What’s happening where? EVENTS
In the land of “Cowboys and Indians”, rodeos and powwows represent high spots on the calendar, but there is a wide range of events on offer throughout the year. Music festivals, motorcycle rallys, art exhibitions, culinary events like BBQs and chuck wagon cook- offs, state fairs (agricultural shows) and riding competitions.
For example, Oklahoma City has made a name for itself in the world of horses, particularly in Western Riding, as the “Horse Show Capital of the World”. Up to 15 events take place annually. They are highly regarded throughout the world and include the AQHA World Championship Show and the National Reining Horse Futurity, and also barrel races, rodeos and conformation shows.
One not-to-be-missed event is the Symphony in the Flint Hills (
www.symphonyinthefl
inthills.org). Every year in the middle of June, the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra gives an open-air concert in a grassy fi eld of a mega ranch within the splendid Flint Hills. But it is more than just a concert – It is also a remarkable cowboy event with rides in a covered wagon, a horse show, barbecues, stands, ranger- guided tours and lectures on natural history.
The Dodge City Days (
www.dodgecitydays.com) at the end of July/beginning of August are for fans of the Wild West. Cowboy culture comes to life again in Dodge City/KS with parades, rodeos and concerts. The spotlight is also on cowboys at the Western Spirit Celebration (3rd weekend in September,
www.onthechisholmtrail.com/calendar) in Duncan/ OK while at the end of September cowboys compete in their “national sport” at the Kansas Championship Ranch Rodeo in Medicine Lodge/KS (
www.peacetreaty.org/rodeo.htm). BBQ fans must not miss the Kansas Masters BBQ Championship in Wichita/KS in the middle of June. Want to fi nd out more about the natural world in Oklahoma and its animals? Go to the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo (
www.wildlifedepartment.com/ wildlifeexpo.htm) at the end of September at the Lazy E Ranch near Guthrie.
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A SELECTION OF RECOMMENDED EVENTS April and May June
• Battle of Blackjack (Lawrence/KS) • Red Earth Native American Festival (Oklahoma City/OK)
• Wichita River Festival (Wichita/KS) • Wah-Shun-Gah Days, Kaw Intertribal PowWow (Council Grove/KS)
• Country Stampede (Manhattan/KS) • Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show (Pawnee/OK) • Oklahoma! (Tulsa/OK) • Smoky Hill River Festival (Salina/KS)
July and August
• Amelia Earhart Festival (Atchison/KS) • Woody Guthrie Folk Festival (Okemah/OK) • Oklahoma! (Tulsa/OK) • Cherokee Homecoming Art Show (Tahlequah/OK)
• Fiddling & Picking Championships (Lawrence/KS)
• Powwow of Champions (Tulsa/OK) • Civil War on the Western Frontier (Lawrence/KS)
September
• Ancient Cherokee Days (Tahlequah/OK) • Kansas State Fair (Hutchinson/KS) • Oklahoma State Fair (Oklahoma City/OK) • Tulsa State Fair (Tulsa/OK) • Leavenworth BBQ Cook-Off (Leavenworth/KS) • Standing Bear PowWow (Ponca City/OK) • Wichita Aviation Festival (Wichita/KS) • Haskell Indian Art Market (Lawrence/KS) • Purina Flint Hills Dream Ride (Clements/KS) • Cow Girl Weekend (Bucklin/KS) • Cherokee Strip Cook-Off (Ponca City/OK) • Bluegrass and Chili Festival (Claremore/OK)
October
• Cherokee Art Market (Tulsa/OK) • Oklahoma Int’l Bluegrass Festival (Guthrie/OK)
• Kaw Valley Farm Tour (Lawrence/KS) • Smokin’ The Fort BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Fort Gibson/OK)
• Chickasaw Annual Meeting & Festival (Sulphur and Tishomingo/OK)
• Prairie Harvest Festival and Barn Dance (Strong City/KS)
• Fall Traders Encampment (Bartlesville/OK) • Mountain Man Rendezvous (Canton/KS) • Fall Short Cattle Drive (Bucklin/KS)
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• Wings N Wetlands (Great Bend/KS) • Great American Barbecue Contest (Kansas City/KS) • Santa Fe Trail Days (Fort Larned/KS) • Mayor’s Red Dirt Ball (Medicine Park/OK)
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