KMBC NINE NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. WELL, RIGHT NOW OUR HOLLYWOOD FAVORITES ARE IN KANSAS CITY TO RAISE MONEY AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL. IT IS BIG SLICK, THE BIG CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM HAS BEEN A FAVORITE FOR YEARS. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND KMBC, DOWNS, DORISSA WHITE AND DORISSA GAME ABOUT TO START RIGHT HERE. THAT’S RIGHT MATT, THE GAME IS ABOUT TO START. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE FIELD RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE STILL GETTING READY THERE AT THE DUGOUT OVER THERE. I DON’T HAVE MY GLASSES ON SO I CAN’T TELL YOU WHO’S FAMOUS OR WHO’S NOT OVER THERE. I CAN’T REALLY SEE. BUT SOME OF THESE CELEBRITY CO-HOSTS MET FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF THE FUN. WHILE THE CELEBRITY CAMEOS AND COMEDY GRAB ATTENTION. BIG SLICK HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROOTED IN SOMETHING DEEPER, HOMETOWN PRIDE AND GIVING BACK. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT’S LIKE BEING HOME AND PUMPING GAS AT A GAS STATION AND JUST BEING TOLD, THANK YOU. EACH YEAR, THE STARS RETURN TO THE CITY THAT SHAPED THEM, PROVING THAT ALTHOUGH THEIR ZIP CODES HAVE CHANGED, THE FAME HASN’T CHANGED THEIR LOYALTY. WE MAY BE LIVING IN OTHER PLACES RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS ALWAYS HOME. ALWAYS WILL BE. HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN OVER THE PAST 16 YEARS, BIG SLICK HAS RAISED MORE THAN $25 MILLION FOR CHILDREN’S MERCY PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH. AND THIS WEEKEND, THAT NUMBER IS ONLY GROWING. THE GOAL THIS YEAR IS $3.9 MILLION. NOW THAT COMEDY SHOW STARTS TOMORROW AT THE T-MOBILE CENTER. THE DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 P.M., SO I’M SURE IT’S GOING TO BE A FUN WEEKEND. RE
Big Slick announces 2026 dates, change to popular annual activity
Updated: 10:58 AM CST Dec 3, 2025
A star-studded fundraiser is returning for its 17th year in Kansas City with familiar fun and some changes. Video above: Big Slick 2025 brings together celebs, KC natives for a good cause Big Slick, a fundraiser hosted by celebrities and Kansas City natives, will be back May 29-30 in 2026. Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, David Koechner, Eric Stonestreet and Heidi Gardner will once again host the event, inviting celebrities and friends to join them for a good cause. Each year, Big Slick benefits pediatric cancer research at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. In 2025, the event raised $4.5 million for the hospital. But in 2026, Big Slick fans can expect some changes. The Big Slick Party & Show, the main event of the weekend, will return to the T-Mobile Center on Saturday. The event promises a night of comedy, music and “one-of-a-kind chaos.” This year, however, there will be no Celebrity Classic softball game. Due to scheduling limitations with the FIFA World Cup, the Kansas City Royals will not be in town when Big Slick is scheduled. The Celebrity Classic usually takes place before a Royals home game. In lieu of the softball game, Big Slick will host a VIP-ticketed, limited engagement fundraiser. Details on tickets and celebrity guests won’t be revealed until tickets go on sale in the spring.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
A star-studded fundraiser is returning for its 17th year in Kansas City with familiar fun and some changes.
Video above: Big Slick 2025 brings together celebs, KC natives for a good cause
Big Slick, a fundraiser hosted by celebrities and Kansas City natives, will be back May 29-30 in 2026.
Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, David Koechner, Eric Stonestreet and Heidi Gardner will once again host the event, inviting celebrities and friends to join them for a good cause.
Each year, Big Slick benefits pediatric cancer research at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. In 2025, the event raised $4.5 million for the hospital.
But in 2026, Big Slick fans can expect some changes.
The Big Slick Party & Show, the main event of the weekend, will return to the T-Mobile Center on Saturday. The event promises a night of comedy, music and “one-of-a-kind chaos.”
This year, however, there will be no Celebrity Classic softball game. Due to scheduling limitations with the FIFA World Cup, the Kansas City Royals will not be in town when Big Slick is scheduled. The Celebrity Classic usually takes place before a Royals home game.
In lieu of the softball game, Big Slick will host a VIP-ticketed, limited engagement fundraiser.
Details on tickets and celebrity guests won’t be revealed until tickets go on sale in the spring.