Sporting Club, the National World War I Museum and Memorial and The Soccer Lot will hold the third annual Truce Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 26, to commemorate the World War I Christmas Truce.
Activities include a free English Premier League Watch Party and a 3v3 soccer tournament, which will be played on the southeast lawn at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo.
The event commemorates the Christmas Truce of 1914, in which the battles of World War I on the western and eastern fronts temporarily subsided. Members of both sides laid down their arms in a time of war to celebrate a day of peace by venturing out to “No Man’s Land” to exchange gifts, sing carols and play soccer.
The event also highlights the National World War I Museum and Memorial’s online exhibition, The Christmas Truce, Winter 1914, which features essays from renowned scholars about the remarkable event, and dozens of first-hand accounts from soldiers on the front lines.
For more information including information about reservations for special events, visit thetrucekc.com.
In addition to Sporting Club, the National World War I Museum and Memorial and The Soccer Lot, event sponsors include Ivy Funds, Central States Beverages, the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund of Kansas City, Missouri, The Roasterie, Uber Breakout KC, Sports Radio 810 AM and Up/Down KC.
Proceeds will benefit The Victory Project in its mission to help kids thrive through life’s challenges and the National World War I Museum and Memorial.