Spend Friday Night among the Ghost
Tour
the 4859 Jail and Marshal’s house, followed by a narrated covered wagon ride
through historical Independence, MO.
Learn the frightful ghost stories and yarns of haunted places on the
Independence Square. Tours are available
at 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. every Friday in October, with a maximum of 15 in
each group. Cost is $18 for adults, $12 for ages 7-11. (not recommended for
children under 7). Call 816-461-0065 or go to www.theindependencesquare.comfor reservations, which are required.
Visit The Enchanted Forest
Perfect
for ages 1 to 100, slip off George Owens Nature Park to visit The Enchanted
Forest with a warm welcome by Effie, the Forest Fairy. Along the guided candlelit trails visitors
will interact with characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Dorothy and her friends
from Oz, the Princess and the Pea, Batman, and Black Beard the Pirate and his
gang. The evening ends with an old fashion
Hayride. The Enchanted Forest is open
October 19,20,26, and 27 in the George Owens Nature Park at 1601 S. Speck Road
and runs from 7-9 p.m. and cost $3.00 a person.
Mystic Pumpkin Festival
On Saturday, October
20th Englewood Arts District brings back the Mystic Pumpkin Festival
filled with carnival games, costume contests, pumpkin decorating, haunted fire
truck rides, live entertainment, concessions, and vendors. The fun begins at 2 p.m. and lasts until the
ghosts go home! Call 886-1478 or visit www.englewoodstation.com
Ghost of Independence’s Past Cemetery Walk
The National Frontier
Trails Museum invites folks to take a stroll through Woodland Cemetery on
Sunday, October 21 from 1:00 to 3:30 pm.
Throughout the cemetery, you will encounter interpreters portraying
significant individuals from the city’s past.
Cost is $10.00 for
adults, $5.00 for children age 15 and under.
Pay at the site that day. Light
refreshments will be served.
Proceeds will benefit
the National Frontier Trails Museum, www.frontiertrailsmuseum.org
Pumpkin Patch Fun
Puppeteer Rosalie
Perryman of RLP performs “Fun in the Pumpkin Patch” at the Puppetry Arts
Institute. Saturday, October 27th
at 11 am and 2 pm tickets are $5.00 for all ages make reservations at 816-833-977. http://www.hazelle.org
Trick or Treat and then a Parade
Saturday October 27th
watch out for vampires, ghost, cowboys along the Square as Trick or Treating
begins at 1:00 pm. At 3 pm the Square
becomes filled with floats, marching bands, clowns, and other Halloween
surprises for the big Halloween Parade. Call 816-461-0065 about
trick or treating, 816-252-4745 for the parade.
Let You Skeletons Dance
An adults only lock-in
at the Midwest Genealogy Center on Friday, October 26. Admission of $25 includes dinner, classes, door
prizes, and a chance to research your family tree.
For more information
on these events or anything else happening in Independence, MO call
816-325-7111, or 800-748-7323. You can
also find information their website http://www.visitindependence.com.
Disclosure: Photos provided by Independence MO
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