June Fun Calendar

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Aquarium Month: Visit 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: Great 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. 

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.com 

June 3: World Bicycle Day Check out our favorite Bike Trails. The metro is home to many fun trails, including locations where you may rent a bike with BikeKC.

June 6: National Trails Day Discover a new adventure on a trail using the guidebook Hiking Kansas City by 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 Day Donald 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 to Marceline, MO, where you can visit the Walt Disney Museum.

June 23: National Pink Day It’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? Kris & Kate’s serves 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.