The Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its 2018 national convention in Kansas City, choosing its home community over 11 other cities that were in the running.
Officials of the Convention and Visitors Association announced the booking Thursday. The gathering is expected to draw more than 10,000 people, with an estimated impact of $6.5 million for the local economy.
The VFW has its national headquarters just a few blocks from the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. The 2018 convention will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the war’s end, and officials of the museum and the VFW are working together on commemoration events.