Kansas City’s first outdoor art show of the year (and our favorite) is just around the corner. Make plans now to join friends, family and neighbors at the 36th Brookside Art Annual Friday, April 29th through Sunday, May 1st, 2022. Show hours are: Friday 5pm-9pm; Saturday 10am-9pm; and Sunday 11am-5pm. With top artist from around the country, food and drinks, and kids activities, everyone is sure to have fun at the family friendly Brookside Art Annual.

Each year an artist is selected to prepare featured artwork that will represent the Brookside Art Annual. The 2022 features artist is returning artist Jennifer Cavan of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jennifer is a crowd favorite and was a 2021 Drawing & Pastel category award winner. Her oil pastels are bright, vibrant and captivating. Although the 2022 artwork isn’t of a rural Missouri or Kansas skyline, the timeless night scene draws you into what many could easily envision as home.

The wintery mix was jeopardizing our fun, so we've postponed the 2022 Brookside St. Patrick’s Warm-Up Parade to Saturday, March 19th at 1pm. After two years of canceling the parade, we just couldn't bear the thought of canceling for a 3rd year. You could say we didn't feel the Luck of the Irish coming for March 12th, so we're creating our own and moving to the 19th at 1pm. It's a new date and time, but the other details haven't changed. We'll be in the same location with the same route, and the same great family fun at 1 pm, Saturday, March 19th. Click for updated details, maps and other information.