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Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes have helped bring a new kind of excitement to Kansas City through their ownership of the KC Current. Now, the women’s soccer club is preparing to turn its home ground into a festive holiday destination. CPKC Stadium will host Light Up The Pitch, an immersive Christmas light experience designed to attract families, football fans and holiday visitors. With a towering Christmas tree, themed displays and a walk-through setting, the event will give supporters a new reason to visit the stadium long after the soccer action ends.
The Kansas City Current announced Light Up The Pitch on October 27, introducing the club’s first-ever walk-through holiday light experience. The event will run across five weekends, beginning November 27, the day after Thanksgiving. The holiday event adds another attraction to CPKC Stadium, which has become a key part of the KC Current’s identity since opening in 2024.
Tickets have already gone on sale, giving visitors a chance to plan a festive outing at the team’s waterfront stadium. The club plans to create a winter wonderland that welcomes guests of different ages. Visitors can expect to spend around an hour walking through the displays, making it a potential holiday activity for families and groups of friends. The announcement also came with a playful video featuring midfielder Rocky Rodríguez trying to switch on the stadium’s Christmas lights. Teammate Izzy Rodriguez eventually helped her get them working, giving the reveal a lighthearted nod to the holiday comedy National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation . The purpose-built venue was designed for women’s professional soccer, but events such as Light Up The Pitch offer the club a way to connect with the wider Kansas City community outside match days. Patrick and Brittany Mahomes are among the club’s high-profile co-owners, bringing their influence and investment to a team that has helped raise the profile of women’s soccer. Their involvement also connects the Current with Kansas City’s broader sports culture, where the Mahomes family already has a strong presence. Light Up The Pitch could give the club a fresh way to welcome people who may not regularly attend soccer matches. For longtime supporters, it offers a chance to see a familiar stadium transformed for the season. For newcomers, the holiday displays may provide an easy introduction to the team’s home ground. With its giant tree, themed lights and family-friendly route, the KC Current’s first holiday light experience aims to make CPKC Stadium a seasonal destination in Kansas City. The event also gives the club another opportunity to build lasting connections with local fans during the winter months.