In 2022, the community of cities that make-up the Kansas City region will show their hearts! Beautifully created, 3-D hearts crafted by local artists of all kinds will blanket our region with love and inspiration. So no matter where your friends, family, and neighbors call home, you can experience the heartfelt joy that only happens when communities come together.

The Parade of Hearts has extended the Call For Artist deadline from the original date of September 4^th to September 22, 2021. We are overwhelmed with the response we’ve received for the Parade, hundreds of designs have been submitted. In order to accommodate artists, educator inquiries, and ongoing postal delays, we’ve been asked to extend the deadline to ensure all designs are received. We are listening and happy to extend the deadline. Despite this extension, the design jury panel and selection process will still take place in early October and we look forward to announcing the designs selected at that time.

The Parade of Hearts was created to unite our communities in the Kansas City region to help those affected by the events of 2020 and 2021. Artists can express their love in whatever style they choose, inspired by our cities, our history, our people, and more. Design your Hearts out Kansas City…the final deadline to apply is now September 22, 2021!