KC's New Year's Eve Guide
Ringing In 2024 edition!
Bid farewell to 2023 and Ring in 2024! Celebrate the New Year with fun for the entire family... you'll find family-friendly parties and events across the metro as our favorite venues roll out the red carpet for YOU!
Note: This guide was compiled by the staff of KC Parent Magazine and may not be reproduced in print or online without permission. If you have additions to this guide, please email kristina@kcparent.com.
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Noon Year's Eve
Science City’s annual New Year’s event – Noon Year’s Eve – returns for another fun-filled, end-of-year celebration. Enjoy a festive day of science fun with the whole family. Prices: General Admission $16 Union Station MEMBERS FREE 10% Pres...
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Zoo Year's Eve
Roar in the New Year at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium! Why wait until midnight to celebrate the New Year? We are kicking off the party early with a countdown to noon!
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Noon Year's Eve Party at Kanga's
Join us for the most epic celebration of the year as we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome 2024 with a Noon Year's Eve extravaganza at Kanga's Indoor Playcenter! 🎆🎇 📅 DATE & TIME: 🎈 Sunday, December 31st ⏰ 9 AM to 3 PM 🎨 FUN-FILLED ACTIVITI...
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Noon Year's Eve Balloon Drop at Urban Air OPKS
Head to our website (www.urbanairop.com) and purchase your tickets for our annual Noon Year's Eve Balloon Drop! Admission cost is our regular pricing, no increased special event cost! Doors open at 11am and balloon drop is at 12pm SHARP. Please a...
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Noon Year's Eve Balloon Drop at Urban Air Lenexa
Head to our website (www.urbanairlenexa.com) and purchase your tickets for our annual Noon Year's Eve Balloon Drop! Admission cost is our regular pricing, no increased special event cost! Doors open at 11am and balloon drop is at 12pm SHARP. Plea...
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Cheers to New Years Painting Activity
Grab your friends and join us for this make and take craft activity. Harness your artistic skills to personalize your own champagne flute with paint pens for a truly unique glass for your New Years toast. Must be an IKEA Family Member. Registrati...
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Countdown to Noon: A Family New Year's Party
Celebrate New Year’s Eve kids' style! Staying up late can be fun, but it also can be hard. The Library will host a countdown to noon where we will have games, STEAM activities, and a balloon drop. Let’s say farewell to 2023 and welcome 2024!
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HyVee Gladstone New Year's Eve Eve Balloon Drop for Kids
Join us for a New Year's Eve Eve Balloon Drop for kids 12 and under on Saturday, December 30 at 10am! 🎈 1,000 balloons filled with prizes! Prizes include Barbie Dream House, Hot Wheels Bike, Hy-Vee KidsFit items & many more!
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HyVee Liberty New Year's Eve Eve Balloon Drop for Kids
Join us for a New Year's Eve Eve Balloon Drop for kids 12 and under on Saturday, December 30 at 10am! 🎈 1,000 balloons filled with prizes! Prizes include Barbie Dream House, Hot Wheels Bike, Hy-Vee KidsFit items & many more!
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Noon Year's Eve Pajama Countdown
Come dressed in your comfiest pajamas to count down to the new year. This family-friendly countdown (at 12 p.m. noon, instead of 12 a.m. midnight) will feature prizes, giveaways, a time capsule activity and more.
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New Years Rodeo Stampede
Join us for three full days of rodeo action. With an average of 400 entries per day, there is plenty of every event to enjoy. Cowboys and Cowgirls will compete in all nine URA/MRCA/ACRA events for daily prize money.
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Holiday Craft and Mulled Cider
The New Year is just around the corner! Let's celebrate together at Burr Oak Woods! You can participate in fun crafts, enjoy some delicious, mulled cider, and take a leisurely stroll through the nature center.
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Noon Year's Eve Pajama Countdown
Come dressed in your comfiest pajamas to count down to the new year. This family-friendly countdown (at 12 p.m. noon, instead of 12 a.m. midnight) will feature prizes, giveaways, a time capsule activity and more.
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Winter Sports
Skiing, ice skating, and hockey await this winter in KC.
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Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens
During Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens, holiday lights turn Kansas City’s botanical garden into a winter wonderland. This year, Quixotic will transform the Conservatory (located in the Visitor Center) into Crystal Chambers.
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Holiday Light & Magic
If you like HUGE displays with lots of lights and large PLAYFUL SCENES, then HLM is for you! Our one-mile drive over the river and through the woods showcases over 60 large scenes.
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Winter Magic
Winter Magic is Kansas City’s favorite, drive-thru, holiday party (now in our 4th season)! Come experience the most fantastic one mile of synchronized holiday lights this side of the North Pole!
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Enchant Christmas
Bring families and friends to Enchant Christmas to experience the world's largest Christmas light maze, 100' Christmas tree, ice-skating, food, gift and beverage vendors and of course Santa and his elves!
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Bricktionary: The Ultimate LEGO® A-Z: Union Station's newest Awesome Exhibit
Union Station’s new exhibit, Bricktionary: The Ultimate LEGO® A-Z, is a fun, engaging - and even educational - experience for LEGO® fans young and old. Our review...
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Sea of Lights
SEA LIFE Kansas City is celebrating the holiday season with their Sea of Lights event! Join us from Dec 1st through Jan 1st for an underwater holiday experience! Featuring festive underwater displays, photo ops, and colorful lighting experiences ...