July is National Parks and Recreation Month and to celebrate all of our great parks and facilities, we’re launching a weekly photo contest that will run until the end of the month! Submit an original photo of friends, family or yourself at any of the locations listed below and post it on Twitter, Instagram or […]
Glass slippers are so back! Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, the 2013 Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, is ready to captivate Starlight audiences July 7-12. The national touring production of this classic fairy tale enchants with its magical costume transformations, stunning orchestration and contemporary take on […]
They’ve “got magic to do, just for you”! PIPPIN, the most nominated Broadway musical of 2013, brings its high-flying thrills and talented company of 48 performers to Starlight Theatre on June 30-July 5. The national tour of this hit Broadway revival, which took home four Tony Awards®, brings to Kansas City audiences the beloved music […]
Leapin’ Lizards! Plenty of talented “orphans” will surely charm Kansas City audiences when the national tour of Annie stops at Starlight Theatre on June 19-21 for a Broadway weekend special engagement. This brand-new physical incarnation of Annie remains true to the show’s nearly 40-year traditions, including the beloved songs and themes of resiliency and optimism. […]
This week, the Upper Room Summer Soccer Camps will officially begin at Swope Soccer Village. The camp will be held five days a week for four hours a day. The camp runs daily through end of July. The summer soccer camp started over 8 years ago with around 1,000 kids enrolled. It has grown tremendously […]
PICNIC IS SOLD OUT — THANK YOU!!! National Teddy Bear Picnic Day is celebrated every year on the 10th of July and this year it will be celebrated in Kansas City for the first time! Join KC Parks on Friday, July 10 for an afternoon of fun on the front lawn of the Kansas City Museum. Be sure […]
Hear ye! Hear ye! The confines of Starlight Theatre will transform into the kingdom of Camelot next week. One of theatre’s most legendary musicals, Camelot will enchant audiences of all ages when it takes Starlight’s Cohen Community Stage on June 9-14. This production of Camelot, which launched its national tour last fall, reimagines the classic […]
What: A Flag Day ceremony in which a flag that has outlived its glory will be appropriately retired by being respectfully burned in a pyre with pomp and circumstance by Korean War veterans from Missouri. It is open to the public and military service veterans will be in attendance. The ceremony will include three rifle […]
May 27, 2015 – The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), is pleased to announce Kansas City, MO Parks and Recreation as a finalist for the 2015 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. This year’s proud sponsor of […]
Cool temperatures will prevent Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation from opening public water parks and major pools this weekend. The following facilities will open when the water temperature reaches 70 degrees per Health Department regulations. The Springs Aquatic Center, 9400 N Congress The Bay Water Park, 7101 Longview Rd. Swope Pool, 6700 Lewis Rd. Budd Park […]
KC Parks employees honored Director Mark McHenry for 40 Years of Service to Kansas City, MO Parks and Recreation at an Awards Breakfast held May 20 at the Swope Park Bandstand. More than 200 employees unveiled specially-designed T-shirts featuring a caricature of Director McHenry in a surprise tribute. Special guests– including current and former Parks […]
The fourth and final phase of the Rose Garden restoration project was completed in December, 2014 at a cost of $403,000. All 66 stone pillars encircling the rose garden were restored and new redwood cedar pergolas placed atop the structures. The bronze plaques announcing the garden, but stolen during the 1940s, were replicated and placed […]