Weekend Possibilities

Plan your weekend with this list of events and activities around the Kansas City Metro area.

Families gather at Crown Center's WeekEnder Series to watch a show.

Crown Center’s WeekEnder, A Trio of Unique Brunch Options, and Other Weekend Possibilities

Crown Center’s WeekEnder Series, a trio of brunch options, and First Fridays events are just a few of this weekend’s possibilities in Kansas City.

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A yoga class goes through a rooftop sequence.

Rooftop Beer Yoga, a Butterfly Release Happy Hour, and Other Weekend Possibilities 

Rise and shine with HopCat’s Rooftop Beer Yoga before moving on to other possibilities this weekend in Kansas City.

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Families enjoying the afternoon on the museum's lawn.

The Biggest Picnic in KC, the Amelia Earhart Festival, & Other Weekend Possibilities

Kansas City’s Big Picnic is here.

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First-Annual KC Taco Fest, African Dream Cuisine & Other Weekend Possibilities

Kansas City’s first taco fest, brand-new West African family recipes, county fair classics and more highlight the second week of July’s weekend possibilities.

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Buns Up is a new spot serving sliders in Parlor, a food hall in the Crossroads.

Hayward’s New Home, Fried Lobster Rolls & Other Weekend Possibilities

After more than three decades in Lenexa, Hayward’s Pit BBQ has moved. The barbecue standby is now open at 10901 W. 75th St. in Shawnee, Kansas. The Kansas spot has the classics — ribs, burnt ends, and sides (beans, cheezy corn bake, macaroni and cheese) — and some of their own barbecue creations: (Sweeney’s Southern…

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Nate Prim takes an order at Soul-Q Nikki Bistro

Strawberry Hill Pub Crawl, Strawberry Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities

Fairway Creamery (5938 Mission Road, Fairway, Kansas) — a new donut shop and soft serve ice cream concept from chocolatier Christopher Elbow — has opened in the former Pizza 51 West space. The donuts include a spiced old fashioned, raspberry iced, maple buttercrunch, vanilla bean glazed yeast and toasted coconut. On the ice cream side,…

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Freestyle Poke is opening a second location in Overland Park

Celebration At The Station, Catio Party & Other Weekend Possibilities

Eat tacos. Help folks. Guadalupe Center is throwing a taco dinner between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday. It’s four fried tacos and Mexican rice for $7. The taco sale benefits the center’s youth recreation program. Place your order by calling 816-421-1015. A tradition that started on the West Side has come to the Crossroads….

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The opening reception for Reflecting Motion

Reflecting Motion, Weston WineFest & Other Weekend Possibilities

The 15th annual Troost Festival is from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday on Troost Avenue between 31st Street and Linwood Boulevard. The outdoor fest features live musical acts, dance troupes, art activities, food and crafts for sale. The Littlest Bake Shop (645 E. 59th St.) is just that, a tiny bakery serving gluten-free and…

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Komotodo Sushi Burrito

Sushi Burritos, The Art of Candy & Other Weekend Possibilities

Always thought of candy as an art form? The Vanessa Lacy Gallery (1600 Genessee St., Unit 161) is hosting an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday for “Candy,” a collection of pieces inspired by confections. The gallery will have cotton candy from Cottontale and beer from Stockyards Brewing Co. The world is better…

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Harp Barbecue is a new barbecue spot

Brisket and Waffles, Pizza Shuttle & Other Weekend Possibilities

Pizza Shuttle (12094 W. 135th St.) has landed, Overland Park. Over the past three decades, Pizza Shuttle is the spot that’s been on the other end of many a late night call in Lawrence, Kansas. The new location brought Brobecks BBQ Chicken pizza along for the ride, as well as cheesesticks, sweet sticks (cheesy rectangles…

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