Mar 28, 2022
What are you
doing in April?
We are discussing some of the fun events happening throughout
Oklahoma during the month of April. If you want to find
something new to do this month, check out the show.
A spring tradition in
Idabel, the
Dogwood Days Festival features
something for everyone and prides itself on providing good,
old-fashioned family entertainment. Bring the entire family and
enjoy a bike show, chainsaw carving demonstrations, free concert,
scavenger hunt, dance troupes, and even a lawn and garden
show.
Idabel Discover flower power in Idabel, Oklahoma, the "Dogwood
Capital of Oklahoma", where springtime tours showcase the area's
champion blooming dogwood trees. See Native arts from Oklahoma and
all over the world at the Museum of the Red River, where visitors
can also view a dinosaur skeleton discovered in the area.
The
Made in Oklahoma Festival in
Seminole is a great opportunity to browse food,
wine, crafts and a number of other products that are Oklahoma grown
and Oklahoma made. Local crafters will display and sell their
homemade wares, and a wide assortment of food vendors will offer
delicious eats on Main Street.
Seminole Named after the Seminole Nation, one of the Five
Civilized Tribes that settled in the area, Seminole, Oklahoma is
home to Seminole State College and the challenging Jimmie Austin
Municipal Golf Course. Oil played a starring role in Seminole's
local history, as the Greater Seminole Area was once one of
Oklahoma's 22 "giant" oil fields.
The annual
Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion
Play is a narrated dramatization of the birth, life, death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. The "Prince of Peace" Easter Pageant
is the longest-running of its kind in the United States.
Located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge just 22 miles
northwest of Lawton, the
Holy City of the Wichitas stands on a 66-acre
area that looks much like Israel during Biblical times.
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
is a one-of-a-kind destination in southwest Oklahoma. Located near
Cache and Lawton, the refuge spans over 59,000 majestic acres and
is home to free range buffalo, Texas longhorn cattle, prairie dogs,
elk and deer.
Lawton, Oklahoma is your passport to adventure.
Learn area history at The Museum of the Great Plains, which
features archaeological and cultural artifacts and a trading post
replica. Read a chapter of Oklahoma's rich military history at Fort
Sill National Historic Landmark & Museum, an active Army fort
established in 1869, where you'll find a museum that's comprised of
26 historic buildings and the gravesite of famous Apache chief,
Geronimo.
The annual
89er Days Celebration commemorates the Land Run
of 1889 and the birth of Guthrie. On April 22, 1889, tens of
thousands of excited Victorian-era land seekers lined the borders
of the Unassigned Lands of central Oklahoma in preparation for the
first of five land runs in the state.
Guthrie started as Oklahoma's territorial capital,
Guthrie's ongoing restoration efforts make the town's downtown area
the largest Historic Preservation District in the nation.
Celebrate the town that inspired the 1984 movie "Footloose"
with a trip to Elmore City's
Footloose Festival. This event
commemorates the famous 1980 prom that ended the ban on dancing and
inspired the community to get up and dance. Pull your favorite
retro clothes out of your closet and enter the '80s Outfit Contest
to compete for a trophy.
Elmore City is a town in Garvin
County. The first business in Elmore City was opened by Jasper N.
Black in an area just northeast of what is now Elmore City.
Historians state that after Black opened his supply store in 1890
on Rock Creek, the number of settlers quickly grew and a community
was formed called Banner. Banner quickly spread to the southwest
and a post office was established and the name changed to Elmore
for J. O. Elmore, another prominent business man. The word city was
added to Elmore after the name was confused with Elmer in Jackson
County. The city was incorporated as a community in 1898.
The annual
Mural Fest 66 will bring live
artists to Miami, a popular Route 66 destination, for a celebration
of the arts along the Mother Road. Gather in the heart of downtown
Miami to see large murals come to life on side-by-side buildings.
Oklahoma artists will add their artwork to forthcoming murals
during this event.
Pronounced My-am-uh, the city of
Miami,
Oklahoma is named after the Indian tribe that settled at the
juncture of the Neosho and Spring Rivers. Route 66 winds through
Miami's downtown area, where the Coleman Theatre, a Mother Road
landmark built in 1929, was recently refurbished.
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