Stars and Stripes Picnic

There will be local food and beverage venues to purchase food and drinks from – including beer and other alcohol. Guests are also welcome to bring their own food and drinks.

As the weather will be hot, please make sure to bring plenty of water.

Dogs are permitted on leashes, but be advised that loud fireworks may not be the best environment for them. Please pick up after your pets.

There will be multiple clusters of portable restrooms located on the south side of the Museum and Memorial, including ADA options.

From 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.:

• Memorial at Main
• Wyandotte at 29th
• Kessler at just south of the entry to the Portfolio Building

All traffic must enter the area from Wyandotte and 31st, and only those with the proper parking pass wlll be allowed past 29th and Wyandotte.

All vehicles parked on Kessler and the West Visitor Lot will need to vacate by 5 p.m. or risk being towed.

In anticipation of large crowds

We recommend parking further away and taking the KC Streetcar to the Union Station stop.

• Parking along Streetcar route
• Streetcar tracker

Or arrive via city bus with RideKC, which also offers park-and-ride options.

• RideKC trip planner
• Bus tracker

ADA parking

Complimentary, limited ADA parking is available at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64108. The entrance is off Wyandotte Street (access from the south) and ADA parking is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

Paid parking options

Union Station parking
Charge will be $20.

Hallmark parking
$20 charge, credit card only. Parking facilities open around 2:30 p.m.:

• South surface parking lots 10, 11 and 12
• Retail Garage
• Pershing Garage