Upcoming Events
Events List Navigation
June 2023
Will’s Wild West Kids Camp
Grab your lasso and join the fun at Will‘s Wild West Kids Camp June 19–21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) in Claremore. Will's Wild West Kids Camp will transport participants back in time to the Wild West with hands-on activities in a fun and entertaining learning environment. Kids will have the opportunity to participate in nature programs, crafts, period dancing, 19th-century games, train rides, and much more. A chuck wagon lunch is…
Find out more »Will’s Wild West Kids Camp
Grab your lasso and join the fun at Will‘s Wild West Kids Camp June 19–21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) in Claremore. Will's Wild West Kids Camp will transport participants back in time to the Wild West with hands-on activities in a fun and entertaining learning environment. Kids will have the opportunity to participate in nature programs, crafts, period dancing, 19th-century games, train rides, and much more. A chuck wagon lunch is…
Find out more »Will’s Wild West Kids Camp
Grab your lasso and join the fun at Will‘s Wild West Kids Camp June 19–21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) in Claremore. Will's Wild West Kids Camp will transport participants back in time to the Wild West with hands-on activities in a fun and entertaining learning environment. Kids will have the opportunity to participate in nature programs, crafts, period dancing, 19th-century games, train rides, and much more. A chuck wagon lunch is…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring the film Sullivan's Travels (1941), in its theater on Friday, June 30, at 7 p.m.
“Horsing Around with Will” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., during which families can enjoy activities and crafts relating to the movie’s theme. Guests can enjoy free admission, popcorn, and drinks while watching the film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is FREE to attend, thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Will Rogers Movie Night is held on the last Friday of the month.
Find out more »July 2023
Overnight at the Chuck Wagon
Pack your sleeping bag, pajamas, toothbrush, and toothpaste for Overnight at the Chuck Wagon at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. This overnight event will take place from 6 p.m. on Friday, July 7, to 9 a.m. to Saturday, July 8. This event is for children ages 5–12, accompanied by at least one adult. Participants will bed down in various parts of the museum for a night of 19th-century activities, movies, arts and crafts, games, and storytelling, with a chuck wagon…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Togo (2019)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring the film Togo (2019), in its theater on Friday, July 28, at 7 p.m.
“Horsing Around with Will” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., during which families can enjoy activities and crafts relating to the movie’s theme. Guests can enjoy free admission, popcorn, and drinks while watching the film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is FREE to attend, thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Will Rogers Movie Night is held on the last Friday of the month.
Find out more »August 2023
Wreath-laying ceremony and flyover at Will Rogers Memorial Museum
On Friday, August 11, at noon, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a wreath-laying ceremony and flyover to mark the anniversary of the August 15, 1935, death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in an Alaskan plane crash. The public is welcome to join in viewing the flyover and the wreath laying at the site of Will Rogers’s tomb, overlooking the town of Claremore.
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in State Fair (1933)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor in the film State Fair (1933), in its theater on Friday, August 25, at 7 p.m.
“Horsing Around with Will” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., during which families can enjoy activities and crafts relating to the movie’s theme. Guests can enjoy free admission, popcorn, and drinks while watching the film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is FREE to attend, thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Will Rogers Movie Night is held on the last Friday of the month.
Find out more »September 2023
Movie Night featuring the filmed version of the Broadway Musical The Will Rogers Follies: a Life in Revue (1991)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring the filmed version of the Broadway Musical The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991), in its theater on Friday, September 29, at 7 p.m.
“Horsing Around with Will” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., during which families can enjoy activities and crafts relating to the movie’s theme. Guests can enjoy free admission, popcorn, and drinks while watching the film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is FREE to attend, thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Will Rogers Movie Night is held on the last Friday of the month.
Find out more »October 2023
Movie Night featuring Dracula (1931)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring the film Dracula (1931), in its theater on Friday, October 27, at 7 p.m.
“Horsing Around with Will” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., during which families can enjoy activities and crafts relating to the movie’s theme. Guests can enjoy free admission, popcorn, and drinks while watching the film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is FREE to attend, thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Will Rogers Movie Night is held on the last Friday of the month.
Find out more »Halloween Night at the Museum
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host Halloween Night at the Museum on Tuesday, October 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. This event combines trick-or-treating with an opportunity for children and their families to visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Area businesses and individuals will share treats at locations outside on the spacious museum grounds. There will be a costume contest with prizes for the best costumes. Halloween Night at the Museum is free and open to all ages. This…
Find out more »November 2023
Will Rogers Days and Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 144th birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival. From November 1 through 4, four days of activities will be held to honor the memory of the Cherokee cowboy, philosopher, and movie actor who had starred in 50 silent movies and 21 talkies by the time of his death on August 15, 1935, in an Alaska airplane crash. The multi-day event will wrap up…
Find out more »Will Rogers Days and Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 144th birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival. From November 1 through 4, four days of activities will be held to honor the memory of the Cherokee cowboy, philosopher, and movie actor who had starred in 50 silent movies and 21 talkies by the time of his death on August 15, 1935, in an Alaska airplane crash. The multi-day event will wrap up…
Find out more »Will Rogers Days and Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 144th birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival. From November 1 through 4, four days of activities will be held to honor the memory of the Cherokee cowboy, philosopher, and movie actor who had starred in 50 silent movies and 21 talkies by the time of his death on August 15, 1935, in an Alaska airplane crash. The multi-day event will wrap up…
Find out more »Will Rogers Days and Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 144th birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival. From November 1 through 4, four days of activities will be held to honor the memory of the Cherokee cowboy, philosopher, and movie actor who had starred in 50 silent movies and 21 talkies by the time of his death on August 15, 1935, in an Alaska airplane crash. The multi-day event will wrap up…
Find out more »Learning Lecture with author Gary Clayton Anderson
On Friday, November 17, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum welcomes author Gary Clayton Anderson who will be discussing his book Will Rogers And His America: With A New Afterword (OU Press, 2023) in a special appearance at 7 p.m. Anderson is a George Lynn Cross Research professor at the University of Oklahoma. He will be discussing the title and its new afterword and the differences he found in the cowboy-trick-roping Will Rogers and the widely-read journalist. He points out Will’s…
Find out more »December 2023
Photos with Santa at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum
The Heritage Gallery at Will Rogers Memorial Museum will be the perfect backdrop for taking photos with Santa on Saturday, December 2, and Saturday, December 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your family and your camera to take beautiful family pictures with Santa. Admission is free to take photos. For more information, please visit willrogers.com or call 918-341-0719.
Find out more »Photos with Santa at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum
The Heritage Gallery at Will Rogers Memorial Museum will be the perfect backdrop for taking photos with Santa on Saturday, December 2, and Saturday, December 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your family and your camera to take beautiful family pictures with Santa. Admission is free to take photos. For more information, please visit willrogers.com or call 918-341-0719.
Find out more »