After the opening act at Tanyard Gardens Saturday and the opening of the carnival Wednesday, National Tom Sawyer Days gets underway in earnest Thursday.
The Hannibal YMen's Club will be putting on the 36th annual Mississippi Mud Volleyball Tournament, with both an adult an junior event. The event takes place during Hannibal's National Tom Sawyer Days celebration.
The first full day of National Tom Sawyer Days begins with Arts and Crafts in Central Park and Mud Volleyball at the Y-Men’s Pavilion at 9 a.m.