Upcoming Events

Kansas City-area K-Staters turn out for the Wabash CannonBall gala event each year to raise money for area high school students who plan to attend K-State. The black tie gala is always a grand time for Wildcats.

VISION Hi-Tech Training & Expo provides you with the opportunity to learn and network with leading shop owners, managers and technicians. In 2017, over 3,500 automotive service professionals from 45 U.S. states, 7 Canadian provinces, 2 Caribbean islands, and Zimbabwe attended the event. Choose from cutting-edge management and technical training courses, including live-car and hands-on training.  VISION also features a 60,000 square-foot exhibit hall showcasing the latest tools, equipment and technology.

Thousands of homeowners converge at the Overland Park Convention Center for three days of shopping. Innovative home products, and hundreds of experts including 315 vendors all under one roof.

This FREE job fair provides an opportunity to visit with top employers.

Naka-Kon is an annual three-day convention at the Overland Park Convention Center, celebrating anime, manga, cosplay, music, fashion, gaming, and more!

The Kansas City IT Symposium is the region’s premier single-day event designed for the IT executive community.

More information to come! Last year at Books and Boutiques the day went about like this: 

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Shopping
Noon Fashion Show and Luncheon with Frances Mayes, keynote author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Women in Sunlight.

At the 2018 Event, over $350,000 was raised to support the new outdoor therapy garden at the Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, opening in July, 2019.  Thank you to everyone that supported this worthy cause by sponsoring a table, buying a legacy brick, giving their time on the committee, and more.  We cannot wait to see everyone at next year's Books and Boutiques; save the date for April 12th!