Area Events
Throughout the year, we will post events of interest to gardeners that are presented by other organizations in the metropolitan area.
If you are looking for events presented by the Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City (MGGKC), just click on EMG Events.
*If you would like to get your organization’s gardening related event listed please email submissions to: mggkc.webmaster@gmail.com (Please keep submissions to 130 words or less)
April 6, 2024
Macro Nature Photography
Ric Sweeting, Extension Master Gardener, and photographer
Capture the small details of emerging spring! We have lots of flowers and insects “waking up” and you have everything you need with your iPhone and camera to catch them at their best.
Learn how to use the settings on your iPhone or camera to capture the emerging beauties of spring through various flowers and insects.
Bring your iPhone and/or camera for a brief introduction on setting and then follow Extension Master Gardener, Ric Sweeting, on the trail to capture your best shot!
This clinic is free to the public. Children aged 12 and up are welcome when accompanied by an adult. The clinic is limited to 25 participants, please contact mggkc.market.pub@gmail.com for registration information.
April 6, 9:00 am- 11:00 am
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
1401 Northwest Park Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015
April 16, 2024
Introduction to Vegetable Gardening
Growing vegetables can be fun and rewarding. It might even save you some money! Getting the most from our crops is determined by our climate, location, and using space efficiently. And we all know, everything tastes better when it’s homegrown! An Extension Master Gardener from Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Speaker’s Bureau will discuss cool and warm season vegetables. Gardeners will learn when and where to plant, and other information you need to have a successful gardening season.
April 16, 2 pm- 3pm
KC Public Library – Sugar Creek Branch
102 South Sterling Ave, Sugar Creek. MO 64054
April 20, 2024
Earth Day Celebration
Lakeside Nature Center will celebrate Earth Day with information about the wildlife of Swope Park, learning about preservation while exploring the forest, pond, and marsh around the property, and making wildflower or milkweed seed balls. Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Children’s Program will be presenting “What’s in a Seed.” Children will learn about the anatomy of a seed by dissection and observation. They will also discover the ways that seeds are dispersed, and why seeds are an important food source.
This event is free to the public, all ages welcome
For more information visit https://lakesidenaturecenter.org/event/earth-day-activities/
April 20, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lakeside Nature Center
4701 East Gregory Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64132
Lee’s Summit Farmers’ Market
Come visit the outdoor Farmers’ Market, sponsored by Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, Inc. Local growers and artisans offer garden-fresh produce and products for the community. The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will be on hand to celebrate Earth Day with research-based information, a Missouri native plant seed bomb demonstration, and a children’s activity teaching how plants are pollinated, and how Missouri native plants provide food and shelter for butterflies, birds, and beneficial insects.
Free to the public
April 20, 8:00 am to noon
Public Parking Lot at corner of Second and Douglas Streets Lee’s Summit, Mo
April 24, 2024
Water as a Resource
The human body is made up of 60% water. The Earth is made up of 70% water. We will discuss
how we utilize water as a resource, how water can get polluted, where rainwater ends up after
a storm, and what plants can do to help. Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will be on hand to present information on rain gardens.
This event is free to the public, all ages welcome
No registration required
April 24, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
George Owens Nature Park
1601 Speck Road, Independence, MO 64057
April 27, 2024
Arrow Rock Birds, Bees, and Blooms Festival
This fun and informative festival highlights Missouri’s native pollinators, flowering plants, birds, and other wildlife. Enjoy hands-on educational demonstrations celebrating the natural world. Hike the many nature trails around Arrow Rock with nature experts from Missouri River Bird Observatory. Join us for flowers, feathers, food, and fun! Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Children’s Programs will be presenting “Pollinators: Not Just Bees and Butterflies.” Children can learn about other living and nonliving ways plants are pollinated, and discover these pollinators work by day and night. There will be an experiment using an insect to pollinate paper flowers and learn ways to help pollinators in their own home and community.
For more information, contact Experience Arrow Rock at 660-837-3231, MRBO at 660-837-3888, or https://arrowrock.org/events/birds-bees-blooms-2/
April 27 10:00 am- 4:00 pm
Missouri River Bird Observatory
406 Main Street, Arrow Rock, MO 65302
May 4, 2024
Blooming Blue Springs-Gardening in Extreme Conditions
Because Midwestern weather conditions are some of the harshest in the world, gardeners must be prepared for whatever Mother Nature might throw at them. Through both presentation and hands-on participation, Extension Master Gardeners (EMGs) will share research-based information and techniques you can use to help your plants survive and thrive in extremes of heat and cold and during wet and drought conditions.
This event is free of charge. Please register at https://extension.missouri.edu/events/blooming-blue-springs-managing-your-garden-in-extreme-conditions-cold-heat-and-drought
May 4, 9:00 am- 11:00 am
Blue Springs Historical Museum and Garden
101 Southwest 15th Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Butterfly Survey Training and Blooket Trivia Game-In person event
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center and Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City (MGGKC) invites you to The Sixth Annual Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network training for the Kansas City area. Missouri Department of Conservation Naturalist Lisa Richner will present a slide show of 25 common species of butterflies, and you will learn how butterfly surveys are conducted and recorded. Test your new knowledge with a fun, online version of the Wild About Pollinators Blooket trivia game. After this indoor clinic, you will be invited to join a mock butterfly survey in the gardens around the nature center. This walking activity will be approximately half a mile in distance. Using the Pollard Base website, you will learn how to enter the data you have collected during the survey.
Extension Master Gardeners (EMGs) will be available from 1:30 pm- 4:30 pm with information about using native plants to attract butterflies to your garden and take questions for the MGGKC Gardening Hotline.
This event is open to adults and children aged 14 and up.
Registration is required through Burr Oak Woods Nature Center at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/198713
May 4, 2:30pm- 4:30 pm
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
1401 Northwest Park Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015
May 11, 2024
Join the Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City for a dig and divide fundraiser. Perennials, houseplants, and herbs grown by Extension Master Gardeners will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit MGGKC. Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Get a start on your spring planting now.
Watkin’s Woolen Mill Spring on the Farm
Come celebrate the arrival of spring at Watkins Farm. Enjoy a day filled with fun and learning. Witness 1870s sheep shearing, stroll through the heirloom garden being prepared for spring planting, and learn about woodstove cooking, toy making and more. The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will be giving garden tours, providing information about seed saving, and having a fun activity for children.
Free to the public. Family friendly
May 11, Noon – 4:00 pm
Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
26600 Park Road North, Lawson, MO 64062
For more information call 816-580-3387 or visit mostateparks.com
The Gardens at Unity Village Farmer’s Market
Experience a century of history and nostalgia in the barn and gardens at The Gardens of Unity Village Farmer’s Market. Three cultivated acres behind the 3-story barn provide freshly harvested vegetables and fruits. The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will provide a vegetable gardening display with seedling demonstrations. There will also be a fun children’s activity called “What’s in a Seed.” Children will discover the anatomy of a seed through dissection and observation, the different ways seeds are dispersed, and why they are an important food source
Free to the public, children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.
May 11, 8:00 am – noon
Unity Village
150B Northwest Colbern Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
May 14, 2024
IPM-Just the Basics
Join an Extension Master Gardener from Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City as they discuss the basics of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. IPM can be applied to both agricultural and non-agricultural settings, such as the home, garden, and workplace. Learn research-based, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. Understanding pests will help you choose from available pest control methods to manage damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
This event is free of charge. Please register at https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/mu-extension-way/event-management/event
May 14, 2 pm -3 pm
KC Public Library – Sugar Creek Branch
102 South Sterling Ave, Sugar Creek. MO 64054
May 24, 2024
Fourth Fridays Art Walk
Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street presents Fourth Fridays Art Walk. The Art Walk showcases local artists, live music performances, along with participating shops and restaurants. The theme for May is “Art Grows Here.” The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will provide a Children’s Activity called “Plant Parts” with vegetable art printing. The Gardens of Unity Village will provide the produce for this art activity. The Gardening Hotline and “Helping You Learn to Grow” brochures will be available for adults.
Free to the public. Children are welcome with adult supervision.
May 24, 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Downtown Lee’s Summit, near the intersection of Southwest Third St. and Southwest Main St.
Lee’s Summit, MO 64081
September 27, 28 & 29, 2024
YOU MUST REGISTER by August 30, 2024 – go to momga.org
