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Name: Fortopia
Start: 2023-5-25T00-00-00-00
End: 2023-9-4T23-23-59-00
Location: Powell Gardens

KC Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ will leave you speechless

December 2, 2018 Entertainment, Theatre Arts

Christmas is gifts, snow, imagination, music and magic for kids. A Christmas tradition that incorporates all these is the Kansas City Ballet’s The Nutcracker. The opening night for The Nutcracker in Kansas ...

Metro area packed with summer activities for the entire family

June 10, 2016 Entertainment, Family, Travel

Summer vacation doesn’t mean families have to plan spectacular trips to the beach or a grand tour of roller coasters. Families can plan spectacular summer breaks right here at home with the ...

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25MayAll Day04SepFortopia(All Day) Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Highway 50 Kingsville, MO 64061

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May 25 (Thursday) - September 4 (Monday)

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Powell Gardens

1609 NW US Highway 50 Kingsville, MO 64061

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Fortopia runs May 25-September 4, 2023. With Fortopia’s five month run, visitors are encouraged to visit several times to experience the forts in a different light throughout the changing seasons. While hours and ticket pricing may vary, please check the website at powellgardens.org/fortopia for the most up-to-date information. Happy exploring!

This year’s fort designers include preschool children, architects, play specialists, and more.

NEW! Box City designed by City Playcorps
Inspired by “Skrammellegepladsen” or “Adventure Playgrounds,” Box City represents children’s endless imagination and using boxes and recyclable materials to create their own adventure playground.
NEW! The Beehive, designed by Celine & Ceanna Oberlechner (ages 11 and 9)
Inspired by one of our pollinators, The Beehive represents the important work bees play in plant life and the cycle of nature at Powell Gardens.
NEW! The House that Stands on Chicken Feet, designed by the preschool children of UMKC Berkley Zoo Room
The energetic and motivated children from the Zoo Room at Berkley UMKC were inspired to create their own magical cottage in the woods after reading a classroom favorite book, Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole.
The Lucky Woodland Find: Morel Fort, designed by UMKC’s Early Childhood Education team
Portal, designed by Brandon Kirmer
Reflection Fort, designed by Multi.Studio
Skully the Pirate Ship, designed by the preschool children of UMKC’s Berkley Zoo Room
NEW! TreeMendous Experience, designed by DI Build and Kent Schumacher Designs
Inspired by multiple personal memories of childhood fort building, TreeMendous Experience is born of nature and ingenuity, utilizing remnants from the forest and upcycling abandoned material.

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