Memorial Hall (Kansas City, Kansas)

Memorial Hall (Kansas City, Kansas)
Memorial Hall
Location 600 North 7th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
Opened 1925 (1925)
Capacity 3,500
Website memorialhallkc.com

The Kansas City Memorial Hall is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose venue, located in Kansas City, Kansas. The auditorium, which has a permanent stage, is used for public assemblies, concerts and sporting events.

Country music legend Patsy Cline performed her last concert at Memorial Hall on March 3, 1963; two days before her death, in an airplane crash in Camden, Tennessee, while enroute to Nashville from Kansas City.

Professional wrestling was a Thursday night tradition at Memorial Hall in the 1970s, with cards often taped for the "All-Star Wrestling" telecast days later. Harley Race won his first National Wrestling Alliance championship at Memorial Hall in 1973, defeating Dory Funk Jr. in three falls. ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears took place at Memorial Hall on November 20, 2009.

The Kansas City, Kansas Public School District holds an annual convocation for staff each August. All district staff is present for this event.