It's time for terrific exhibits, great shows, and holiday fun. Our top picks for January in Kansas City are here.
Note: We are looking forward to each event on this list. They are numbered to correspond with their position on the map, not in order of preference. We love them all.
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Live Shows at Midwest Trust Center
Don't miss these outstanding performances at Midwest Trust Center at JCCC:
- Opus 76 Quartet - 'Beethoven Op. 131' & a film screening of ‘Immortal Beloved’ at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Polsky Theatre
- MTC Kids Jam series – Dino O’Dell'Dinosaur O’Dell’s Build a Better World!' at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Polsky Theatre
- The Choir of Man at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Yardley Hall
- Winterlude – Eclipse Trio featuring Poet Glenn North at 7 p.m. Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Polsky Theatre
- Trinity Irish Dance Company at 8 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022 at Yardley Hall
- The Texas Tenors at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Yardley Hall
- Villalobos Brothers and Las Cafeteras at 7 p.m. Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Polsky Theatre
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Monster Jam
Monster Jam
Monster Jam at T-Mobile Center, Jan. 14 & 15: This. Is. Monster Jam! The most action-packed motorsports experience for families in the world returns to Kansas City for an adrenaline-charged weekend at T-Mobile Center with four competitions on Jan. 14 (7 p.m.), Jan. 15 (1 p.m. and 7 p.m.), and Jan. 16 (1 p.m.). Monster Jam, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, features world-class athletes locked in intense competitions of speed and skill.
BONUS: Enter to Win FREE Tickets to Monster Jam from KC Parent!
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Winter Events at Kansas City Zoo
The Kansas City Zoo is open year-round. Enjoy these upcoming events:
- Penguin March: January 2, January 8 - 9, January 15 - 16, January 22 - 23: See the zoo's penguins up close as they take a stroll in front of Helzberg Penguin Plaza.
- Tropical Weekend: January 8 - 9: Battle the winter blues with a Tropical Weekend at the Zoo. Animals around the zoo will be enjoying tropical enrichment items. Get in an island state of mind by making a lei and building sand castles in the lobby. Where else can you experience a tropical getaway this far north of the equator? Spend Tropical Day at the Zoo!
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Coterie Presents The SpongeBob Musical
Tip: Read KC Parent's review of The SpongeBob Musical.
THE COTERIE presents The SpongeBob Musical November 4, 2021 - January 2, 2022
A legendary roster of Grammy Award winners... One of the world’s most beloved and unforgettable characters... Turn them loose on stage and what do you get? The undersea town of Bikini Bottom! Inhabited by an ever-optimistic yellow sea sponge named SpongeBob and his equally quirky circle of friends and neighbors: Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and even Plankton! Their pleasant existence is interrupted when it is discovered that Mt. Humongous will erupt within the next 48 hours and obliterate Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob powerfully proves to one and all that optimism really can save the world, and shows everybody that he is not “just a simple sponge.”
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#IMOMSOHARD Getaway Tour
Jan. 29 at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland: #IMOMSOHARD began as a popular web-series by real-life best friends, comedians, and moms Kristin and Jen, sparking an online community of 2 million followers. The videos have received nearly 300 million views worldwidein just 5 years. The phenomenon created by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley has since been nabbed for development by Warner Brothers TV. The comedians have sold-out two national tours, written a New York Times Best Selling autobiographical book and children's book with Harper Collins, began hosting a top comedy podcast, landed branded deals with Fortune 100 companies, and taped a standup comedy special for Amazon Prime Video, launching the network’s first standup comedy platform. Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley are based in Los Angeles and can often be found selling pizza slices for the PTA or working as parking enforcement at school drop off.
Tip: Enter to Win FREE Tickets to the show!
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Puppygrams
Give the gift of a Great Plains SPCA Puppygram all February long! Puppygrams are puppies delivered to your home or office for you to play with and snuggle for 15, 30 or 60 minutes. All proceeds benefit the shelter pets at Great Plains SPCA. Great Plains SPCA's annual Puppygrams are available throughout the month of February, including Valentine's Day! Puppygram orders can be placed through the Great Plains SPCA website starting on Wednesday, January 26. Puppygram puppies will be made available for adoption throughout the month of February and will appear on the Great Plains SPCA website, www.greatplainsspca.org/adopt. Adoptions at Great Plains SPCA are by appointment only. To make an appointment, email adoptions@greatplainsspca.org.
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Auschwitz Exhibition at Union Station
Auschwitz Exhibition is a groundbreaking exhibition bringing together more than 700 original objects and 400 photographs from over 20 institutions and museums from around the world.
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is the most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the history of Auschwitz and its role in the Holocaust ever presented in North America, and an unparalleled opportunity to confront the singular face of human evil—one that arose not long ago and not far away.
The exhibition explores the dual identity of the camp as a physical location—the largest documented mass murder site in human history—and as a symbol of the borderless manifestation of hatred and human barbarity.
Featuring more than 700 original objects and 400 photographs, the exhibition allows visitors to experience artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, including hundreds of personal items—such as suitcases, eyeglasses, and shoes—that belonged to survivors and victims of Auschwitz. Other artifacts include concrete posts that were part of the fence of the Auschwitz camp; fragments of an original barrack for prisoners from the Auschwitz III-Monowitz camp; a desk and other possessions of the first and the longest serving Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss; a gas mask used by the SS; Picasso’s Lithograph of Prisoner; and an original German-made Model 2 freight train car used for the deportation of Jews to the ghettos and extermination camps in occupied Poland.
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Wonders of Wildlife: National Museum & Aquarium
500 W. Sunshine St., Springfield, MissouriThe 1.5-million-gallon aquarium—showcasing 35,000 live fish, mammals, reptiles and birds—and immersive wildlife galleries that bring visitors eye-to-eye with the greatest collection of record-setting game animals ever assembled.
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Crown Center Ice Terrace
Enjoy ice skating at Kansas City's original outdoor rink, open annually November-March.
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Tick Tock Escape Rooms
Enjoy family time at Tick Tock Escape Games: Quality and creativity is what separates Tick Tock® from the crowd. They use sound, technology, and other special effects to bring your game to life in an immersive experience you won’t soon forget. The puzzles are well thought out and blend seamlessly into the games. Rooms are themed to transport you into another world. When you want the best experience for your groups' special event, Tick Tock is here, ready to serve. Tick Tock Escape Games is conveniently located one block east of College and Metcalf just west of the Overland Park Convention Center.
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Urban Air Trampoline Park Lenexa
If you’re looking for the best year-round indoor amusements in Shawnee, Bonner Springs and Lenexa area, Urban Air Adventure Park is the perfect place!
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LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Legoland Discovery Center Kansas City offers a fun, highly interactive and educational 2-to 3-hour indoor experience. Based on the ever-popular Lego® brick, Legoland Discovery Center provides a range of interactive play areas.
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Sea Life Kansas City
This aquarium experience will get you up close and face-to-face with amazing underwater creatures such as sharks, octopus, our green sea turtle named Gertrude, stingrays, sea stars, seahorses, jellyfish and thousands of colorful fish! A favorite a...
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RoKC Olathe
RoKC’s mission is to bring a state of the art climbing facility to the Olathe community, and provide a fun, adventurous environment, capable of teaching and challenging individuals of all ages and abilities.
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Messy Car Monday
13341 State Line Rd, Kansas City, MissouriKC Parent magazine is giving 5 Lucky Winners a GO Big! Wash valid at 21 GO Car Wash metro locations! Every Monday: December - January Total Prize Value: $945! Enter to win TODAY!
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Backyard Specialists Pay For Play
Backyard Specialists is the premier outdoor play spot in Olathe, and surrounding areas when you are looking for great outdoor fun! Plan a play date for your children and their friends at our amazing outdoor showroom.
Play-for-Play Includes:
- HUGE Outdoor display area, all fenced in.
- Play on our Swing Sets, and Basketball Goals (don't forget your basketballs) Sorry, but the trampolines are not available for play
- Snack area to enjoy a treat (you may bring your own food and drinks)
- $2 Cash or $4 Credit per kid (ages 18 months & up)
- Available Tuesday and Thursday from 10 - 5
*Closed all major holidays.
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The Rink at Zona Rosa
The Northland’s newest ice rink is at Zona Rosa this winter season. The Rink at Zona Rosa is open daily through February 2021 for public ice skating, curling, pond hockey, special events and more.
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Johnson County Museum staff, 2020
Johnson County Museum
Featuring award-winning long-term and changing exhibitions as well as public and school education programs, the Museum is a great place to spend the day learning about our county’s history and having fun in our hands-on exhibit spaces.
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Ceramic Café
Pottery painting and glass fusing. Walk-ins welcome. Great for birthdays and group events too.
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Colonial Livestock Farm: Weekly Life on the Farm Tour
Weekly on Wednesday: Have you ever wanted to see what life was like on a farm? Stop by Colonial Farms every Wednesday at 5:30 for a private tour of our livestock farm! The tour includes a general overview of the livestock farm with the opportunity for seasonal added activities. For example, you could collect eggs, feed the chicken, hug an alpaca, or hold a baby goat!
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