A new month means lots of fun new activities going on around the Kansas City area as your gearing up for the official start of the summer season. Kick off your first weekend of June with the events featured below, brought to you by Dani Beyer Real Estate.
June 2 – 4
Jazzoo
Friday, June 2
7:30 p.m. – 11:55 p.m.
Tickets: $175
Mark your calendars for the wildest party in tomorrow, Friday, June 2. Savor delicious bites from more than 70 of the finest Kansas City restaurants, enjoy live entertainment on four different stages, and sip refreshing drinks from 10 full and specialty bars. Jazzoo is the Kansas City Zoo’s largest fundraiser and your attendance helps feed and care for more than 1,700 animals and educate Kansas City youth through the Zoo Learning Fund. More than 5,000 guests attend Jazzoo each year, and this year’s event is sure to be a blast.
Kansas City Zoo,
6800 Zoo Dr.,
Kansas City, MO 64132
KC Pridefest
June 2 – 4
Friday: 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Single Day Admission: $10
FREE ENTRY from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. (Sunday Only)
Entry for kids 12 and under FREE any day
Head to KC Pridefest going on all weekend north of the River Market at Berkley Riverfront Park. The event features a variety of activities over the course of three days including a kid’s zone featuring an Ironman obstacle course, Tinker Bell moonwalk, Dual Slide and Triple Lane Fun Run. The zone also features a face painter, balloon artist, and circus performers. Outside of the zone look for Renaissance Fair characters, the LGBTQIA Youth Hangout, and a professional kite flyer! Beyond the special performers and entertainment, there will also be a food fair, market place and volleyball tournament on Sunday.
Berkley Riverfront Park,
1298 E. Riverfront Rd,
Kansas City, MO
Festa Italiana
June 2 – 4
Friday: 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
FREE Admission
One of Kansas City’s favorite festivals, Festa Italiana, the unique celebration of Italian traditions and Italian-American culture, will once again kick off the summer season at Zona Rosa this weekend. This longtime local ethnic festival draws visitors from across KC and beyond. Enjoy an amazing assortment of Italian food favorites, a beer garden, an Italian Car Show, food eating contests and much more. Plus, novelty booths will line the streets including “Lots Of Italiana” shirts, hats, and other memorabilia representing Italian heritage for the whole family. The festival will also feature a designated children’s area with a variety of activities.
Zona Rosa,
8640 N Dixson Ave.,
Kansas City, MO 64153
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Showing June 3 – 11
Show Time: 8 p.m.
Gates Open: 7 p.m.
Ticket Prices Vary
Disney’s The Little Mermaid is coming to Starlight starting this Saturday through June 11th. Based upon Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless tale of love, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a big splash of a family musical with eye-popping visuals and an award-winning score. Fascinated by the world and lives of people on dry land, mermaid Princess Ariel longs to join them someday, although her father, King Triton, forbids contact. When she falls in love with human Prince Eric from afar, she makes a deal with her father’s sister and enemy Ursula to be temporarily transformed into a human. If she wins the kiss of true love from her prince within three days, she’ll remain human. Only love can remedy the dangerous showdown between good and evil. Twenty-seven years after the release of Disney’s animated film, this love story continues to capture the hearts of young and old alike. The show features the music audiences have grown to love, including “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award-winning “Under the Sea.”
Starlight Theatre,
4600 Starlight Rd.,
Kansas City, MO 64132