Kansas City Calendar of Events

GOAL: to help promote awareness and attendance for charitable, fundraising, civic, sporting and social events; to avoid scheduling conflicts on events and to help recruit new volunteers for some worthy causes.

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Calendar of Events - May



Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month


May 3-Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date); Muslim

May 3-8-“Fiddler on the Roof,” Music Hall; broadwayinkc.com

May 4-Justin Bieber, T-Mobile Center; t-mobilecenter.com

May 4-Kent State Shootings Remembrance; Ohio

May 5-Cinco de Mayo

May 5-Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!!
Hint: It has nothing to do with Mexican Independence Day.
May 5, 1862 - the Battle of Puebla. The clash during the French-Mexican war, pitting 2,000 Mexican troops against 6,000 of Napoleon III's french troops, commenced on May 5 and lasted from daybreak through the evening. After realizing that nearly 500 French soldiers died while less than 100 Mexican troops had been lost, the French withdrew their army and retreated. It was the beginning of a series of battles that would eventually lead to the full evacuation of the French from Mexico six years later.

May 5-Yom Ha'atzmaut; Jewish holiday

May 6-Kentucky Oaks

May 6-National Nurses Day; Observance

May 6-8-Kansas City BBQ Festival, GEHA Field, 1 Arrowhead Dr, Kansas City, MO 64129-1651; We're assembling the biggest names in BBQ from KC & across the country
Join us for BBQ + BANDS + BEERS
PRICE: Entry is free! BBQ, beer, & more will be available for purchase!
Q PIT PASS: Skip the festival lines and purchase a Pit Pass to enjoy all you can eat & drink in our exclusive Q Pit Lounges →⁣
kcbbqfest.com/pitpasses
RSVP: ⁣kcbbqfest.com/#rsvp_form
⁣kcbbqfest.com

May 7-Kentucky Derby

May 7-“The Composer is Dead and other Musical Mysteries,” Kauffman Center; kcsymphony.org

May 7-8-Bert Kreischer, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland; arvestbanktheatre.com

May 8-Mother's Day

May 8-Truman Day

May 8-Victory in Europe Day; Observance

May 13-15-“Oklahoma!” Starlight; kcstarlight.com/events/broadway

May 13-22-Kansas City Ballet, “The Wizard of Oz,” Kauffman Center; kcballet.org

May 15-New Kids on the Block with Salt N Pepa, En Vogue and Rick Astley, T-Mobile Center; t-mobilecenter.com

May 17-22-“Waitress,” Starlight; kcstarlight.com/events/broadway

May 18-Rupi Kaur, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland; arvestbanktheatre.com

May 18-Rage Against The Machine, T-Mobile Center; t-mobilecenter.com

May 19-CrankGameplays Presents: I Have To Do This Show, Folly; follytheater.org

May 19-Lag BaOmer; Jewish holiday

May 20-Brian Regan, Uptown; uptowntheater.com

May 20-22-“Windborne’s The Music of Queen,” Kauffman Center; kcsymphony.org

May 21-Armed Forces Day; Observance

May 21-Preakness Stakes

May 22-Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux, Yardley Hall; jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events

May 25-National Missing Children's Day

May 26-Ascension Day; Christian

May 29-“Celebration at the Station,” Union Station

May 30-Memorial Day; Federal Holiday