Wanderfest 2025!
This is our 6th Annual Family-Friendly neighborhood Wanderfest that began way back before the pandemic in 2017.
Come explore Tower East District!
And join us for a fun day of art, crafts, music, food & drinks!
👉 Visitors will pick up a guide map 🗺️ to help explore participating location and collect stamps on their passport.
After collecting stamps, enter a raffle held at Cherry Pit Collective to win goodies from some of our participating organization.
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CURRENT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS & VENDORS
And Big Thank you to our ⭐️SPONSORS⭐️
⭐️ GOLDEN STAG TATTOO & GALLERY ⭐️
3119 Gillham Rd, 2nd floor
[tattoo shop & art gallery]
- Gallery Exhibition : Madeline Farinas De Leon
['I hope you laugh at my future too' - fiber based & performative]
⭐️ POPULUXE ⭐️
3109 Gillham Rd
[european & american mid-century furniture store]
⭐️ THE FIX ⭐️
600 E 31st
[vegan eatery specializing in plant-based comfort food]
⭐️ EVOLVE TATTOO COLLECTIVE ⭐️
514 E 31st
[tattoo shop]
⭐️ YOU SAY TOMATO ⭐️
2801 Holmes St
[catering, pizza nights, SECRET breakfast club, sunday suppers]
Hosting:
- ORGANIC IRON CONCEPTS
[local metalsmith]
⭐️ CLIFF'S TAPHOUSE ⭐️
3044 Gillham Rd
[american restaurant featuring chef inspired food & drinks]
⭐️ KANSAS CITY ARTIST COALITION ⭐️
3200 Gillham Rd
[nonprofit arts organization - artist-centered, artist-run space]
Hosting:
- TBD Pop-Ups
⭐️ THE BLACK PANTRY ⭐️
3134 Gillham Rd
[Grocery, Health, Home shop supporting Black products]
With :
- GOOD KARMA COFFEE
[coffee & pastries]
⭐️ EL TORREON ⭐️
3101 Gillham Plaza
[event space & tours]
Hosting Pop-Up Vendors:
- Gardner Littleton
- AiZen Root Remedy
- Rattlebone Design
- Canela Art Cafe
- Trinity Elena Art
- Unbroken Glassworks
- Okay BIRCH
- Helianthus Books
- RAYGUN
- Katie Carrillo
- Catherine Rybak
- Andy Lozano
- The Littlest Bake Shop
- Rockin' with Juss
- Cassidy Weaver
- SuperNova Face Artistry
- Quierdo
- Cowtown Vintage & Art Exchange
- Odd Crowe
- Coup Count Designz
- Peaches' Frybread
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816 BIKE COLLECTIVE
518 E 31st
[100% volunteer-run DIY bike shop focused on education & recycling]
ARCHIVAL DESIGNS
805 E 31st
[Handmade Functional Pottery]
CHERRY PIT COLLECTIVE
604 E 31st
[Artist, Maker, & Creative Space]
Handmade crafts & Art
CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER
3606 Gillham Rd
[School of Dance, Youth Dance, Dance Outreach Program]
HAND AND LAND
3216 Gillham Plaza Rd
[Sustainable Shop & Spa for your Whole-Being]
HERITAGE MUSIC REPAIR
3119 Gillham Rd
[instrument repair]
HOLMES STREET STUDIOS
3242 Holmes St
[Ceramics, Jewelry, Prints, & other work]
- Rain Harris Ceramics
- Paul Donnelly Ceramics
- Kate Schroeder Ceramics
- Katie Pitre Ceramics
- Thayer Bray | Red Shorts Bindery
LUDO'S SHUFFLEBOARD BAR
325 E 31st
[3 Lanes of Shuffleboard & Bar]
ODDITIES PRINTS
602 E 31 St
[Screen Printing Shop & Risograph Printer of our Posters & Maps!]
OUTLAND ENTERTAINMENT
3121 Gillham Rd
[Genre Fiction, Comics, & Tabletop Games Publisher]
THE PORTER HOUSE KC
811 E 31st
[Retail Incubator & Entrepreneur Support Organization]
- SOMEDAY SUNDAY
[Natural, Plant-Based Vegan Body Care]
- THRIFT THE RUNWAY
[Vintage & Modern Boutique]
- CRWND ILLUSTRATIONS
[Chic & Stylish Cards, Stationery & Gift Brand]
- WEIRDO NAILZ
[Hand-painted salon quality press on nail art]
PREFIX COFFEE
325 E 31st St - #101
[in-house roasted coffee & locally baked pastries]
Hosting:
- Tirza Design
[Fashion with purpose | Jewelry Brand]
REMODEL MOORE'S MEDITATION GARDEN
3115 Gillham Rd
Hosting:
- Hyde Park
[rockabilly & blues with the spirit of punk rock - band]
- Wasteland Society
- RedHare Leather
- Wild Wash Soap
- Lost & Found Design
- Omar's Popcorn Truck
SACRED PSYCHE
901 E 31st
[Intuitive Counseling sessions & cosmic group ceremonies]
TWO TONE PRESS &
PRINT LEAGUE KC
3121 Gillham Rd
[Letterpress & Community Printshop]
Hosting:
- MEREDITH HOST | HOST FOR HOME
[Contemporary Tableware & Textiles]
UNDER THE COVER
605 E 31st St
[KC's first & only Romance Book Shop]
VIBE KC
601 E 31st St
[Salon & Spa]
VIRGIL'S PLANT SHOP
2763 Cherry St
[Rare & Common Houseplants]
WINDHORSE TATTOO
901 E 31st
[Semi-Private Tattoo Studio]
MORE LOCATIONS & VENDORS COMING SOON!
Also NEW THIS YEAR:
Buskers & Performers will be set up around the neighborhood!
Organized by The Acoustic Alchemists:
- Yellow Bird [guitar/vocals]
- Lumo [guitar]
- Jade [vocal]
- Bard Eclectic [keyboard/cojons/drum]
- Jimmy Peck [guitar/vocals]
- KC Hoop Girls
- & More!
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