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What: Kansas City Renaissance Festival
When: through Oct. 14
Where: Bonner Springs, 628 N. 126th
Information: (913) 721-2110, (800) 373-0357, http://www.kcrenfest.com. Enchanting outdoor fall festival depicting 16th-century English Village.
What: Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival
When: Oct. 11-12
Where: Fairway, 3403 W. 53rd
Information: (913) 262-0867, http://kshs.org/places/shawnee. Annual living history event offers fun, crafts, and food.
What: Franklin County Farm Tour
When: Oct. 11
Where: Ottawa, 2011 E. Logan
Information: (785) 242-1411, http://www.visitottawakansas.com.
What: Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival
When: Oct. 18-19
Where: Baldwin City, 720 High St.
Information: (785) 594-3200, http://www.mapleleaffestival.com. Festival with more than 300 arts and crafts booths, parade, quilt show and train rides.
What: Lawrence ArtWalk
When: Oct. 25
Where: In and around Lawrence
Information: (785) 865-4254. Annual self-guided tour of Lawrence artists' studios featuring artwork in all media by over 50 Douglas County visual artists.
What: Antique Show and Sale
When: Oct. 24–26
Where: Lawrence, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper
Information: (785) 843-6219, http://www.visitlawrence.com
Halloween in Kansas
What: Haunted Atchison Tours
When: through Oct. 31
Where: Atchison, South 10th Street
Information: (913) 367-2427, (800) 234-1854, http://www.atchisonkansas.net. A one-hour narrated ride aboard a trolley or motorcoach, History & Mystery Walking Tour, the Mount Vernon Cemetery Tour.
What: Peckham's Pumpkin Patch
When: through Oct. 29
Where: Rantoul, 2710 Vermont Road
Information: (785) 878-3793. Take a wagon ride to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Play in the Fort Wildcat hay maze.
What: Kerby Farms Pumpkin Patch
When: through Oct. 28
Where: Bonner Springs, 15943 S. 158th St.
Information: (913) 441-1766, http://www.pleasantridge.com
What: Schaake's Pumpkin Patch
When: Oct. 1-31
Where: Lawrence, 1791 N. 1500 Road
Information: (785) 843-2459. Hayrack rides through 15-acres of U-pick pumpkins, plus a wide variety of decorative fall items.
What: Haunted House Walking Tour
When: Oct. 10-11, 17-18
Where Fort Leavenworth, Frontier Army Museum, 100 Reynolds Ave.
Information: (913) 680-1841
What: Scarecrows on Parade
When: Oct. 11-Nov. 1
Where: Bonner Springs, Hwy 32 & Hwy 7
Information: (913) 441-0169, http://www.bonnersprings.org. Churches, businesses, civic organizations, merchants and individuals decorate their properties with scarecrows and autumn decor.
What: Historical Cemetery Tour
When: Oct. 16-17
Where: Olathe, 1100 Kansas City Road
Information: (913) 971-5111, http://www.olatheks.org/visitors/mahaffie. Visit the graves of some of Olathe's founders as actors in character tell their stories.
What: Terror Train
When: Oct. 17-18, 24-25
Where: Baldwin City, Santa Fe Depot, 1515 W. High St.
Information: (913) 371-3410 or (800) 651-0388, http://www.baldwincitychamber.com. Three nightly departures, and the ride gets more frightening as the evening progresses.
What: Downtown Lawrence Halloween Trick-or-Treat
When: Oct. 31
Where: Lawrence, Massachusetts Street
Information: (785) 842-3883. Downtown merchants greet children with sweet treats and Halloween trinkets.
What: Hallowesta
When: Oct. 31
Where: Wellsville
Information: (785) 883-4532, http://www.WellsvilleChamber.com
What: The Legends Third Annual Trick-or-Treat
When: Oct. 31
Where: Kansas City, The Legends at Village West, 1843 Village West Pkwy
Information: (913) 788-3700, http://www.legendsshopping.com
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