Category: Events

Central Avenue Parade to be Saturday

The annual Central Avenue Parade will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, along Park Drive from 19th Street to 11th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.

The parade will end at Bethany Park at 11th and Central. The event is sponsored by the Central Avenue Betterment Association.

The theme for the 45th annual Central Avenue Dotteversity Parade is “We Believe in Building Our Own Future.”

This year’s event will include a performance by high school bands in Wyandotte County. After they complete the parade, the bands will give performances at Bethany Park.

The event will include entertainment, food vendors and games in conjunction with La Placita Market at Bethany Park.


For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/events/3001982440043182/?active_tab=about.

913 Day celebration planned in Wyandotte County

913 Day will be celebrated throughout Wyandotte County on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

The celebration will span all areas of Kansas City, Kansas, from Strawberry Hill to Basehor and Bonner Springs, from Quindaro to Armourdale, Argentine, and Turner, throughout the day with a 913 Day Festival Celebration from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.

The family event will include over 30 vendors along with entertainment at the historic Vernon School, 3436 N. 27th St., Kansas City, Kansas. There will be a Kid’s Zone sponsored by Cross-Lines Community Outreach and Aetna Better Health of Kansas.

A Quindaro Ruins tour will take place at 3:00 p.m. in partnership with Urban Hike KC & the Quindaro Ruins Project. Register online at www.913day.org.

“The 913 Day Celebration will bring the community and businesses together through the promotion of entrepreneurship sharing the good that is taking place in the 913 area code in Wyandotte County with $9.13 specials at participating businesses and a celebration with over 30 vendors, entertainment and family festivities at Vernon School,” said Sheyvette Dinkens, 913 Day planning chair.

The 913 Day celebration is made possible by the Wyandotte County Economic Development Council, Sunflower Health Plan, Visit Kansas City Kansas, Thula B., E-Ship Rising, Marites Altuna, Kendon McClaine, Nelson Gabriel and Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree.

In September 2020, Earnest Jackson, Samuel Lockridge and Kendon McClaine worked with the UG to create a proclamation to honor 913 Day in Wyandotte County. The community will continue to preserve their work and celebrate Wyandotte County, according to a spokesman. – Information from Kathy Hanis

Tuskegee Airmen Mobile Museum coming to Wyandotte County Tuesday and Wednesday

The Tuskegee Airmen Mobile Museum is coming to Wyandotte County on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 30 and 31.

The exhibit will open at 11 a.m. and run through 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Schlagle football stadium, Kansas City, Kansas.

The CAF Red Tail Squadron’s “Rise Above” traveling exhibit will be open to residents, students, parents and families.

Those attending will have the opportunity to hear the inspirational stories of the Tuskegee Airmen. The traveling exhibit and P-51C Mustang travel nine months of the year, crisscrossing the country to share a message of courage, strength and character of America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel.

The exhibit hosts are the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools and Mayor Tyrone Garner.

The mayor’s office is collaborating with the local Red Tail Academy, Wheeler Airport and John Hightower Jr. to develop a youth aviation program for local students, launching next summer.

CAF stands for Commemorative Air Force. The Red Tail Squadron flew escorts for heavy bombers in World War II.