International Day of Peace Festival
For everyone, everywhere, everyday.
Sunday, September 20 • 1:30–4:30 PM
Hillcrest Community Center • 10401 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO
What does peace look like when it becomes something we practice together?
Join the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council for an afternoon of music, storytelling, poetry, prayer, conversation, art, and community at the International Day of Peace Festival.
Peace is more than the absence of conflict. It is something we build through relationship, curiosity, creativity, justice, and the willingness to encounter one another across our differences.
Event Details
International Day of Peace Festival
Sunday, September 20 • 1:30–4:30 PM
Hillcrest Community Center • 10401 Hillcrest Rd., KCMO
Come discover some of the people and organizations already working to strengthen relationships, address challenges, and create more peaceful and just communities throughout Greater Kansas City.
For everyone, everywhere, everyday.
1:30–2:30 PM | Howard Mahan & Friends
An eclectic opening hour blending **blues, rock roots, jam music, poetry, storytelling, and speakers.
2:30–3:30 PM | Ensemble Iberica
Featuring Beau Bledsoe on guitar, Ezgi Karakus on cello, and John Currey on percussionEnsemble Iberica draws from musical traditions around the world—from classical and jazz to the music of Latin America, Portugal, and Turkey.
This hour will also include Interfaith Prayers for Peace, poetry, and speakers.
3:30–4:30 PM | Millie Edwards & Friends
Kansas City veteran jazz vocalist Millie Edwards — “the little woman with a big voice!” — closes the afternoon with music, storytelling, and speakers.
More to explore throughout the afternoon!
This multifaith and multi-organizational gathering brings together people from across the Kansas City community—not because we all believe the same things, but because we share a world, a city, and a responsibility for what happens within them.
Why a Festival for Peace?
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The International Day of Peace invites people around the world to imagine—and practice—the conditions that allow peace to grow.
Here in Kansas City, that work begins close to home.
It happens when people who may worship differently, understand the world differently, or come from very different life experiences choose to meet one another anyway. It happens when we listen, create, celebrate, learn, and work together around the needs and challenges facing our communities.