2023 Annual Luncheon

The Downtown Council’s 2023 Annual Luncheon will take place on Friday, April 14, from 11am to 1:30pm at the Loews Kansas City Hotel.

2023 Registration Sponsorship Opportunities Spirit of Downtown Exhibition 2022 Annual Luncheon Recap 2022 Annual Luncheon Sponsors

Registration

Please follow the links below to register for the luncheon. Individual tickets are $125 for Downtown Council members and $150 for non-members. There is a maximum of 8 individual tickets per order. If you would like a full table of 10, please select a Sponsor level. Sponsorship Levels range from $10,000 to $500. Please click here for a complete outline of sponsor levels and benefits. Thank you for your interest in the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon!

Sponsorship Registration

Interested in sponsoring the Downtown Council luncheon? Learn more about the benefits below. Click here to complete a sponsorship form. Please contact Ashley Broockerd (abrookerd@evenergy.com) or Ann Holliday (ann@downtownkc.org) with any questions about registration or sponsorship.

Individual Tickets - Credit Card Only

Click here to purchase individual tickets.

Downtown KC Awards Reception, 4/13, 5-7 pm

Click here to register

Sponsorship Levels

Interested in sponsoring the Downtown Council luncheon? Learn more about the benefits below. Click here to complete a sponsorship form. Please contact Ashley Broockerd (abroockerd@evenergy.com) or Ann Holliday (ann@downtownkc.org) with any questions about registration or sponsorship.

Presenting Sponsor – $10,000

Two tables for 10 with VIP table placement
12 tickets to the Urban Hero Reception on April 13, 5-7pm
Exhibit space at Urban Hero Reception & Luncheon
Verbal recognition of company during luncheon
Organization listed in email blast sent prior to luncheon
Company logo featured on video screens, DTC website, event signage, and printed collateral produced following sponsorship confirmation
Opportunity for a speaking role at the luncheon

One table for 10 with VIP table placement
10 tickets to the Urban Hero Reception on Aril 13, 5-7pm
Exhibit space at Urban Hero Reception & Luncheon
Organization listed in email blast sent prior to luncheon
Company logo featured on video screens, DTC website, event signage, and printed collateral produced following sponsorship confirmation

Gold Sponsor – $5,000

One table for 10 at the luncheon
6 tickets to the Urban Hero Reception on April 13, 5-7pm
Exhibit space at Urban Hero Reception & Luncheon
Organization listed in email blast sent prior to luncheon
Company logo featured on video screens, DTC website, event signage, and printed collateral produced following sponsorship confirmation

Silver Sponsor – $2,500

One table for 10 with VIP table placement
4 tickets to the Urban Hero Reception on April 13, 5-7pm
Exhibit space at Urban Hero Reception & Luncheon
Organization listed in email blast sent prior to luncheon

Non-Profit Table – $1,250

One table for 10 at the luncheon
Exhibit space at Urban Hero Reception & Luncheon
Available for small 501(c)3 organizations
Limited number available - only available through March 17, 2023

Small Biz / Non-Profit Sponsor – $500

2 tickets for the luncheon
2 tickets to the Urban Hero Reception on April 13, 5-7pm
Exhibit space at Urban Hero Reception & Luncheon
Organization listed in email blast sent prior to luncheon

Spirit of Downtown KC

The Spirit of Downtown KC Exhibit highlights more than 40 organizations, businesses, development projects, or cultural arts programs.

The exhibition will take place at the Loews Kansas City during the Downtown KC Awards Reception on Thursday, April 13 from 5-7 pm (click here for tickets) and prior to the Annual Luncheon from 11 am-12 pm on Friday, April 14. To learn more about exhibits, please contact Ashley Broockerd (abroockerd@evenergy.com).

Last Years Exhibitors

2022 Annual Luncheon Review

The Downtown Council of Kansas City’s annual luncheon saw a record 1,027-person crowd gather at Loews Kansas City Hotel, where a panel of local team leaders cast light on what might come next for iconic city venues and what it might mean for residents.

2022 Urban Hero Awards

Presented by Richard Wetzel

Honorees

KC Art on the Block: A Black Lives Matter Project
Jason Parson, President & CEO, Parson + Associates
Elizabeth Rosin, Principal/Owner, Rosin Preservation
Michael Smith, Restaurateur
Marqueia Watson, Executive Director, Greater KC Coalition to End Homelessness

J. Philip Kirk Jr. Award

J. Philip Kirk Jr. Award, in Recognition of Downtown Vision & Stewardship

Presented to Vincent P. Dasta, Jr., past President, DST Realty, by Jon Copaken, accepted by Edward Merriman

This award is presented annually to leaders whose vision, guidance and commitment have helped set Downtown Kansas City on a clear path for revitalization. The award’s namesake, J. Philip Kirk Jr. (1937-2014), epitomized these qualities.

Past Recipients

2022 Vince Dasta
2019 Suzie Aron
2018 Kay Barnes
2017 Hall family, Hallmark Cards, Crown Center
2016 Albert P. Mauro, Sr.
2015 Henry Bloch
2014 Thomas H. Trabon
2013 Michael R. Haverty
2012 Shirley Bush Helzberg
2011 Julia Irene Kauffman
2010 William H. Dunn, Sr.
2009 Ann Dickinson
2008 Robert Graham
2007 Paul Copaken
2006 Thomas A. McDonnell
2005 Jonathan Kemper
2004 Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond
2003 John W. Laney
2002 J. Philip Kirk Jr.

Imagine Downtown KC 2030

“Imagine”… could there be a more inspiring way to contemplate tomorrow? It invites us to think, to visualize, and dream. It opens a door to step forward from what we know today, in search of an even better tomorrow. Led by the Downtown Council, community and business leaders banded together to imagine the future of Downtown Kansas City. The process attracted both long-time stakeholders and emerging voices across greater Downtown to work together.

Panel: Sports & Entertainment Destinations Activate Downtowns

A who’s who of Kansas City sports stakeholders took the field Friday to champion local opportunities to be had from current and future team venues, including in Downtown.