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Holiday season is nigh: Popular lights display returns to KC's Northland

Now that Halloween is in our rearview mirrors, it’s time for holiday events to take center stage. Winter Magic will kick off the Kansas City area’s holiday activities, returning for its seventh year beginning Wednesday, Nov. 4. The popular drive-thru holiday lights display will run through Jan. 2 at Platte Purchase Park in the Northland. Operated in partnership with Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Winter Magic also offers giveaways as well as snacks for sale from Topsy’s popcorn and the Taffy Shop. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Children’s Mercy Hospital. Also opening this week is the Crown Center Ice Terrace, which has been a Kansas City holiday tradition for more than 50 years. Winter Magic When: Nov. 4-Jan. 2; opens nightly at 6 p.m., closes 8-11 p.m. Where: Platte Purchase Park, 10400 N. Platte Purchase Drive What: One-mile drive-thru with holiday lights, animated displays and music. Cost: $20-$40, $7 additional for paying at gate; tickets reserved by half-hour time slots. Information: wintermagickc.com Crown Center Ice Terrace When: Nov. 6-March 14. November-January: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; February-March: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Special

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WIN tickets to see A Christmas Carol!

Listen all week long for your chance to WIN a pair of tickets to see A Christmas Carol at KC Rep Spencer Theatre, showing November 21st–December 13th!. Create Christmas memories that will last for many seasons to come at Kansas City’s beloved holiday tradition! Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his redemptive journey with Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and rediscover the true meaning of the holidays. You’ll meet the Cratchits, Tiny Tim, and the irresistible Fezziwigs, and hear the haunting and joyous candlelight carol — all this and more, to kindle your Christmas spirit. Share the season with the people you love at A Christmas Carol.

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Royals provide free admission to WWI Musuem for military members and veterans

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Royals Foundation is sponsoring free admission to the National WWI Museum and Memorial for active military members and veterans. November 6th through the 11th, active military members and veterans along with their families will be able to...

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North Kansas City's Rabbit hOle Museum Adds Grown-Ups-Only Night This November

A children's book museum in North Kansas City is trading in its usual stroller traffic for a grown-ups-only crowd later this month. The Rabbit hOle, a three-story immersive attraction built around the pages of children's literature, is scheduled to host a 21-and-older event called 21+ Night on Friday, Nov. 27, beginning at 5:00 p.m.

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Rain Can't Stop Independence's 78th Halloween Parade, Thousands Turn Out

Rain in the forecast did not keep the crowds away from downtown Independence, Missouri, on Saturday, as the city's 78th annual Halloween parade rolled through a rainy fall chill and drew thousands of spectators to the Historic Independence Square. Costumed families, classic cars, fire trucks and tractors lined up for a morning that organizers and longtime locals say has become a fixture of the Kansas City metro's fall calendar.

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The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures Names Melissa Golding Director of Visitor Services

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures (T/m) has named Melissa Golding its new Director of Visitor Services. Golding begins November 9, 2026, and will lead the Museum’s visitor experience, including admissions, the Museum Store, and the front-of-house team. Golding joins T/m from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in...

Kansas City, MO · 11d

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WIN Trans-Siberian Orchestra tickets!

Listen all week long for your chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra shows! Taking place at the T-Mobile Center on December 29th with two spectacular shows at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a massive...

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Nelson-Atkins Museum hosts 16th annual Día de los Muertos festival

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art hosted its 16th annual Día de los Muertos festival Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Latin American holiday that honors the spirits of loved ones who have passed on. The festival includes folkloric dance performances, live music, artist demonstrations, artmaking activities and traditional cuisine.

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Men's Golf Climbs to T-19 in Final Fall NAIA Top 25 Rating

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Texas A&M University Texarkana men's golf has continued its rise on the national stage, moving up to a tie for No. 19 in the final fall edition of the 2026-27 STADIONIC NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Rating. The Eagles climbed seven positions from their previous...

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Holly Jolly Helena offers a unique opportunity for Holiday presents

HELENA, Mo. (KQTV) -- Those looking for unique holiday presents for this upcoming Christmas season can mark their calendars for Holly Jolly Helena. The event will take place at Helena Elementary School, 21080 Osage Street, in Helena on November 21. Over 25 vendors will be present, from small creatives to...

Helena, MO · 12d

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What Started as a Small ‘Outlander’ Con Has Grown Into Something Much Bigger — And There Are 2 Major Events Planned for 2027 So Far

Sasnak City has its latest 'Outlander' convention coming in November.

Kansas City, MO · 14d

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St. Joseph Missouri Frontier Casino Entertainment & Gaming Prizes This November

JOSEPH, MO (Gambling911.com) – Good food, great tunes and a little extra luck are coming to St Jo Frontier Casino this November. Guests can enjoy dining specials at Fireside Sports Bar & Grill and Winners Bar & Grill, catch live entertainment and chase big wins during drawings throughout the month.

St Joseph, MO · 11d

The Kansas City Star

Native American Heritage Month is KC's heritage. Here are 5 ways to learn more

The Kansas City area was once home to multiple tribes of American Indians, and Native American Heritage Month (Nov. 1-30) will offer ample opportunities to honor that history. The Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site on the grounds of a 19th-century manual training school for Native American children is the area’s go-to venue for year-round programs and exhibitions. It also is the temporary site for the traveling exhibition “Trespassers Beware!: Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors.” It’s important to note that for several years the Shawnee Indian Mission site has been in the news: first with allegations that Indigenous children who attended the school may have been buried on the grounds, and later, the ownership of the site has been disputed among Native American tribes, including the Shawnee and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The site and its ownership have been at the center of Kansas Legislation . Also during Native American Heritage Month is a book talk at the Kansas City Public Library-Plaza Branch, and the Indigenous Art Market in Shawnee. If you’re up for a day trip, Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center near Miami might be worth the 90-mile drive. It will be open only on weekends Nov.

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Guadalupe Centers honors loved ones, Mexican heritage at Dia de los Muertos celebration

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Friday evening was full of celebration as matachines dancers kicked off festivities at Guadalupe Centers. The organization held a Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebration. The Mexican multi-day holiday sees families and friends gather to remember loved ones who have died,...

Kansas City, MO · 14d

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How many concert tickets did Morton Amphitheater sell in its first season?

The inaugural season of Riverside’s new concert venue just wrapped up and in the eyes of Live Nation, it was a huge success. Andrew Newport, regional vice president of Venue Operations at Live Nation, and Dave Gerardi, market president of Missouri at Live Nation, met with The Star to discuss the first year of Morton Amphitheater , the 16,000-capacity concert venue that opened in June. Newport and Gerardi said that with the 43 concerts, the Riverside venue — with artists ranging from Kesha , Pitbull and Guns ‘N Roses to Dave Matthews Band , Bryson Tiller and Chris Stapleton they sold over 400,000 tickets . Many of these shows sold out according to their data, and it’s helping shape what concertgoers can expect in 2027. Gerardi said that Kansas City has historically been a great market for country music, with Stapleton and Brooks & Dunn selling out and high attendance for Tyler Childers, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett and Luke Bryan. He was surprised at the crowd numbers for electronic artists like Rüfüs Du Sol, Empire of the Sun and Tape B & Levity. Tiller, the trap-infused R&B star selling out the venue also came as a surprise. With his show

Kansas City, MO · 15d

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The Sprawling 2-Story Missouri Museum That Feels Like Wandering Through A Living History Book

There’s a museum in Kansas City, Missouri, that will make you question everything you thought you knew about the word “small.”. The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures is one of those places that sounds perfectly pleasant when someone describes it to you, and then you actually walk inside and realize pleasant doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Kansas City, MO · 14d

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KC Zoo announces first-ever baby elephant, expected in 2027. ‘Elephant-astic'

The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is preparing to celebrate another milestone and grow its African elephant population next year. The KC Zoo announced on social media that one of its elephants is pregnant and expecting a calf in late 2027 . It will be the first elephant calf born at the zoo, according to the post. Although zoo staff announced the pregnancy this week, it will take a while before the calf is born. African elephants have a gestation period of 22 months, the zoo said. First elephant to be born at KC Zoo The calf will be the first offspring of parents Zuri, a 17-year-old female, and Tamani, a 21-year-old male. “Tamani and Zuri arrived at the KC Zoo in 2015 and 2023, respectively, and received a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan ,” the zoo said on social media. An African elephant calf weighs around 200 to 250 pounds at birth, the zoo said. “Zuri’s care team tells us that the expectant mom is doing wonderfully and voluntarily participates in sonograms and other health care,” the KC Zoo said. African elephants are critically endangered due to issues like poaching and the

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