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Discovery Day at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Craft time awaits on the first Tuesday of the month at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens in our LongHouse Visitors Center. Little explorers are invited to enjoy nature and creativity free of charge! Each month, a new make-and-take project unfolds on Discovery Day. Crafting supplies are included, and the projects are available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 100 participants. The first Tuesday of the month also happens to be Free Admission Day at the Arboretum, so entry into the gardens and this project are all free!
Dates: 
11/03/2026
12/01/2026
9 am - 12 pm
Location: 
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 8909 W 179th St, Overland Park, KS 66013, United States
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A Letter from Santa, mailed to your child - Santamailer.com **ORDER BY DEC 12!

Get a letter from Santa mailed to your child: a personalized letter from the North Pole with your child's name, mailed in a hand-addressed envelope. The letter is free; you cover $6.99 shipping. Want the real thing? Upgrade to a handwritten letter from Santa, written start to finish by a real person with a pen ($39.99, shipping included). Order by December 12.
Dates: 
10/30/2026
10/31/2026
11/01/2026
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12:00am
Location: 
Online Only
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Downtown Trick or Treat - Downtown Excelsior Partnership Main Street Program

Saturday, October 31st | Come one, come all! Bring the kids for a safe, fun and candy-filled trick or treat experience in the heart of Excelsior Springs! The streets come alive with costumes, laugher, and Halloween Spriit!
Dates: 
10/31/2026
4pm
Location: 
201 East Broadway Avenue, Excelsior Springs, MO, USA
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Día de los Muertos Festival 2026 - The Nelson - Atkins Museum of Art

Sunday, November 1st | A fall tradition for many Kansas City families, the Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) festival commemorates the richness and beauty of Latin American cultures through art activities, entertainment, and traditional cuisine.
Dates: 
11/01/2026
10 am - 4 pm
Location: 
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111, United States
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Boos, Barks & Badges Halloween Parade 2026 in Lee's Summit

Saturday, October 31st | Start the day with a Costume Contest at Green Street at 9:30 am. Bring the whole family, along with your furry friends of course, to participate in a walking parade at 10 a.m. from City Hall to Howard Station Park. Enjoy games, face painting, a gigantic bubble party from Bubbletastic, and trick-or-treat at participating businesses until noon!
Dates: 
10/31/2026
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Location: 
William B. Howard Station Park, Southeast Main Street, Lee's Summit, MO, USA
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Electric Poe

Just in time for Halloween, Electric Poe returns to thrill audiences inside and out! Captivating audiences once again, Electric Poe will perform outside in Union Cemetery for sunset performances for families, October 14 – November 1. One actor and one musician will bring the master of the macabre to life with superb acting accompanied by atmospheric underscoring in front of Union Cemetery’s “Holding Vault,” built in 1857 in Kansas City’s oldest public cemetery.
Dates: 
10/30/2026
10/31/2026
11/01/2026
6:30PM (11/1 will be a 5:30PM performance).
Location: 
2450 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Liberty's Beacon: An Artistic Light Installation | National WWI Museum and Memorial

This fall, see the National WWI Museum and Memorial in a way you never have before. Created in celebration of the Museum and Memorial's 100th anniversary and the nation's 250th, Liberty's Beacon transforms the Memorial into a canvas of light, sound and motion. Over seven weekends, three acclaimed artists each bring the Memorial's inscribed virtues – Honor, Courage, Sacrifice and Patriotism – to life across an eight- to 10-minute visual and auditory experience shown throughout the evening.
Dates: 
10/30/2026
10/31/2026
11/01/2026
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The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and repeats every 15 minutes (:00, :15, :30 and :45) until the last showing begins at 10:30 p.m.
Location: 
National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64108, United States
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