Easter Bunny, egg hunts all over Kansas City this weekend: A guide to holiday events
Kids will be able to do a lot more than decorate eggs at Eggstravaganza, Science City’s Easter celebration on April 16.
The Union Station event also will include interactive demos, classes and other entertaining stuff, all capped by a concert by Mr. Stinky Feet. Activities will run 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; admission is $14 (free for Union Station members). More information at unionstation.org.
Other Easter weekend fun
▪ The Bunny Hop (ages 2-5), 10:30-11:30 a.m. April 15, Meadowbrook Park, Prairie Village. jcprd.com.
▪ Easter: 1860s Style, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm. olatheks.org.
▪ Downtown Bunny Hop, 10-11:30 a.m. April 16, Downtown Lee’s Summit. downtownls.org.
▪ Spring Celebration With Easter Bunny, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 16, Zona Rosa. zonarosa.com.
▪ Meet the Easter Bunny, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 16, Pocket Park, Parkville. parkvillemo.org.
▪ Easter Egg Hunt/Festival, noon-3 p.m. April 16, Bennett Park, Liberty. eventbrite.com.
As for non-Easter entertainment …
Music
▪ Aly and AJ, 8 p.m. April 14, The Truman ($28.50-$55). thetrumankc.com.
▪ Robyn Hitchcock, 8 p.m. April 14, Knuckleheads ($25). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Bob Moses with Amtrac, 8 p.m. April 15, Granada ($26). thegranada.com.
▪ Kansas City Chorale, “Spring Song,” 5:30 p.m. April 16, Nelson-Atkins Museum (sold out). kcchorale.org.
▪ Behzod Abduraimov, 7:30 p.m. April 16, 1900 Building ($10-$30). icm.park.edu.
▪ Eliane Elias, 8 p.m. April 16, Folly ($20-$55). follytheater.org.
▪ Lucinda Williams, 8 p.m. April 16, Knuckleheads (sold out). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Snail Mail, 8 p.m. April 16, Liberty Hall ($25-$35). libertyhall.net.
▪ Martin Hayes, 7:30 p.m. April 18, 1900 Building ($25-$40). 1900bldg.com.
More entertainment
▪ Filmmaker John Waters (“Hairspray,” “Pink Flamingos”) will appear at Liberty Hall in Lawrence as part of the Free State Film Festival, 7 p.m. April 14 ($35). freestatefestival.org.
▪ Laughs as well as pirouettes will abound when the all-male Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performs at Yardley Hall, 7:30 p.m. April 14 ($15-$49). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.
▪ The title tells the story of the New Theatre & Restaurant’s next comedy production, “The Play That Goes Wrong,” opens 6:30 p.m. April 15; runs through July 3 ($38.50-$65.50). newtheatre.com.
▪ Comedian Dave Chappelle, who made headlines because of his anti-transgender comments in a recent Netflix special, scheduled a show at the Uptown on short notice and it sold out immediately, 7 p.m. April 15 (sold out). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Kansas City will celebrate Fountain Day, when all the city’s fountains are turned on, at the Northland Fountain in Gorman Park at Vivion Road and North Oak Trafficway, 10 a.m. April 19. kcparks.org.
