The jewel of downtown is the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Audiences enjoy professional performances from the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera, Kansas City Symphony and touring productions. The holiday season brings annual traditions to the stage, including Kansas City Ballet’s The Nutcracker and the Kansas City Symphony’s holiday concerts. Throughout the year, both local and traveling productions include professional entertainers as well as educational programming from comedians to musicians, short plays to lectures. Before the show, enjoy a delicious meal in the Founders’ Lounge, where they offer a three-course menu featuring modern-American cuisine.
One of Kansas City’s most famous historic neighborhoods is 18th and Vine. Two museums in the district celebrate the city’s past. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum showcases the history of American baseball from the AfricanAmerican perspective, beginning in 1863, and gets you acquainted with many famous local baseball stars. Measure up against the life-size bronze statues of players in mid-game on the baseball diamond. Visitors can experience Kansas City jazz and celebrate our finest musicians at the American Jazz Museum and then enjoy a live concert at the Gem or the Blue Room.
Kansas City’s arts, antiques, and dining districts roll out the red carpet all month long with special hours, sales and events on weekends. You’ll find a complete schedule of events in our “KC Weekend Guide.” Top picks include First Fridays in the Crossroads, enjoyed by more than 10,000 people who head to the cultural arts district for free peeks at galleries and studios, delicious treats from food trucks and restaurants, and entertainment from street performers. On a tour of the 25,000-square-foot Arabia Steamboat Museum in the River Market learn about the excavation of the 1850s steamboat and see her treasure on display.
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The museum is dedicated to the history of Negro Leagues Baseball with interactive exhibits for all ages.
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American Jazz Museum
Learn about the history of jazz through fun, interactive exhibits perfect for kids.
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Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kauffman Center is home to resident organizations, the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera, Kansas City Symphony and other innovative programming that embraces a variety of audiences with different tastes, interest and passions.
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KC Ballet
The Kansas City Ballet performs three mixed repertory seasons per year as well as the ever-popular "Nutcracker." The company also reaches over 15,000 Kansas City students and adults each year through its community education programs and provides d...
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Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera of Kansas City is one of the nation's premier regional opera companies, performing at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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KC Symphony
Enjoy professional live classical symphony. The Symphony’s Family Series is especially popular with KC kids as it features fun holiday music and familiar favorites.
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Crossroads Art District
Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, MissouriOffers more than 100 art galleries plus tour for free the first Friday evening of each month.
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Arabia Steamboat Museum
400 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MissouriThe steamboat Arabia sank in 1856 in the Missouri River and the treasures of the shipwreck and their history are on exhibit.
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