Leah Wankum  - Events

Lenexa’s 2020 calendar packed with festivals, concerts, fairs

Lenexa’s annual Spinach Festival in 2019. Photo credit Bill Harrison

The city of Lenexa has announced its event schedule for 2020 — and it looks like this year is going to be packed with activities, including its annual Spinach Festival, several live performances, arts and crafts shows and its annual Great Lenexa BBQ Battle.

Known as the City of Festivals, Lenexa hosts more than a dozen major events in the community each year, city staff noted in a press release on the event schedule Thursday. Here are a few key dates to mark on your calendar:

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