KC St. Patrick’s Day weekend guide: Parades and music galore. Plus: The big auto show

Dan Kelly
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Songs from Ireland will fill the air and parades will fill the streets as the area celebrates St. Patrick’s Day this weekend.

The featured event, as always, will be Kansas City’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, one of the nation’s largest. Thousands will watch as floats, bands and organizations begin their march through midtown at 11 a.m. March 17 at Broadway and Linwood boulevards. More information at kcirishparade.com.

The annual Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade will march down Broadway on March 17.
The annual Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade will march down Broadway on March 17.

Also:

▪ St. Patrick’s Day 5K, 8 a.m. March 16, Park Place, Leawood. parkplaceleawood.com.

▪ Shamrock on the Block, 10 a.m.-noon March 16, downtown Lee’s Summit. downtownls.org.

▪ St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 10 a.m. March 16, downtown Overland Park. opkansas.org.

▪ Snake Saturday Parade and Festival, 11 a.m. March 16, North Kansas City. snakesaturday.com.

▪ St. Patrick’s Warm Up Parade, 2 p.m. March 16, Brookside. brooksidekc.org.

▪ St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 5 p.m. March 16, Main Street, Belton. belton.org.

▪ The Kelihans, 6 p.m. March 16, The Ship ($10-$12). theshipkc.com/music.

▪ Cathie Ryan with Kansas City Symphony, 8 p.m. March 16, Kauffman Center ($40-$90). kcsymphony.org.

▪ The Elders, 8 p.m. March 16 and 7 p.m. March 17, Knuckleheads ($29.50; first night sold out). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ Songs from Ireland featuring Carswell & Hope, 3 p.m. March 17, Liberty Hall ($10). libertyhall.net.

The Kansas City Auto Show will run March 14-16 at Bartle Hall.
The Kansas City Auto Show will run March 14-16 at Bartle Hall.

More entertainment

▪ The Kansas City Auto Show at Bartle Hall will feature emerging technologies as well as classic and vintage vehicles, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. March 14-16, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 17 ($8-$20). kcautoshow.com.

▪ The Kansas City Public Library will honor its first full-time director with “Carrie Westlake Whitney: Remembering a Library (and Kansas City) Cornerstone” at the downtown branch, 6 p.m. March 14 (free). kclibrary.org.

▪ Jo Koy, host of the Golden Globes ceremony in January, will bring his stand-up act to the Midland, 8 p.m. March 14 ($39-$69.50). midlandkc.com.

▪ Unicorn Theatre will present “Backwards Forwards Back,” a one-person drama about a soldier returning from Afghanistan, 7:30 p.m. March 20-21, 8 p.m. March 22-23, 3 p.m. March 24, 7:30 p.m. March 27-28, 8 p.m. March 29-30, 3 p.m. March 31, 7:30 p.m. April 3-4, 8 p.m. April 5-6, 3 p.m. April 7 ($42-$52). unicorntheatre.org.

Comedian Jo Koy will perform March 14 at the Midland.
Comedian Jo Koy will perform March 14 at the Midland.

Music

▪ Bruce Hornsby and YMusic, 7 p.m. March 14, Kauffman Center ($51-$91). kauffmancenter.org.

▪ Park International Center for Music, Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. March 15, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel (free). icm.park.edu.

▪ Zeds Dead, 8 p.m. March 15-16, Midland ($33-$50). midlandkc.com.

▪ Ginuwine, 8:30 p.m. March 15, Ameristar ($50-$94). ameristarkansascity.com.

▪ Phoebe Hunt, 8 p.m. March 16, Folly ($20-$50). follytheater.org.

▪ Tenor Lawrence Brownlee, 7:30 p.m. March 19, Lied Center ($14-$40). lied.ku.edu.

▪ Black Flag, 8 p.m. March 20, Knuckleheads ($28.50-$43.50). knuckleheadskc.com.

Recently announced

▪ REO Speedwagon with Night Ranger, June 19, Starlight. kcstarlight.com

▪ Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, June 24, Kauffman Center. kauffmancenter.org

▪ Charley Crockett, July 31, Midland. midlandkc.com

▪ Kid Cudi with Pusha T and EarthGang, Aug. 4, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com

▪ The Revivalists with Flipturn, Aug. 6, Grinders KC. grinderskc.com

▪ Whitney Cummings, Aug. 10, Uptown. uptowntheater.com

▪ Barry Manilow, Aug. 25, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com

▪ Marc Maron, Sept. 7, Midland. midlandkc.com

▪ Gold Over America Tour, Oct. 16, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com