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November 2026
2026 Oklahoma Folklife Festival
The Folklife Festival at the Oklahoma History Center will be held on Saturday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. This festival aims to engage visitors by providing opportunities to experience diverse cultures and traditions. Visitors will be encouraged to participate in various activities rather than just observe. The festival’s objectives include sparking curiosity, facilitating intercultural exchange, creating participatory experiences, and collaborating with cultural practitioners, communities, and heritage professionals. The…
Find out more »“Cards and Board Games: Entertainment in the 1830s” program
A living history program held on Saturday, November 7, 14, and 21 will explore entertainment in the 1830s. Site interpreter Seth Goff will demonstrate and teach visitors how games were set up and played. You can learn more about how 19th-century soldiers and civilians entertained themselves with faro and card games. Whenever the soldiers at Fort Gibson had authorized downtime—or whenever enlisted soldiers decided to take a “break” at the expense of Uncle Sam and their officers, there were many…
Find out more »“Cards and Board Games: Entertainment in the 1830s” program
A living history program held on Saturday, November 7, 14, and 21 will explore entertainment in the 1830s. Site interpreter Seth Goff will demonstrate and teach visitors how games were set up and played. You can learn more about how 19th-century soldiers and civilians entertained themselves with faro and card games. Whenever the soldiers at Fort Gibson had authorized downtime—or whenever enlisted soldiers decided to take a “break” at the expense of Uncle Sam and their officers, there were many…
Find out more »December 2026
Museum After Dark: Christmas in the Village: “A Nostaligic 90s Christmas”
Visit the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center on Friday, December 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. and enjoy its annual Christmas in the Village event with the family. This year’s theme will be “A Nostalgic 90s Christmas.” The early 1990s were a significant time for Enid. It marked the centennial of the Cherokee Outlet Opening, the Humphrey Heritage Village was opened at CSRHC, and Enid’s Main Street began its iconic Christmas event. Enjoy the nostalgia as you view throwback decorations…
Find out more »Christmas at the Fort
Fort Towson Historic Site will host Christmas at the Fort on Saturday, December 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. During this free event, guests can learn about 19th-century traditions and meet a soldier in an 1860s military camp who is anxiously awaiting packages from home. A living history interpretation will depict some of the long-lasting Christmas traditions still practiced today and others that have long been forgotten. Santa will be warming up to a cozy fire in the sutler store,…
Find out more »Fort Gibson Historic Site Gingerbread Bake Day
Fort Gibson Historic Site staff are ready for our annual winter tradition- Gingerbread Bake Day! On Saturday, December 19, the site’s head baker will be working with our 1860s bake oven to churn out giant gingerbread cookies for visitors to decorate in 19th-century style. Our decoration stations will be set up in the pre-Civil War Commissary and will include a variety of sweet treats available to folks in the 1800s, such as cherry licorice laces, spice drops, peppermint medallions, and…
Find out more »March 2027
Education Day
The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a day full of educational experiences on Thursday, March 4, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The site will bring history to life with a free, public living history education day. It will teach what life was like at Fort Towson more than 180 years ago, offering multiple learning experiences about life at the military outpost during the 1840s, when it served as a vital resupply point for soldiers headed south to engage…
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