On August 30, 1856 John Brown and 30 Free State guerillas fought John Reid and 250 pro-slavery militia.  There will also be a reenactment of a battle between Union troops and Confederate partisans.  Civil War weapons and drill demonstrations, frontier artisans, horse drawn surrey and trolley rides, a medicine show, food vendors, arts and crafts, and other family fun activities.

Location Freedom Festival at John Brown Memorial Park, 10th and Main Street, Osawatomie, KS