Light The Night Kansas City returns to Overland Park on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The evening brings together people affected by blood cancer, friends, families, workplace teams and community supporters. It is also a fundraiser, so participants may arrive with very different goals: honoring someone, celebrating survivorship, supporting a teammate or helping fund Blood Cancer United's work.
The most useful first step is to register through the official event page and follow the guidance attached to your role or team. Event-night logistics can change, and the organizer's direct instructions should always take priority over a general guide.
At a glance
- Event: Light The Night Kansas City
- Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Published start time: 5:30 p.m. CST
- Location: Cleveland University–Kansas City, 10850 Lowell Ave., Overland Park, KS 66210
- Registration: The official page says registration is free; fundraising is encouraged
- Who can participate: Individuals, community teams, workplace teams and team captains
- Best for: Survivors, families, friends, coworkers and community members who want to support the blood-cancer community
- Official information and registration: Kansas City Light The Night
Register before building your plan
The official event page allows people to register as individuals or as part of a community or corporate team. Team captains can invite others through the organizer's system, and registered fundraisers receive access to online fundraising tools.
Registration and fundraising are related but different. The event page states that registration is free and fundraising is encouraged. If you are joining someone else's team, use the link they provide or find the team through the official system so your participation and fundraising activity are connected correctly. Avoid sending money through an unofficial QR code, payment account or social-media message.
The organizer currently recognizes several fundraising levels, including Champions for Cures at $100 or more and Bright Lights at $1,000 or more. Those figures and any associated recognition can change. Check your fundraising center rather than relying on a screenshot, old flyer or prior-year guide.
If you are leading a team
Give people one reliable source of truth. Use the official team page for registration and donations, then repeat that exact destination in internal email, workplace reminders and any approved printed piece. Test links and QR codes before sharing them.
Keep team communication practical. Tell people whether you are gathering before the published start time, how they will recognize the group and where last-minute updates will appear. Do not invent a meeting point until the organizer has issued current site instructions. A familiar campus does not guarantee that the event entrance, gathering area or walk route will match an ordinary weekday visit.
If your team plans to bring a sign, matching apparel, tribute display or other visible item, ask the organizer what is allowed. The public event page reviewed for this draft does not publish dimensions, mounting rules, tribute-display procedures or event-mark permissions. A team-created sign should never block a route, obscure organizer directions or imply official status.
Getting to Cleveland University–Kansas City
Cleveland University–Kansas City's official directions page confirms the address at 10850 Lowell Ave. and says the campus entrance is on the right after West 108th Street becomes Lowell Avenue. Its general visitor directions point to a surface lot on the left.
That campus information is helpful for orientation, but it is not an event-specific parking plan. The event page does not yet publish a parking map, overflow plan, drop-off zone or accessible route in the text reviewed for this guide. Recheck the official event page and any participant email shortly before October 24. If someone in your group needs an accessible arrival, seating or route accommodation, contact the organizer in advance rather than assuming that a general campus map answers the event-specific question.
Allow extra time for evening traffic and team coordination. Keep the organizer's latest message available on your phone, and share transportation plans within your group without posting private participant information publicly.
What to bring—and what to confirm first
October evenings in the Kansas City area can vary considerably, but this draft does not assume a weather plan or rain policy. Check the forecast and the organizer's updates close to the event. Comfortable walking shoes and a charged phone are sensible; any additional equipment should follow the event's current rules.
The event page says patients and survivors receive a survivor shirt and white lantern regardless of fundraising level. Other recognition and apparel depend on current organizer terms. Do not promise a shirt, lantern, meal, parking space or other benefit to teammates unless the organizer has confirmed it for this event and participant category.
The public page reviewed for this guide does not provide the walk distance, route, pet policy, bag policy, food options or a complete event-night schedule. Those are not details to guess. Watch for participant communications and contact the official team if the answers affect whether someone can attend safely or comfortably.
Fundraising with care
Use the official fundraising page and organizer tools. Protect the privacy of patients, survivors and families: share a personal story only with clear permission, and do not turn someone else's diagnosis, treatment or photograph into promotional material without informed approval.
Workplace teams should follow their employer's rules for internal fundraising, payroll references, matching gifts and use of company marks. Community teams should keep donation instructions consistent and avoid collecting sensitive information on homemade forms. If a printed item includes a goal or progress total, add a date so readers understand when it was current.
A restrained local-production note
Team captains who need approved recruitment flyers, progress boards, team signs, QR cards or supporter thank-you pieces can review 2 Friends Printing's request a team-print quote and upload approved files. Normal print production is 1–3 business days after final print-ready files, specifications and proof approval; organizer approval, materials, capacity and the actual required date still control. 2 Friends Printing is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Blood Cancer United, Light The Night or Cleveland University–Kansas City.
Final check before leaving
Reopen the official Kansas City event page and review the latest participant message before travel. Confirm the start time, entrance, parking, route, weather procedure, accessibility arrangements and any team gathering point. Details can change, and direct organizer instructions are the authoritative source.
