# Centennial Veterans Day Weekend at the National WWI Museum and Memorial > Event for families in the Kansas City area (MO / KS). Times are Central Time. - When: Fri, Nov 6 (+4 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Where: National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108 - Ages: All ages - Price: Ceremony, helicopter and poppy craft free; museum admission half price - Organizer: National WWI Museum and Memorial - Official page: https://my.theworldwar.org/events?view=calendar&span=week&k=admission - Last checked: Fri, Oct 30 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/centennial-veterans-day-weekend-at-the-national-wwi-museum-and-memoria--listing-d5c02d9f8194c628f38c70b7 ## About Veterans Day weekend at the WWI Museum: climb aboard a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter on the drive (Nov 6-8, free), trace family links to the Great War at research stations, and on Nov 11 make a poppy pin near the Glass Bridge (10 am-4 pm) and attend the free 10 am Veterans Day ceremony with ASL interpretation. Veterans and active-duty military get in free; general admission is half price. 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