Community Events

For those wanting to put the “senior” in “senior prom,” an event at Matt Ross Community Center on June 17 was the perfect opportunity. Attendees were mainly residents and staff of various senior living communities. The event featured a dance...

A mixture of World Cup fever, love of craft beer and a diverse set of live music made for a winning formula for downtown Shawnee's first Americana & Ales festival on Saturday. A unique beer and music festival for the...

Prairie Village commemorated Juneteenth with music, barbecue and family fun at its sixth annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration in Harmon Park on Friday night. Fun features for kids included face painting, balloon animals and a kiddie pool filled with rubber ducks....

Updated: JCPRD canceled Wednesday's watch party of the England v. Croatia match due to a severe weather advisory.  Kansas City's World Cup party is off to a scintillating start. In the first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup played in...

Johnson County's first official World Cup watch party at Theatre in the Park's outdoor amphitheater at Shawnee Mission Park could not have come at a better time. On Tuesday night, hundreds of soccer fans gathered to watch reigning champions Argentina...

The lines were long but the people were happy Tuesday afternoon on the north side of Oak Park Mall. Sometimes a car or truck driver tapped hello on the horn. Sometimes a small group would spontaneously break out into...

Editor's note: This story was updated Monday, June 15, with the correct number of watch parties at Lenexa City Center. It's three, not four, watch party nights — the other two dates are June 25 and July 11. Fun, food...

As the World Cup kicks off on Thursday, Johnson County residents can celebrate with other soccer fans in the Kansas City area at the Kansas City FIFA Fan Festival, but it will take some planning. Starting at 1 p.m. on...

News that England’s national team will stay in Prairie Village while training for the World Cup created a stir when it hit in February. But now that the team’s arrival is imminent, England fans and ex-pats are wondering if...

While the sky was overcast, the Old Shawnee Days Parade avoided the afternoon rain on Saturday as crowds lined the streets downtown for the annual celebration. Organizations, politicians and companies shook hands, passed out candy and wished people well as...

When it came time to cut the ribbon at the opening of the new Overland Park Farmers’ Market space in the Clock Tower Landing area, city officials were surprised by the size of the crowd. “We did not anticipate this...

With the city of Prairie Village celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, two residents set their minds to embracing a first for the city: Prairie Village Pride. Kevin Kinsella and Kassie McClure, who sit on the city’s diversity committee, spent...