Editing Osawatomie, Kansas (section)

==Community==
[[File:Cole sports complex Osawatomie.jpg|thumb|right|Baseball at sports complex (2008)]]
The community of Osawatomie offers a museum and driving tour for learning of its history, and also offers its residents various opportunities for recreation. There is an 18-hole golf course, and the Osawatomie City Lake for fishing. The USD 367 Sport and Fitness Zone (O-Zone) is also in Osawatomie, which has two indoor pools, an outdoor pool, a gymnasium, weight room, indoor track, and offers programs for all ages. The Karl E. Cole Sports Complex in Osawatomie is used for athletic events such as baseball, softball, soccer, and youth football.<ref name="MCVG9"/>

Osawatomie hosts the John Brown Jamboree, an annual arts, crafts, and music festival each summer. Each October, the Talking Tombstones event is held at Oakwood Cemetery, with reenactments of historical figures buried there, to remember their lives and contribution to the community's history.<ref name="KCNEWS">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kccommunitynews.com/osawatomie-graphic-news/2965166/detail.html|title=Spirits speak at Talking Tombstones|access-date=2012-05-15| publisher=Osawatomie Graphic}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>