Elgin History Museum's Annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk
Sat, Sep 26 – Sun, Sep 27, 2026 • 3:00pm - 1:30pm
945 Bluff City Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60120
Take a guided tour that showcases gravesites of former residents portrayed by actors in period costumes.
Visitors will be guided on a 70-minute tour that showcases gravesites of former residents, with the residents portrayed by actors in period costumes. The Museum is celebrating the United States semiquincentennial with the inspiring theme of “Hometown Heroes.” All of the characters portrayed in this year’s walk represent some kind of selfless service.
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Tickets: $15 Jr/Sr High Students; $20 Members; $25 Guests.
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