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What’s Going on in Oklahoma: October 28th- November 1st

Halloween weekend is here!!! So much to do, no way to fit everything in. Now of course the weather might be a wild card with so many outdoor events, so check websites and social media for any updates. Have fun this weekend and don’t eat too much candy.

Fall Fest at the Preserve- Edmond- Oct 28^th

Fall Festival- Kingston- Oct 28^th

Haunt the Museum- Oklahoma City Oklahoma History Center- Oct 29^th

Trick or Treat at the Riverwalk- Jenks Riverwalk- Oct 29^th

Trick or Treat Lindsay- Lindsay- Oct 29^th

Trunk or Treat at the Artesian- Sulphur- Oct 29^th

Trick or Treat on Main Street- Woodward- Oct 29^th

Boo at the Box- Sand Springs Downtown Box District- Oct 29^th

Route 66 Boo Bash- Weatherford- Oct 29^th

Guthrie’s Downtown Market- Guthrie- Oct 30^th

Trick or Treat- Ardmore Main Street- Oct 30^th

United Way Chili Cookoff- Enid Stride Bank Center- Oct 30^th

Main Street Mash- Yukon- Oct 30^th

An Evening with Will- Tulsa River Spirit Casino Resort- Oct 30^th

Storybook Forest- Edmond- Oct 23^rd– 30^th

Brown Ranch Hay Maze- Overbrook- Now- 30^th

OU Homecoming Parade- Norman- Oct 30^th

Boo on the Bricks- Pauls Valley- Oct 30^th

OKC Farmers Public Market- Oklahoma City- Oct 31^st

Farmers Market- Oklahoma City Scissortail Park- Oct 31^st

OAK Farmers Market- Oklahoma City The OAK- Oct 31^st

Outdoor Edmond Farmer’s Market- Edmond- Oct 31^st

Nightfall Haunted Forest- Oklahoma City- Oct 29^th– 31^st

Will Rogers Days Parade- Claremore- Oct 31^st

Haunting the Trail- Red Oak Edwards-Hardaway Homestead- Oct 31^st

Campus Corner Game Days- Norman Campus Corner- Oct 31^st

Haunted History Tour- Pawnee- Oct 31^st

Car Show- Shawnee Mall- Oct 31^st

Haunt the Zoo- Oklahoma City Zoo- Oct 30^th– 31^st

Wells Christmas Tree Farm Fall Vendor Market- Norman- Oct 31^st

Fall on the Farm- Enid Red Bird Farm- Oct 31^st

Nightmare Warehouse- Enid- Oct 29^th– 31^st

Candy Crawl- Enid Downtown- Oct 31^st

Frights Up the Plains- Enid- Oct 31^st

Scary-aoke- Enid- Oct 31^st

Trunk or Treat- Elk City Christ Lutheran Church- Oct 31^st

Truck or Treat on Main- Ardmore- Oct 31^st

Fall Festival- Ardmore Generations Church- Oct 31^st

Family Fall Fest Carnival- Duncan Simmons Center- Oct 29^th– 31^st

Haunted Castle Halloween Festival- Muskogee The Castle- Oct 30^th– 31^st

Psycho Path Haunted Attraction- Sperry- Oct 30^th– 31^st

TwistedRoots Haunted Trail- Muskogee- Oct 30^th– 31^st

Hippie Halloween- Medicine Park- Oct 31^st

OCTSF Trunk or Treat Toy & Donation Drive- Bethany- Oct 31^st

Brownsville Halloween- Bethany- Oct 31^st

Trick or Treat- Moore- Oct 31^st

HallowMarine- Jenks Oklahoma Aquarium- Oct 30^th– 31^st

Mad Market- Bartlesville- Oct 31^st

Horsepower & Horror- Colcord- Oct 31^st

Hallowzooeen- Tulsa Zoo- Oct 29^th– 31^st

US National Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show- Tulsa Expo Square- Oct 22^nd– 31^st

Fright Fest- Oklahoma City Frontier City- Now- Oct 31^st

Boo Fest- Oklahoma City Frontier City- Now- Oct 31^st

Sunshine Shelly’s Pumpkin Patch- Shawnee- Now- Oct 31^st

Stillwater Pumpkin Patch- Stillwater- Now- Oct 31^st

Pleasant Valley Farms Pumpkin Patch- Sand Springs Pleasant Valley Farms- Now- Oct 31^st

Lexington Zombie Farm- Lexington- Now- Oct 31^st

The Patch at Glenpool- Mounds- Now- 31^st

The Patch at Sand Springs- Sand Springs- Now- 31^st

Corner Stone Kids Ranch Pumpkin Patch- Ada- Now- 31^st

The Barn at Country Club Pumpkin Patch- Newcastle- Now- 31^st

Newcastle Nightmare- Newcastle- Now- 31^st

Guthrie Haunts- Guthrie- Now- 31^st

DCP Haunted Trail- Yukon- Now- 31^st

Snider Family Exotics Pumpkin Patch- Fletcher- Now- 31^st

Happy Days Farms Pumpkin Patch- Terral- Now- 31^st

Designs by Tammy Pumpkin Patch- Edmond- Now- Oct 31^st

The Patch at Lost Highway Farms- Shady Point- Now- Oct 31^st

Bricktown Haunted Warehouse- Oklahoma City- Now- 31^st

Haunted Sale Barn- Tonkawa Old Sale Barn- Now- 31^st

Haunt the Old Town- Moore- Oct 31^st

Will Rogers Days- Claremore- Oct 28^th– 31^st

Frozen Morgue Haunted Attraction- Chouteau- Oct 29^th– 31^st

Route 66 Monster Mile- Tulsa Meadow Gold District- Oct 31^st

Coal Creek 3^rd Annual Balloon & Kite Festival- Tuttle- Oct 30^th– 31^st

Boo Crew Halloween Parade & Carnival- Davis- Oct 31^st

Halloween of the Heart- Purcell- Oct 31^st

Trick or Treat Main Street- Tishomingo- Oct 31^st

Boo Bash- Minco- Oct 31^st

Trunk or Treat- Kingston- Oct 31^st

Halloween Trick or Treat Around the Square- Madill- Oct 31^st

Pumpkinfest- Blanchard- Oct 31^st

Hoppy Hallow-Brew- Duncan- Oct 31^st

Sassy Dames Craft Show- Shawnee Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center- Oct 30^th– 31^st

Halloween with Factory Obscura- Oklahoma City Factory Obscura- Oct 31^st

Toy Extravaganza- Norman Cleveland County Fairgrounds- Oct 31^st

Fall Fest at Farmers Market OneSixty- Shawnee- Oct 31^st

Spook the Square- Cordell Square- Oct 31^st

OKANA Boo Bash- Oklahoma City- Oct 31^st

Trick or Tour- Tulsa The Church Studio- Oct 31^st

Trunk or Treat- Hochatown Choctaw Landing- Oct 31^st

Trunk or Treat- Clinton- Oct 31^st

Halloween at the Museum- Claremore Will Rogers Memorial Museum- Oct 31^st

Mounds Harvest Festival- Mounds- Oct 31^st

Washington Irving & The Mounted Rangers Program- Fort Gibson Historic Site- Oct 31^st

Festival De Vida Y Muerte- Oklahoma City Scissortail Park- Nov 1^st

Hex House- Tulsa- Oct 28^th– Nov 1^st

Annual Gem & Mineral Show- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Oct 30^th– Nov 1^st

Atlas Spas & Swim Spas Expo- Elk City Convention Center- Oct 30^th– Nov 1^st

Kenny Farms Fall Festival- Woodward Kenny Farms- Oct 31^st– Nov 1^st

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos- Woodward County Event Center- Nov 1^st

Scissortail Agility Trials- El Reno Canadian County Expo Center- Oct 30^th– Nov 1^st

Chester’s Party Barn & Pumpkin Patch- Piedmont- Now- Nov 1^st

Country Bumpkin Pumpkin Patch- Bartlesville- Now- Nov 1^st

Oklahoma Heritage Farm Annual Fall Festival- Ramona- Now- Nov 1^st

Hugo Pumpkin Festival- Hugo- Now- Nov 1^st

Oh My Gourd Pumpkin Patch- Glencoe- Now- Nov 1^st

Pumpkin Town Farms- Tulsa- Now- Nov 1^st

Wicked Forest of Terror- Oklahoma City- Now- Nov 1^st

Annabelle’s Fun Farm- Welch- Now- Nov 1^st

Fall Harvest Fun- Porter Livesay Orchard- Now- Nov 1^st

MackMazing Acres- Spiro- Now- Nov 1^st

Pumpkin Patch at Pear Grove Farm Store- Talihina- Now- Nov 1^st

Carmichael’s Pumpkin Patch- Bixby- Now- Nov 1^st

Fall Fun- Edmond Walnut Woods- Now- Nov 1^st

Claremore Toy Run- Claremore- Nov 1^st

Kingfisher Holiday Open House- Kingfisher Downtown- Nov 1^st

Rocky Horror Picture Show- Oklahoma City The Boom- Now- Nov 7^th

Pumpkin Festival- Claremore Shepherd’s Cross- Now- Nov 7^th

Jahn’s Pumpkin Hill- Cyril- Now- Nov 7^th

Daze in a Maze- Marshall- Now- Nov 7^th

Legend of Sleepy Hollow- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Oct 30^th– Nov 8^th

Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch- Arcadia- Now- Nov 8^th

Fall Festival- Oklahoma City Orr Family Farm- Now- Nov 14^th

World Championship Quarter Horse Show- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Oct 29^th– Nov 21^st

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

Freedom Celebration- Hulbert- July 1^st

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

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

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

America’s Birthday Bash- Stillwater- July 2^nd

Grand Lake Fireworks- Disney- July 3^rd

Firelake Fireworks Show- Shawnee Firelake Casino- July 3^rd

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

Independence Day Celebration- Blanchard- July 3^rd

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bixby Freedom Celebration- Bixby Bently Park- July 3^rd

Fireworks Fest- Pawhuska Osage Casino Hotel- July 3^rd

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

Shake the Lake- Kingston- July 3^rd

Boomer Blast- Stillwater Boomer Lake Park- July 3^rd

Independence Day Celebration- Monkey Island- July 3^rd

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

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

Independence Day Celebration- Choctaw Creek Park- July 4^th

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

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

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

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

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

4^th of July Celebration- Calvin- July 4^th

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

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

Bethany Block Party- Bethany Downtown- July 4^th

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

Piedmont Freedom Fest- Piedmont- July 4^th

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

4^th of July Celebration- Tipton- July 4^th

LibertyFest Parade & Fireworks- Edmond- July 4^th

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

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

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

Heroes of America- Lawton Apache Casino- July 4^th

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

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

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

Boomfest- Jenks Oklahoma Aquarium- July 4^th

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fireworks Celebration- Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballpark- July 4^th

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

Celebrate America- Poteau Downtown- July 4^th

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

Independence Day Celebration- Jay City Park- July 4^th

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

FreedomFest- Pryor Mayes County Fairgrounds- July 4^th

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

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

Independence Day- Ada Wintersmith Park- July 4^th

4^th of July Celebration- Prague- July 4^th

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

Hometown Independence Day- Waynoka- July 4^th

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

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

Independence Day Celebration- Granite- July 4^th

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

Freedom Parade & Fireworks- Pawhuska Downtown- July 4^th

Patriotic Parade- Kingston- July 4^th

4^th of July Parade- Madill- July 4^th

Boom in the Valley- Pauls Valley- July 4^th

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

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

Hometown Freedom Fest- Broken Bow- July 4^th

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

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

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

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

Freedom Fest- Drumright Whitlock Park- July 4^th

Cushing Celebrates America- Cushing- July 4^th

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

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

4^th of July Celebration- Sallisaw- July 5^th

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

Guthrie Independence Day Celebration- Guthrie- July 11^th

Catoosa LibertyFest- Catoosa Rogers Point Park- June 27^th

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Purcell Independence Day Celebration- Purcell- June 26^th

4^th Fest- Medford Airport- July 26^th

Freedom Celebration- Mustang Wildhorse Park- June 27^th

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

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

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

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

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

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

Independence Fest- Comanche- June 27^th

Freedom Weekend- Washington- June 27^th

4^th of July- Waurika- June 27^th

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

Freedom Celebration- Hulbert- July 1^st

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

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

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

America’s Birthday Bash- Stillwater- July 2^nd

Grand lake Fireworks- Disney- July 3^rd

Firelake Fireworks Show- Shawnee Firelake Casino- July 3^rd

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

Independence Day Celebration- Blanchard- July 3^rd

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bixby Freedom Celebration- Bixby Bently Park- July 3^rd

Fireworks Fest- Pawhuska Osage Casino Hotel- July 3^rd

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

Shake the Lake- Kingston- July 3^rd

Boomer Blast- Stillwater Boomer Lake Park- July 3^rd

Independence Day Celebration- Monkey Island- July 3^rd

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

Independence Day Celebration- Choctaw Creek Park- July 4^th

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

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

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

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

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

4^th of July Celebration- Calvin- July 4^th

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

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

Bethany Block Party- Bethany Downtown- July 4^th

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

Piedmont Freedom Fest- Piedmont- July 4^th

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

4^th of July Celebration- Tipton- July 4^th

LibertyFest Parade & Fireworks- Edmond- July 4^th

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

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

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

Heroes of America- Lawton Apache Casino- July 4^th

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

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

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

Boomfest- Jenks Oklahoma Aquarium- July 4^th

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fireworks Celebration- Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballpark- July 4^th

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

Celebrate America- Poteau Downtown- July 4^th

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

Independence Day Celebration- Jay City Park- July 4^th

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

FreedomFest- Pryor Mayes County Fairgrounds- July 4^th

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

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

Independence Day- Ada Wintersmith Park- July 4^th

4^th of July Celebration- Prague- July 4^th

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

Hometown Independence Day- Waynoka- July 4^th

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

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

Independence Day Celebration- Granite- July 4^th

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

Freedom Parade & Fireworks- Pawhuska Downtown- July 4^th

Patriotic Parade- Kingston- July 4^th

4^th of July Parade- Madill- July 4^th

Boom in the Valley- Pauls Valley- July 4^th

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

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

Hometown Freedom Fest- Broken Bow- July 4^th

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

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

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

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

Freedom Fest- Drumright Whitlock Park- July 4^th

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

4^th of July Celebration- Sallisaw- July 5^th

Guthrie Independence Day Celebration- Guthrie- July 11^th

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Kingfisher in Lights- Back Again

Kingfisher christmas lights 6

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.

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