Living Local: November Events

Holiday cheer is in the air!

Here's a list of local events going on each weekend throughout Kansas City and Southern Missouri to get you started.

Kansas City Events

11/8 – 11/10

• Ladies Day
• Veterans Weekend at National WWI Museum and Memorial
• Holiday Open House in Downtown Weston
• Handmade Boutique By KC Local Exposure at Arrowhead
• Pig and Swig KC
• Thundergong! 2019
• Military Appreciation Weekend at KC Zoo
• Veterans Day Weekend at National World War I Museum and Memorial

11/15 – 11/17

• Custom Clay Print Ornaments at Paint, Glaze & Fire
• Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Downtown OP
• 2 Friends & JUNK Holiday Vintage JUNK Market
• Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ward Parkway
• KC Holiday Boutique at Overland Park Convention Center
• Legendary Lighting Ceremony at Legends Outlets
• West Bottoms Holiday Open House
• Scavenger Saturday at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
• A Charlie Brown Christmas at Coterie Theatre
• Genghis Khan: Bringing the Legend to Life

11/22 – 11/24

• Mistletoe Market at NKC Parks & Rec Center
• Mayor’s Tree Lighting at Downtown Lee’s Summit
• Polar Bear PJ Party at Kansas City Zoo
• Penguin March at Kansas City Zoo
• Holidays Come Alive at Union Station
• Winterfest at Worlds of Fun
• 2019 Northern Lights Holiday Lighting Ceremony at Zona Rosa
• Christmas in Excelsior Springs Kick Off
• Winter Pot Make-and-Take at River Market Event Place

11/29 & 11/30

• Small Business Saturday
• Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens
• Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Crown Center
• Holiday Luminary Walk at Overland Park Arboretum
• West Bottoms First Friday | Festival of the Full Moon
• A Very Merry Market: Gifts, Giving & Good at The City Market
• Santa’s Arrival at Crown Center
• The 9th Annual Holiday Swing at Union Station

Southern Missouri Events

11/08 – 11/10

• Silver Dollar City’s Old Time Christmas
• OKC Ozark Mountain Classic Dog Show
• Downtown Joplin Holiday Open House
• Historic C-Street Holiday Open House
• Oklahoma! In concert with Springfield Symphony Orchestra
• Veterans Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale at Branson Landing
• Little House on the Prairie
• Jitter Jam

11/15 – 11/17

• Branson Holiday Market
• Ozark Beerfest
• Horseback Riding & Winery
• Uptown Holiday Hoedown
• Demetri Martin – Wandering Mind Tour

11/22 – 11/24

• Cup ‘O Cheer
• Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
• Harvest Beer Festival
• Hike and Eagle Watch Boat Tour
• FEZtival of Trees
• Festival of Lights
• Springfield Downtown Tree Lighting
• Pedestal Rocks Hike and Elk Viewing
• The Nutcracker Cookies & Cocoa

11/29 & 11/30

• Miracle on Walnut Kick-off
• Gardens Aglow 2019
• Christmas Vacation at the Gillioz
• Bison Viewing Hike & Brewery
• Mini Golf at The Library
• Live Taping of the Mystery Hour