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Kansas City Entertainment: Big Festivals, Air Shows, Theaters

The traditional dance is part of the Kansas City Irish Fest September 2-4 at the Crown Center.

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Festival first, then theater openings – the local entertainment scene is packed out over Labor Day weekend and into next week. Not including the Kansas City Air Show, the Kansas City Symphony’s season opener, and big wrestling and rock icon Roger Waters.

The long-standing Kansas City Irish Fest at Crown Center and Santee Caligon Days at Independence Square, both starting Friday, are highlights of the festival schedule.

20th Annual Irish Fest with live music, shopping and more open from 5-11pm on 2nd September and 11am-11pm on 3rd-4th September . For tickets ($20-$70) and more information, visit kcirishfest.com.

With Little Texas and Lone Star as musical headliners and hundreds of exhibitors joining the carnival, Santi Caligon Days is free. Hours of operation are noon to 11pm on September 2nd, September 3rd to He 4th 10am to 11pm, and September 5th 10am to 5pm.

Also in Bonner Springs, the Kansas City Renaissance Festival runs for six weeks on September 3rd.

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The annual Santa Caligon Days Festival in Independence draws large crowds each year.Joe Redford kansas city star

Other festivals

De Soto Days Festival, September 1-4, De Soto (Free). desotodays.com.

Glow Wild Lantern Festival, Sept. 1-Dec. 11, Kansas City Zoo ($18-$25). kansascityzoo.org/glowild.

Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival, September 2-4, City Market (free). kcchalkandwalk.org.

Kansas City, Kansas, Sept. 3, Central Avenue Dotteversity Parade (free). cabakck.org/central-avenue-parade or facebook.com.

Rock The BloKC, September 3rd and 18th, Vine District ($5-$10). eventbrite.com.

theater

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night kicks off the Kansas City Repertory Theater’s 2022-23 season at the Spencer Theater on September 6, opening at 7:00 PM. Through September 25th ($35-$79). kcrep.org.

The Kansas City Actors Theater will present “Dot” on the City Stage at Union Station on September 7th at 7:30 PM. Through September 18th ($20-$47). kcactors.org.

The Unicorn Theater’s season opener, “Toni Stone,” tells the story of the first woman to play Negro League Baseball and opens at 7:30 PM on September 7th. Through September 25th ($37 to $47). unicorntheater.org.

Fishtank Theatre’s MotherFreakingHood! Through September 16th ($35-$45). eventbrite.com.

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The U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds will return to the 2022 Kansas City Air Show after flying at the New Century Air Center last year.Toyoshiba Jill kansas city star

Other highlights

The Greenleath Gallery at Lockhurst University will reopen after a two-year closure on September 2nd at 5:30pm with an opening reception, “This Land is My Land/Your Land.” Until December 4 (free). rockhurst.edu.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights Attend Performance Kansas City Air Show at the New Century AirCenter, September 3-4, 9am ($9-$399). kcairshow.org.

WWE Raw Wrestling returns to T-Mobile Center for the first time in a year on September 5th at 6:30pm ($24-$119). t-mobilecenter.com.

The Kansas City Symphony Orchestra kicks off the 2022-23 season with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in concert September 7-9 at 7:00 PM and September 11 at 2:00 PM at the Kaufman Center ($60 -$140). kcsymphony.org.

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Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame will perform at the T-Mobile Center on September 3rd.Shane Kaiser kansas city star

music

The Driver Era, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., The Truman ($30-$60). thetrumankc.com.

Three Days Grace Sept. 1 6pm Kansas City Live! ($25-$65). powerandlightdistrict.com.

Idles, Sept. 2, 8pm, The Truman ($30-$60). thetrumankc.com.

“Weird Al” Yankovic, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Kauffman Center ($60.50-$110.50). kauffmancenter.org.

Shinedown, September 3, 7pm, Azura Amphitheater ($29.50-$199.50). azuraamp.com.

Roger Waters, Sept. 3, 8pm, T-Mobile Center ($35-$199.50). t-mobilecenter.com.

African Summer Fest featuring Ali Kiba, Sept. 4, 2pm, Grandview Amphitheater ($5-$70). eventbrite.com.

White Linen Party (featuring Stokley, Jon B, Love Mae C) Sept. 4 6pm Kansas City Live ($35). powerandlightdistrict.com.

Modest Mouse with The Cribs, September 5, 7:30 PM, GrindersKC ($45-$190). grindersk.com.

Dance Festopia, September 6-11, LaCygne ($99-$599.97). dancefestopia.com.

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Dan Kelly has been covering entertainment and arts news for The Star for 10 years. Previously, he worked for the Columbia Daily He Tribune, Miami Herald, Louisville He Courier He Journal. He also attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism, where he spent six years, and wrote the historical novel Soaring with the Vultures.

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