Live + Local Beats 🎶 Brought to You by Our 2026 Stage Sponsors ✨ Over 100 Artist and Maker Vendors 🎨
Live + Local Beats 🎶 Brought to You by Our 2026 Stage Sponsors ✨ Over 100 Artist and Maker Vendors 🎨
Mark your calendar! On the First Friday of every month, thousands of residents and visitors fill the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City to enjoy what has become the City’s most dynamic and popular event: #firstfridayskc. The crossroads community comes alive as arts organizations, galleries, studios, and a wide variety of businesses in the district feature local, regional, national, and international artists.
Start your adventure in the hub of it all on 19th Street between Baltimore and Wyandottewith Art Garden KC & The Crossroads Community Association!
Love to shop local? Discover a unique selection of OVER 100 artists & makers in Crossroads ICONIC Art Alleys + live music and performances on the Art Garden KC stage hosted by DJ Eddie Bohannan of KKFI’s Energy & Jams Show. Look for the canopies behind Town Topic and Arts KC or simply follow the music!
The Crossroads Arts District is best explored on foot once you arrive. We recommend making it an evening with dinner at one of the many fabulous restaurants or check out a local craft brewery!
Insider Tip: Take the free KC Streetcar and avoid the parking hassle!
BOOTH FEES:
Artist/Maker Canopy Space
10 × 10 ft canopy spot — $50 per date + 7.6% processing fee
Artist Alley Space
10 × 5 ft alley spot — $25 per date + 7.6% processing fee
NOTES:
Artist and Maker Applications open on the first of very month beginning April 1st and ending September 1st.
Vendors MUST provide canopy, table, chairs, tablecloths and displays
Vendors MUST provide tent weights (20-30lbs per each leg)
Scroll down to read more about Day-Of Vending Options.
🎨DAY- OF SPACES ARE MARKED IN YELLOW ON THE MAP AND ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE 🎨
First Friday Day-Of Entry Option (FOR ARTISTS & MAKERS ONLY)
To help ensure inclusion of artists with limited internet access, digital funds, or uncertain schedules, we offer a limited Day-Of Vendor Entry option. This option is also available if reserved spaces are already full.
No pre-registration required. Simply arrive and select a space marked YELLOW on the event map.
Day-Of Booth Fee:
$35 collected by AGKC staff around 5:30pm (Cash / Venmo / CashApp accepted)
Spaces are first-come, first-served.
Vendors may set up anytime between 10am–5pm.
Spaces accommodate an 8 ft table or smaller plus chairs.
Please share this option with artist friends who may not have internet access.
Please DO NOT block entry access to area businesses.