Things to do in Kansas City this week

Today

• Film & the Law: A Time to Kill (1996) Examining Race, Justice, and the Power of Narrative - Hybrid - Credit: MO 8.5 hr, incl 3.5 ethics & 1.5 elim of bias / KS 8.0 hr, incl 3.5 ethics / NE 4.58 hr…

  Wed 7 Oct, 8:30 AM · 408 Armour Rd.

  From UMKC

• October 2026 Staff Council General Body Meeting

  Wed 7 Oct, 8:30 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Campus Tree Day

  Wed 7 Oct, 9 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Memory Lab Sessions

  Wed 7 Oct, 9 AM · Central Resource Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Grants Co-Working Sessions

  Wed 7 Oct, 9:30 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Movin' and Groovin' Rhyme Time

  Wed 7 Oct, 9:30 AM · Merriam Plaza Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Movin' and Groovin' Rhyme Time

  Wed 7 Oct, 9:30 AM · Lenexa City Center Library

  From Johnson County Library

• 20 Spaces Reserved in Lot 32W

  Wed 7 Oct, 10 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Mellon Humanities Internship Program: Making Your Humanities Skills Legible

  Wed 7 Oct, 12 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Rainbow Read-In

  Wed 7 Oct, 2:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Beyond the Syllabus: Read for You

  Wed 7 Oct, 5 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• BMES General Body Meeting #2

  Wed 7 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Kansas City Athletics Men's Soccer Match

  Wed 7 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Kansas City Men's Soccer vs Tulsa

  Wed 7 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Master Class: Adam Frey, euphonium

  Wed 7 Oct, 6 PM · Grant Recital Hall

  From UMKC · Free

• Open Studio: Sewing

  Wed 7 Oct, 6 PM · Central Resource Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Peter Antoniou

  Wed 7 Oct, 7 PM · Funny Bone Comedy Club - Kansas City

  From Ticketmaster

• Conservatory Jazz Orchestra Concert

  Wed 7 Oct, 7:30 PM · White Recital Hall

  From UMKC

• Earl Sweatshirt w/ MIKE

  Wed 7 Oct, 8 PM · The Truman - Kansas City

  From Ticketmaster

This weekend

• 2026 ROOS MOBB

  Fri 9 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Elevation Worship w/ Pastor Steven Furtick

  Fri 9 Oct, 7 PM · T-Mobile Center

  From Ticketmaster

• Big Head Todd & the Monsters - Winter Tour 2026

  Fri 9 Oct, 7:30 PM · Uptown Theater

  From Ticketmaster

• Cheekface

  Fri 9 Oct, 8 PM · recordBar

  From Ticketmaster

• Mariachazo w/ Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan

  Fri 9 Oct, 8 PM · The Midland Theatre - MO

  From Ticketmaster

• GLAMA Tour

  Sat 10 Oct, 2 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Kansas City Volleyball at South Dakota

  Sat 10 Oct, 5 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Shamrock FC Mixed Martial Arts

  Sat 10 Oct, 7:30 PM · Ameristar Casino and Hotel

  From Ticketmaster

• Sporting Kansas City vs. Portland Timbers

  Sat 10 Oct, 7:30 PM · Children's Mercy Park

  From Ticketmaster

• UMKC Night at Sporting KC

  Sat 10 Oct, 7:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• 80s Legends Tribute

  Sat 10 Oct, 8 PM · VooDoo at Harrah's Kansas City

  From Ticketmaster

• 80s Legends Tribute | Official Caesars Ticket + Hotel Packages

  Sat 10 Oct, 8 PM · VooDoo at Harrah's Kansas City

  From Ticketmaster

• Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary

  Sat 10 Oct, 8 PM · Uptown Theater

  From Ticketmaster

• Whales

  Sat 10 Oct, 9:30 PM · Aura KC

  From Ticketmaster

• Kansas City Women's Soccer at South Dakota State

  Sun 11 Oct, 1 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Queer American History

  Sun 11 Oct, 2 PM · Miller Nichols Library

  From UMKC

• Kansas City Men's Soccer at NC State

  Sun 11 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• The Billy Joel Legacy

  Sun 11 Oct, 7 PM · Yardley Hall Carlsen Center - KS

  From Ticketmaster

• Leonid & Friends

  Sun 11 Oct, 7:30 PM · Uptown Theater

  From Ticketmaster

Next 7 days

• Memory Lab Sessions

  Thu 8 Oct, 9 AM · Central Resource Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Baby Storytime

  Thu 8 Oct, 9:30 AM · Corinth Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Dancing Through the Decades

  Thu 8 Oct, 10 AM · Leawood Pioneer Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Interview Success Workshop

  Thu 8 Oct, 2:30 PM · Central Resource Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Johnson County Library Board Meeting

  Thu 8 Oct, 4 PM · Central Resource Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Book Discussion: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

  Thu 8 Oct, 6 PM · Leawood Pioneer Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Kansas City Women's Soccer at South Dakota

  Thu 8 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Jordan Jensen

  Thu 8 Oct, 7 PM · The Midland Theatre - MO

  From Ticketmaster

• Kansas City Volleyball at South Dakota State

  Thu 8 Oct, 7 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Soda Blonde

  Thu 8 Oct, 8 PM · recordBar

  From Ticketmaster

• American College of Prosthodontists Day of Learning - Missouri and Kansas Sections

  Fri 9 Oct, 9 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Memory Lab Sessions

  Fri 9 Oct, 9 AM · Central Resource Library

  From Johnson County Library

• General Team Meeting | Baja Racing Team

  Fri 9 Oct, 9:30 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Movin' and Groovin' Rhyme Time

  Fri 9 Oct, 9:30 AM · Oak Park Library

  From Johnson County Library

• Honors Study Abroad Info Session - Portugal 2027

  Mon 12 Oct, 11:30 AM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Intersections of Law, Public Policy and Technology (including AI)

  Mon 12 Oct, 1 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC · Free

• Saxophone Studio Recital

  Mon 12 Oct, 5 PM · Grant Recital Hall

  From UMKC · Free

• Cooking Up Hope

  Mon 12 Oct, 5:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC · Free

• Dance Break: Country Line Dancing

  Mon 12 Oct, 5:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• From Networking to Offers

  Mon 12 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• SGA Senate Meeting

  Mon 12 Oct, 6 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Campus Band and Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

  Mon 12 Oct, 7:30 PM · White Recital Hall

  From UMKC

• ML Buch

  Mon 12 Oct, 8 PM · recordBar

  From Ticketmaster

• Career Ambassador Chat - Understanding and Preparing for the Internship Search Panel

  Tue 13 Oct, 12 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• 90-minute Write-a-thon

  Tue 13 Oct, 1:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• GWI 90-minute Write-a-thon

  Tue 13 Oct, 1:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC · Free

• FYC Required Biweekly Meeting

  Tue 13 Oct, 4 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• NSBE Study Hall

  Tue 13 Oct, 5:30 PM · UMKC

  From UMKC

• Taste of Chaos w/ Hollywood Undead

  Tue 13 Oct, 6 PM · The Midland Theatre - MO

  From Ticketmaster

• New Horizons Band Concert

  Tue 13 Oct, 7:30 PM · White Recital Hall

  From UMKC

• The Wildwoods

  Tue 13 Oct, 8 PM · recordBar

  From Ticketmaster

Go with people

Say you're going to any of these and find people to go with, or make a plan of your own: people near you who like the same things hear about it.

Near Kansas City

• Springfield, Missouri
• Omaha
• Wichita
• Des Moines