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π² Dark Forest, π» Edge of Hell, π DΓa de los Muertos
Published 10 days agoΒ β’Β 12 min read
This weekend runs from a Halloween farm night in Overland Park to Bright Eyes at The Truman, with DΓa de los Muertos at the Museum of Kansas City on Saturday. Dark Forest opens at Powell Gardens, Edge of Hell is open Friday and Saturday, and Kansas City Ballet opens The Wizard of Oz at the Kauffman Center.
β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from Night of the Living Farm to Boulevard Taps & Tastes and Dogtober Fest
π KC Fact of the Week: how Corinthian Hall went from a lumber baron's home to the Museum of Kansas City
π¨ Art Scene: DΓa de los Muertos, Liberty's Beacon, Kansas City Ballet's The Wizard of Oz and John Proctor Is the Villain at KC Rep
πΈ Music Scene: a week of shows, including Michael Franti, Bright Eyes, the KC Symphony's Motown program and Trampled By Turtles
πΈ Nightlife Scene: BOOlevard at the Boulevard Beer Hall, Dark Forest at Powell Gardens, haunt nights at Edge of Hell and a Hocus Pocus drag brunch
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Soul Sundays Spooky Marketβ βwith The KC Scene + Moving To KC
π Rock Island Bridge, West Truss β 1799 American Royal Dr., Kansas City, MO 64106
β° Sun, Oct. 18, 4β9 PM Β· all ages trick or treat at the vendor tables starts at 7 PM
π΅ Free to attend Β· Market / Halloween
The Soul Sundays Analog Market goes Halloween.
Walk the bridge, trick or treat at each vendor table, and come in costume. Dress warm.
π Current Landing β 1460 Front St., Kansas City, MO 64120 (Riverfront)
β° Sat 2β5 PM general admission Β· 1β5 PM early admission
π΅ $75 general admission Β· $125 early admission Β· Food & drink
Unlimited tastings, bites from KC restaurants, a souvenir glass and live entertainment. A big-screen watch party for the KC Current's road match follows on the plaza.
π MCC-Maple Woods, Parking Lot 4 β 2601 NE Barry Rd., Kansas City, MO 64156 (Northland)
β° Sat 11 AMβ2 PM
π΅ Free(food and vendor items extra) Β· Community trunk-or-treat
Trunk-or-treat, pet adoptions, inflatables, face painting, food trucks and a food drive for the Wolf Den Food Pantry. Pets welcome. Park in lots 1, 2 or 3 and walk to lot 4.
π Kemper Outdoor Education Center β 8201 S. Jasper Bell Rd., Blue Springs, MO 64015 (Fleming Park)
β° Sun 10 AMβ4 PM
π΅ Free with a donation of dry or canned dog food(activity tickets $7 for one Β· $12 for two Β· $4 each after) Β· Community festival
More than 90 booths and a Howl-o-ween costume contest. Jackson County Parks + Rec is collecting dog food for area shelters.
KC FACT OF THE WEEK
π Why this one, this week: The Museum of Kansas City hosts its 13th DΓa de los Muertos celebration Saturday, Oct. 17.
π§ The museum sits inside Corinthian Hall, which lumber baron Robert A. Long built as his family's private home and finished in 1910. The Long family gave the house and grounds to the city in 1939, and it opened as a museum in 1940. The institution went by the Kansas City Museum until it became the Museum of Kansas City on May 5, 2025. Sources: Wikipedia, KC 1940 Project.
Community ofrendas, Mariachi Estrella KC, Grupo FolklΓ³rico Izcalli, Stone Lion puppetry, a vendor fair on the east lawn and food and drink vendors fill the museum grounds. Admission is pay what you wish, but an advance ticket is required.
ποΈ Sat, Oct. 17, 5 to 9 p.m.
π The Museum of Kansas City, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64123
ποΈ Pay what you wish, advance ticket required
Light artist Xavier de Richemont is the featured artist this weekend. The projection show on the Memorial tower runs through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Each 8 to 10 minute show repeats every 15 minutes, so there is no wrong time to show up.
ποΈ Fri, Oct. 16 to Sun, Oct. 18, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
π North Lawn, National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Dr., Kansas City, MO 64108
The company's The Wizard of Oz opens Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 25 in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre. This weekend: Fri, Oct. 16 and Sat, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m., and Sun, Oct. 18 at 1:30 p.m. A Thursday, Oct. 22 show at 7:30 p.m. was added. Prices are at the ticket link.
Electric Poe stages Poe's The Masque of the Red Death outdoors in front of the cemetery's Holding Vault. About 60 minutes, recommended for ages 10 and up. Performances are at sunset through Nov. 1; dates and tickets are at thecoterie.org or 816-474-6552.
ποΈ Through Nov. 1, sunset performances
π Union Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
ποΈ Ticketed
π Friday, October 16
Michael Franti Trio: Heartstrings & Dynamite w/ Wheeland Brothers (Acoustic) @ Warehouse on Broadway, Westport | 8:00 pm (doors 7) | all ages | INFOβ
DEMOLA LIVE! @ The Truman, East Crossroads | Afro-pop | 8:00 pm (doors 7) | all ages | INFOβ
KC Symphony: Dancing in the Street β The Music of Motown @ Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, Crossroads | pops | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
Lyal Strickland Album Release Show w/ Jared Deck @ Knuckleheads, East Bottoms | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
KC Symphony: Dancing in the Street β The Music of Motown @ Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, Crossroads | pops | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
Black Country, New Road w/ Dagmar Zuniga @ The Granada, Lawrence KS | art rock | 8:00 pm (doors 7) | all ages | INFOβ
Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour @ T-Mobile Center, Downtown | family pop | 7:00 pm | INFOβ
No Choice But Action Book Release Party w/ Truck Stop Love, The Embarrassmen, Get Smart!, Other Geese @ The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS | 7:00 pm (doors 6) | all ages | INFOβ
Desperate Electric, Joshua James & The First Aid Kit, Doglava @ The Rino, North KC | 8:00 pm (doors 7) | $10 | all ages | INFOβ
KC Bones: The Music of The Grateful Dead @ Knuckleheads, East Bottoms | Dead tribute | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
At the Heart of Kansas City: UMKC Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choirs @ Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, Crossroads | classical/choral | 7:00 pm | INFOβ
Monday Night Jam Session hosted by Levi Birks @ The Blue Room, 18th & Vine | jazz | 7:00 pm | INFOβ
Peter Schlamb Duo @ Chaz on the Plaza, Country Club Plaza | jazz | 6:00 pm | INFOβ
Mark Slimm Duo @ Black Dolphin, Crossroads | jazz | 8:00 pm | 21+ | INFOβ
π Tuesday, October 20
Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour w/ Escape the Fate, Autumn Kings @ The Midland, Downtown | hard rock | 7:00 pm (doors 6) | all ages | INFOβ
Sammy Rae & The Friends w/ Melt @ The Truman, East Crossroads | soul/pop | 8:00 pm (doors 7) | all ages | INFOβ
Medium Build Presents The King of Having Fun on Tour @ Madrid Theatre, Midtown | indie | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
Fruit Bats @ Liberty Hall, Lawrence KS | indie folk | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
Old No. 5's @ B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ, South KC | blues/soul | 7:00 pm | INFOβ
Marcus Lewis @ Stock Hill, Country Club Plaza | jazz | 7:00 pm | INFOβ
Mark Slimm Trio @ Black Dolphin, Crossroads | jazz | 8:00 pm | 21+ | INFOβ
NIGHTLIFE SCENE (18+)
π BOOlevard at the Boulevard Beer Hall. Halloween pop-up bar with creepy cocktails, spooky food and brews, and haunted happy hours. Runs Oct. 14 to 31: Wed and Thu 5 to 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 5 to 11 p.m., Sun noon to 6 p.m. 2534 Madison Ave., second floor, Kansas City, MO 64108. Cover not listed.
π§ Tolkien Trivia Night. Fri, Oct. 16, doors 6 p.m., trivia 6:30 p.m. National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Dr. $25, $15 for members. Teams of up to five, optional costume contest, with the Tolkien Society of KC.
π» Edge of Hell and The Beast. Fri, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. to midnight; Sat, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; also open Thu, Oct. 22, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., and Fri and Sat, Oct. 23 and 24 on the same Fri and Sat hours. Check in at the Central Waiver Station, 1300 W. 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64102 (West Bottoms), one hour before your entry time. Free parking. Edge of Hell is $40 per person plus a $5 service fee and tax, with timed entry in hourly slots. A Beast and Edge combo is $66 plus fees. Tickets at edgeofhell.com.
π² Dark Forest at Powell Gardens. Fri, Oct. 16, Sat, Oct. 17 and Thu, Oct. 22 (the Oct. 22 night is 21+ only), gates 5:30 p.m., timed trail entry 7 to 8:45 p.m. 1609 NW US Hwy. 50, Kingsville, MO 64061, about 30 miles east of KC. $38 general admission, $98 VIP Fast Pass, $10 parking. Advance tickets only, and availability is low.
π Hocus Pocus Tribute Drag Brunch (21+). Sun, Oct. 18, doors 12:30 p.m., show 2 p.m. Kansas City Funny Bone, 7260 NW 87th St. (Zona Rosa). $27 to $42 with tax and fees, food ordered separately, valid ID required.
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