4th Annual Taste of AAPI Food and Cultural Festival "Shed the Past"
Partner: ONE LOVE. ONE FAMILY. UNITED.
May 3, 2025 12pm – 6pm
Liberty Courtyard
Celebrate the awesomest food festival showcasing authentic foods from Asians and Pacific Islanders.
Missouri Valley Sunday Series
Partner: Kansas City Public Library
May 4, 2025 2pm – 4pm
KCPL Central Library, 14 W 10th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
Andrea Broomfield's talk, “Built on Bread and Beef: The West Bottoms and Kansas City's Culinary Heritage.”
Honky Tonk Tuesday
Partner: The Ship/All Else the Sea
May 6, 2025 6pm
The Ship/All Else the Sea, 1221 Union Ave, Kansas City, MO 64101
Join us at The Ship for a quick two-step dance lesson and music by Rex Hobart & The Honky Tonk Standards.
HOLSUM OPEN STUDIOS
Partner: Holsum Gallery
May 9, 2025 5pm - 9pm and May 10, 2025 11am - 5pm
Holsum Gallery, 1200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64101
Join us at the Holsum Gallery for their Spring Open Studios and experience 5 levels of art throughout this historic building! 2 day event!
Stories of the 1st Ward – told through dance
Partner: Holsum Gallery
May 9, 2025 6:30pm - 8pm
Holsum Gallery, 1200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64101
Come experience the rich history & culture of the 1st Ward of Kansas City through the art of dance in this amazing event!
West Bottoms Heritage Days Spring Swing Pop-Up!
Partner: The Strawberry Swing
May 10, 2025 11am - 5pm
Liberty Courtyard
West Bottoms Heritage Days returns with The Spring Swing Popping Up in the Liberty Courtyard!
West Bottoms Spring Season Girls on the Run
Partner: Girls on the Run
May 10, 2025 8am - 12pm
Hy-Vee Arena
Spring Season Celebratory 5K at the Hyvee Arena in the West Bottoms
Wilbur Niewald Plein Air Weekend 2025
May 16, 2025 1pm - 8pm, May 17, 2025 8am - 5pm, and May 18, 2025 9am - 1pm
Livestock Exchange Building, 1600 Genessee Street, Kansas City, MO 64102
This 3 day event provides local outdoor painters (en plein air) the opportunity to participate in our 3rd Annual Plein Air event!
Stockyards Legends Dinner 2025
May 21, 2025 6pm - 10pm
The Hobbs, 1427 W 9th St, Kansas City, MO 64101
Annual dinner at the iconic Hobbs Building honoring Michael R. Haverty as the 2025 Stockyards Legend.
The Wettest Block Pig Roast
May 24, 2025 5pm - 10pm
Incline on 9th
Join us at Incline on 9th for a PIG ROAST. Get ready to eat!
The Urban Core Group Networking Meeting
Partner: The Urban Core Group of Kansas City
May 28, 2025 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Larks Entertainment at West Bottoms, 1527 W 9th St, Kansas City, MO 64101
The Urban Core Group's monthly networking meeting comes to the West Bottoms. All are welcome!
Opening Day for Klā Sanctuary & Selah Lounge
Partner: Klā Sanctuary & Selah Lounge
May 31, 2025 7:30am - 8:30pm
Klā Sanctuary, 1400 W. 13th St, Kansas City, MO 64102
Check out a brand new business in the Historic West Bottoms! Klā Sanctuary & Selah Lounge will be opening its doors to the public May 31st.
Shakedown Strings Return to Genesee Street for One More Saturday Night
May 31, 2025 8pm - 9:30pm
Stockyards Brewing Co., 1600 Genessee St #100, Kansas City, MO 64102
Join Shakedown Strings once again at Stockyards Brewing Co. - this time for One More Saturday Night of Grateful Dead songs presented on string instruments.