Entertainment, Food and Fun at Downtown Days…Streets Alive! Festival June 6, 7 & 8 in Downtown Lee’s Summit
Plan to kick off the summer during the annual Downtown Days…Streets Alive! festival, from Friday to Sunday, June 6-8, spanning six blocks in the historic and award-winning Downtown Lee’s Summit central business district. Live entertainment, food vendors, a new carnival, a white tiger exhibit, craft vendors, a car show, a fashion show, 810 Sports Zone, the KCBS-sanctioned Smokin’ on the Summit BBQ competition and much more all are part of this year’s festivities. Festival hours are from noon to 10 p.m. Friday, June 6; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 7; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8.
For more than 20 years, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street has been hosting a family- friendly festival in the heart of Downtown Lee’s Summit. Every year, the Downtown Days committee brings in new events and activities, and this year is no exception, promising a few attractions festival-goers won’t see anywhere else.
Below is a complete schedule of events:
DEPOT STAGE
Friday, June 6
4 p.m. ‒ Sit Means Sit Dog Training Performance
5 p.m. ‒ Summit Theatre Group
5:30 p.m. ‒ Lee’s Summit’s Got Talent Contestants
7 p.m. ‒ The Summit (Alternative)
8:30 p.m. ‒ Saucy Jack (Dance & Party Covers)
Saturday, June 7
10 a.m. ‒ Mindy’s Dance Center
Noon ‒ Steppin’ Out–The Studio
2 p.m. ‒ Heart of America Dance Centre
3:45 p.m. ‒ Smokin’ on the Summit BBQ Awards
4:30 p.m. ‒ Studio d Dance Company
6:15 p.m. ‒ Roz (R&B/Easy Listening)
7:30 p.m. ‒ Troupe Duende (Belly Dance Fusion)
8:30 p.m. ‒ Boogie Wonderland (Disco)
Sunday, June 8
11 a.m. ‒The Clementines (Alternative Acoustic Folk)
Noon ‒ Begin Anyway (Semi-Acoustic Pop Folk)
1 p.m. ‒ O’Riada-Manning Academy of Irish Dance
2 p.m. ‒ Chance the Arm (Irish Rock)
WEST OF THE TRACKS
Friday, June 6
Noon to 10 p.m. ‒ Smokin’ on the Summit BBQ Contest
Saturday, June 7
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ‒ Smokin’ on the Summit BBQ Contest
5 p.m. ‒ American Garage Bike Show
7 p.m. ‒ Fashion in the Streets
Sunday, June 8
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ‒ ACCKC Car Show sponsored by Lee’s Summit Dodge
SUMMERTIME STAGE
Friday, June 6
5 p.m. ‒ Scott DeVouton (Acoustic Solo)
5:45 p.m. ‒ Sit Means Sit Dog Training Performance
6:30 p.m. ‒ School of Rock Lee’s Summit
8:30 p.m. ‒ State Line Drive (Rock)
9:30 p.m. ‒ Making Movies Social Club (Indie Latin Rock)
Saturday, June 7
10 a.m. ‒ Mad Science Fire & Ice II Show
11 a.m. ‒ Lee’s Summit Robotics Teams
12:30 p.m. ‒ Mad Science Fire & Ice II Show
1:30 p.m. ‒ Stupid Human Tricks Contest hosted by LeaderOne Financial, Cory Carmichael
2 p.m. ‒ Taco Eating Contest hosted by Maggie’s
2:45 p.m. ‒ Pizza Eating Contest hosted by Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House
3:30 p.m. ‒ Pie Eating Contest hosted by Neighborhood Café
4:30 p.m. ‒ Sit Means Sit Dog Training Performance
5:30 p.m. ‒ The American Garage Band (Blues & Rock)
8:30 p.m. ‒ Cover Me Badd (Variety)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
810 Sports Zone: Visit with various athletes and mascots, play sports trivia and hear Sports Radio 810 personalities.
New Carnival: Enjoy rides, games and food; open all hours of the festival. Sunday is wrist-band day.
Kids Street: Games, face painting, food and more available all weekend.
Petting Zoo: Visit animals in the free petting zoo hosted by Sunset Trails Stables.
White Tiger Discovery Exhibit: View live white tigers throughout the weekend. Small fee required.
Robotics Teams: See live demonstrations by local high school Robotics Teams.
Downtown Days…Streets Alive! is the major fundraiser for Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization and historic preservation of Downtown Lee’s Summit, and is sponsored by Amtrak/Missouri River Runner, Arvest Bank, Bank of Lee’s Summit, County Beverage Company, Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America, KCP&L, Lee’s Summit Dodge, Lee’s Summit Journal, Red Racks Thrift Stores, Sports Radio 810, Tingle Flooring, University of Central Missouri Summit Center, and Wise Wealth LLC.
For more information about Downtown Days, visit www.LeesSummitDowntownDays.com.
For more information about Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, visit www.downtownls.org.
