KANSAS CITY'S BIGGEST HALLOWEEN PARTY TAKES OVER THE KC LIVE! BLOCK

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, so KC Live! is making a whole weekend of it.

🎧 Friday, Oct. 30: MEDUZA, the Grammy-nominated Italian house trio, at 7 PM

🧟 Saturday, Oct. 31: End of Days, Kansas City's biggest Halloween party, at 6 PM (21+)

On Saturday, the whole Power & Light block goes post-apocalyptic. One ticket gets you free cover at 10+ bars and nightclubs.

Pick your ticket:

• General Admission: free cover from 7 to 10 PM
• VIP: free cover until midnight, plus all-inclusive drinks from 7 to 11 PM
• Premium VIP: free cover until close, premium drinks, and a private lounge at No Other Pub with an appetizer buffet and reserved costume contest viewing

💰 The costume contest pays out $10,000 in cash and prizes. This is the year to go all out.

🎶 DJ Travisty spins all night.

Use code KCLIVE for the lowest price.

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KC FACT OF THE WEEK

🎃 Why this one, this week: Edge of Hell opens its 52nd season Friday night in the West Bottoms.

🧠 Kansas City was once called the haunted house capital of the world. In the 1980s there were 14 haunted houses downtown alone, according to Amber Arnett-Bequeaith of Full Moon Productions, known as the "Queen of Haunts," whose first role was lying in a coffin at Edge of Hell at age 5. Edge of Hell opened in the River Market in 1975, moved to Seventh and Wyandotte, and landed in the West Bottoms in 1988, inside a warehouse more than 100 years old. Haunted houses tended to set up in empty or half-empty buildings, and the Bottoms had plenty: the district never fully recovered from the Great Flood of 1951. Today Edge of Hell is billed as the oldest commercial haunted attraction in the country. Want the rest of the flood story? The Heartland Book Festival has a talk on it Saturday at the Central Library.

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​THE LAST ART ALLEYS OF THE YEAR ARE THIS FIRST FRIDAY​

First Friday takes over the Crossroads on Oct. 2, and it is the final night of the season for Art Garden KC's Art Alleys.

🗓️ Fri, Oct. 2, 5 to 9 p.m.

📍 19th St. between Baltimore Ave. and Wyandotte St. (1901 Wyandotte St.), Kansas City, MO 64108

🎟️ FREE

​MISSOURI TOWN'S FALL FESTIVAL TURNS 50​

The Fall Festival of Arts, Crafts & Music hits its 50th year at the living history village in Fleming Park, with craft vendors, music, Lost Arts demonstrations and interpreters showing what autumn looked like in the mid-1800s.

🗓️ Sat, Oct. 3 and Sun, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

📍 Missouri Town Living History Museum, 8010 E. Park Rd., Lee's Summit, MO 64064

🎟️ $15 per car, $25 per van or bus

​A FREE BOOK FESTIVAL TAKES OVER THE CENTRAL LIBRARY SATURDAY​

The Heartland Book Festival fills the Central Library with author panels, workshops and vendors. Registration is required, and main stage seating is first come, first served. Friday night's Tayari Jones event in the Northland is sold out with a waitlist.

🗓️ Sat, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

📍 Kansas City Public Library, Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

🎟️ FREE, registration required

​FREE FAMILY ART AT THE NELSON, SET TO BACH​

Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature is a drop-in art activity for all ages in the Bloch Lobby and Gallery 203.

🗓️ Sat, Oct. 3 and Sun, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

📍 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111

🎟️ FREE, no registration

​THE LIBERTY MEMORIAL LIGHT SHOW IS BACK FOR WEEKEND TWO​

Liberty's Beacon, the projection mapping show on the Liberty Memorial marking the Museum and Memorial's 100th anniversary, returns this weekend with Paris-based projection designers Leslie Epsztein and Camille Gross. The 8 to 10 minute show repeats every 15 minutes and runs every weekend through Veterans Day.

🗓️ Fri to Sun, Oct. 2 to 4, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

📍 North Lawn, National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Dr., Kansas City, MO 64108

🎟️ FREE, no tickets required

​KC REP OPENS JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN TUESDAY, OCT. 6​

KCRep is one of the first regional theaters to stage Kimberly Belflower's play after its 2025 Broadway run. Five young women, fueled by pop music, optimism and fury, expose the secrets of their one-stoplight town. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

🗓️ Previews Tue, Oct. 6 to Thu, Oct. 8, 7 p.m. · runs through Oct. 25

📍 Copaken Stage, 1 H&R Block Way, Kansas City, MO 64105

🎟️ $60 to $80 (opening preview)

​BEETLEJUICE HAUNTS STARLIGHT FOR THREE NIGHTS​

The national tour of Beetlejuice: The Musical plays three outdoor performances at Starlight, right on time for spooky season.

🗓️ Fri, Oct. 2 to Sun, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. nightly · 2 hours 30 minutes with intermission

📍 Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd., Kansas City, MO 64132

🎟️ $22.40 to $160.40 (Friday seat map, fees included)

​PRAIRIE VILLAGE'S JURIED ART SHOW IS UP THROUGH NOVEMBER​

State of the Arts, the Prairie Village Arts Council's 20th regional juried show, is on the walls with the theme "Recollections" and People's Choice voting open.

🗓️ Through Nov. 13 · Mon to Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

📍 R.G. Endres Gallery, Prairie Village City Hall, 7700 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS 66208

🎟️ FREE

​100 CERAMIC PIECES AT KCAI, ON VIEW THROUGH OCT. 18​

Twenty-Two Springs: Two Tone Press and KCAI Ceramics pairs 22 letterpress posters with 100 ceramic works and marks the retirement of ceramics chair Cary Esser.

🗓️ Through Oct. 18 · Wed to Sun, noon to 5 p.m.

📍 KCAI Gallery, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111

🎟️ Open to the public; no admission price listed

NIGHTLIFE SCENE (18+)

• 🐆 Cougar Club: Cougars & Jaguars, Big Gata Energy (21+). Wed, Oct. 7, doors 6 p.m., 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Ship, 1221 Union Ave., West Bottoms. The monthly dance party for women and queer folks goes Latina for Hispanic Heritage Month: a movement ceremony to open, DJs Monse and Ladell Tunbao, DJ Dawna to close, drinks by Café Corazón and Latina-owned pop-ups. Dress like your favorite Latin pop star. $19.22.
• 🍺 KC Oktoberfest. Fri, Oct. 2, 5 to 11 p.m.; Sat, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd. Stein hoisting, hammerschlagen and live music on the main stage. $17 until 4 p.m. Friday, $20 once the festival starts; kids 12 and under free. Reserved tables for 6 run $175 to $225.
• 👻 Edge of Hell and The Beast open for the season. Fri, Oct. 2 (entry slots 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.) and Sat, Oct. 3 (entry slots 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.). Check in at the Central Waiver Station, 1300 W. 13th St., West Bottoms, one hour before your entry time. The 52nd season runs just 13 nights this year. $40 per house (plus $5 fee), $66 combo for both (plus $3 fee), VIP $55 single or $88 combo, plus tax. Free parking.
• 🎃 Ghouls Pop-Up Barn at KC Wine Co (21+). Fri, Oct. 2, 4 to 9 p.m.; Sat, noon to 9; Sun, noon to 6. 13875 S. Gardner Rd., Olathe. Halloween cocktails, flatbreads and new photo ops. FREE, no cover, no reservations.
• 🖤 The Emo Night Tour (18+). Fri, Oct. 2, doors and show 8 p.m. The Truman, 601 E. Truman Rd. Cashless venue; rideshare recommended. $24 to $53, fees included.
• 😂 Free First Friday Comedy at The Bird (18+). Fri, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. The Bird Comedy Theater, 103 W. 19th St., Crossroads. Comedy plus art, a block from the Art Alleys. FREE.
• 🪩 Gimme Gimme Disco (18+). Fri, Oct. 2, doors 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Warehouse on Broadway, 3951 Broadway Blvd., Westport. A DJ dance party of ABBA plus Bee Gees, Donna Summer and Cher; disco attire encouraged. $24.50 to $29.50 (per Do816; Etix ticket page blocked).
• 🎤 Alingon Mitra (21+). Fri, Oct. 2, 7 and 9:45 p.m.; Sat, Oct. 3, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. Kansas City Funny Bone, 7260 NW 87th St. (Zona Rosa). Former Daily Show writer with sets on Colbert and Conan. $27 to $32, fees included.
• 🔮 Peter Antoniou, mind reader (21+). Wed, Oct. 7 and Thu, Oct. 8, doors 5:45 p.m., show 7 p.m. Kansas City Funny Bone, 7260 NW 87th St. (Zona Rosa). The America's Got Talent mentalist mixes British comedy with live mind reading. $32 to $37, fees included.

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