HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS ARE PLENTY IN KANSAS, BUT NOT ON THE SCALE OF THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, KNOWN AS NEEWOLLAH, THAT’S HALLOWEEN BACKWARDS. STARTED IN 1919 AS AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES IN PLACE OF TYPICAL HALLOWEEN PRANKS. TODAY, IT’S A 10 DAY CELEBRATION THAT INCLUDES THREE PARADES…THE DOODAH PARADE, WHICH IS AN ADULT COSTUME CONTEST, A KIDDIE PARADE AND THE GRAND PARADE. THERE’S A CHILI COOK OFF, A HOMETOWN MUSICAL AND A QUEEN PAGEANT, PLUS THE DOWNTOWN IF FILLED WITH OVER 30 FOOD VENDORS, A CARNIVAL AND A BAND STAND FOR NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT, ALONG WITH AN ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW, A BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION AND MUCH MORE THAT BRINGS IN OVER 75 THOUSAND PEOPLE.
THE FUN STARTED THIS PAST SATURDAY WITH EVENTS EVERYDAY THROUGH HALLOWEEN. FOR A FULL LIST OF EVENTS. GO TO “NEEWOLLAH.COM”.
