My old hometown goes nuts on Halloween.

[SteveSS]

The little Southeastern Kansas town where I spent most of my time growing up is infatuated with Halloween. The celebration is called Neewollah. That's Halloween spelled backward. It's a 5-day festival with parades, carnivals, music in the streets, Broadway musicals, concerts, and a Queen Nellah coronation out of the high school senior girls. It's nuts but I'll let you read what is planned for this year.

Events: Neewollah

General info: Neewollah

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

People in Kansas party? Never knew that!



My dads family is from dodge city, I’ve visited Kansas enough m

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

Camden USE to "burn the bitch down" on mischief night, cleared out MANY abandoned buildings that way. Hasn't happened for some time. Still hear plenty of "firecrackers" (gun fire) on mischief night to this day. Gotta love those "GUN FREE ZONES".

 

[hyde-park]

Neewollah was featured predominantly in the 1955 movie "Picnic" starring William Holden and Kim Novak.

 

[Curiousyellow71]

Hiawatha,KS also does a big Halloween event. Went a few years ago. Parade was a Hoot! My wife BD is on Halloween. Guess we need to go to Neewelloh!
Independence is just west of Big Brutus. Great museum down there. Massive electric mining shovel.