Weekend Fun with 41 occasions: March thirteenth–fifteenth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s time for some Weekend Fun with 41!

Weekend Fun with 41! occasions: March thirteenth–fifteenth

Multiple cities are celebrating the luck of the Irish this weekend, and The Nelson is screening all of the Oscar-nominated brief movies.

Brookside St. Patrick’s Warm-Up Parade

Brookside’s 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day Warm-Up Parade is that this Saturday, March 14th at 2 p.m.

This yr’s theme, Leprechaun Cup: Going for Gold, celebrates Kansas City as a bunch metropolis for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

This family-friendly parade options floats, vintage vehicles, bands, Irish dancers, bagpipers and way more.

The parade route begins at sixty fifth and Wornall, then goes north on Wornall, turns east at 63rd St., then south on Main St., and turns west on Meyer Blvd., to the top at Brookside Street.

Snake Saturday

The 42nd Annual Snake Saturday Parade and Festival can be occurring this weekend in North Kansas City.

This pageant additionally honors KC’s World Cup participation with the theme Kicks and Kilts.

Snake Saturday kicks off early with the 2nd Annual Life Unlimited 5k and 1-mile stroll. The race advantages Life Unlimited, which supplies providers, schooling and alternatives for adults with developmental disabilities. Registration prices $30 for the 5k or $25 for the 1-mile stroll. Both races begin at 8 a.m.

Stick round for the pageant from 10 a.m. to three p.m. The pageant will characteristic carnival rides and meals, a kids’s petting zoo and the Clyde Ellis race automotive present.

The Snake Saturday Parade begins at 11 a.m. at sixteenth and Swift.

Downtown Shawnee St. Patrick’s Day

Shawnee is holding it is St. Patrick’s Day celebration this Sunday, March fifteenth.

The Shamrock O’Market will likely be open from midday to three p.m. within the parking zone of City Hall, situated at 11110 Johnson Drive.

The 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Parade, placed on every year by The Irish American Club of Johnson County, begins at 1 p.m. The parade route begins at Johnson Dr. and Monrovia, and heads east on Johnson Dr. to Nieman Road.

Finally, the 38th Annual Shawnee Duck Race begins at 3:30 p.m. at Herman Laird Park, situated at 11500 Johnson Drive. Donate $5 to get a duck within the race and the possibility to win the grand prize of $1,500 money, or greater than 20 further prizes from native Shawnee companies. All proceeds profit the Shawnee Sister Cities Committee’s academic packages and customer exchanges between Shawnee and its sister cities, together with Listowel, Ireland.

Oscar Shorts on the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Screen the 2026 Oscar-nominated short films on the Tivoli Cinema Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

You have a number of probabilities to see all 5 nominees for Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film.

Best Animated Short Film: Fri., Mar. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m., Sat. Mar. 14, 1:30–3:30 p.m. and Sun., Mar. 15, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Best Documentary Short Film: Fri., Mar. 13, 4:00–6:00 p.m., Sat. Mar. 14, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and Sun., Mar. 15, 12:30–2:30 p.m.

Best Live Action Short Film: Fri., Mar. 13, 7:00–10:00 p.m., Sat. Mar. 14, 3:30 –6:30 p.m. and Sun., Mar. 15, 3:30 –6:30 p.m.

That’s a take a look at your Weekend Fun! Be secure.