PRESENTED BY:
Free Festival
Labor Day Weekend
August 29th thru September 1st, 2025
Historic Independence Square
MEDALLION SEARCH CHALLENGE
Presented by:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL BE
ANNOUNCED AT THE
MAIN STAGE ON
FRIDAY, AUG. 30TH
CONTEST DETAILS:
The Independence Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with The Examiner, is thrilled to announce the return of the medallion treasure hunt contest! The SantaCaliGon Medallion Hunt was a popular tradition of the festival in years past and we could not be more excited to bring it back for the 52nd celebration.
Clues will be published in The Examiner newspaper beginning Tuesday, July 30th, at 8:00 am. The other clues will be released every week (1 each week on Tuesday) leading up to the festival through August 27th, 2024 (last day). Clues pointing the treasure hunter to the location of the medallion will be published by The Examiner until all five (5) medallions have been found. If the medallion is not found by noon on the day the clue is posted, additional clues will be posted on the SantaCaliGon Facebook page. The medallions are engraved with the SantaCaliGon Days Festival 52nd year logo on the front and a QR code engraved on the back. When a medallion is found the hunter will scan the QR code on the back of the medallion to register and claim their chance to win the GRAND PRIZE which is a SantaCaliGon prize pack and will include carnival tickets, VIP seating for Saturday’s main stage concerts, and other festival swag. On Friday, August 30th, during the SantaCaliGon Festival, all 5 winners will be invited to the Main Stage, with one winner being selected for the grand prize by playing heads or tails with Independence Mayor Rory Rowland.
DATE SEARCH BEGINS:
Clues will be published in The Examiner newspaper beginning Tuesday, July 30th, at 8:00 am. The other clues will be released every week (1 each week on Tuesday) leading up to the festival through August 27th, 2024 (last day).
LOCATION:
The Medallions will be placed in publicly accessible areas within the City of Independence, Missouri. Searchers are asked to stay off private property and refrain from damaging any property in parks, trees, shrubbery, or buildings. Digging or climbing will not be required in the search. Shortly after it is announced, clues will also be shared on the social media pages for both the SantaCaliGon Days Festival and The Examiner.
RULES:
PLEASE READ THE RULES ENTIRELY BEFORE HUNTING FOR THE MEDALLION!
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Follow and obey ALL laws!
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Anyone is eligible to join the hunt for the SantaCaliGon Days Festival Medallion. Only one Medallion per family is allowed to be eligible for the grand prize.
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Independence Chamber of Commerce, The Examiner employees and the SantaCaliGon Festival committee members and their immediate families are not eligible to participate.
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The five (5) medallions are hidden on public land in Independence, Missouri. Searchers must not deface public property or otherwise violate laws. Digging or climbing will not be required in the search. Stay off private property and refrain from damaging any property in parks, trees, shrubbery, or buildings. The Independence Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to discontinue the hunt at any time if public or private property is destroyed.
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Clues will be published/posted each Tuesday in the Examiner for 5 weeks leading up to the festival. Shortly after the clues are announced in the Examiner, they will then be posted on the SantaCaliGon Days Festival Facebook and Instagram social media pages as well as the SantaCaliGon.com website.
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No purchase is necessary to win. To qualify, participants must possess the medallion and it must be registered by scanning the QR code on the back of the medallion. Once the coin is found, an announcement will be made on the SantaCaliGon Facebook page recognizing the person who found the medallion.
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Winners will be invited to the main stage at the SantaCaliGon Days Festival on Friday, August 30th at 5:45 PM. Each person who has claimed a medallion will come on stage, and from the five medallion winners, an overall winner will be selected.
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Neither the Independence Chamber of Commerce nor The Examiner assumes any responsibility for accidents or injuries sustained by participants. Participants are urged to obey the law, use reasonable safety precautions, particularly around steep inclines, sharp objects, electrical wires, etc. Good sportsmanship and all applicable rules, laws, and regulations must be followed. Violators may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Independence Chamber of Commerce or the Examiner.​
WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CRACK THE CLUES TO FIND THE MEDALLION?
GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND ALL WHO SEARCH &
EXPLORE AROUND INDEPENDENCE!