Party on the Prairie
Jerry Smith Park 139th & Prospect, Kansas City, Missouri
Celebrate National Trails and Prairie Day with KC Parks and KC Wildlands at a Party on the Prairie! Enjoy family and environmentally friendly activities amidst the flora and fauna of Jackson County’s only remnant prairie. Live music, guided trail hikes, bird walks, hay rides, plein air quick paint competition, scavenger hunt, prairie touch table from Lakeside Nature Center and more!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)
- 8 a.m. Bird Walk with Sherry Leonardo, Burroughs Audubon Society
- 8-9 a.m.: Quick Paint Artist Check-in
- 8 a.m.-Noon: Prairie Touch Table, Prairie Scavenger Hunt, Hay Rides
- 9 a.m. Prairie Hike – 1.25 mile loop hike
- 9-11:30 a.m.: Live Music by Calvin Arsenia
- 9-11 a.m.: Quick Paint Competition
- 10 a.m.: Free Hot Dog, Chips and Water (served until we run out)
- 10:30 a.m. Prairie Hike Lite – short, accessible walk to the overlook and back
- 11-11:30 a.m.: Quick Paint Judging
- 11:30 a.m.: Quick Paint Purchase Award
DIRECTIONS: Take I-435 to Holmes Road. Proceed south on Holmes to 139th Street (immediately south of the Blue River bridge). Turn left (east) on 139th Street. The Jerry Smith Park entrance is 0.75 mile on the left.