Route 66 Museum Open House for Festival of Lights Celebration

The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum is ready to kick off the holiday season with its annual Open House celebration during Clinton’s Festival of Lights. This year’s event is scheduled to take place on December 1, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Like last year, the Open House will occur during the afternoon, giving everyone an opportunity to visit the museum as well as participate in downtown events. Museum volunteers will be serving refreshments at the event in our Wow! Room. Admission is free to the local community as a gift for all of the support of the museum during the past year. While visiting the museum, see “The Highway Patrol: Regulating Route 66 and Oklahoma’s Highways” exhibit. This exhibit is located in the museum’s Now and Future Exhibit Gallery.

Along with hosting the Open House, the museum enter a float in Clinton’s Festival of Lights parade. This year’s float will be pulled by a classic truck. The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street (or Frisco Ave.) in Clinton, Okla.

As a reminder for all of those who wish to visit the museum during the winter months, the hours of operation during December and January will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The museum will be closed January 1 to 11. The museum is located just off I-40 at Exit 65 at 2229 W. Gary Blvd. in Clinton. For additional information, contact Director Pat Smith at 580-323-7866 or rt66mus@okhistory.org.