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Independence Day Celebrations Around Oklahoma

Vinita Fireworks Show- Vinita Craig County Fairgrounds- July 1st

Freedom Celebration- Hulbert- July 1st

Kickapoo Casino’s Fireworks Show- Shawnee Kickapoo Casino- July 2nd

4th of July Spectacular- Chelsea High School Football Stadium- July 2nd

Arbuckle Beats & Bites: Fireworks at the Artesian- Sulphur- July 2nd

America’s Birthday Bash- Stillwater- July 2nd

Grand Lake Fireworks- Disney- July 3rd

Firelake Fireworks Show- Shawnee Firelake Casino- July 3rd

Red, White & Boom Fireworks Show- Duncan- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Blanchard- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Grove Wolf Creek Park- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Wyandotte Nation Powwow Grounds- July 2nd

2026 Songs & Stripes Big Band Show- Edmond- July 3rd

Red, White, & Boom- Oklahoma City Scissortail Park- July 3rd

Fantasy in the Sky- Skiatook Municipal Airport- July 3rd

Star Spangled Banner Salute- Sand Springs Case Community Park- July 3rd

Fairview’s Festival & Fireworks- Fairview Specht Park- July 3rd

SaltCreek Casino 8th Annual Fireworks Spectacular- Pocasset- July 3rd

Bixby Freedom Celebration- Bixby Bently Park- July 3rd

Fireworks Fest- Pawhuska Osage Casino Hotel- July 3rd

Boom in the Valley- Tuskahoma Capitol Grounds- July 3rd

Shake the Lake- Kingston- July 3rd

Boomer Blast- Stillwater Boomer Lake Park- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Monkey Island- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Oklahoma City Rose Creek- July 3rd

Salina Independence Day Celebration- Salina- July 1st– 4th

Independence Day Celebration- Choctaw Creek Park- July 4th

Red, White, & Boomfest- Kingfisher Downtown & Kingfisher Park- July 4th

Tribute to Liberty- Midwest City Joe B Barnes Regional Park- July 4th

Grand Casino Fireworks Spectacular- Shawnee Grand Casino- July 4th

Freedom Fest- Yukon Chisholm Trail Park & City Park- July 3rd– 4th

Home of the Brave Fest- Woodward Crystal Beach Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Calvin- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Tonkawa Blinn Memorial Park- July 4th

July 4th Fireworks Show- Ponca City Lake Ponca- July 4th

Bethany Block Party- Bethany Downtown- July 4th

Bethany Boom A 4th of July Celebration- Bethany- July 4th

Piedmont Freedom Fest- Piedmont- July 4th

FouthFest- Norman Reaves Park- July 1st– 4th

4th of July Celebration- Tipton- July 4th

LibertyFest Parade & Fireworks- Edmond- July 4th

Celebration in the Heartland- Moore Buck Thomas Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Enid Meadowlake Park- July 4th

4th of July Fireworks- Elk City Ackley Park- July 4th

Heroes of America- Lawton Apache Casino- July 4th

Dewey Fireworks & Duck Derby- Dewey Don Tyler Park- July 4th

4th of July Games on the Square and Fireworks at the Lake- Pawnee Lake & Courthouse Square- July 4th

4th of July Freedom Fest- Bartlesville Sooner Park- July 4th

Boomfest- Jenks Oklahoma Aquarium- July 4th

Duck Creek Fireworks- Afton Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees- July 4th

Folds of Honor Tulsa Freedom Fest- Tulsa 21st Street Bridge- July 4th

Red, White, & Boom Pre-Show & Fireworks- Owasso Redbud Festival Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Laverne- July 3rd– 4th

4th of July Celebration- Marlow Redbud Park- July 4th

Okana’s Star Spangled Bash- Oklahoma City Okana Resort- July 4th

Fireworks Celebration- Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballpark- July 4th

Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration- McAlester Southeast Expo Center- July 4th

Celebrate America- Poteau Downtown- July 4th

Celebrate 4th of July Night- Calera Choctaw Cultural Center- July 4th

Independence Day Celebration- Jay City Park- July 4th

4th of July Extravaganza- Miami Buffalo Run Casino- July 4th

FreedomFest- Pryor Mayes County Fairgrounds- July 4th

Red, White, & Boom 4th of July Fireworks Show- Ardmore Lake Murray State Park- July 4th

Annual 4th of July Celebration- Weatherford Rotary Centennial Park- July 4th

Independence Day- Ada Wintersmith Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Prague- July 4th

4th of July BBQ & Fireworks- Covington City Park- July 4th

Hometown Independence Day- Waynoka- July 4th

Festival of Freedom- Chickasha Shannon Springs Park- July 4th

Fire on the Water- Sperry Cross Timbers Marina- July 4th

Independence Day Celebration- Granite- July 4th

250 Birth of America Celebration- Grove Har-Ber Village Museum- July 4th

Freedom Parade & Fireworks- Pawhuska Downtown- July 4th

Patriotic Parade- Kingston- July 4th

4th of July Parade- Madill- July 4th

Boom in the Valley- Pauls Valley- July 4th

Star Spangled Nights- Oklahoma City Frontier City- July 3rd– 4th

Bristow 4th of July- Bristow Klingensmith Park- July 4th

Hometown Freedom Fest- Broken Bow- July 4th

Glencoe Fireworks Display- Glencoe Boyd Davidson Park- July 4th

Mooreland July 4th Celebration- Mooreland City Park- July 4th

4th of July Hometown Celebration- Cordell Lee Park & Gregory Park- July 4th

July 4th Celebration of 250 Years- Checotah- July 4th

Freedom Fest- Drumright Whitlock Park- July 4th

Cushing Celebrates America- Cushing- July 4th

History Alive: Independence Day- Enid Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center- July 4th

Carmen 5th of July Celebration- Carmen City Park- July 5th

4th of July Celebration- Sallisaw- July 5th

Bricktown Canal Fest- Oklahoma City Bricktown- July 1st– 5th

Guthrie Independence Day Celebration- Guthrie- July 11th

Catoosa LibertyFest- Catoosa Rogers Point Park- June 27th

Independence Day Celebrations Around Oklahoma

Purcell Independence Day Celebration- Purcell- June 26th

4th Fest- Medford Airport- July 26th

Freedom Celebration- Mustang Wildhorse Park- June 27th

Lawton Fort Sill Freedom Fest- Lawton Fort Sill- June 27th

Red, White & Blue Fest- Newcastle Veterans Park- June 27th

Stars & Stripes River Festival- Oklahoma City Riversport- June 27th

Claremore’s 4th of July Spectacular- Claremore Lake- June 27th

Johnston County Red, White, & Boom- Tishomingo- June 27th

Red, White, & Davis- Davis- June 27th

Independence Fest- Comanche- June 27th

Freedom Weekend- Washington- June 27th

4th of July- Waurika- June 27th

Vinita Fireworks Show- Vinita Craig County Fairgrounds- July 1st

Freedom Celebration- Hulbert- July 1st

Kickapoo Casino’s Fireworks Show- Shawnee Kickapoo Casino- July 2nd

4th of July Spectacular- Chelsea High School Football Stadium- July 2nd

Arbuckle Beats & Bites: Fireworks at the Artesian- Sulphur- July 2nd

America’s Birthday Bash- Stillwater- July 2nd

Grand lake Fireworks- Disney- July 3rd

Firelake Fireworks Show- Shawnee Firelake Casino- July 3rd

Red, White & Boom Fireworks Show- Duncan- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Blanchard- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Grove Wolf Creek Park- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Wyandotte Nation Powwow Grounds- July 2nd

2026 Songs & Stripes Big Band Show- Edmond- July 3rd

Red, White, & Boom- Oklahoma City Scissortail Park- July 3rd

Fantasy in the Sky- Skiatook Municipal Airport- July 3rd

Star Spangled Banner Salute- Sand Springs Case Community Park- July 3rd

Fairview’s Festival & Fireworks- Fairview Specht Park- July 3rd

SaltCreek Casino 8th Annual Fireworks Spectacular- Pocasset- July 3rd

Bixby Freedom Celebration- Bixby Bently Park- July 3rd

Fireworks Fest- Pawhuska Osage Casino Hotel- July 3rd

Boom in the Valley- Tuskahoma Capitol Grounds- July 3rd

Shake the Lake- Kingston- July 3rd

Boomer Blast- Stillwater Boomer Lake Park- July 3rd

Independence Day Celebration- Monkey Island- July 3rd

Salina Independence Day Celebration- Salina- July 1st– 4th

Independence Day Celebration- Choctaw Creek Park- July 4th

Red, White, & Boomfest- Kingfisher Downtown & Kingfisher Park- July 4th

Tribute to Liberty- Midwest City Joe B Barnes Regional Park- July 4th

Grand Casino Fireworks Spectacular- Shawnee Grand Casino- July 4th

Freedom Fest- Yukon Chisholm Trail Park & City Park- July 3rd– 4th

Home of the Brave Fest- Woodward Crystal Beach Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Calvin- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Tonkawa Blinn Memorial Park- July 4th

July 4th Fireworks Show- Ponca City Lake Ponca- July 4th

Bethany Block Party- Bethany Downtown- July 4th

Bethany Boom A 4th of July Celebration- Bethany- July 4th

Piedmont Freedom Fest- Piedmont- July 4th

FouthFest- Norman Reaves Park- July 1st– 4th

4th of July Celebration- Tipton- July 4th

LibertyFest Parade & Fireworks- Edmond- July 4th

Celebration in the Heartland- Moore Buck Thomas Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Enid Meadowlake Park- July 4th

4th of July Fireworks- Elk City Ackley Park- July 4th

Heroes of America- Lawton Apache Casino- July 4th

Dewey Fireworks & Duck Derby- Dewey Don Tyler Park- July 4th

4th of July Games on the Square and Fireworks at the Lake- Pawnee Lake & Courthouse Square- July 4th

4th of July Freedom Fest- Bartlesville Sooner Park- July 4th

Boomfest- Jenks Oklahoma Aquarium- July 4th

Duck Creek Fireworks- Afton Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees- July 4th

Folds of Honor Tulsa Freedom Fest- Tulsa 21st Street Bridge- July 4th

Red, White, & Boom Pre-Show & Fireworks- Owasso Redbud Festival Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Laverne- July 3rd– 4th

4th of July Celebration- Marlow Redbud Park- July 4th

Okana’s Star Spangled Bash- Oklahoma City Okana Resort- July 4th

Fireworks Celebration- Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballpark- July 4th

Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration- McAlester Southeast Expo Center- July 4th

Celebrate America- Poteau Downtown- July 4th

Celebrate 4th of July Night- Calera Choctaw Cultural Center- July 4th

Independence Day Celebration- Jay City Park- July 4th

4th of July Extravaganza- Miami Buffalo Run Casino- July 4th

FreedomFest- Pryor Mayes County Fairgrounds- July 4th

Red, White, & Boom 4th of July Fireworks Show- Ardmore Lake Murray State Park- July 4th

Annual 4th of July Celebration- Weatherford Rotary Centennial Park- July 4th

Independence Day- Ada Wintersmith Park- July 4th

4th of July Celebration- Prague- July 4th

4th of July BBQ & Fireworks- Covington City Park- July 4th

Hometown Independence Day- Waynoka- July 4th

Festival of Freedom- Chickasha Shannon Springs Park- July 4th

Fire on the Water- Sperry Cross Timbers Marina- July 4th

Independence Day Celebration- Granite- July 4th

250 Birth of America Celebration- Grove Har-Ber Village Museum- July 4th

Freedom Parade & Fireworks- Pawhuska Downtown- July 4th

Patriotic Parade- Kingston- July 4th

4th of July Parade- Madill- July 4th

Boom in the Valley- Pauls Valley- July 4th

Star Spangled Nights- Oklahoma City Frontier City- July 3rd– 4th

Bristow 4th of July- Bristow Klingensmith Park- July 4th

Hometown Freedom Fest- Broken Bow- July 4th

Glencoe Fireworks Display- Glencoe Boyd Davidson Park- July 4th

Mooreland July 4th Celebration- Mooreland City Park- July 4th

4th of July Hometown Celebration- Cordell Lee Park & Gregory Park- July 4th

July 4th Celebration of 250 Years- Checotah- July 4th

Freedom Fest- Drumright Whitlock Park- July 4th

Carmen 5th of July Celebration- Carmen City Park- July 5th

4th of July Celebration- Sallisaw- July 5th

Guthrie Independence Day Celebration- Guthrie- July 11th

Kingfisher in Lights- Back Again

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UPDATE-  Great news for those of us who loved the lights in Kingfisher, they are back on!  A group of Kingfisher residents have gotten together to restore this tradition, now under the name Kingfisher Winter Nights.  I haven’t been yet to see how many of the old displays are still there but hope to make it soon.  Hopefully they have enough visitors to keep the lights on for years to come.

From the time I was a little girl, one of our family Christmas traditions was driving around neighborhoods looking at the Christmas decorations people had put on display.  We did this every year, I remember going around Brookhaven in Norman, when almost every house was lit up.  We were some of the first to drive around Ski Island, before the crowds got too big that the residents shut it down.  Now that I’m older I love the light parks that different cities in the metro have for everyone to drive through.  I’ve been going to Midwest City since the first year the lights were turned on, we’ve gone to Yukon so many times they should at least name a light bulb after me, Chickasha is a long drive but a special treat but one that I really liked the best was the one that was the least popular, Kingfisher in Lights.

Not many knew about the Christmas display that the city put on every year in the park since 1996.  Everything was east of downtown right off of Highway 33 at the Kingfisher Park.  You could park your car, walk to the train station and for a dollar get a ticket to ride the small train through the displays.  It was almost always too cold and the lines really long but it was worth the 20 minute ride.  Most of the time you would get a seat in the enclosed cars but once we got to sit in the coal tender.  Yeah, it was cold but fun.  After the train ride, we would then get in the car and idle through the display, seeing everything from a different angle.  From the car you could talk to the fire-breathing dragon or watch the angels climb into the air.  You could get a better view of the baseball game being played in lights or just count the candy canes along the trails.  There was a cute display of a frog eating a fly and another with firemen putting out a fire.  Sometimes Santa would be out there, handing out candy to all the kids.  After you drove through you could then go back on another road to the the west side of the park and walk across the one hundred year old suspension foot bridge.  The bridge was lit with over 1000 white Christmas lights and you could see the creek very clearly from the deck.  One year while walking across, I saw something swimming in the water twenty feet below, it was a very large beaver that was making his home in the branches piled up along the small concrete dam.  I had seen lots of beavers dead along the side of the road but never out in the water, doing beaver stuff.

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The fire-breathing dragon, 2010.  (Sorry, didn’t have a good camera at the time.)

Sadly this has all come to an end- in 2014 the lights were canceled because of road construction on Highway 33.  You just couldn’t get to the park.  I could understand that, I was disappointed but was hoping it would be up again this year.  Unfortunately, the display now been closed down for good.  Many of the residents of Kingfisher just didn’t have the time to volunteer and put the lights up.  So now it’s just a memory just as the one year Guthrie had a display (east of Cottonwood Creek, best I can remember is late 1990’s or very early 2000’s) and Duncan’s display (also in the late 1990’s or early 2000’s).  Maybe someday the town will realize they miss it and bring it back.

Christmas lights on bridge in Kingfisher 2001

Uncle John’s Creek bridge in lights, 2001.