5th Annual Walking Tour of Historic Sunset Cemetery
Date: October 31, 2026
Location: Guided walking tour of the historic Sunset Cemetery with information on garden/rural cemetery movement, headstone iconography and unique stories (including a little true crime) of people interred at Sunset. Suggested donation of $5/person. Times for the tours will be announced once K-State provides the time of the football game.

5th Annual Walking Tour of Historic Sunset Cemetery

We are very excited to bring you the 5th Annual Walking Tour of our Historic Sunset Cemetery on Saturday, October 31. The time of the tours will be announced once K-State announces the time of the football game.

Join Museum staff, volunteers, and local historians as we take you on a tour back in time while we explore the rich history of Manhattan's Sunset Cemetery. You will learn about the garden/rural cemetery movement, headstone iconography, and the unique (and sometimes tragic) stories of some of the people interred throughout the cemetery's beautifully designed and landscaped grounds. We have also tossed in a little true crime this year to shake things up a bit!

There is a suggested donation of $5/person and all procedes will support the Riley County Historical Society's education and preservation initiatives.

Please see the RCHS website for further information. https://www.rileychs.org/calendar.cfm