The 6th Annual Graveyard 5K on Saturday, October 28th this year. Let’s help raise some money for the maintenance of the cemetery! This race occurs entirely within Elmwood Cemetery, where many influential Kansas Citians call their final resting place.
Stick around after the run for beer tastings from local breweries and wineries, snacks, cemetery tours and more!
Some fun facts about the Elmwood Cemetery include:
- The Elmwood Cemetery is the 2nd oldest cemetery in Kansas City!
- 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.
Do you have what it takes to walk, or run with the dead?
Registration Date and Race Fees:
- August 3rd-August 31st - $35 (Children 12 and younger are $30)
- September 1st - September 30th - $40 (Children 12 and younger are $35)
- October 1st - October 30th - $45 (Children 12 and younger are $40)
- Extra Shirts - $18
- Cemetery Tours - $8 online, $10 day-of (cash only)
- Elmwood Cemetery Books - $30
- Packet pickup will be on Friday, October 27th from 4:00-6:30 pm at HyVee Arena
- NOTE: Shirt sizes are guaranteed to those who order by October 1st. After that, shirt sizes are limited.
