Highlights

FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY! Radio station  101 the Fox has a special relationship with the heroes of our country, highlighting military veterans, wounded warriors and their families by providing reliable vehicles through “Cars for Heroes.” Join us the Friday evening (March 13) as Skid Roadie broadcasts his show live from Bartle Hall and donates a vehicle to a veteran at the show.

BID ON A PLAYHOUSE NOW for your backyard from the Parade of Playhouses, sponsored by Bickimer Homes! HBA members and local schools are building children’s playhouses to be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the show. All proceeds from the auction will benefit Veterans Community Project. This year, 12 playhouses will be featured at the show. Let your kids play and bid on their favorite for your backyard! Playhouses are being built by:

• CKF, LLC
• Gardner-Edgerton School District, sponsored by Grata Development
• Engle & Volkers KC realtor group
• Ernst Brothers Home Construction, sponsored by Stewart Title
• Excelsior Springs School District, sponsored by Syler Construction
• Grant’s Custom Homes
• Habitat for Humanity, sponsored by Bickimer Homes
• Hunt Midwest
• KCHBA Young Professionals
• Northland Career Center
• Olathe Advance Tech Center, sponsored by Ashlar Homes
• Winnetonka NKC School District, sponsored by David Elliott of Construction Planning and Services

PLUS Veterans Community Project is turning one of its tiny homes into a playhouse, which will also be auctioned off to the highest bidder. The winning design for this playhouse was submitted by HOK.

There are two areas where you can purchase plants and flowers at the show: Paradise Garden Club is an urban nursery and grow center focused on building a thriving plant-based community where all are welcome. It will feel like spring as soon as you get off the escalator as you walk through their beautiful arrangements. We’re sure you’ll find something to take home!

Faithful Landscape will be showcasing their talents around the Smart Home. Don’t miss their beautiful hard and softscapes, as well as shop for flowers, plants and trees in this area.

The Home & Lifestyle Show is your chance to get a close-up with the cool Quad Chaos monster truck before the Toughest Monster Truck Tour at the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence April 3-4!

Bring the kids and let them play on the latest backyard playground equipment provided by Backyard Specialists and engage in interactive activities happening all weekend long.

Love to cook? Or just love to eat? Either way, on the Price Chopper cooking stage you will have the opportunity to taste-test new flavor profiles by local restaurant chefs that are cooked on-site in a designer kitchen – and take the recipes home to try yourself.

KC’s very own Jasper Mirabile is an acclaimed chef at Jasper’s, cookbook author and radio show host. See what he’s cooking up on the cooking stage on Saturday, March 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Shopping is hard work! Stop by the relaxation lounge provided by the Wellspring School for Allied Health for a gentle steam stress relief eye mask, sign up to win some “stress relief” and get a free chair massage. Shoppers can sign up to win tickets to an upcoming concert and events.

The KC Manufacturing and Design Expo (KC MADE) is an opportunity for high school students to showcase their talents in the fields of carpentry and metalwork. Click here for details. Students from the following schools are participating in the 2020 KC MADE competition:

• Bonner Springs High School
• Liberty High School
• Shawnee Mission West High School
• Winnetonka High School

Cheer on your team from the show! Visitors to Pub in the Park can take a break from shopping, enjoy a cold beverage and watch the games. Get into the show FREE with your ticket from the men’s or women’s Big 12 tournaments. Drinks available at the Tiny Tavern.