Need a plan of attack for your upcoming weekend? We’ve got some great suggestions to fill up your social roster.
Date: Now through January 5
Time: All day event
Location: SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium
Address: 2475 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO
Price: $21.95
Prepare to be dazzled at the Sea of Lights! Experience Sea Life Aquarium as thousands of lights twinkle across an undersea wonderland for a one-of-a-kind holiday lights extravaganza. Santa meet-and-greets will be hosted on Saturdays and Sundays in the aquarium throughout December at select times. Click here to learn more.
Date: Friday, December 13
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Folly Theater
Address: 1020 Central St., Kansas City, MO
Price: $20 & up
The Folly Jazz Series presents the Pedrito Martinez Group. The presentation will include primarily original music from the group’s upcoming album, Rompecabezas, (Puzzle) and spans influences from spiritual African threads to jazz and funk.
Kansas City Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Date: Now through Tuesday December 24
Time: Times vary
Location: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Address: 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, MO
Holiday magic returns with Kansas City Ballet’s annual tradition, The Nutcracker—which continues to awe audiences year after year and has been hailed as “positively oozing charm” by The Washington Post. The classic, Victorian-era story by E.T.A. Hoffman featuring Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, Dr. Drosselmeier, and the Sugar Plum Fairy is a magical theatrical experience wrapped with exquisite costumes, grand sets, and captivating choreography.
Date: Saturday December 14
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: ‘The View’ Community Center
Address: 13500 Byars Rd., Grandview, MO
Price: $40
It’s a December Indoor Triathlon! Competitors will swim for ten minutes in the facility’s indoor pool, run for 25 minutes on the treadmill, and bike for 25 minutes on stationary bikes. All ages are welcome to compete.
Date: Saturday, December 14
Time: 11 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Dialogue Institute of KC
Address: 500 SW Van Buren St., Kansas City, MO
In addition to live Sufi music, guests will have a chance to taste Turkish doner (gyro), baklava, Turkish pizza, stuffed flatbread, cakes and more. Water marbling, personalized folded books, and pottery are for sale. Invite your friends to this wonderful gathering!