ParadeofHearts

Parade of Hearts is public arts experience that symbolizes Kansas City’s unifying spirit and our place on the global stage.

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2026 Auction is live!
Here's your chance to bring home a sculpture that has captured your heart. Bidding runs through Friday, June 5 at Noon CST.

Register and bid on your favorite hearts here:
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Questions? Email [email protected]

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While we won’t reveal the stunning sculptures until April 4 at the "150 United" event, we’re excited to celebrate a HUGE milestone this week!

The incredible team at @VelocitiInc has installed the safety features inside the hearts.

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

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Before the beautiful 6' sculptures are placed across the region — the public will have a special chance to see all 150 hearts together at the “150 United” event at the @OverlandParkCC.

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💙 We heard you 💙

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We’re thrilled to share that the beautiful hearts have officially been clear coated!

This marks one of the final steps before they begin their journey to their public summer homes across the Heartland.

Huge shoutout to @WeAreDI for the amazing work!

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We're exactly TWO MONTHS away from the official kickoff of the 2026 Parade of Hearts! This year's public event at the Overland Park Convention Center will be like nothing we have done before, so mark your calendars.

➡️Ticket information will be announced very soon.

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While we're not Santa, we did want to give you something fun for the holidays. Mark your calendars—the first public event date and location is set. More details coming soon!

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🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡🦃

This year we're especially grateful for YOU — the artists, Patron Partners, community leaders, Heart Hunters, and everyone who is excited for 2026 and the largest parade ever.

We wish you all a weekend filled with warmth, togetherness, and turkey!

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We’re excited to share that all of the blank hearts have officially been picked up and are now in the hands of our artists!

A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone who helped transport these 6-foot sculptures to the artists’ workspaces. Not all heroes wear capes!

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FUN FACT: The youngest artists participating in Parade of Hearts 2026 are just 11 and 12 years old—and guess what? They’re sisters! 👯‍♀️🎨 Huge congrats to London and Jade! We can't wait share their design.

More fun facts coming soon!

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For the first time ever, members of the same family each submitted their own designs — and every single one of them was selected for Parade of Hearts 2026. Even better? It happened not once, but twice!

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We're thrilled to unveil the artists who will be creating the 150 heart sculptures that will be placed around the Kansas City region in 2026!

Click the link to view the selected artists ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Exciting things are happening in October...

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🔥FINAL DAY FOR SUBMISSIONS🔥

You have until 5 p.m. (CT) today to submit your design with the chance to be a part of an art experience that will ignite pride, celebrate culture, and connect our communities.

For more info or to enter click here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/y3xMdUyBVN

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With Friday being the last day for our 2026 Call for Artists — we wanted to take a moment and look back at the past few years. We can't thank you all enough for helping make this public art experience so specialand we can't wait to throw the biggest Parade of Hearts ever in 2026.

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⏳ EXTENDED DEADLINE ⏳
We’ve received dozens of requests for more time to finish heart designs. The new, and final, deadline to submit is this Friday, August 15 at 5 p.m. (CT).

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🔥 FINAL WEEK 🔥

The Call for Artists ends on August 13, 2025. There is still time to submit a design for a chance to be a part of an art experience that spans the region.

For more info or to enter click here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/y3xMdUyBVN

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Hey artists! Time is running out to get your submission in to be considered for Parade of Hearts 2026.

Submissions close on August 13, 2025.

For more info or to enter click here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/y3xMdUyBVN

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💚 YOUR ART BELONGS ON OUR HEARTS 💚

Submissions close on August 13, 2025.

In 2026, 150 one-of-a-kind sculptures will unite 50+ cities across Kansas and Missouri.

For more info or to enter click here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/y3xMdUyBVN

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Hey artists! We want you to design your hearts out!

Submissions close on August 13, 2025.

For more info or to enter click here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/y3xMdUyBVN