GRAVEYARD 5K
BENEFITING:
THE GRAVEYARD 5K IS BACK!
Saturday, OCTOBER 28TH AT THE ELMWOOD CEMETERy!
Your Favorite Not-So-Spooky Run Is BACK!
Join us in at Elmwood Cemetery for the 6th Annual Graveyard 5K on Saturday, October 28th this year. This annual run is a fundraiser to help provide maintenance for the cemetery! This race takes place entirely within Elmwood Cemetery, where many influential Kansas Citians call their final resting place
POST-RACE Activities
drink tastings
- Try out some delicious drinks from some of the areas best brands:
- J. Rieger & Co.
- 4Hands Brewing Co.
- West Bottoms Whiskey
cemetery tours
- Cemetery Tours for $8 a person online or $10 cash day-of
- Elmwood Cemetery Books – $30
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONs
Accordion Content
No, the 5k is open to both runners and walkers.
No, at least we hope not! The run will be during the day, giving you an opportunity to look at the beautiful headstones and final resting places of some of Kansas City’s most famous residents.
Great question, this event is a fundraiser for the Elmwood Cemetery. They have sold all of the plots, but they still need to keep up the grounds for visiting friends and family members.
Of course, we love seeing kids getting involved in activities like this. Registration for kids 12 and under will be $10 off the original price.
Packet pickup will be held at HyVee Arena on Friday, October 27th from 4pm-6:30pm.
No worries, you can pick everything up the day of the race at the cemetery! Just make sure you get there before race time.
- August 1st – August 31st: $35 ($30 for 12 and under)
- September 1st – September 30th: $40 ($35 for 12 and under)
- October 1st – October 29th: $45 ($40 for 12 and under)
- $18 for an extra race shirt
- Note: Shirt sizes are not guaranteed after Oct 1st!
- The race starts at 9:00am sharp!
HAVE FUN WHILE RAISING FUNDS!
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE ELMWOOD CEMETERY
- Keep an eye out for the headstone of Americus McKim, the owner of KC’s first professional baseball team, The Kansas City Unions. Without him, we wouldn’t be able to cheer on the Royals today!
- Simeon Brooks Armour, the founding member of Armour and Company Meat Packing, is buried in the Armour Family plot in Elmwood. Armour Boulevard is named after Simeon and his family.
- The Elmwood Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Kansas City.
- It’s also the final resting place of 766 soldiers who fought in the Civil War on both sides.
SIGN UP
be a sponsor
How Does It Work?
Step 1 – Choose your sponsorship
Step 2 – Fill out the form below
Step 3 – A KC Crew rep will be with you
within 1-3 business days with the
next steps
within 1-3 business days with the
next steps
vendor sponsor
$500
- 10×10 Activation space at the event
- Inclusion on event landing page
packet pickup host sponsor
$750
- Host packet pickup on October 27th
- Inclusion on event landing page
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