Free things to do this weekend in and around Kansas City
Kansas City's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, October 2, 2026 to Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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- Crossroads First Fridays 2026 - Art Garden KC - 18th & 19th Streets between Baltimore & Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO, Friday, October 2, 2026, 5 pm - 9 pm
- Friday Night Sound Bites at Lenexa Public Market - Lenexa Public Market - 8750 Penrose Ln, Lenexa, KS 66219, Friday, October 2, 2026, see website
- Pumpkin Season at Powell Pumpkin Patch - Powell Pumpkin Patch - 25695 Spring Valley Road, Louisburg, KS 66053, October 2–4, 2026, 9 am - 6 pm
- Gladfest 2026 - Gladstone Area Chamber of Commerce - Linden Square, Northeast 70th Street, Gladstone, MO, October 2–4, 2026, Friday 5 pm - 10 pm; Saturday 10 am - 10 pm; Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm
- KC Oktoberfest 2026 at Crown Center - KC Bier Co - Crown Center, Kansas City, MO, October 2–3, 2026, please see website
- Harvest Festival 2026 at the Downtown Lee's Summit Farmers Market - Downtown Lee's Summit Farmers Market - Southeast Green Street, Lee's Summit, MO, Saturday, October 3, 2026, 8 am - 12 pm
- Lenexa Farmers Market 2026 - Lenexa Farmers Market - 17201 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66219, Saturday, October 3, 2026, 8 am - 12 pm
- Mother Nature Reads - Lakeside Nature Center - Lakeside Nature Center - 4701 East Gregory Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64132, Saturday, October 3, 2026, see website
- Movies on the Lawn: Hocus Pocus | Downtown Excelsior Partnership - Downtown Excelsior Partnership - Hall Of Waters Visitor Center, East Broadway Avenue, Excelsior Springs, MO, Saturday, October 3, 2026, see website
- Art On Walnut 2026 - ART GARDEN KC - 1298 Riverfront Drive, Kansas City, MO 64120, Sunday, October 4, 2026, 8 am - 3 pm
- Day in the Life: Western Front - National WWI Museum and Memorial - National WWI Museum and Memorial - 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64108, Sunday, October 4, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm
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