Entertainment, Arts & Culture


Pumpkin Palooza

Tons of games and activities for the entire family.  Contests and prizes.  Free event.  Wear your halloween costume and come have lots of fun. more

Missouri Barn Beer Dinner with Chef Michael Foust

Enjoy garden bounty and brews at the Missouri Barn with Chef Michael Foust of Black Sheep + Market. Join Chef Foust, the featured chef-in-residence in our Farm-to-Table garden, for a welcome cocktail and a chat about the farm-to-table movement, then… more

Butterfly Tour in the Field

  Join botanist Brett Budach for a field experience geared for adults to locate and identify native caterpillar and butterfly species in the wild. Please dress for the weather, bring a sun hat and sunscreen, wear sturdy shoes, and bring… more

Species Spotlight: Perfect Pollinators

  Join a Powell Gardens docent on a hunt for Powell Gardens’ perfect pollinators. This family-friendly, features a short stroll through our gardens and Native Butterfly Habitat in search of winged wonders. Families will play a pollinator game and get… more

Saturday Rhythm & Blooms

  Second Saturdays throughout the summer, take a break and enjoy the rhythm of live music performed by Ernest James Zydeco, libations and the blooms of the season. Purchase tasty bites from Cafe Thyme or Perennial Gifts, the garden gift… more

Main Street Music Festival

The Whole Person’s Main Street Music Festival is a celebration of the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Held annually, the festival is an exciting and family-friendly community event featuring the following throughout the day: 5 Live local… more

Movie in the Park: Inside Out

Pack your lawn chairs and blankets and bring your family to enjoy an evening under the stars at one of our Movie in the Park events. We are partnering with Johnson County Library for these events. Dogs are welcome. more

City Center Live: Abel Ramirez Big Band

Enjoy an evening with Abel Ramirez Big Band, a 17-piece band that performs classic big band jazz in the style and tradition that made Kansas City famous. City Center Live is a performing art series partnership between the Johnson County Library… more

Movie in the Park: WALL-E

Pack your lawn chairs and blankets and bring your family to enjoy an evening under the stars at one of our Movie in the Park events. We are partnering with Johnson County Library for these events. Dogs are welcome. more

City Center Live: Scott Cox, “And God Did Shake the Pear: Shakespeare for Everyday Living”

The director of Living Shakespeare, a rehabilitative theatre program at Lansing Correctional Facility, Scott Cox will lead a one-man show with inspirational and humorous anecdotes. more