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Do you like history? Experience Missouri’s rich colonial past as Fort Osage celebrates the community of “Chez les Canses” which would later become Kansas City in this Grand Festival of Chez les Canses. This festival is a unique gathering of re-enactors who will accurately portray early French and Native American inhabitants and the Irish, English, German and Scottish colonists who were arriving from the East. Fort Osage is a reconstructed historic fort overlooking the Missouri River.

See a rich selection of:

• traders
• craftsmen
• soldiers
• hunters and
• native interpreters

as they transport you to the early 18th century.

When is the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses 2009?

September 12 and 13th from 9am to 4pm.

Where is the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses 2009?

At Jackson County Parks and Recreation’s Fort Osage, National Historic Landmark and Education Center. For Osage is located in Sibley, MO, on the Missouri River, 14 miles northeast of Independence MO. From Kansas City, take 24 Hwy east to Buckner MO. Turn north at Sibley Street (BB Hwy) and travel 2-3 miles, watching carefully for directional signs. Drive through Sibley following signs to Fort Osage.

Admission fees

Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for youth, $3 for seniors and free for children under 5.

Title: Grand Festival of Chez les Canses
Location: Fort Osage, Sibley, MO
Description: Experience Missouri’s rich colonial past.
Start Date: 2009-09-12
Start Time: 9:00
End Date: 2009-09-13
End Time: 16:30

For more information, contact the Jackson County Parks and Recreation in Blue Springs, MO at (816) 503-4860.