The Great Detect-Off, 15 November | Event in St Joseph | AllEvents

The Great Detect-Off

Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square

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Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm

4 hours

Downtown St Joseph

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Date & Location

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm (CST)

Downtown St Joseph

714 Francis St, St Joseph, MO 64501-1934, United States

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About the event

The Great Detect-Off
"It's Holme-cide, my dear Watson!"

The Wayward Dreamers Guild and Main Street Saint Joseph present to you their second-annual murder mystery walk in historic downtown St. Joseph, Missouri.

Who killed Sherlock Holmes!?

Have you the talent, gumption, and shrewdness good enough to tackle the challenge that only the worlds' greatest detectives can handle? Then look no further.
“It’s Holme-cide, my dear Watson!”

Thanks to our Master Detectives/Presenting Sponsors, Kranitz Sadoun & Carpenter and the St. Joseph Downtown Community Improvement District

The Great Detect-Off is just such an occasion. Join the likes of Benoit Blanc, Dick Tracy, The Mystery Gang, and more! By interviewing a variety of pop-culture detectives, you will collect clues over the course of an evening while touring downtown St Joseph (Drink tickets OR dry tickets available), combine it all into a theory that will shock and astonish!

Costume contests! Prizes! More!

Tickets available at https://givebutter.com/uS982z

But that’s not all…we’re also hosting a Costume Contest!
🕵️ Best Sherlock Holmes – Grab your deerstalker, pipe, and magnifying glass and show us your best Holmes impression.
🕶️ Best Dressed Detective – Channel your favorite sleuth, from classic noir gumshoes to modern-day crime-solvers.
🎁 Prizes will be awarded in both categories, so come dressed to impress and ready to investigate!

Your investigation will begin at the Downtown Concession Building (625 Felix) on Saturday, November 15th where you will check-in, get your wristband, locations map, and your first clue. The drink walk goes from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., but you must check-in no later than 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Downtown gazebo at 6:45 p.m. for a reenactment of the murder, costume contest and PRIZES!

Also made possible by...
our Forensic Specialist - Aflac, B&B Runway Cafe, CIA Labs, Inc., Longboards, Mosaic Life Care, MWSU, St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, and The Story Collective.
and our Partner In Crime - John Joe Insurance Agency, and the Downtown Association.
No mystery here, our sponsors are guilty of making The Great Detect-Off a success!



Also check out other Contests in St Joseph, Workshops in St Joseph.

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Downtown St Joseph, 714 Francis St, St Joseph, MO 64501-1934, United States
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Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square

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The Great Detect-Off, 15 November | Event in St Joseph | AllEvents
The Great Detect-Off
Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm