🫶🏼 Your Galentine's Day game plan
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The day before Valentine's Day has evolved into its own celebration of platonic love, known as Galentine's Day or Palentine's Day, and Kansas City venues are marking it with friendship-first events across town.
Why it matters: The holiday helps make love feel less exclusive and reminds us of the importance of platonic relationships, according to Marisa G. Franco, a psychologist and author of "Platonic," a research-backed book about how to make and keep friends.
Whether you want to smash plates, glaze pottery or build a bouquet, here's how you can celebrate.
🥂 Galentine's Smash Night | Super Smash KC
Trade roses for a rage room and celebrate friendship by breaking stuff together.
If you go: The ticket includes a guided smash session designed as a stress release night out with your besties.
🍸 Galentine's Day Sip & Glaze | J. Rieger & Co.
This pottery class turns girls' night into a creative keepsake, with friends glazing mugs and bowls side by side.
If you go: Pottery Pub instructors guide the session, and craft cocktails from J. Rieger & Co. help set the celebratory mood.
🎨 Galentine's Night Pottery | House of Clay
The studio frames this as a cozy girls' night, where you shape and decorate a ceramic piece to mark the occasion.
If you go: It's BYOB, so you can toast your friendships with your favorite drink while you work.
🌸 The Art of Celebration | The Venue North
This intentionally intimate gathering centers on connection, inviting women to sip wine, build bouquets and move through curated experiences together.
If you go: It's designed for best friends and solo guests alike who want a softer, slower way to celebrate platonic love.
💖 KC Girls Galentine's Night | Larks Entertainment
Sincerely, Her hosts a women-only celebration focused on meeting new friends and romanticizing girlhood.
If you go: Expect permanent jewelry, a custom perfume bar, live portraits and local women-owned vendors that double as conversation starters.
Go deeper: If you want to add some additional fun to the night, take Franco's friendship questionnaire to determine what kind of friend you are (and how you can be a better friend).