Downtown rolls out the All Star welcome mat

All Star Week got off to a flying start on Friday as Downtown Kansas City welcomed fans and visitors by the thousands to Fan Fest and a host of special events.

Families poured into Bartle Hall for day one of the five-day Major League Baseball Fan Fest. Today’s Fan Fest will run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Today’s ticket special features a buy 2 get 2 free offer. Tickets are available for sale on site, as well as at www.allstargame.com.

The Saturday lineup of MLB and KC special events includes:

  • Free FanatiKCs Trolley  in Downtown (8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.)
  • Amateurs to All Stars exhibit @ Central Library (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
  • Baseball Spectacular by Bazillion, Quixotic & Substream @ Municipal Auditorium (9:30 p.m.)
  • Buck, BBQ & Baseball @ Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (6-10 p.m.)
  • David Nail: Hot Country Nights Concert @ Power & Light (7 p.m.)
  • Faire Ball: Negro Leagues in America exhibit @ Union Station (opens today)
  • Grand Slam Fan Jam w/ David Basse @ Barney Allis Plaza (11 a.m.-8 p.m.)
  • Groovalicious Fruit @ City Market (9 a.m.-noon)
  • Jay Mohr: Comedy @ the Midland (7 p.m.)
  • KC All Star Jazz Band, featuring Danny Embrey @ Blue Room (7 p.m.-1 a.m.)
  • KC Baseball History Trolley Tours @ Union Station (9 and 11 a.m.)
  • KC Command @ Sprint Center (7 p.m.)
  • Run the Bull-E-Vard Pub Crawl @ Crossroads (2-11 p.m.)
  • They Were All Stars exhibit @ NLBM (9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
  • World War I All Stars exhibit @ WWI Museum (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

To discover more Kansas City All Star fun, visit www.visitkc.com/allstar or Facebook.com/DowntownKansasCity

 

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