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2018 Greater Kansas City Home Show

The 2018 Greater Kansas City Home Show is right around the corner!  The Home Show is presented by The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA).  The Home Show has been a Kansas City tradition for 70 years.  Every year, thousands of area homeowners visit the Home Show for the latest in ideas and inspiration for their homes.  The Home Builders Association held Kansas City’s first home show in 1948.   Therefore, the annual event has become the go-to showcase for home improvement, technology, and design ideas as well as a fun-filled day with activities for all ages.  The event will be held at Kansas City’s Bartle Hall Convention Center in downtown.

Spring home shows often spur people to tackle small (or major) home improvement projects or even look for a new home to purchase.  And new construction continues to be as big as ever.  We recently profiled 5 south Johnson County neighborhoods where listings are moving quickly and properties are hot, both new construction and resale.

The Home Show hours

Friday, March 23 at 12 PM – 8 PMSaturday, March 24 at 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMSunday, March 25 at 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMTicket Prices:

  • Advance General Admission Tickets (Tickets are $15 starting 3/23): $10
  • Friday Night Beer Tasting Ticket (Advance Price, Includes Admission) $15
  • Jeff Lewis Reserved Seating and Meet & Greet Ticket (Saturday and Sunday tickets available): $25
  • At the Door Tickets: $15
  • Children 12 years and under FREE
  • No Refunds/Exchanges. Rain or Shine
Jeff Lewis, star of Bravo’s hit docu-series “Flipping Out,” will headline the Home Show. Jeff will appear on Saturday and Sunday (March 24 and 25). After each of his stage presentations, Jeff will participate in a meet and greet for home show guests (separate ticket required).

Exhibitor Booths:

There will be over 300 exhibitors on site, giving you tons of ideas for home building, renovations, remodeling, spring cleaning and more!  Just some of the categories include:
• Appliances, Cleaning Products & Services, Household Supplies• Decks & Patios, Landscape & Outdoors, Lawn/Garden Supplies• Doors, Windows – Coverings, Cleaning• Home Entertainment, Electronics, Security• Home Exteriors• Homebuilding, Remodeling, Room Additions• Interior Design, Furniture, Home Décor/Art• Kitchen & Bath• Lighting – Indoor, Outdoor• Organization• Pet Products/Services, Pest Control• Recreation, Health & Wellness, Pools & Spas

Other can’t miss attractions at this year’s Home Show:

-Students who entered  The KC Manufacturing and Design Expo contest will display their woodworking and/or metalwork projects. Projects are not limited in scope and can range from a tiny house to a dining room table.  Finally, the winners will be announced during the Home Show. -The Junior Design Challenge is an educational interior design competition open to all Kansas City metro area junior high and high school students.  Ten semi-finalists in each age group will be invited to the Home Show where their designs will be presented on stage. From there, two finalists in each age group will be selected for a live challenge at the Greater Kansas City Home Show.-The Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair is the Midwest’s celebration of the handmade movement.  Attendees will be able to shop for home decor and more — all made by local artisans.  This year’s show features more than 30 vendors.Jeff Lewis, star of Bravo’s Flipping Out, presentations:

  • Sat., March 24 at 2:00 p.m. (open seating/viewing)
  • Sun. March 25 at 11:00 a.m. (open seating/viewing)

Jeff Lewis Meet & Greet Tickets Include:

  • Admission to the Home Show on Saturday OR Sunday (tickets are day specific)
  • A seat in the reserved section during the Jeff Lewis presentation
  • Admission to the meet and greet event immediately following the presentation

Many terrific sponsors are involved with this year’s event as well.  The Kansas City Star/kansascity.com, Kansas City SPACES Magazine, spire, ALENCO, Henges, Backyard Specialists, Hunt Midwest and The Strawberry Swing are currently on board!  Look for more to come.  Hope to see you there!*images and information provided by https://homeshow.kchba.org/