What’s Happening

Friday Night Sound Bites: Bound & Determined

10/23/2026

Free live music by Bound & Determined with food and drinks available from market merchants.

Truck or Treat

10/24/2026

Touch-a-truck and trunk-or-treat event with construction equipment, pumpkin crushing and family activities. Visitors can meet the Municipal Services team and see demonstrations about its work maintaining streets, traffic signals, vehicles, stormwater systems and facilities.

Age of Steam

11/6/2026 – 11/8/2026

Cardboard Corner Cafe board-game event at Lenexa Public Market; registration required.

Holiday Farmers Market

12/19/2026

Indoor holiday farmers market with local food, ingredients, crafts and gifts; 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Holiday Farmers Market: November 21

11/21/2026

Holiday market with local food, farm products, handmade gifts and artisan goods.

Enchanted Forest

10/29/2026

Free Halloween-season family event with a hayride, pumpkin decorating, puppet show, music and fire performances.

Costume Contest at Family Night

10/28/2026

Kid-friendly costume contest held during Wednesday Family Night.

City Center Live: Fountain City String Quartet

11/14/2026

Free performing-arts concert by the Fountain City String Quartet.

Friday Night Sound Bites: Pretty Vycious

9/18/2026

Free live music by Pretty Vycious with food from Public Market merchants and a guest food truck.

Outdoor Concert Series: The Kicks Band

9/27/2026

Free outdoor concert at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, scheduled for 5–6:30 p.m. The concert takes place at the Grand Pavilion.

Friday Night Sound Bites: Selekto Show

10/2/2026

Free live Latin music by Selekto Show with food and drinks available from market merchants.

Friday Night Sound Bites + Red Friday Football

Friday, September 11, 2026, 5–10 PM. Free live music by Switch in Time, food trucks, football-themed activities, Chiefs Rumble, mascot appearances and a professional fire show. Food and drinks are available from Public Market merchants.

Friday Night Sound Bites: Green Shoebox Band

9/25/2026

Free live music by the Green Shoebox Band with food from Public Market merchants and a guest food truck. Drinks are also available from Public Market merchants.

City Center Live: The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script

10/10/2026

Free live performance presented in the City Hall Community Forum as part of the City Center Live series.

Manhattan Short Film Festival

9/24/2026

Public screening of internationally selected short films with audience voting. The screening presents the top 10 finalists and begins at 6 p.m.

Lenexa Spinach Festival

Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9 AM–4 PM. Free family festival with live music, food, craft vendors, hands-on activities and the World’s Largest Spinach Salad. The festival also features cooking demonstrations and more than 80 art and craft vendors.

Dice Throne Tournament: Oct. 11

10/11/2026

Cardboard Corner Cafe Dice Throne Age of Innovation ranked tournament; registration required.

Lackman-Thompson Estate Tours

10/8/2026

Historic estate tour at Thompson Barn and the Lackman-Thompson Estate.

Outdoor Concert Series: Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra

9/20/2026

Free outdoor concert at the Grand Pavilion in Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park. The performance is scheduled for 5–6:30 p.m.

Skate Jam

9/19/2026

Free skate event with a DJ, food truck fare and action-sports activities at Rolling Magic Skate Park.

Trail Expansion Open House

10/7/2026

Open house about a planned 1.47-mile trail connecting Buffalo Meadows Park and Black Hoof Park; begins at 6 p.m.

Outdoor Concert Series: Kansas City Jazz Orchestra – KCJO7

10/4/2026

Free outdoor concert by KCJO7, a special ensemble from the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, at the Grand Pavilion in Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, scheduled for 5–6:30 p.m.

Family Night: Sept. 30

9/30/2026

Weekly family-friendly evening at Lenexa Public Market, 5–8 p.m.

Lenexa Farmers Market: Sept. 26

9/26/2026

Saturday farmers market with locally grown, raised and made products, live music and artists; 8 a.m.–noon.

Lenexa Fire Department Open House

9/19/2026

Free community event at Fire Station 3 where visitors can meet Lenexa firefighters, explore fire trucks, and learn about fire equipment and safety through family activities and demonstrations.

Family Night: Sept. 16

9/16/2026

Weekly family-friendly evening at Lenexa Public Market, 5–8 p.m.

Special Family Night: Fire Safety

10/14/2026

Family Night featuring firefighters, a fire truck, interactive games and fire-safety story time.

Lenexa Farmers Market: October 3

10/3/2026

Outdoor farmers market featuring local food, farm products and handmade goods.

Lenexa Farmers Market: September 26

9/26/2026

Outdoor farmers market featuring locally grown, raised and made products.

Food Truck Frenzy: September 19

9/19/2026

Food-truck gathering with live music by Instamatics and local craft vendors.

Fire Safety Fun at Family Night

10/14/2026

Family Night activity with Lenexa firefighters, a fire truck, interactive games and fire-safety story time.

Women’s Self-Defense Workshop

9/26/2026

Free workshop for ages 15 and older covering practical self-defense techniques and safety strategies; registration required.

Build-a-Buddy at Family Night

9/23/2026

Free hands-on build-a-buddy activity during Family Night, while supplies last.

Lenexa Farmers Market

9/19/2026

Outdoor farmers market featuring locally grown, raised or made products.

Food Truck Frenzy

9/19/2026

Food-truck gathering with live music and local handmade goods at the Lenexa civic campus. Metro-area food trucks serve a variety of cuisines.

Fire Department Open House

9/19/2026

Free family event with firefighter meet-and-greets, emergency vehicle tours, demonstrations, CPR training and children's activities.

Family Night at Lenexa Public Market

9/16/2026

Weekly family-oriented evening with food, conversation and rotating activities.

Lenexa Farmers Market

Saturday, September 12, 2026, 8 AM–noon. Seasonal market featuring locally grown, raised or made produce, food, flowers and handmade products.

Lenexa Farmers Market: Oct. 10

10/10/2026

Saturday farmers market with locally grown, raised and made products; 8 a.m.–noon.

Lenexa Farmers Market: Oct. 3

10/3/2026

Saturday farmers market with locally grown, raised and made products; 8 a.m.–noon.

Connected Conversations: Fentanyl Awareness

9/29/2026

Community discussion about the dangers of counterfeit pills and fentanyl and youth mental-health challenges.

History Lunch & Learn: Creating the Declaration of Independence

9/24/2026

History presentation by April Bishop about the founding fathers and the Declaration of Independence.