Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

06/23/2026

Keep the Future Stages Festival fun alive with our JE Dunn Construction Activity Book!

Enjoy pages of arts' activities and more at tinyurl.com/59k86e7u

06/22/2026

Future Stages Festival was a moment to shine for Kansas City youth artists. Thank you to Premier Partner Saint Luke's Health System for sponsoring the Saint Luke's Outdoor Stage and providing a platform for joy and artistic expression.

📸 Zach Anderson-Boland

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day! The Kauffman Center wishes you a special day surrounded by those you cherish.

📷 Don Ipock

06/19/2026

Today, the Kauffman Center celebrates Juneteenth and honors the perseverance and strength of all who fight for equal rights.

📷 True To Form Media

06/16/2026

This evening, AFA - Selección Argentina and Algeria face off in their first FIFA World Cup game under the lights of Kansas City Stadium (AKA: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium). Before kickoff, the Kauffman Center’s Development team hosted more than 20 Argentinian members of Rotary International and treated them and their hosts – Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit – to a private behind-the-scenes backstage tour of the Kauffman Center, including on-stage photos in Muriel Kauffman Theatre and Helzberg Hall.

These international guests expressed awe at our world-class venue and gratitude for the opportunity. We were equally grateful to host them. Thank you for letting us share a piece of Kansas City with you and for the exuberance you brought to the Kauffman Center.

Kansas City World Cup 2026

06/16/2026

Punch Brothers is coming to the Kauffman Center next Tuesday, June 23. Don’t miss your chance to experience the virtuosic quintet perform their critically acclaimed ballads. The group has become pioneers in modern string music, with albums like Antifogmatic (2010), Who’s Feeling Young Now (2012) and The Phosphorescent Blues (2015) showcasing their genre-defying sound.

🎟️ tickets.kauffmancenter.org/punchbros26

06/15/2026

Celebrate pride with JVN, Thursday, June 18 at the Kauffman Center. Read Michael Mackie - MichaelMackie.com's interview with the Netflix star and then grab your seats for a fun night out!

🎟️tickets.kauffmancenter.org/jvn

Jonathan Van Ness is calling in from The Big Apple, which feels correct in a cosmic alignment kind of way. He’s got a lot happening. Meetings. Momentum. Hair that has opinions. But the minute Kansas City enters the conversation, his pace softens, and his obvious affection for Cowtown kicks in. Van...

06/14/2026

Future Stages Festival is one of the ways we live out our vision at the Kauffman Center: to enrich the lives of everyone in our community through extraordinary and diverse performing arts experiences. So, we want to thank everyone who performed or was in attendance for our 13th annual Future Stages Festival.

📸 Bernadette Hursh

06/14/2026

Huge shoutout to our sponsors who made Future Stages possible!

Saint Luke's Health System, Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Missouri Arts Council, Evergy, JE Dunn Construction, The Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, Patrick and Janna Stueve Family Foundation.

Additional support provided by Cumulus Media.

📸 Zach Anderson-Boland, Bernadette Hursh

06/14/2026

Today’s the day! Come and join us for Future Stages Festival.

🕒 Noon - 5 p.m.
📍 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎫 Free entry and low-cost parking

Learn more at the link in our bio.

📸 Bernadette Hursh, True To Form Media, Don Ipock, Zach Anderson-Boland