For those coming on Labor Day, to Weston Bend - and anyone else who visits the KC area - here are a few of the events happening over the holiday. We plan on staying in the park, hiking, biking, and going into Weston for dinner, but there is a lot of things fairly close to do:
Labor Day 2011
Weston, MO http://westonmo.com/visit/main.html
Antiques, gift shops, several good restaurants (Avalon http://www.avaloncafeweston.com/ , Vinyards, http://www.thevineyardsrestaurant.com/ CHARLEMAGNE'S BISTRO), Winery (Pirtle http://www.pirtlewinery.com/ ) Weston Brewing Company http://www.westonirish.com/ 1.5 mile walk, or short drive from the park to town. Fall Festival at the Red Barn (16300 Wilkerson Rd, off Hwy 273 http://www.westonredbarnfarm.com/ )
Kansas City, MO
Shopping/Restaurants – Zona Rosa http://www.zonarosa.com/ (I-29 and Barry Rd), Country Club Plaza http://www.countryclubplaza.com/ (47th St and Broadway)
City Market (20 E. 5th St) http://www.thecitymarket.org/
Steamboat Arabia Museum (at City Market) http://www.1856.com/
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak St) http://www.nelson-atkins.org/
Irish Festival (Crown Center, 2450 Grand) http://www.kcirishfest.com/
National WWI Museum and Liberty Memorial, Union Station (100 W 26th St – across street from Crown Center) http://www.theworldwar.org/s/110/new/index_community.aspx
Royals Baseball (I-70 and I-435)
Renaissance Festival (628 N 126th St, Bonner Springs, KS) http://www.kcrenfest.com/
Kansas International Speedway – Hot Rod Show
Independence, MO http://www.visitindependence.com/
Santi-Cali-Gon Festival, Independence Square, 112 W. Lexington (Other Museums on or near the Square – 1859 Jail, Three Trails Museum) http://www.santacaligon.com/
Truman Presidential Library/Truman Home http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
Liberty, MO http://www.historicdowntownliberty.org/
Small City Market on the Square
Jessie James Bank Robbery Museum (on the Square), James Farm in Kearney, MO