Activity Power & Light District, Downtown Kansas City

NYE Live! at KC Live!

An activity in Power & Light District, Downtown Kansas City, pricey ($$$) and worth about 5 hours. Best time to go: Dec 31, 8 p.m. to midnight.

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Why go

The Power & Light District's ticketed New Year's Eve party on the covered KC Live! block, with DJs, live acts and a midnight ball drop.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Downtown Kansas City, alongside 2 bars & cafés, 2 places to eat and 2 sights. 2 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Tom's Town Distilling Co. and Green Lady Lounge. Set aside about 5 hours here; it works best as the anchor of a day rather than a quick stop.

Type: Activity · Nightlife
Neighborhood: Power & Light District
Price: $$$
Time needed: 5 hr
Best time: Dec 31, 8 p.m. to midnight

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Downtown Kansas City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
Tom's Town Distilling Co.
Art Deco distillery and cocktail bar named for Prohibition-era boss Tom Pendergast.
Drinks · Kansas City · 0.3 mi straight-line
2
Green Lady Lounge
A red-lit jazz lounge on Grand Boulevard with live Kansas City jazz every night, including New Year's Eve.
Drinks · 0.4 mi straight-line
3
Lidia's Kansas City
Lidia Bastianich's Italian restaurant in the Freight House since 1998, with a multi-course menu on New Year's Eve in past years.
Food · 0.7 mi straight-line
4
Crossroads Hotel
A hotel in a converted 1911 warehouse in the arts district, with a rooftop bar and its own themed New Year's Eve party.
Stay · 0.7 mi straight-line
5
Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House
A Kansas City barbecue institution in a restored freight depot next to Union Station, known for burnt ends and crown prime ribs.
Food · 0.8 mi straight-line
6
Union Station
The 1914 Beaux-Arts station, with a Grand Hall clock and holiday trains; Science City inside hosts a family Noon Year's Eve.
Sight · 0.9 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

NYE Live! at KC Live! is a stop on our Kansas City New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Kansas City New Year's Eve
Ball drop downtown, jazz and barbecue after
3 daysStop 1 of 2Best Dec 30 – Jan 1

More to do in Downtown Kansas City

NYE Live! at KC Live! is our only activity pick in Downtown Kansas City; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Downtown Kansas City guide.

When to go: weather by month, based on Kansas City

Our climate figures for Downtown Kansas City come from nearby Kansas City. Average daily highs in Kansas City run from 37°F in January to 89°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For NYE Live! at KC Live! itself, we suggest: Dec 31, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Modelled monthly averages for Kansas City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Kansas City weather by month (covers Downtown Kansas City).

Getting there

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Coordinates: 39.09783, -94.58164
Destination: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Website: powerandlightdistrict.com