We’re coming up on the first weekend of October, and that can only mean one thing: fall festival season in Kansas City is officially here!
Whether your vice is books, barbecue, beer, pumpkins, apples, music or medieval times, we’ve got you covered. What are you looking forward to most this weekend in KC?
KC Oktoberfest
Celebrate German culture with KC Bier Co. brews, European food, live polka and Bavarian music, games, contests and plenty of gemütlichkeit.
📍 Crown Center 📅 Ocober 2 & 3
Heartland Book Festival
Book lovers can catch author talks, signings, workshops, panels, storytimes and hands-on literary activities during this free two-day festival.
📍 Woodneath Library Center 📅 October 2 & 3
48th Annual Louisburg Ciderfest
Enjoy fresh apple cider and cider donuts alongside live bluegrass, arts and crafts, food vendors and family-friendly fall activities.
📍 Louisburg Cider Mill 📅 October 3 & 4
Weston Applefest
Historic Weston fills with craft vendors, apple treats, live entertainment, apple butter demonstrations, kids’ activities and its Saturday morning parade.
📍 Historic Downtown Weston 📅 October 3 & 4
50th Annual Fall Festival of Arts, Crafts & Music
Step into the 1850s with living-history interpreters, traditional artisans, music, wagon rides, food, games and family-friendly vendors.
📍 Missouri Town Living History Museum 📅 October 3 & 4
American Royal World Series of Barbecue
One of Kansas City’s signature barbecue traditions brings competitive pitmasters together at the American Royal’s brand new Kansas City, Kansas campus for the first time!
📍 American Royal 📅 October 2 - 4
Beetlejuice: The Musical
The Broadway musical based on Tim Burton’s cult-classic film brings supernatural comedy, big production numbers and plenty of strange-and-unusual fun to Starlight.
📍 Starlight Theatre 📅 October 2 - 4
Kansas City Renaissance Festival: Once Upon a Time Weekend
Fairies, fantasy characters, jousting, stage entertainment, artisan shopping and a special fantasy-themed weekend take over Canterbury.
📍 Kansas City Renaissance Festival 📅 Ocober 3 & 4
Faulkner’s Ranch Pumpkin Festival
Opening weekend brings 30+ fall activities, farm animals, wagon rides, a field maze, slides, seasonal food and plenty of pumpkin photo opportunities.
📍 Faulkner’s Ranch 📅 October 2 - 4
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