KC Parks Spring Fling

About this Event

Celebrate the end of Earth Week at KC Parks Spring Fling on April 26 at the Swope Park Band Stand! Learn how to make your everyday life more sustainable with performances by the Stone Lion Puppet Group, a Green Carpet Fashion Show and more!

KC Parks Spring Fling on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 11 AM-3 PM at the Swope Park Bandstand celebrates the end of Earth week by teaching the community ways to incorporate sustainable practices to help make our parks and planet thrive! Attendees will enjoy performances by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre, our Green Carpet Fashion Show, and hands on learning activities for all ages. This event is free and open to everyone.

Throughout the event you can check out our partners who have eco-conscious learning activities for all ages. Featured activities include worm composting, upcycled art making, and more! Exhibitors include: Lakeside Nature Center, Bold Reuse, Re.Use.Full, Missouri Organic Recycling, Cultivate KC, Ripple Glass, and others!

If you are interested in being an exhibitor, please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/ZHpTwvT3xQin

The Green Carpet Fashion Show is made up of community makers of all skill levels and ages who make article(s) of clothing using ecofriendly or sustainable practices. Nina Littrell from Soft Street Sustainable Fashion will also be presenting a collection of work as the featured artist of the event. Nina is an environmental activist, maker, natural dyer, and a quilter who works through the medium of garment design.

The open call to be in the fashion show is from February 18-March 11 at 12 PM.

There is no cost to submit a design or to participate.

Eligibility/Requirements

All ages
All skill levels
Piece must incorporate sustainability (can be made from thrifted items, made with natural dyes, using an item considered trash as an outfit, etc.)

To apply: https://forms.gle/nV8eeG7xRxiB3B9Q8