Muskogee, Oklahoma City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Muskogee, Oklahoma Travel Guide has been your connection to Muskogee's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Annual Events
Muskogee is an eventful city, hosting a wide range of very popular and nationally renowned festivals and events.
The Azalea Festival was named as one of the United States’ top 100 events to attend by the National Bus Association. Since April 1967, the annual Azalea Festival has been hailed as one of Muskogee’s premier events, entertaining over 300 thousand visitors. The annual Azalea Festival includes a parade through downtown Muskogee, with a Chili Cook-off and Barbeque contest that are guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds.
A must to visit, The Castle, a 30,000 square foot Castle is a family-oriented site, both inside and out for a variety of annual activities. The Cross Cultural Festival held in April builds bridges between cultures through arts, crafts, music and storytelling. The Oklahoma Renaissance Fair takes place in May with over 300 costumed characters performing acts including jugglers, magicians, falconers, duelists, comedians, and musicians. Don’t miss the largest Firework Sale in the U.S. from June 15- July 5. The Haunted Castle, an incredible 60 acre Halloween theme park runs on weekends in October. Come and join King Henry VIII and a wide assortment of entertainers for a succulent Boares Head Feast in November.
Air Show Oklahoma will host the annual Muskogee Air Show featuring a variety of military planes and civilian performers. This air show brings thousands of spectators each year to see parachuting, aerobatics, military, and law enforcement air displays, and many static displays for up-close viewing at Davis Field.
The Three Rivers Museum of Muskogee tells the story of the settlement and development of the Three Rivers area of Oklahoma. Located in the historic Midland Valley Depot, the museum offers rotating exhibits on the history of the region traversed by the Arkansas, Grand and Verdigris Rivers. |