Free Happy Hour Concerts 2025-2026
Tickets for Happy Hour Free concerts are available two months prior to the event date and sell out quickly. Tickets are currently not available for these events online. Tickets for our free, happy hour concerts go on sale a month prior to the performances. Please contact the KC Symphony box office at (816) 994-7222 for more information and reserve tickets.
HAPPY HOUR CONCERT: HIGHLIGHTING HARP!
Get to know our new Principal Harp Chai Lee at this concert as he performs Saint-Saëns’ charming Fantaisie and Debussy’s impressionistic Danse sacrée et danse profane with members of our string sections.
Check back for ticket reservations on Monday, October 06 at 10am!
Get to know our new Principal Harp Chai Lee at this concert as he performs Saint-Saëns’ charming Fantaisie and Debussy’s impressionistic Danse sacrée et danse profane with members of our string sections.
Check back for ticket reservations on Monday, October 06 at 10am!
PROAM
The Kansas City Symphony once again welcomes community musicians to join Symphony members on stage in Helzberg Hall with Music Director Matthias Pintscher. Without an audition, performers take part in rehearsals and social gatherings that culminate in this exclusive, free performance. Come experience a vibrant program of music by composers including George Gershwin and Edward Elgar!
The Kansas City Symphony once again welcomes community musicians to join Symphony members on stage in Helzberg Hall with Music Director Matthias Pintscher. Without an audition, performers take part in rehearsals and social gatherings that culminate in this exclusive, free performance. Come experience a vibrant program of music by composers including George Gershwin and Edward Elgar!
TUBACHRISTMAS 2025
TubaChristmas returns to Helzberg Hall this December! Experience the sounds of the season – Tuba Style! Join hundreds of tuba and baritones in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 15 for your favorite holiday tunes and carols. The performance is at noon and is free and open to the public.
TubaChristmas returns to Helzberg Hall this December! Experience the sounds of the season – Tuba Style! Join hundreds of tuba and baritones in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 15 for your favorite holiday tunes and carols. The performance is at noon and is free and open to the public.
HAPPY HOUR: STRIKING STRINGS
WILLIAM WALTON String Quartet in A minor
CAROLINE SHAW Entr'acte
YORK BOWEN Fantasie Quartet for Four Violas
Add inspiring music to the middle of your week with a FREE Happy Hour concert presented by the musicians of the Kansas City Symphony. Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
WILLIAM WALTON String Quartet in A minor
CAROLINE SHAW Entr'acte
YORK BOWEN Fantasie Quartet for Four Violas
Add inspiring music to the middle of your week with a FREE Happy Hour concert presented by the musicians of the Kansas City Symphony. Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
HAPPY HOUR: A BAROQUE BALL
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00 PM
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata for Recorder, Bassoon and Continuo, RV 86
ANTONIO VIVALDI Trio Sonata in D minor, RV 63
PHILIPP FRIEDRICH BÖDDECKER Sonata sopra "La Monica"
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Add inspiring music to your week with a FREE Happy Hour concert presented by the musicians of the Kansas City Symphony. Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00 PM
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata for Recorder, Bassoon and Continuo, RV 86
ANTONIO VIVALDI Trio Sonata in D minor, RV 63
PHILIPP FRIEDRICH BÖDDECKER Sonata sopra "La Monica"
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Add inspiring music to your week with a FREE Happy Hour concert presented by the musicians of the Kansas City Symphony. Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.