This music festival is coming back to downtown Kansas City. What to know
Local musicians will take over part of downtown Kansas City on Saturday, June 14, for an all-day music festival.
Boulevardia is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a showcase featuring 40 musicians and DJs from the Kansas City region across five stages. It’s only a one-day event in 2025, as opposed to the two-day festivals longtime fans are familiar with. 2024’s event ran from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 14, and 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 15.
The music festival takes place at Crown Center, where it’s been since 2022. It was originally in the West Bottoms when it began in 2014, and also moved to the Stockyards District in 2017.
You can head down to Crown Center on Saturday anytime between noon and 11 p.m. to catch the festival. Here’s what you need to know about tickets, parking and performances.
How much are tickets to Boulevardia?
Tickets for Boulevardia are $51 for general admission if bought before Friday, June 13. VIP admission costs $106.
Taps & Tastes tickets cost $91 for general admission and $131 for early admission. Purchasers of these tickets get exclusive access and samples at more than 40 breweries on tap inside the festival grounds.
All ticket prices shown on the website are with additional fees included, Boulevardia says.
Where can I park in Kansas City for Boulevardia?
Boulevardia recommends visitors take rideshare services, the bus or the streetcar to Crown Center, but drivers will be able to park in Crown Center parking lots for free while space is available. These lots are located at Grand Boulevard and 25th Street and Pershing and McGee streets.
If you’re able to walk to Crown Center, there are more than 40,000 parking spaces in the downtown area. Many are paid lots, and street parking is available, though it may cost up to $40 during events like these.
Who’s performing at Boulevardia 2025?
The headliner for this year’s festival is hip-hop artist Tech N9ne, who co-founded local music label Strange Music in 2000. Newcomer hip-hop artist honestav and indie band The Greeting Committee are also performing during the day.
These artists all perform on the main stage, located on Grand Boulevard. The Greeting Committee plays at 6:30 p.m., honestav plays at 8 p.m. and Tech N9ne closes the show at 9:30 p.m.
You can also venture into the Silent Disco section located at the ice skating rink, where guests can pick through three channels connected to wireless headphones and listen to DJs playing mashups of the greatest hits and their personal works.
Here’s who else you can see at Boulevardia, when and where they perform Saturday:
- Back Alley Brass Band (7:10 p.m., Elevate stage)
- Big Luke and the Soul Disciples (noon, main stage)
- Chalis O’Neal (4 p.m., Illicit stage)
- Daisy Buckët Drag Show (4:50 p.m., Elevate stage)
- Dalima Kapten (12:50 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- David Luther (2:50 p.m., Illicit stage)
- DeeJay Daz-One (3 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ Dawna X Lana Luxx (1 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ Diehard (3 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ EJ (5 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ Hike (5 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ Ice Kole and DJ Joe (9 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ Nana G (5 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ NE$$ (9 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ ON 10 (7 p.m., Silent Disco)
- DJ Skittlez (7 p.m., Silent Disco)
- Flora from Kansas (3:10 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- FK Menace (7 p.m., Silent Disco)
- Jackie Myers (1:30 p.m., main stage)
- Jamogi and the Jammers (3:40 p.m., Elevate stage)
- Jessica Paige (2:40 p.m., main stage)
- Kat King (6 p.m., Elevate stage)
- Katy Guillen and The Drive (7:30 p.m., Illicit stage)
- Land Lion (2:30 p.m., Elevate stage)
- Lauren Lovelle (4:20 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- Hembree (8:20 p.m., Elevate stage)
- Lorna Kay (6:20 p.m., Illicit stage)
- Malek Azrael and The Vibez (7:50 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- Paris Williams (5:30 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- Shay Lyriq (2 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- Talya Groves (1:20 p.m., Elevate stage)
- The Creepy Jingles (6:40 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- The Freedom Affair (8:40 p.m., Illicit stage)
- The Phantastics (3:50 p.m., main stage)
- The Zeros (5 p.m., main stage)
- TheBabeGabe (9 p.m., Holladay Hill stage)
- Timbers (1:40 p.m., Illicit stage)
What can I not bring inside Boulevardia?
Boulevardia security will ask you to put these items back if you bring them with you:
Bottles and cans
Chemicals
Coolers
Fireworks and smoke bombs
Illegal drugs. Marijuana is also not allowed on festival grounds.
Outside food and drinks
Outside lawn chairs or camping chairs
Oversized backpacks, suitcase and large beach bags
Picnic baskets
Skateboards, ice skates or roller shoes.
Unapproved pamphlets, handouts and advertisements
Weapons, such as firearms, knives, pepper spray and stun guns
Other items can be deemed inadmissible by event management and all bags, jackets, purses and guests are subject to search when they enter the event or at any time during the festival.
