Candlelight Big Shoal Cemetery Tours | Kids Out and About Kansas City

Candlelight Big Shoal Cemetery Tours

Pick up your lantern and head over to the Big Shoal Cemetery as we learn about Clay County's past! Explores the history of the 195-plus-year-old Big Shoal Cemetery and meet the people buried there including Clay County's earliest settlers, veterans, and colorful characters. This event is not spooky but just plain fun. This is an outdoor walking tour so please wear comfortable shoes and bring a jacket. ​ Register at the front desk of the Gladstone Community Center, online, or by phone at (816)423-4200.

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Date: Saturday, October 17

Time: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Price: $15 per person, pre-registration required

Registration is open September 7 - October 16

Location: 
Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum, 4109 NE Pleasant Valley Rd, Gladstone, MO 64119, United States
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Contact name: 
Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum
Email address: 
Dates: 
10/17/2026
Time: 
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.