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Future Stages Festival

Highlights from Future Stages 2025

Two children in traditional Chinese attire stand back to back, each holding a decorated drum and ribbon.

The 2025 Future Stages Festival celebrated another year of youth-driven performances at the Kauffman Center. This year’s event hosted close to 3,000 patrons, as they enjoyed performances from over 600 talented artists. A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who attended, performed and made the day unforgettable.

Future Stages Festival is presented by Saint Luke’s Health System, PNC, Hearst Foundations, Missouri Arts Council, Evergy, JE Dunn Construction, Neighborhood Development Tourist Fund, Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts – Commerce Bank, Trustee, Blair & Matt Gogel and Lauritzen Foundation, Louis and Frances Swinken Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

SAVE THE DATE! Future Stages Festival will return next summer on Sunday, June 14, 2025.

Photos by Bernadette Hursh, Zach Anderson Boland, Cody Boston and Don Ipock.