Family Storytime in the Garden

Loose Park Rose Garden Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO, United States

Kansas City Rose Society, Lead to Read KC, and KC Parks are hosting Nikiyah Crosdale, one of our Reading For Life authors, at the Garden Center at Loose Park for a reading of her book The Thought Jar.

Marlborough Fall Festival

Center Elementary School Euclid Avenue, Kansas City, MO, United States

The Marlborough Fall Festival + Health & Wellness Fair is September 14, 2024! It is an all-ages celebration.

Peter Pan Pre-Show Engagement

Starlight Theater Starlight Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

If you have tickets to see Peter Pan at Starlight, be sure to come early and visit with Lead to Read KC prior to the performance.

CommUNITY Fest Day 2

North Kansas City YMCA Iron Street, North Kansas City, MO, United States

Lead to Read will be at CommUNITY Fest (a reimagined Day of Caring) with literacy games and information on how you can volunteer in our Reading & Mentoring program.

Casual Animal Non-Profit Festival

Casual Animal Brewing Co. McGee Street, Kansas City, MO, United States

Come enjoy Lead to Read KC literacy games at Casual Animal Brewing Company's Local Motive Showcase, their first-annual non-profit festival featuring 20+ local organizations. Local Motive is Casual Animal’s “give-back […]

Pendleton Heights Orchard Fest

Independence Plaza Park Independence Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Orchard Fest springs up in Independence Plaza Park this year. Lead to Read KC will be there with books and literacy games.

Blue Hills Block Party

Blue Hills Park Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Lead to Read KC will be there with free books, resources, and literacy games.

Lit on Grand

Afterword Tavern & Shelves Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, United States

Come see Lead to Read KC at Afterword Tavern & Shelves LIT ON GRAND, a free-to-attend celebration of books, booze and other good things at the corner of 19th and […]

The Children’s Place Fall Festival

The Children's Place Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO, United States

Lead to Read KC will be at Family Fall Festival for clients of The Children's Place. There will be face painting, art project, food, drinks and bubbles on the playground. […]

Story Time with Chris Goode

Ruby Jean's Patio Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO, United States

Join us for a read-along with Ruby Jean’s Juicery founder Chris Goode. Goode will read his brand new children’s book, Ruby Jean’s Garden, an uplifting tale of his grandmother growing […]

Thriftin’ the Nite Away Christmas Edition

Blessings Abound Thrift Store Metcalf Avenue 10325, Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Our friends and supporters at Blessings Abound are hosting an event to benefit Lead to Read KC. This exclusive nighttime fun, thrift walkin' will take place at their two locations on Metcalf, in Overland Park.