sign up on KidsBowlFree.com, and your children can enjoy up to two free games of bowling every day all summer long (shoe rental not included).
- Schlitterbahn, the water park, opens for the season Memorial Day weekend.
- Local outdoor pools open for the season. Visit KCParent.com and click “Going Places” for a complete guide.
- Cool Crest offers great Memorial Day specials! Enjoy classic family fun, whether you love go-karts, miniature golf or arcades. Cool Crest is the place for fun.
- Enjoy Kansas City’s lakes. The swim beaches open for the season, and several local lakes offer boat rental. Key: S=Swim Beach, B=Boat Rental, F=Fishing
- Blue Springs Lake (JacksonGov.org)=S, B, F
- Longview Lake (JacksonGov.org)=S, B, F
- Lake Jacomo (JacksonGov.org)=B, F
- Shawnee Mission Park Lake (JCPRD.com/Parks_Facilities/Shawnee_Mission.cfm)=S, B, F
- Kill Creek Park Beach (JCPRD.com/Parks_Facilities/Kill_Creek.cfm)=S, B, F
- Smithville Lake Beach (SmithvilleMO.org)=S, B, F
- Watkins Woolen Mill State Park Lake (MOStateParks.com)=S, F
- Wyandotte County Lake (WyCoKCK.org)=B, F