Record Store Day in Kansas City, Missouri
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Kansas City, Missouri
Independent record shops open in Kansas City, Missouri right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- BlacKCat Vinyl
Boutique Crossroads vinyl shop on the corner of Broadway and 17th, sharing a building with Turnsol Books; new and used vinyl, cassettes, and CDs.
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- GotWhatULike Records
Black-owned neighborhood shop near the Grandview Triangle with 12,000+ records and 8,000 singles spanning hip-hop, funk, soul, blues, and jazz.
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- It's a Beautiful Day
Westport gift and metaphysical shop known for its surprisingly deep used-vinyl bins and used audio equipment alongside incense and oddities.
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- Josey Records
Two-story Crossroads-area warehouse store with a huge multi-genre selection, listening stations, live First Friday performances, and stereo gear.
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- Love Garden Sounds
Long-running full-service record shop on Mass Street buying, selling and trading new and used vinyl, CDs and tapes since 1990.
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- Mills Record Company
Westport's longest-running record shop, a KC mainstay with a deep new-and-used vinyl selection, weekly in-stores, and a knowledgeable staff.
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- Orange Cat Records
North Lawrence used-record shop focused on rock and metal LPs, opened in 2018 to give North Lawrence its own record store.
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- Planet Queen Records & Vintage
Record and vintage shop in a converted former salon, stocking used vinyl, CDs, VHS and vintage clothing with a section for local musicians.
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- Prospero's Books
Three-floor used bookstore in a historic 1890 building on 39th Street, stocking a deep well of used vinyl, CDs, and film alongside 50,000+ books.
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- Sister Anne's Records and Coffee
Midtown record shop and coffeehouse with bright blue walls, an expertly curated used-and-new vinyl selection, and espresso drinks from Broadway Cafe.
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- Vinyl Heaven
Boutique neighborhood record store in the Louisburg Square Shopping Center stocking new and used LPs, 45s, 78s, CDs and turntables.
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- Vinyl Renaissance & Audio
Large-format record and audio shop with 50,000+ new and used vinyl, CDs and tapes plus an authorized high-end audio dealer and in-house repair department.
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- XO HiFi
Japanese-inspired hi-fi listening bar in a former Westside auto garage; 35-seat, vinyl-only playback through a horn-driven, low-wattage tube system, natural wine and Japanese small plates.
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See the full record store listing for Kansas City, Missouri.