Mother’s Day Events in Kansas City:
Of course, you should take Mom to lunch on Mother’s Day, but what should you do afterward? Sunday Jazz? Mother’s tea? Maybe an afternoon at the Nelson. These events are a great way to spend Mother’s Day with Mom in Kansas City.
Mother’s Day at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art:
Enjoy a special day of activities celebrating mothers on Mother’s Day at the Nelson. Mother’s Day Celebration, ‘Meet me in Kansas City!’ Sunday, May 13 from noon to 4 pm
Just fun fills the museum! “Meet” the characters of the world’s fairs past and hear their true stories as you stroll through the featured exhibition Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at World’s Fairs, 1851-1939.
FREE events include:
-Enjoy a gift fair at Kirkwood Hall and discover world fair memorabilia.
Pose a photo with the “1904 World’s Fair Couple.”
Build your own miniature paper pavilion using templates inspired by real-world fairground pavilions!
Ticketed events:
Presentation: Highlights from the 1904 World’s Fair
1 and 2:30 pm | Atkins Auditorium
Special art activity: The Picnic Project
Noon, repeated at 30-minute intervals
Kansas City Sculpture Park
Mother’s Day Brunch
11 am-2pm | The Rozzelle Court restaurant
costs $ 32 for members, $ 36 for non-members, $ 15 for children 12 and under.
Mother’s Day at Powell Gardens:
After lunch at Cafe Thyme, you can tour the grounds and enjoy an outdoor performance at Brookside Brass from 1-3pm.
Stroll through the gardens and look for the best of the spring flowers. Be sure to visit the Heartland Harvest Garden to sample the early spring crops and see the view from atop the observation silo at the Missouri Barn. And this is also the final weekend to enjoy the orchids and gems of the woods at the Conservatory.
Michael Foust, Executive Chef / Owner of The Farmhouse and Executive Chef of Cafe Thyme will also prepare an amazing brunch. Seats are available at 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm
Mother’s Day event at the KC Zoo:
All moms enjoy the KC Zoo (and kids do too), and all moms get in FREE on Mother’s Day. Moms also get free trams, trains, and boat rides… and free ice cream on their special day. The Kansas City Zoo’s new River Otter exhibit and entertainment is also open, which is something to see.
Symphony Designer Showhouse:
If your mom likes décor, take her on a tour of the Symphonic Designers Showhouse this Mother’s Day. Hosted by the Junior Women’s Symphonic Alliance, the Designers Showhouse is magically transformed by local designers and can be found at 47 W. 53rd St.
Tickets are $ 13 in advance, and $ 15 at the door, and are open from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
