2025 Graveyard 5k & Fun Run

Sat Oct 25 2025 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-05:00

Elmwood Cemetery | Kansas City

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2025 Graveyard 5k & Fun Run
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Your Favorite Not-So-Spooky Run Is BACK WITH SOME NEW ADDITIONS AND CHANGES!
Join us at historic Elmwood Cemetery for the 8th Annual Graveyard 5K on Saturday, October 25th!
This one-of-a-kind run winds entirely through the beautiful grounds of Elmwood Cemetery—home to some of Kansas City’s most notable figures—and supports vital preservation and maintenance efforts.
Whether you’re chasing a PR or just jogging for the t-shirt and vibes, this Halloween-themed morning race has something for everyone.
What’s New (and Returning This Year):
- Post-race awards hosted with AM Crew: Movement and Community
- New 1-mile fun run for all ages + age group winners
- Live DJ and emcee from start to finish
- Health & wellness vendors, along with other fun community favorites on-site
- Beer and whiskey tastings
- Cemetery tours, costume prizes, face painting and more Halloween fun
Come for the 5k, stay for the hangout. Runners, walkers, and strollers are all welcome—making it a family-friendly morning of fitness, community, and celebration.

Some fun facts about Elmwood Cemetery include:⁣
🎃 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!⁣
🎃Kirkland 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 the Armour family.⁣
🎃 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? ⁣

Race Info:
🏃8:00AM - Check-in begins
🏃8:45AM - All runners must be checked in
🏃9:00AM - Race begins
👻Following the race, stick around for beer and wine tastings, cemetery tours and more!
Registration Dates and Fees:
🏃Through August 31st - $35 for 5k and $25 for Fun Run
🏃September 1st - September 30th - October 5th - $40 for 5k and $30 for Fun Run
🏃October 1st - October 26th - $45 for 5k and $35 for Fun Run
🏃Packet pickup will be on Friday, October 24th from 4:00-6:30pm at Hy-Vee Arena (1800 Genessee St, KCMO)
🚨NOTE: Shirt sizes are guaranteed to those who order by October 1st. After that, shirt sizes are limited.
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Elmwood Cemetery, 4900 E Truman Rd, Kansas City, MO 64127-2325, United States

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