Kansas City is getting ready to welcome the World Cup and hundreds of thousands of soccer fans from around the world.Every corner of the metro wants a piece of the action, so it’s not hard to find an area that’s offering up good times for free. Check out our list of free events in Kansas City, Missouri. | Check out more free events on the Missouri side of the state line. Now we’re taking a look at happenings in Kansas. Soccer Capital Summer:We know Sporting KC’s training facility will be Team Argentina’s home during the World Cup, but Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, will be the place to be in Wyandotte County to celebrate soccer.Sporting Park will be home for what organizers are calling “Soccer Capital Summer.”Officials say 20 different World Cup matches will show at the park along with concerts and a laundry list of special events, vendors and activations. Tickets are free, but you do need to register online. Check out the schedule and full event list here. Kick it in the park:Johnson County, Kansas, is putting a classic twist on your soccer viewing this summer. Theatre in the Park will transform into “Kick it in the park” during the World Cup. From June 16 to July 19, the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District venue will become a massive free watch party location. Attendees can watch matches on a massive 20′ x 30′ LED screen, see live entertainment and visit local vendors and food trucks. Plus there will be soccer play spaces for all ages and hands-on art for kids and families.The event is free, but you do have to register first. Click here to learn more. Summer soccer celebration:Overland Park, Kansas, will host the Summer Soccer Celebration during each KC match day. Special events are planned for Clock Tower Landing, Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex, Prairiefire, and at the AdventHealth Sports Park and the Marketplace at Bluhawk.Fun fact: The Round of 32 match scheduled for July 3 will coincide with the Red White and Bluhawk Independence Day celebrations, so it’s sure to be a blast.These events are free, but registration is required. Click here to learn more.
Kansas City is getting ready to welcome the World Cup and hundreds of thousands of soccer fans from around the world.
Every corner of the metro wants a piece of the action, so it’s not hard to find an area that’s offering up good times for free.
Check out our list of free events in Kansas City, Missouri. | Check out more free events on the Missouri side of the state line.
Now we’re taking a look at happenings in Kansas.
Soccer Capital Summer:
We know Sporting KC’s training facility will be Team Argentina’s home during the World Cup, but Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, will be the place to be in Wyandotte County to celebrate soccer.
Sporting Park will be home for what organizers are calling “Soccer Capital Summer.”
Officials say 20 different World Cup matches will show at the park along with concerts and a laundry list of special events, vendors and activations.
Tickets are free, but you do need to register online. Check out the schedule and full event list here.
Kick it in the park:
Johnson County, Kansas, is putting a classic twist on your soccer viewing this summer. Theatre in the Park will transform into “Kick it in the park” during the World Cup.
From June 16 to July 19, the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District venue will become a massive free watch party location. Attendees can watch matches on a massive 20′ x 30′ LED screen, see live entertainment and visit local vendors and food trucks. Plus there will be soccer play spaces for all ages and hands-on art for kids and families.
The event is free, but you do have to register first. Click here to learn more.
Summer soccer celebration:
Overland Park, Kansas, will host the Summer Soccer Celebration during each KC match day. Special events are planned for Clock Tower Landing, Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex, Prairiefire, and at the AdventHealth Sports Park and the Marketplace at Bluhawk.
Fun fact: The Round of 32 match scheduled for July 3 will coincide with the Red White and Bluhawk Independence Day celebrations, so it’s sure to be a blast.
These events are free, but registration is required. Click here to learn more.
