What's on in Independence for free?
46 upcoming events
We've rounded up 46 upcoming events in Independence for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — sorted by hand. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Independence for free
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Wednesday 16 September
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Thursday 17 September
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Friday 18 September
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Saturday 19 September
Fri 18 · 5:30 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Magic Academy: Deck Building
Game Cafe
Fri 18 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
The Hobbit Commander Party
Game Cafe
Fri 18 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 18$0
Critical Hit Trivia Night
Nirvana Coffee & Games
Fri 18 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Nirvana Coffee and Games
Nirvana Coffee & Games
Fri 18$0
Critical Hit Karaoke
Nirvana Coffee & Games
Sat 19 · 7:30 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🧺Market
Independence Farmers & Makers Market
Parking Lot on the Corner of Chestnut & 8th Street
Sat 19 · 7:30 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🧺Market
Independence Farmers and Makers Market
Parking Lot on the Corner of Chestnut & 8th
Sat 19 · 10 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Scourge of Independence: September RTT
Game Cafe
Sat 19 · 10 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Rumble in the Ghyranite Jungle: September Doubles RTT
Game Cafe
Later
Tue 22 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Wed 23$0
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower at Nirvana
10707 E Winner Rd
Fri 25 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 25 · 6:30 PM$0
9 to 5 Dolly Parton Tribute Event
Nirvana Coffee and Games
Tue 29 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 2 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Sat 3Free
🛹Skate, BMX & roller🌳Outdoors
Eagle Rock Shredders - Jelly Jam, Jelly Roll & BMX Bike Show & Swap
Eggberts
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Two Headed Giant Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 9 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 9 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Reality Fracture Commander Party
Game Cafe
Tue 13 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 16 Oct · 5:30 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Magic Academy: Learn to Play
Game Cafe
Fri 16 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Sat 17 Oct · 9 AMFree
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
2026 Independence Fall Craft and Vendor Show
Falcon Civic Center
Sat 17 Oct · 10 AMFree
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Scourge of Independence: October RTT
Game Cafe
Tue 20 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 23 Oct · 5:30 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Magic Academy: Deck Building
Game Cafe
Fri 23 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 23 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Reality Fracture Commander Party
Game Cafe
Sat 24 Oct · 8:30 AM$0–25
🏃Running🤾Activities
Neewollah 5K and 10K
PO Box 311
Sun 25 Oct · 8:30 AM$0
Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital's Fall DVM Symposium 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Cleveland Rockside
Tue 27 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 30 Oct · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Tue 3 NovFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 6 NovFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Tue 10 NovFree
🃏Trading cards
Game Cafe Commander Night
Game Cafe
Fri 20 Nov · 6 PMFree
🌳Outdoors
Independence Square Lighting
Independence Square
Fri 4 Dec · 4 PMFree
Living Windows
Independence Square
See also in Independence for free
Sat 26
🎫Concert
Kansas City Solo Event #7 & #8 @ Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Community College
Sat 19 · 8:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Night Ranger
Ameristar Casino & Hotel - Kansas City
Sat 19 · 8:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Night Ranger
Ameristar Casino and Hotel, Kansas City
At 7 PMFree
☀️Open air🪕Folk / Acoustic
Raytown LIVE Community Concert
Greenspace in Town Center, Raytown
Tue 22 · 8 PM
🎫Concert
Choir Boy / Nature Boys / New Obsessions
Farewell, Kansas City
Tomorrow · 1 PM
🎸Jam / Open mic🎷Jazz
Sunday Open Jam - Hosted by Levee Town
Outdoor Stage, Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🪕Folk / Acoustic
Free Sunday Jam Hosted by Levee Town
Kuckleheads, Kansas City
Fri 18 · 8 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Revisiting Creedence
Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
Sat 19 · 10 AM$20
🪕Folk / Acoustic☀️Open air
David Mann Chopper Fest KC
Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Wed 16 · 2 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Songwriter’s Sanctuary at PH Coffee
Public House, Kansas City
Sat 19 · 8 AM
🎫Concert
Locomotion
CPKC Stadium, Kansas City
Sun 20 · 2 PM
🎫Concert
September Songwriter's Sanctuary at PH Coffee
PH Coffee, Kansas City
Wed 16Free
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Saints Pub + Patio Independence
Saints Pub + Patio Independence, Kansas City
Sat 10 · 11 AM
🎉Parties
11 Year Anniversary Super Saturday - Kansas City
Stoney Creek Hotel Kansas City, Independence
Mon 14 · 3:15 PM
🌳Outdoors
Chiefs VIP Tailgate
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Sat 10 · 9 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🎪Street party
Blue River Discovery Days Festival
Blue Valley Park, Kansas City
Tomorrow · 1 PM$0
🌳Outdoors
Sundays on the Historic East Lawn
The Museum of Kansas City
Fri 18
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival
1000 W Main St, Blue Springs
Fri 18 · 10 AM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Kansas City Fall Flavor Festival
Swope Park, Kansas City
Fri 18 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Fall Fun Festival
Downtown Blue Springs
Fri 18 · 7 PM
🎉Club👑Drag show
Mr Worldwide Lookalike Contest
Shark Bar, Kansas City
At 7 PM
🎬Cinema
Alien: Romulus
B&B Theatres - Twin Drive-In, Independence
Sat 19 · 5:30 PM
🖼️Exhibition🗺️Guided tour
2026 Englewood Fall Art Walk
Winner Road between Sterling and Northern Blvd, Independence
At 7 PM
🗣️Talk
Private Conference
Cable Dahmer Arena, Independence
At 12 PM$25–30
🗣️Talk🎬Cinema
Kansas City Cryptid Conference
VFW Post 1829, Kansas City
Thu 17 · 5:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk
Creative Confluence Fund Info Session @ Whim Space
Whim Space, Kansas City
Sat 19 · 11 AM$0
🗣️Talk🧾Drop-in services
Creative Confluence Fund Info Session @ Black Archives of Mid-America
Black Archives Of Mid-America, Kansas City
Sat 19 · 12 PM
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
S.A.F.E. KC (Suicide Awareness through Fellowship and Entertainment)
American Jazz Museum, Kansas City
Mon 21 · 6 PM$0
🗣️Talk
Creative Confluence Fund Info Session @ KC Public Library: Bluford Branch
Kansas City Public Library: Lucile H. Bluford Branch
At 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Gundam TCG 1st Anniversary Event
Game Cafe, Independence
Thu 17Free
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at J. Rieger & Co.
J. Rieger & Co., Kans
Fri 18$5
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Game Cafe FNM Standard Showdown
Game Cafe, Independence
Fri 18 · 8 PM$10
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic Modern
Game Cafe, Independence
Sun 20 · 11 AM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Riftbound Vendetta Summoner Skirmish II
Game Cafe, Independence
Fri 25 · 2 PM$35
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Prerelease
Game Cafe, Independence
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Venues in Independence for free
Game Cafe
68 events
Independence Square
2 events
Pharaoh 4 Cinemas
7 events
Vaile Mansion and Arboretum
3 events
10707 E Winner Rd
1 event
Nirvana Coffee & Games
6 events
Winner Road between Sterling and Northern Blvd
4 events
Cable Dahmer Arena
20 events
B&B Theatres - Twin Drive-In
36 events
First Baptist Church Blue Springs
2 events