Aquarium Month:annaVisit Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium where you’ll encounter some of the most unique habitats and species from around the world.
Rose Month: Loose Park’s Rose Garden features 4,000 roses of nearly 168 varieties in the 1.5-acre garden. Pack a picnic and enjoy a day at the park.
Dairy Month: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead’s dairy exhibit offers kids a firsthand dairy experience. They can watch staff milk cows, then they can pet calves and milk a pretend cow.
National Adopt a Cat Month:annaGreat Plains SPCA is one of the largest no-kill animal shelters in the Kansas City area. Learn how to adopt a pet, volunteer or help support the cause at GreatPlainsSPCA.org.anna
First Week of June Is National Gardening Week: Family Tree Nursery’s expert staff is always on hand to help with your gardening questions, and the nursery is stocked with everything you need for the garden of your dreams. FamilyTreeNursery.comanna
June 3: World Bicycle DayannaCheck out our favoriteannaBike Trails.annaThe metro is home to many fun trails, including locations where you may rent a bike with BikeKC.
June 6: National Trails DayannaDiscover a new adventure on a trail using the guidebookannaHiking Kansas Cityannaby William B. Eddy and Richard O. Ballentine (available at local libraries and Amazon). Also, check out our recent story on the Best Trails in Town.
June 9: Donald Duck DayannaDonald Duck has Kansas City roots as a creation of Walt Disney, who started his animation business at the company he founded, Laugh-O-Grams Studio in Kansas City. Celebrate with a trip toannaMarceline, MO, where you can visit theannaWalt Disney Museum.
June 23: National Pink DayannaIt’s the day to celebrate the color pink, and what better way than to visit the restaurant that looks like a giant pink ice cream cone?annaKris & Kate’sannaserves delicious hot dogs, ice cream and malts.
June 25: National Food Truck Day Local food trucks serve up fabulous servings of deliciousness all summer long at local parks and events. Waffles, tacos, coffee cake, gyros, barbecue, salads, sandwiches … everything you can imagine is available, it seems. Visit KCFoodTrucks.org for locations and dates.