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February 2018
Valentine’s Kids Crafts Day, Honey Springs Historic Site
Join us at the new Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center on Saturday, February 10 from 1 to 3 pm for a family-friendly fun-filled Valentine’s Kid’s Craft Day. Children and adults alike will have the opportunity to make their very own Valentine’s Day craft. Supplies and light refreshments will be available for those who attend. This is a come and go program is free to the public; donations are welcome. While here, visitors can take a tour of our brand new…
Find out more »March 2018
31st annual Family Kite Flite Day, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
Celebrate the beginning of spring at the 31st annual Family Kite Flite Day at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center. Family Kite Flite Day will be held from 9 am until 5 pm on Saturday, March 17. This will be a free admission day at the site, although donations are appreciated. It will be a great day for families and folks of all ages. Each year since 1987, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center has hosted a day of spring fun and learning. Guests…
Find out more »Cowboy Round-Up, Oklahoma History Center
The Oklahoma History Center will hold the eighth annual Cowboy Round-Up on Saturday, March 24 from 9 am to 1 pm. The Cowboy Round-Up will include activities inside the Oklahoma History Center and outside on the grounds. There is no charge to the public, and all ages are encouraged to attend. Attendees are encouraged to dress the part in boots, cowboy hats, and gingham dresses. No registration is required. For more information on the Cowboy Round-Up please contact education@okhistory.org or call…
Find out more »Spring Bake Day, Fort Gibson Historic Site
Fort Gibson Historic Site and the Friends of Fort Gibson will host Spring Bake Day on Saturday, March 31, beginning at 10 am. The aroma of fresh-baked bread will fill the air on Garrison Hill as OHS staff and volunteers bring Fort Gibson's bakehouse to life. Enjoy bread making demonstrations in the original wood-fired oven from 1863. Visitors can even sample the finished product! Bake Day is a fundraiser and educational event that depicts one aspect of army life during…
Find out more »Easter Egg Hunt, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
On Saturday, March 31, the Pawnee Bill Ranch will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Egg Hunt is cosponsored by the local Pawnee Lion's Club and it will begin promptly at 10 am, signaled by Pawnee Bill, portrayed by Kevin Webb, firing his pistol. The egg hunt attracts hundreds of children and their families and is spread out over many acres of the historic site. Thousands of eggs will be hidden, including prize eggs containing money and vouchers for…
Find out more »Annual Easter Egg Hunt, T. B. Ferguson Home
On Saturday, March 31, the T. B. Ferguson Home in Watonga will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt. Beginning at 10 am the Easter Bunny will be available for photographs, and the Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 11 am. The cost is $5 per child and is intended for toddlers through age five. For more information about this event, please call 580-623-5069. Built in 1901, this Victorian-style house was home to Oklahoma’s sixth territorial governor and is listed in…
Find out more »Optimist Club Easter Egg Hunt, Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum for the annual Optimist Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31. The egg hunt begins promptly at 11:30 am on the museum grounds, so be sure to arrive early. The Easter Bunny will hide thousands of candy-filled eggs for the children to find, and some eggs will contain special prizes. With the generous support of Claremore businesses and individuals, the Optimist Club has hosted the Easter Egg Hunt in Claremore for many years.…
Find out more »April 2018
Sunrise Service and Easter Fundraiser Breakfast, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
On Sunday, April 1, the Pawnee Bill Ranch will host its annual nondenominational Sunrise Service and Easter Fundraiser Breakfast. The nondenominational service begins at approximately 7 am on Blue Hawk Peak, the highest point on the ranch grounds. The service is led by the Pawnee Ministerial Alliance and is a community-wide tradition. Immediately following the service, the Friends of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association will serve a breakfast to raise money for ranch programs. The breakfast will consist of eggs,…
Find out more »Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Experience life on a nineteenth-century ranch near Oologah! Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch will host Family Day at the Ranch on Saturday, April 7, from 1 to 3 pm. Hands-on activities and demonstrations will give visitors a glimpse of everyday life on the ranch during Will Rogers’s childhood. This month’s theme is agriculture and will feature the ranch’s kitchen garden. Learn about vegetables and herbs that were likely grown in Mrs. Rogers’s garden. Visitors will have an opportunity to help prepare…
Find out more »Gardening at the Fort program, Fort Towson Historic Site
On Saturday, April 14, the Fort Towson Historic Site will give a gardening program from 1 to 3 pm. This program will cover the three main gardens of Fort Towson from 1824 to 1854: the officer’s gardens, hospital gardens, and the company gardens. We will explain why certain vegetables and fruits were chosen and how they were grown without the use of commercial chemicals. We will also be planting our educational garden at this time, and we welcome all questions…
Find out more »Living History Days, Chisholm Trail Museum
The Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher will host Living History Days on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21. This lively annual event features some of the best Western reenactors the country has to offer. Chuck wagons will provide cowboy dinner favorites such as chili and biscuits. While waiting for a fresh-cooked meal, visitors can take in the sights and sounds of a pioneer village by watching the flint knapper, magician, gunfighters, and farm animals. The Chisholm Trail Museum is…
Find out more »Musical Instruments of the Nineteenth Century and Civil War Era program with Preston Ware, Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center
Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center is excited to announce a fun and educational nineteenth-century instrumental music program to be held at the new Visitor Center on Saturday, April 28, at 1 pm. Preston Ware of the Oklahoma Historical Society will present a program about the historical importance of musical instruments used in the early, mid, and late nineteenth century. The demonstration will include examples of instruments such as rhythm bones, jaw harp, jaw bone, French harp, 1820s fiddle, cigar…
Find out more »May 2018
May Day Celebration, Hunter’s Home
Hunter's Home (formerly known as the George M. Murrell Home) will host its annual May Day Celebration on Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 10 am to 4 pm. A celebration of the beginning of the growing season on the nineteenth-century plantation, the event will feature entertainment and living history demonstrations. Music, lawn games, and hands-on programs about nineteenth-century life will fill the historic site. Guests can participate in a maypole event at 3 pm. The historic home and outbuildings also…
Find out more »Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club Picnic, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club’s annual picnic will be held at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch on Saturday, May 12, at 10 am. This old-fashioned picnic honors Cherokee elders and will feature a hog fry, music, Cherokee games, crafts, and more. Donations are accepted. Please call 918-341-0719 or 918-343-8129 for more information.
Find out more »13th annual Archaeology Day and 40th Birthday Bash, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center will host its 13th annual Archaeology Day on Saturday, May 12, from 9 am to 5 pm. This event also will celebrate the site’s 40th year of increasing awareness of Oklahoma archaeology. The celebration will feature demonstrations, lectures, a guided tour of the site at 2 pm, prize drawings, and birthday cake! As a bonus, Archaeology Day is a free admission day, though donations are gratefully accepted. Guests are invited to enjoy blowgun, stickball, and chunkey…
Find out more »Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Experience life on a nineteenth-century ranch near Oologah! Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch will host Family Day at the Ranch on Saturday, May 12, from 1 to 3 pm. Hands-on activities and demonstrations will give visitors a glimpse of everyday life on the ranch during Will Rogers’s childhood. This month’s activities will include a nature hike on a trail in the valley along the shores of Oologah Lake, bird watching, and identifying different birds common to the area. Walking sticks and…
Find out more »Cast-Iron Cooking demonstration, Fort Towson Historic Site
Want to learn how to cook over a campfire using cast iron? This is the class for you! Participants will learn different cooking techniques and recipes at the Fort Towson Historic Site on Saturday, May 12, from 1 to 3 pm. Calista Stephens from the Forest Heritage Center will be the demonstrator. All activities are free and open to the public.
Find out more »Third Saturday Living History program, Hunter’s Home
Visit Hunter's Home (formerly known as the George M. Murrell Home) in Park Hill on Saturday from 1 to 4 pm to participate in a nineteenth-century living history activity. The 1845 Cherokee plantation home's staff members are pleased to share living history experiences with guests during the monthly Third Saturday Living History program. Historical interpreters dressed in period clothing will perform everyday plantation tasks, and guests can enjoy a variety of demonstrations, talk to historians, and even participate in some…
Find out more »June 2018
“Nature and Animals” Pioneer Family Fun Day, Pioneer Woman Museum
The Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City will host a summer program series for families on select Saturdays in June and July. Pioneer Family Fun Days will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 pm and will include hands-on, family-friendly activities. The theme for Saturday, June 2, will be “Nature and Animals.” The cost is $5 per child, or $20 for families with four or more children. This also includes free admission to the museum! All activities are come-and-go and appropriate…
Find out more »Okietales, Oklahoma History Center
Each Wednesday in June and July the Oklahoma History Center will host Okietales from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Okietales is a one-of-a-kind reading and storytelling time where kids see and hear history! Every week we will dive into history with books and stories that explore a different topic, from the Wild West and cowboys to land runs and pioneer life. This program is designed for five- to nine-year-olds. There will be no program on Wednesday, July 4. Admission is $2…
Find out more »Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the re-creation of Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show on June 8 and 9, 2018. Preshow entertainment begins at 7 pm and the Wild West Shows start at 7:30 pm. Stagecoaches will roll amid thundering horse hooves while the lightning of gunfire explodes around Pawnee Bill and his cohorts as the talented performers thrill and amaze audiences at the 2018 Wild West Show. The show will feature reenactments…
Find out more »Homecoming activities and Basket Weaving demonstration, Fort Towson Historic Site
After homecoming parade, visit the Fort Towson Historic Site for more activities on Saturday, June 9. Visitors can bring a lawn chair and listen to the live band, get a ticket to the barbecue lunch, and watch the pony express race! Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones. Linda Lou Alexander will also be onsite by the sutler store giving a basket weaving demonstration from 1 to 3 pm. All activities are free and open to the…
Find out more »“Pioneer School Days” Pioneer Family Fun Day, Pioneer Woman Museum
The Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City will host a summer program series for families on select Saturdays in June and July. Pioneer Family Fun Days will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 pm and will include hands-on, family-friendly activities. The theme for Saturday, June 16, will be “Pioneer School Days.” The cost is $5 per child, or $20 for families with four or more children. This also includes free admission to the museum! All activities are come-and-go and appropriate…
Find out more »Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Experience life on a nineteenth-century ranch near Oologah! Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch will host Family Day at the Ranch on Saturday, June 16, from 1 to 3 pm. Hands-on activities and demonstrations will give visitors a glimpse of everyday life on the ranch during Will Rogers’s childhood. This month’s activities will feature a nature hike and cane pole fishing. Visitors also can enjoy a scenic stroll through the expansive property, with beautiful views of Oologah Lake, a longhorn herd, and…
Find out more »July 2018
Concert in the Courtyard with community favorites, Museum of the Western Prairie
The Museum of the Western Prairie will host a Concert in the Courtyard with community favorites on Sunday, July 1, at 7 pm. Local vocal ensembles including Men4Music, Eine Kleine Girlmusik, and others will provide a program of patriotic music in anticipation of the Fourth of July, ending just as the city’s fireworks display begins. Audience members will have secured convenient parking places in the museum’s parking lot and can enjoy the fireworks display from the upper berm of the…
Find out more »Ice Cream Social, Fred Drummond Home
The Friends of the Fred Drummond Home are happy to announce the annual Ice Cream Social will be held Saturday, July 14, from noon to 4 pm. As part of the event, visitors also can enjoy the Drummond Heirloom exhibit, a display of artifacts usually kept in storage, and storytellers stationed throughout the house to relate the history of the family and customs of the early 1900s. There will be the usual admission fee of $7 for adults, $5 for…
Find out more »Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Experience life on a nineteenth-century ranch near Oologah! Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch will host Family Day at the Ranch on Saturday, July 14, from 1 to 3 pm. Hands-on activities and demonstrations will give visitors a glimpse of everyday life on the ranch during Will Rogers’s childhood. This month’s activities will feature nineteenth-century carpentry. Families can learn carpentry basics and build a birdhouse together (birdhouses available for the first 20 participants). Visitors also can enjoy a scenic stroll through the…
Find out more »Ice Cream Social, Chisholm Trail Museum and A. J. Seay Mansion
The Chisholm Trail Museum and A. J. Seay Mansion in Kingfisher will host a Mansion Ice Cream Social on Saturday, July 14, from 1 to 3 pm. Ingredients will be provided for homemade ice cream, visitors just need to provide the muscle to make delicious, old-fashioned delights. Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and get to know their neighbors while enjoying frozen treats. The Mansion Ice Cream Social is a free event, but donations are accepted. Ice cream…
Find out more »“Pack Your Wagon/Pioneer Crafts” Pioneer Family Fun Day, Pioneer Woman Museum
The Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City continues its summer program series for families on select Saturdays in July. Pioneer Family Fun Days will be held from 10:30 am to 1 pm and will include hands-on, family-friendly activities. The theme for July 28 will be “Pack Your Wagon/Pioneer Crafts.” The cost is $5 per child, or $20 for families with four or more children. This also includes free admission to the museum! All activities are come and go and appropriate…
Find out more »August 2018
Sonic Summer Movies: Oklahoma! Sing-A-Long, Myriad Botanical Gardens
Visit the Myriad Botanical Gardens for Sonic Summer Movies: Oklahoma! Sing-A-Long on Wednesday, August, 1, from 9 to 10:30 pm. The event will include closed-caption titles and a sing-a-long! This event is presented by SONIC, America’s Drive-In and sponsored by the Oklahoma History Center. The Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Sonic Summer Movies are held on the on The Devon Lawn. Enjoy movies, activities, food, and lots of fun. Thanks to SONIC, these movies are completely FREE. Come early to get a…
Find out more »Will Rogers and Wiley Post Fly-In, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
On Saturday, August 11, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch near Oologah will host the annual Will Rogers and Wiley Post Fly-In. Gates open at 7:30 am with free admission, though donations are appreciated. The event will take place from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm on the 2,000-foot grass strip adjacent to Oologah Lake. Pilots will fly the Oklahoma skies and land on the grass strip, a few yards from the home in which Will Rogers was born on November 4, 1879.…
Find out more »Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Experience life on a nineteenth-century ranch near Oologah! Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch will host Family Day at the Ranch on Saturday, August 18, from 1 to 3 pm. Hands-on activities and demonstrations will give visitors a glimpse of everyday life on the ranch during Will Rogers’s childhood. This month’s event will feature a cornhusk doll make-and-take activity with the Rogers County Cherokee youth group. Visitors also can enjoy a scenic stroll through the expansive property, with beautiful views of Oologah…
Find out more »Back to School Bash, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Teachers, school staff, and their families are invited to spend an evening at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to discover what museums and student-based organizations across the Oklahoma City metro and around the state are offering in the upcoming school year. The Back to School Bash will be held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum on Thursday, August 23, from 5 to 7 pm. The Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma History Center are among the…
Find out more »Cherokee National Holiday activities, Hunter’s Home
Visit Tahlequah and Park Hill for the Cherokee National Holiday celebration to be held Labor Day weekend—Friday, August 31, through Sunday, September 2. This is one of the most enduring traditions of Cherokee Nation and all are invited to join the celebration of Cherokee heritage, cultural awareness, and reuniting families. Thousands of Cherokees and visitors from across the United States and abroad make the pilgrimage to the historic Cherokee Nation capital in Tahlequah to renew friendships and celebrate the Cherokee…
Find out more »September 2018
Septemberfest, Oklahoma History Center
Don't miss the 22nd annual Septemberfest on Saturday, September 8, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Oklahoma History Center. This free festival is hosted by the First Family, Friends of the Mansion, and the Oklahoma History Center. This year’s Septemberfest theme is “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” This celebrates both the 75th anniversary of the Broadway debut of the famous musical and the exhibit now on display at the Oklahoma History Center. This free fall festival is open to…
Find out more »Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Experience life on a nineteenth-century ranch near Oologah! Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch will host Family Day at the Ranch on Saturday, September 8, from 1 to 3 pm. Hands-on activities and demonstrations will give visitors a glimpse of everyday life on the ranch during Will Rogers’s childhood. This month is a special harvesting party! Guests will learn about harvesting crops from the growing season. Attendees can visit the carpentry station to build a crate, then use the crate to collect…
Find out more »Smithsonian magazine’s annual Museum Day, various OHS museums and sites
Multiple OHS museums and sites will participate in Smithsonian magazine's annual Museum Day on Saturday, September 22. On this day only, participating museums across the United States emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution's Washington, DC-based facilities, which offer free admission every day. On September 22, participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 22, 2018. To…
Find out more »14th Annual Western Heritage Weekend and Tom Mix Festival, Tom Mix Museum
Dewey keeps the spirit of Tom Mix and the Old West alive with the 14th Annual Western Heritage Weekend and Tom Mix Festival on Saturday, September 22, and Sunday, September 23. Voted True West magazine’s “Reader’s Choice for Best Old West Event,” this two-day festival features the best in family fun and historical entertainment. Dewey will come alive with the sounds of longhorn cattle, stagecoaches, and even a bank robbery. Be sure to visit the Tom Mix Museum, which will…
Find out more »October 2018
Antique Agriculture Festival, Hunter’s Home
Visit Hunter's Home in Park Hill for the Antique Agriculture Festival October 5–7, 2018. It is almost harvest season and once again the staff at Hunter’s Home are gearing up for winter preparations. Good friends from all over the region will gather together to help bring in the harvest, plow the fields, preserve produce, spin and weave wool. This exciting three-day event is fun for the whole family. Visitors will experience nineteenth-century agriculture and heritage farming on a historic 1850s…
Find out more »Pawnee Bill Kids Corral, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
Visit Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum for Pawnee Bill Kids Corral, a fun event for children eight and younger. Join us on Saturday from 10:30 am to noon and enjoy a themed storytime, arts and crafts, and snacks!
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