Top 15 2023 KC Winter Bucket List

1: Best Neighborhood Lights – Driving Routes + Maps:

Make it extra special by letting the kids dress up or wear their PJ’s. Bring some hot cocoa or mini marshmallows. Play holiday music during your drive (some stops even have music sync’d to the radio station, detailed in the links below). If you want to be super pro-active, enter all your stops (in order) into your GPS before you begin the evening adventure, so you can think less and enjoy more. If you want less busy nights, go Sun-Thur.

Best Neighborhood Light Displays in Kansas City

2: Support Local

KC Locals Guide – 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
https://kansascitylocalsguide.com/kansas-city-holiday-gifts/
KC Museum Shops 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
https://kcstudio.org/2023-holiday-gift-guide/
Merry Market at City Market: 100+ KC artists, makers & bakers
https://www.artgardenkc.org/events/merry-market-at-city-market
13^th Annual Holiday Swing at Crown Center Square
https://www.thestrawberryswing.com/events
Christkindlmarkt At The Campground KC
https://thecampgroundkc.com/visit
Holidays at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery
https://belgerarts.org/holidays-at-the-belger-crane-yard-gallery-1

3: Holiday Pop-Up Bars

KC Pop-Up Bars

4: Visit a Living Nativity

https://kcparent.com/christmas-in-kc/kansas-citys-living-nativity-guide-2023/#page=1

5: Light Displays:

Sea of Lights: https://www.visitsealife.com/kansas-city/
Festival of Lights, Powell Gardens – http://powellgardens.org
Winter Magic, Kansas City, MO (Drive Through) – http://wintermagickc.com
Holiday Light & Magic, Bonner Springs (Drive Through) – http://holidaylightandmagic.com
GloWild, KC Zoo & Aquarium – http://kansascityzoo.org
3 Experiences: Luminary Walk, Electric Glow & Adults Only Candlelight Stroll – Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
https://artsandrec-op.org/arboretum/luminary-walk/
Holiday Reflections: http://unionstation.org/Holidays
Christmas in the Park, Longview Lake Park, KCMO: http://jacksongov.org/Events-Directory
Country Club Plaza Holiday Lights: http://countryclubplaza.com/
Holiday Lights on Farmstead Lane (Tune into 90.5 FM as you watch the display): https://www.opkansas.org/events/holiday-lights-on-farmstead-lane/
ALTA Sciences Animated Lights (choreographed to music for animated light show): https://participantskc.altasciences.com/
Stagecoach Park, Olathe (features 41K lights): https://www.olatheks.org/government/parks-recreation/parks-trails-bike-lanes/parks/stagecoach-park

6: Classic Holiday Movie at Union Station – Enjoy the biggest screen in the region, ultra-plush leather chairs, and stadium style seating. General admission is only $3.75. Now showing Polar Express through December.