One of Parkville’s largest events, the annual Parkville Days festival features a variety of family-friendly entertainment!
Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy live music along the Missouri River and on Main Street. There will be family fun throughout the weekend, including the Evans Midland Empire Carnival, starting Friday at 6 pm. Browse arts & crafts, retail, food, and specialty vendors. Take a helicopter ride over Parkville and the Missouri River. Participating downtown shops will host their "end-of-summer" promos and specials...and much more!
See below for the event schedule and details.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, August 22 ∙ 6 – 10 pm
Evans Midland Empire Carnival ∙ Wristband Special $28
Live Music starting at 6pm on the McKeon Stage in English Landing Park
Live Music at The Craic on Main, 7-10pm
Arts & Crafts, Retail, Food & Specialty Vendors
Family friendly activities
Helicopter Rides (located on the baseball field in Platte Landing Park). Cash Only, $50.00 per person, minimum of 2 people - max of 3 people per ride, no age restriction
Beer Garden
Downtown Merchant Promos and Specials
Saturday, August 23 ∙ 10 am – 10 pm
Evans Midland Empire Carnival ∙ Wristband Special $28 (Noon-5pm & 5-10pm)
Parkville Farmer's Market ∙ 7 am - Noon
Parkville Days Parade ∙ 10 am The parade starts at 63rd Street & Hwy 9 and travels south to downtown Parkville on Main Street. Parkville Trivia and Giveaways start at 10am at the Grandstand (1st & Main Street)
Family Sports Fest on Saturday, 11am-2pm in English Landing Park, hosted by the Platte County Sports Commission, featuring autographs with KC Mascots (Sluggerrr, KC Wolf, Blue, and Mac the Maverick), and Contests, Prizes, Raffles, and Giveaways!
Family friendly activities, including a Main Stage performance by Pride Martials Arts
Live Music starting at 2pm
Arts & Crafts, Retail, Food & Specialty Vendors
Helicopter Rides (located on the baseball field in Platte Landing Park)
Beer Garden
Downtown merchant Promos and Specials
Sunday, August 24 ∙ 12-5 pm
Evans Midland Empire Carnival ∙ Wristband Special $28
Live Music starting at Noon
Arts & Crafts, Retail, Food & Specialty Vendors
Family friendly activities
Helicopter Rides (located on the baseball field in Platte Landing Park)
Beer Garden
Downtown merchant Promos and Specials
MAIN STAGE MUSIC LINEUP ON THE MCKEON STAGE IN ENGLISH LANDING PARK
PARKVILLE DAYS PARADE
The Parkville Days parade is on Saturday, August 23rd and begins at 10:00 am at 63rd Street & Hwy 9 and ends in Historic Downtown Parkville. If your club/organization/neighborhood/group is interested in participating in the Parkville Days Parade, we would love to have you join in the fun! Click here for the parade application. Deadline is August 10th.
MORE INFO AND ‘THINGS TO DO’:
• Restaurants will be open ALL WEEKEND - Visit our great local favorites!
• SHOP all of our local businesses on Main Street, East Street and English Landing Center.
• Parkville Mini Golf will be Open all weekend.
• Enjoy beautiful English Landing Park – miles of walking trails, pickleball, playgrounds, frisbee golf, sand volleyball, basketball
• Platte Landing Park and the Parkville Dog Park will be open all weekend.
Our vendor spaces are completely FULL for Parkville Days 2025!
PARKVILLE DAYS is hosted by the Main Street Parkville Association, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving the historic charm and promoting & enhancing the community spirit of Downtown Parkville.
THANK YOU to our annual sponsors: NKC Health, Gomer’s Northland, Parkville Rotary Club, and Olde Mill Emporium!
