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Swift Kicks Watch Party in North Kansas City on July 11, 2026
Northland Festivals, the nonprofit behind all 42 Snake Saturday parades and festivals, is organizing a Swift Kicks Watch Party in North Kansas City on July 11, 2026.
The event is a partnership among Northland Festivals, the City of North Kansas City, and GoNorthKC, a joint initiative of the Clay County and Platte County tourism divisions. GoNorthKC has led promotion of the watch parties and will feature a 20-foot inflatable soccer ball and soccer-player murals by Jeff Parsons, also known as Jackrabbit, for photo opportunities.
The Watch Party is designed as a family-friendly event. Activities begin at 9:00 A.M. with a futsal tournament hosted by NKC Surf Soccer Club. Food and concessions open at noon, and the inflatable carnival runs from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M., featuring Sports5n1, Wild Zoo, an 18-foot slide, Soccer Darts, Soccer Shootout, Triple Threat Sports Arena, and Human Foosball. A beer garden operated by NKC Parks and Recreation opens at 3:00 P.M. The first quarterfinal match will be shown at 4:00 P.M., followed by entertainment from DJ Luke at the CVS corner of Swift and Armour until the 8:00 P.M. quarterfinal match, broadcast live from Kansas City Stadium.
It will be an exciting day in North Kansas City. Bring a chair or blanket and watch the matches on the MAX169 giant LED screen on Swift Street, facing south between CVS and Jeffersons.
Volunteers will be available throughout the area to help with directions. Please no tents. All teens 17 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or chaperone that is at least 21 years of age. Come enjoy the festivities and the match, and while you’re here, explore North Kansas City’s businesses, dining, movies, sports, museums, history, and other attractions.
Snake Saturday Parade
North Kansas City
March 14th, 2026 Snake Saturday Parade Winners
Best of Parade Eagle Award
Halo & Hogs
Mayor’s Choice
The Dogs Spot Training Center Agility Group
Mickey Finn’s Grand Marshal Choice
NKC Fire Department
FOGY (Family, Organized Groups and Youth)
C.A.R.B.
Best Performance
KC Dynamites
Best Music Presentation
North Kansas City
Commercial
IBEW Local 124
RAINBOW
1. Halos And Hogs
2. First Baptist Church, North Kansas City
3. Kansas City Oasis
4. Redemptorist Social Services Center
5. Missouri German Shepherd Rescue (MOGS)
6. Northland Clown Guild
7. Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri
8. Northland Animal Welfare Society (NAWS)
9. Our Lady of Mercy Country Home
10. Kansas City English Bulldog Rescue
11. Santa America
12. Relay for Life of KC North/American Cancer Society
13. Life Unlimited Inc.
14. Lee’s Summit Underwater Recovery
15. Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
16. Wayside Waifs
17. Troop96
18. Heart of America Newfoundland Rescue
19. M.G.R.A. (Missouri Gay Rodeo Association)
20. Teamsters Horse Hitch
21. JuneteenthKC (2026 Pageant Girls)
22. Independence 76 Fire Company
23. Troop 96
24. Adaptive Warrior KC Foundation
25. KCPD Friends & Family
FOGY
1. Central Auto Racing Boosters
2. The Dogs’ Spot – Dog Training Center Teacup Agility Club
3. Kansas City Collie Club
4. Scouting America
5. Pickles and Patsy
6. Friends In Service of Heroes (FISH)
7. Rising Sun Building Association
8. Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club
9. Old Pike Country Club Swim Team
10. Knights of Columbus 3414
11. Miss Maryville MO
12. KC Northland Elks Lodge #2376
13. Northland KC Surf
14. KC Dachshund Club/Candice McDaniel
15. Missouri Department of Conservation
16. Sprinkler Fitters LU 314
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Alpha Epsilon Zeta chapter
17. Brad New
SCHOOL SPIRIT
1. North Kansas City School District Transportation Department
2. Winnetonka High School
BAND
1. North Kansas City Hornet Marching Band
2. Excelsior Springs Pride March Band
3. Staley High School Band
4. Winnetonka PRIDE Marching Band
5. F. L. Schlagle High School Marching Stallions Band
6. Oak Park High School Band
7. Central High School JROTC Color Guard
PERFORMANCE
1. Kansas City Dynamites
2. Infinity Dance KC Performance Team
3. KC Marching Sizzlers
4. Priscilla and Dana’s School of Dance
5. Fred Astaire Dance Studios
Commercial Winners 2026
1. IBEW Local 124
2. Up North Brewery
3. KC Bubble Parties
4. River Roll Skate Center
5. MOJO Real Estate
6. Smithereen Pest Management
7. Stryten Energy
8. SWADE Dispensaries
9. Addison Window Cleaning, LLC
10. LIUNA/Laborers-Local 264
11. Quality Plumbing Inc
12. The Rush Funplex
13. Two Gals & A Broom Inc
14. Kansas City Renaissance Festival
15. Angelic Hands Therapeutic Mobile Massage
16. Blue Beetle Pest Control
17. Mars Petcare
18. GT TOW
19. Donut King
20. Ted’s Trash Service Inc.
21. KC Boat Doctor LLC
22. Jackson County Tow Service
23. Missouri Drain and Sewer LLC DBA Zoom Drain
24. Blue Heating and Cooling
25. AbriCare
25. Mobile Media Masters LLC
Charity Cookoff Winners 2026
1. Northland Shepherd’s Center
2. Gelle Foundation
3. Redemptorist Social Services Center (1st Place Box Decoration)
4. Halos And Hogs
5. A Bum’s Charities
6. Jordans jumpstart
7. North Kansas City Rotary
8. Northland JC Foundation
9. Lost & Found KCMO
10. The Breakfast Club
11. Missouri German Shepherd Rescue (MOGS)
12. Life Unlimited Inc
13. The Dakota Roger’s Project (2nd Place Box Decoration)
14. Finish Strong Foundation (3rd Place Box Decoration)
15. Gladstone Rotary Club
16. Liberty Sertoma Club
17. Friends In Service of Heroes (FISH)
18. Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation
19. KCPD Friends & Family
20. Briarcliff Business Partner Alliance
21. Amiyahs Angels
22. Central Auto Racing Boosters (4th Place Box Decoration)
23. A Turning Point
24. Boy Scout Troop 992
25. Heartland Church of Christ
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