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After the 16th annual Kansas City Restaurant Week, organizers of KC’s premier dining event presented the 2025 featured charity, House of Hope, with a donation of over $125,000 in a ceremony Wednesday.

Visit KC shared Kansas City’s 2024 tourism and economic successes during the 2025 Annual Tourism Outlook

The 16th annual Kansas City Restaurant Week, the region’s premier dining event celebrating the hospitality industry, will return Jan. 10-19.

In partnership with the Missouri Division of Tourism, Visit KC will debut its first ever national holiday commercial on the Hallmark Channel during the premiere of “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” on Saturday, Nov. 30.

Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association are proud to announce Gift Card Market will serve as the presenting sponsor for Kansas City Restaurant Week 2025. 

The Museum of BBQ, the world’s first museum focused on all aspects of barbecue, will open at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri, in the spring of 2025.

On Wednesday, the Kansas City Sports Commission and Visit KC announced Kansas City would host 8 NCAA Championship Events over the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years.

Visitors from three events alone are expected to generate $10.3 million in economic impact as they explore Kansas City’s restaurants, shops and attractions during their trips.

Visit KC leadership is proud to announce Kansas City welcomed a record-breaking 28.4 million visitors in 2023, a 4.9% increase from the year prior. Those visitors spent nearly $4 billion during their trips to Kansas City, an 11% increase from 2022.

Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association are proud to announce Kansas City Restaurant Week 2025 will return Jan. 10-19.