The Pitch’s 2025 Summer Guide for KC
Be in the know on where to go.
Photo by Tarik Sykes, Design by Teddy Rosen
Juneteenth
May 31
4th Annual Miss Juneteenth Pageant, Gem Theater
June 6
Juneteenth First Fridays Celebration, 18th & Vine Jazz District
June 7
Juneteenth Cultural Parade, Begins at Benton Plaza
Juneteenth at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
June 12
Juneteenth Celebration, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
June 15
13th Annual Juneteenth Heritage Festival, 18th & Vine Jazz District
June 21
14th Annual JuneteenthKC, 18th & Vine Jazz District
Pride
Photo by Tarik Sykes
May 10 & 11
All-Inclusive Show-Me State Rodeo, Hale Arena
June 6-8
KC PrideFest, Theis Park
June 7
Lawrence Pride, Downtown Lawrence
KC Pride Parade, Begins in Westport
June 12
KC Royals Pride Night, Kauffman Stadium
June 14
KC Current Pride Night, CPKC Stadium
June 21
Kansas City Pride Bar Crawl, Sinkers Lounge
Photo by Tarik Sykes
Stages
May 3
Save Ferris, The Bottleneck
Sturgill Simpson, Cable Dahmer Arena
Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Ameristar Casino and Hotel
May 4
Mereba, The Bottleneck
Empire Drags Back: A Space Drag Show, Funny Bone Comedy Club
May 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Music Hall Kansas City
Teen Mortgage, ENCORE at Uptown Theater
May 6
Future Islands, Madrid Theatre
Black Violin, University of Kansas Lied Center
May 6 & 7
Ice Nine Kills, Uptown Theater
May 7
Lucy Dacus, Midland Theatre
Forrest Frank, Cable Dahmer Arena
May 8
bodie, Uptown Theater
May 8-10
Emo Phillips, Comedy Club KC
May 9
Steve Aoki, KC Live!
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Kansas City
Get the Led Out, Uptown Theater
May 9 & 10
James Murray, Funny Bone Comedy Club
May 10
Lucero w/ The Menzingers, The Granada
Katy Perry, T-Mobile Center
Julien Baker, Liberty Hall
Samantha Fish, The Truman
Photo by Tarik Sykes
May 11
Magdalena Bay, Midland Theatre
Beth Hart, Uptown Theater
May 12 & 13
Conner O’Malley, Comedy Club KC
May 13
Youth Lagoon, The Bottleneck
May 14
Hovvdy, recordBar
Shakey Graves, The Truman
George Clanton, Madrid Theatre
May 15
Sierra Ferrell, Midland Theatre
Roast Battle League, Comedy Club KC
May 16
Nekrogoblikon, The Granada
Brewgrass Festival w/ Amigo The Devil, Grinders
No Cure, recordBar
Jeremy Camp, Uptown Theater
Queensrÿche, Ameristar Casino and Hotel
May 16 & 17
Earthquake, Funny Bone Comedy Club
Ben Rector w/ The National Parks, Midland Theatre
May 17
Allison Krauss & Union Station w/
Willie Watson, Starlight Theatre
The Steeldrivers, Knuckleheads
Dusty Trails Country Festival, Grinders
May 18
Toadies, The Truman
May 20
MIKE, The Bottleneck
Leon Bridges, Midland Theatre
AngelMaker, recordBar
May 21
Patti LuPone, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
May 23
Alabama, Azura Amphitheater
Orion Sun, The Truman
May 23-24
Steve Byrne, Funny Bone Comedy Club
May 24
Alex Warren, The Truman
May 25
Baroness, recordBar
May 27
Wallows, Grinders
May 29
Sarah and the Sundays, recordBar
May 30
Bailey Spinn, recordBar
May 29-31
Jeremiah Watkins, Comedy Club KC
May 29
The Vincents, Knuckleheads
Photo by Tarik Sykes
May 30
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
June 1
Breaking Benjamin w/ Staind, T-Mobile Center
Drew Hernandez, Comedy Club KC
June 3
Brit Floyd, Midland Theatre
June 4
Honey Revenge, Madrid Theatre
June 5
Flatland Cavalry, Grinders
June 7
Samia, The Truman
June 11
Billy Strings, T-Mobile Center
James Arthur, Uptown Theater
June 13
Marshall Tucker Band, Knuckleheads
June 14
Boulevardia, Crown Center
June 16
MJ Lenderman, The Truman
June 17
Static-X w/ Gwar, Grinders
Jack’s Mannequin, The Truman
A.J. Croce, Uptown Theater
June 18
Artemas, The Truman
The Head And The Heart, Uptown Theater
June 19
Perfume Genius, The Truman
June 20
Whiskey Myers, Starlight Theatre
June 21
Tacos & Tequila Festival, Legends Field
Key Glock, Uptown Theater
June 24
Modest Mouse, Grinders
June 26
Luke Bryan, Azura Amphitheater
Greensky Bluegrass, Uptown Theater
June 27
Two Friends, KC Live!
June 28
Chicago, Starlight Theatre
June 29
The Driver Era, Starlight Theatre
July 1
Elvis Costello & The Imposters w/
Charlie Sexton, Uptown Theater
July 2
Styx w/ Kevin Cronin, and Don Felder, Starlight Theatre
July 8
Incubus w/ Manchester Orchestra, Starlight Theatre
July 11
311 w/ Badflower, Grinders
Dave Mason, Ameristar Casino and Hotel
Haywire, Uptown Theater
July 12
Everclear, Ameristar Casino and Hotel
July 13
Slightly Stoopid, Azura Amphitheater
July 13-27
KC Fringe Festival, Multiple Venues
July 14
The Crane Wives, The Truman
July 16
Live w/ Collective Soul, Starlight Theatre
St. Paul & The Broken Bones w/ The Wood Brothers, Grinders
Robin Trower, Uptown Theater
July 17
The Office Trivia w/ “Todd Packer”, Comedy Club KC
Tyler Hubbard, Ameristar Casino and Hotel
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Uptown Theater
July 18
Earth, Wind & Fire, Starlight Theatre
Railroad Earth, Grinders
July 18-20
David Koechner, Comedy Club KC
July 19
Father John Misty, Uptown Theater
Crystal Gayle, Ameristar Casino and Hotel
July 22
Stone Cold & The Jackal, Funny Bone Comedy Club
July 25
Old Dominion, Azura Amphitheater
America, Midland Theatre
July 26
The Lumineers, T-Mobile Center
July 27
of Montreal, recordBar
July 29
Shinedown, T-Mobile Center
Aug 1
Scene Queen, Madrid Theatre
Buena Vista Orchestra, Uptown Theater
Aug 1-2
Akaash Singh, Comedy Club KC
Aug 2
Toad the Wet Sprocket, Grinders
Photo by Tarik Sykes
Aug 4
Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion, Grinders
Aug 5
Ghost, T-Mobile Center
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Aug 8
Penelope Road, Uptown Theater
Aug 9
Cyndi Lauper, Azura Amphitheater
Men I Trust, Midland Theatre
Aug 13
Big Time Rush, Starlight Theatre
Aug 14
Hardy, T-Mobile Center
Modi, Funny Bone Comedy Club
Psychostick, recordBar
Aug 15-17
Luis J Gomez, Comedy Club KC
Aug 21
Indigo Girls w/ Melissa Etheridge, Starlight Theatre
Avett Brothers w/ Blackberry Smoke, Azura Amphitheater
TopHouse, recordBar
Aug 21-23
Carlos Mencia, Comedy Club KC
Aug 22
Goo Goo Dolls w/
Dashboard Confessional, Starlight Theatre
Aug 23
Teddy Swims, Starlight Theatre
Aug 24
Alabama Shakes, Starlight Theatre
Ben Bankas, Comedy Club KC
Aug 28
Gregory Alan Isakov w/ Ocie Elliott,
Midland Theatre
Aug 29
Pop 2000 Tour w/ Chris Kirkpatrick of NYSNC, VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Kansas City
Aug 31
Linkin Park, T-Mobile Center
Arts & Exhibitions
May 2-4
Brookside Art Annual, 63rd and Brookside Blvd
May 3
Kansas City Burlesque Festival, Folly Theater
May 10
Lenexa Art Fair, Lenexa Civic Campus
Chalk Walk, Concourse Park
INFERNO “A Night on Fire” by Nomada, In The Lowest Ferns
May 16
The Brother Brothers, The ArtsKC Gallery
May 31
The Art of Being AANHPI, Zhou B Art Center
June 7
Art On The Side, Downtown Liberty
July 14-18
Art of the Imagination Summer Camp: Beyond the Galaxies, The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
July 20
Kansas City’s Lawn Party, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Opening Aug 12
Soundings Making Culture at Sea, The Spencer Museum of Art
Opening Aug 26
My Mother’s Tongue Ties Me Together, The Spencer Museum of Art
Photo by Stephen Fueller
Food & Drink
Ongoing
Kansas City Tap Tour, Online through Visit KC
May 4
Cinco de Mayo Margarita Tasting Celebration, Westport
May 8
Annual Boulevard Brewery Bash, Boulevard Brewing Tours & Recreation Center
May 10
Turkic Food and Art Festival, Dialogue Institute of Kansas City
May 17
KC Crawfish Festival, St. Pius X Church
May 29
Guac Your World Taco Chef
Competition benefiting KC Shepherd’s Center, Corrigan Station
June 6
Jazzoo, Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
June 7
Global Neighbors and Flavors Fest, Lenexa Public Market
June 14
Wine, Brew, & Spirits Too, Independence Square
Boulevardia Taps & Tastes, Crown Center
June 20-22
Q BBQ Fest, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
June 21
Tacos and Tequila Festival, Legends Field
June 27
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle, Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
July 19
KC Summer Brew Fest, Kauffman Stadium
July 21-27
The Pitch Burger Week, Locations Vary
Aug 15
The Pitch Margarita Experience, The Guild
Photo by Tarik Sykes
Wellness
May 3
Rosedale Urban Hike, Begins at Fisher Park
May 6
KC Royals Bark at the Park, Kauffman Stadium
June 8
GEHA Field at Arrowhead 5k, Arrowhead Stadium
June 8 & 29
Strawberry Hill & Downtown KCK Urban Hike, Begins at Strawberry Hill
June 12
The Pitch Golf Tournament, Painted Hills Golf Course
June 21
Yoga, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Day Trip
May 17
Nighttime Food Truck Festival, Evergy Plaza, Topeka
May 23-25
Busker Fest, Downtown Lawrence
June 7
AKMA Art Fair, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph
June 13 & 14
HawkFest, Coleman Hawkins Park, St. Joseph
June 14
Symphony in the Flint Hills, Cottonwood Falls
June 20
Midsummer Night on Mass, Downtown Lawrence
June 21
Topeka Renaissance Festival, The Woodshed, Topeka
June 29
Outlaw Music Fest, Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, Ridgedale
July 3
Summerfest Artisan Fair, Douglas County Fairgrounds, Lawrence
July 24-Aug 2
Ozark Empire Fair, Ozark Empire Fairgrounds and Event Center, Lake of the Ozarks
July 29-Aug 2
Leavenworth County Fair, Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, Leavenworth
Aug 7-17
Missouri State Fair, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia
May 10, June 14,
July 12, Aug 9
Junque n’ Donuts, Louisburg Cider Mill, Louisburg
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