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2016 Holiday events
January 2016
Rhema Christmas Lights
January 1, 2016
Join over 200,000 annual visitors at the Rhema Christmas Lights display and witness over two million lights and over 100,000 shimmering bulbs synchronized to Christmas music. This much-loved lights display in Broken Arrow began in 1982 and has been attracting thousands of visitors ever since. Visitors to the Rhema Christmas Lights event can drive through the lights in their own vehicle, get out of the car and walk around the park, or view the spectacular displays from a carriage. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available on select evenings.
Location:
Rhema Bible Church
1025 W Kenosha St Broken Arrow, OK 74012
For more information, contact:
(918)-258-1588
Garden of Lights
January 1, 2016
Experience animated displays and over 1,000,000 shimmering lights at Muskogee's annual Garden of Lights. Drive through Honor Heights Park and view 120 acres of trees, bushes and water areas decorated for the holiday season. Visit Garden of Lights and experience the natural beauty of the park filled with twinkling streams of light. View rose and azalea bushes illuminated with color, imitating their natural state during the blooming of spring. This Christmas light display will also feature lighted displays of deer, squirrels and birds scattered amongst a wide variety of trees wrapped in lights. Guests are invited to enjoy all this holiday beauty from the comfort of a hay ride or from an outdoor synthetic ice rink set up within the park called WinterSkate at the Papilion. Admission to Garden of Lights is free; however, donations are appreciated.
Location:
Honor Heights Park
1400 Honor Heights Dr Muskogee, OK 74401
For more information, contact:
(918)-684-6302
Winter Wonderland Christmas Light Tour
January 1, 2016
Come and enjoy this spectacular old-fashioned Christmas light display featuring over 400,000 lights. Step back in time and become a child again with illuminated log cabins, antique cars and woodland animals all aglow at the Winter Wonderland Christmas Light Tour. Get into the Christmas spirit along the shores of Grand Lake as you drive through the twinkling grounds of Pine Lodge Resort in Ketchum. Admission is free and visitors can drive through the grounds as many times as they like.
Location:
Pine Lodge Resort
Ketchum, OK
For more information, contact:
(918)-782-1400
Snowflake Winter Festival Ice Skating
January 1-3, 2016
Lace up your ice skates and head to Snowflake Winter Festival Ice Skating in downtown Tahlequah. The Snowflake Ice Rink is a professional-sized ice rink offering everything you need to experience all the joys of gliding and sliding on the ice. Bring your bundled up family and leave with lasting memories and hearts filled with holiday cheer.
For more information, contact:
(918)-456-0651
February 2016
Hugs & Fishes
February 13-14, 2016
Spend a memorable Valentine's Day alongside the sea at this year's Hugs and Fishes Valentine's Dinners. Reserve your spot now for a romantic evening at the Oklahoma Aquarium. Each of our unique packages are priced per couple and include Aquarium entry, welcome drinks, dinner, behind-the-scenes tours, and much more! Reserve your spot now for a romantic evening at the Oklahoma Aquarium. Each of our unique packages are priced per couple and include aquarium entry, drinks, dinner and more! Cuttlefish Date $175 Seating for two in the Aquarium Angelfish Date $200 Seating for two next to aquarium exhibits or seating in the Coral Reef or Shark View Room Seaside Date $225 Tankside seating for two by our Coral Reef, Shark View Room, or Living Reef exhibits Tunnel of Love Date $250 Premier seating for two inside of the Shark Tunnel Center of the Sea Date Please Call for Booking *Exact table locations are first come, first served
For more information, contact:
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March 2016
ShamRock the 'Ville
March 12, 2016
With "couch to 5K" running programs becoming a popular fitness trend, the folks behind ShamRock the 'Ville had the idea of making a fun, energizing community event out of it. While technically a competition, runners are encouraged to have as much fun as they can and go at their own pace. St. Patrick's Day costumes are welcome and runners will receive shouts of encouragement for each block they complete. For experienced runners who want to get a work out or those who are working toward fitness goals there is a USATF certified 5K (3.1 miles) race that begins in downtown Bartlesville at 6th and Jennings. For beginners or those who just want to take it easier, there is also a one mile fun run beginning right after the 5K starts. Costumes are more than welcome during the fun run, as are walkers and anyone else who wants to participate. Taking the couch to 5K concept literally, there will also be an actual couch race with teams vying for the winning prize. Beginning right after the 5K is over, the couch race consists of teams putting wheels on couches, the lightest competitors riding the couch, and the strongest pushing them to victory. This hilarious event is always a crowd favorite.
ShamROCK the Rose
March 12, 2016
Located in Broken Arrow's Rose District in the downtown area, ShamROCK the Rose is a celebration of all things green and Irish for St. Patrick's Day. Come have fun amidst the shamrocks and shenanigans of the event. There will be live entertainment at the outdoor stage, tasty beers to experience, original artwork from local artists and handcrafted items at vendor stations. The day is complete with green beer and delicious offerings from food trucks in the Tulsa area.
September 2016
Pumpkin Festival 2016 at Shepherd's Cross
Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
September 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30, 2016
Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross September 22 – November 5, 2016 Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:00 am – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by appointment, Closed Sunday The Pumpkin Festival is a harvest celebration held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Come to the farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country. Wholesome fun for the entire family includes hay maze, festive outdoor & indoor games, farm animal petting barn, farm demonstrations and festive fall story time. The farm’s focus is educational, fall festive fun. Truckloads of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for purchase; as well as straw bales & corn stalks available for purchase. Wagon rides in the hay meadow go out approximately every 30 minutes. Farm Museum & Educational Farm Silo and see pumpkins growing on the vine. Antique Farm Equipment – demonstrations. The Bible Garden is available for guided or self-guided tours; audio or visual or both. And don't miss the Shepherd’s Shop, a quaint country gift shop, is an event in itself - featuring a host of festive fall, handmade and farm related gifts and wares from many gifted artisans; a year round “craft fair”. Healthy choice foods and grass fed, grass finished meats and wool items are available. School Tours for all ages available; public and private schools welcome Buses and large groups are welcome; groups larger than 20 please pre-schedule. The event is available on a donation basis– provided by Heart of the Shepherd. Suggested donation is $5 per person. (suggested – not required) Wagon Rides in the hay meadow are $7.00 per person; children two and under are free. Pumpkin/ Wagon Ride/Scarecrow packages available $7, $8 & $10 – includes hayride, all activities & a pumpkin to take home - sizes vary with package; while supplies last; see website for more information. Pumpkins arrive mid September – available September 14. Beat the crowds. Come early. The Pumpkin Festival will proceed even in the case of inclimate weather. Many demonstrations will take place in the Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, games, hands on learning stations, story time and the gift shop. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritoruism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a member of the Claremore Farmer’s Market, an Grass Fed Grass Finished, Animal Welfare Certified Farm; a producer for and distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. Modern indoor restrooms; snacks & beverages.
For more information, contact:
Diane Dickinson
eat1@eau1eav1eaw1
October 2016
Pumpkin Festival 2016 at Shepherd's Cross
Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 2016
Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross September 22 – November 5, 2016 Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:00 am – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by appointment, Closed Sunday The Pumpkin Festival is a harvest celebration held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Come to the farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country. Wholesome fun for the entire family includes hay maze, festive outdoor & indoor games, farm animal petting barn, farm demonstrations and festive fall story time. The farm’s focus is educational, fall festive fun. Truckloads of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for purchase; as well as straw bales & corn stalks available for purchase. Wagon rides in the hay meadow go out approximately every 30 minutes. Farm Museum & Educational Farm Silo and see pumpkins growing on the vine. Antique Farm Equipment – demonstrations. The Bible Garden is available for guided or self-guided tours; audio or visual or both. And don't miss the Shepherd’s Shop, a quaint country gift shop, is an event in itself - featuring a host of festive fall, handmade and farm related gifts and wares from many gifted artisans; a year round “craft fair”. Healthy choice foods and grass fed, grass finished meats and wool items are available. School Tours for all ages available; public and private schools welcome Buses and large groups are welcome; groups larger than 20 please pre-schedule. The event is available on a donation basis– provided by Heart of the Shepherd. Suggested donation is $5 per person. (suggested – not required) Wagon Rides in the hay meadow are $7.00 per person; children two and under are free. Pumpkin/ Wagon Ride/Scarecrow packages available $7, $8 & $10 – includes hayride, all activities & a pumpkin to take home - sizes vary with package; while supplies last; see website for more information. Pumpkins arrive mid September – available September 14. Beat the crowds. Come early. The Pumpkin Festival will proceed even in the case of inclimate weather. Many demonstrations will take place in the Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, games, hands on learning stations, story time and the gift shop. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritoruism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a member of the Claremore Farmer’s Market, an Grass Fed Grass Finished, Animal Welfare Certified Farm; a producer for and distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. Modern indoor restrooms; snacks & beverages.
For more information, contact:
Diane Dickinson
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OHCE Happy Holiday Gift Ideas
October 24, 2016 | 9:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location:
Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
793 E. 15th St.
Tulsa, Ok
For more information, contact:
(918)-746-3706
Night out against Crime with Fun and Games on Main Street
October 29, 2016 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Night Out against Crime-The Broken Arrow Police Department along with the Main Street Merchants is sponsoring a community gathering On Saturday, October 29th at the Farmers Market located at 418 South Main Street in Broken Arrow. The event is called “Night Out on Crime with Fun and Games on Main” FREE and our objectives are to: Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness. Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police community partnerships. Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back against crime. Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts. The community party in Broken Arrow will begin on Saturday, October 29th; between 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. This will create the opportunity for our Police Department and numerous public service agencies to distribute educational materials to the citizens of Broken Arrow. We want to provide attractions and family entertainment geared for children and parents who want to bring the entire family to participate. Hot dogs courtesy of Reasor’s, drinks courtesy of Ferguson Pontiac, Blue Bell Ice Cream Rollover simulator-BAPD Traffic Division, Broken Arrow Police Dept’s: Special Operations Team, bike patrol, communications, animal control, K-9, crime scene investigator, motorcycles. Broken Arrow Fire Dept. Vince and Larry Crash Dummies, McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog Over 90 non-profit agencies participating, candy, candy, candy!!!!!!
Location:
Farmers Market
418 South Main Street
Broken Arrow, Ok 74012
November 2016
Pumpkin Festival 2016 at Shepherd's Cross
Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
November 3, 4 & 5, 2016
Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross September 22 – November 5, 2016 Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:00 am – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by appointment, Closed Sunday The Pumpkin Festival is a harvest celebration held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Come to the farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country. Wholesome fun for the entire family includes hay maze, festive outdoor & indoor games, farm animal petting barn, farm demonstrations and festive fall story time. The farm’s focus is educational, fall festive fun. Truckloads of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for purchase; as well as straw bales & corn stalks available for purchase. Wagon rides in the hay meadow go out approximately every 30 minutes. Farm Museum & Educational Farm Silo and see pumpkins growing on the vine. Antique Farm Equipment – demonstrations. The Bible Garden is available for guided or self-guided tours; audio or visual or both. And don't miss the Shepherd’s Shop, a quaint country gift shop, is an event in itself - featuring a host of festive fall, handmade and farm related gifts and wares from many gifted artisans; a year round “craft fair”. Healthy choice foods and grass fed, grass finished meats and wool items are available. School Tours for all ages available; public and private schools welcome Buses and large groups are welcome; groups larger than 20 please pre-schedule. The event is available on a donation basis– provided by Heart of the Shepherd. Suggested donation is $5 per person. (suggested – not required) Wagon Rides in the hay meadow are $7.00 per person; children two and under are free. Pumpkin/ Wagon Ride/Scarecrow packages available $7, $8 & $10 – includes hayride, all activities & a pumpkin to take home - sizes vary with package; while supplies last; see website for more information. Pumpkins arrive mid September – available September 14. Beat the crowds. Come early. The Pumpkin Festival will proceed even in the case of inclimate weather. Many demonstrations will take place in the Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, games, hands on learning stations, story time and the gift shop. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritoruism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a member of the Claremore Farmer’s Market, an Grass Fed Grass Finished, Animal Welfare Certified Farm; a producer for and distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. Modern indoor restrooms; snacks & beverages.
For more information, contact:
Diane Dickinson
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Holiday Tea-Off
November 10, 2016 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Location:
Downtown Broken Arrow
S. Main St.
Broken Arrow, Ok 74012
For more information, contact:
(918)-251-1591
Christmas Kick Off Sale
November 12, 2016 | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Early Christmas shopping with Local vendors! Downtown Broken Arrow at Stinchcomb Mansion on Main Street. Jewelry, cookware, t-shirts, handcrafts, and more! Perfect for Christmas presents and stocking stuffers! Vendors include: Pampered Chef, Forrest Graphics , Damsels in Distress and Magnolia and Vine jewelry, Father's Heart Productions, ArtSmith, Creations by Cookoliti, Scentsy, From the Tree, Usborne, Perfectly Posh, Lipscense, Mim's Vinyl and Decor, Mary Kay, and more.
For more information, contact:
Debbie Smith
(918)-455-8315
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ELF: The Musical
November 15-17, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. November 18-19, 2016 | 8 p.m. November 20, 2016 | 7 p.m.
December 2016
Hallelujah Hayride
December 1-3, 2016 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Location:
New Life Assembly of God
12215 N Garnett Rd
Collinsville, Ok 74021
For more information, contact:
(918)-371-5111
Bethlehem Walk
December 1-4, 2016
Location:
Christview Christian Church
2525 S Garnett
Tulsa, Ok 74129
For more information, contact:
(918)-232-3587
Safenet Services Festival of Trees
December 2, 2016 | 6 p.m.
Location:
Claremore Conference Center
1400 Country Club Dr
Claremore, Ok 74017
For more information, contact:
(918)-341-1424
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Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant
December 3, 2016 | 7 p.m.
With Special Guest Jordan Smith of NBC's "The Voice"
Carols and Crumpets
December 3, 2016 | 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location:
Tulsa Garden Center
2435 South Peoria Ave.
Tulsa, Ok 74114
For more information, contact:
(918)-496-8019
Broken Arrow Civitan Christmas Parade
December 3, 2016 | 10 - 11:45 a.m.
For more information, contact:
(918)-258-2665
Pecan - Walnut Festival & Living Nativity
December 8-10 & 15-17, 2016 | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
December 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16 & 17 2016 Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10:00 am – 8:00 p.m. The Living Nativity is an indoor, heated walk through event complete with farm animals and costumed characters inside a gambrel roof barn at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Come Experience: The farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country, contemplating that original Christmas when the Christ Child was born in a stable. Christmas light display – white light – peaceful & reflective Open the barn door and step back in time - spinning, weaving and wool working demonstrations throughout the day. Enjoy a Shepherd Christmas children’s audio-visual program. This year the Living Nativity will feature A Dramatic Story or Christmas Musicians each hour: Elisabeth – the story of Christ’s birth from the perspective of Elisabeth (John the Baptist’s mother) – written & told by Betty Howard The Inn Keeper’s Wife - the story of Christ’s birth from the perspective of the Innkeeper’s Wife’s – written & told by Frankie Campbell. Menagerie at the Manger - the story of Christmas from the animals at the manger – written & told by Linda Allen Christmas Ventriloquist – Joyce Shaffer Christmas Musicians include either a violinist, flutist, guitarist Take a Picture in a Manger Scene – with family & friends – start a new tradition Come Enjoy: Complimentary apple cider & cookies. Make an Evergreen Wreath to take home – great family or group activity; $15 each; 100% of proceeds benefit missions Make a Christmas Ornament – to take home; $5.00 each; 100% of proceeds benefit missions The Living Tree - Provide a gift to the less fortunate – this is Heart of the Shepherd’s “Angel Tree” Free Children’s activity – bird feeder and/or woolly sheep Shepherd’s Special Bundle Deals: #1: Includes all donation based activities – suggested donation $5 per person #2: Journey with the Shepherds - $7 per person – Includes all donation based activities plus a wagon ride #3: Christmas Journey & Ornament - $ 9 per person – Includes all donation based activities, wagon ride & make an ornament #4: Christmas Journey & Wreath - $ 20 per person – Includes all donation based activities, wagon ride & make a wreath Christmas Coloring Contest Farm Museum & Educational Silo & Bible Garden self-guided tours Come See: Enjoy watching the sheep resting in the pastures, as they did that first Christmas night. The event is donation based admission. Suggested donation is $5.00 per person. Journey with the Shepherds – Wagon Ride in the pasture with the sheep - as they journeyed to see the Christ on that first hallowed night. Available every two hours ($7 per person; cancelled in inclement weather). 100% of proceeds benefit missions. Shepherd’s Shop will be open, featuring a host of Made in Oklahoma crafts & gifts from over 50 artisans – lovely unique Christmas gifts Animal Welfare Approved, farm fresh grass fed, free range, natural lamb meat is available. 100% natural wool yarns and fibers are available; processed at our own mini-wool mill. Shepherd’s Cross is an “eco-friendly” wool mill. A Fair Trade Shop that sells hand made products from missions, and returns 100% of the proceeds to those missions, is a part of Shepherd’s Shop, representing several nations. This is walnut & pecan harvest season on the farm. Farm fresh black walnuts & native pecans will be available at down home country prices; or enjoy pre-picked or buy whole and we will crack for. Amish Made fudge & nutty treats available Watch as your pecans are cracked in the silo Buses or groups of 20 or more, please schedule in advance. Shepherd’s Cross is home to a non-profit Christian organization called Heart of the Shepherd that hosts this event. Shepherd’s Cross provides the farm, animals and the barn for the event. The Living Nativity will proceed even in the case of inclement weather. Activities take place inside the heated Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, games, hands on learning stations, story time and the gift shop. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, is Animal Welfare approved, and is a distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. If your family would like to volunteer in the Living Nativity please contact us. Shifts are for two hours, throughout the day. Participants experience a memorable, peace filled, quality family time. Costumes are provided; pictures made available after the event. Volunteers receive a Free Wagon ride & the opportunity to scale to the fourth floor of the silo; one free wreath making per volunteer group; & make an ornament for each participant The Dickinson family has been providing a Live Nativity to the Claremore area for 24 years. Event sponsored by Heart of the Shepherd – a Christian Public Non-profit organization (501-C3) that operates at Shepherd’s Cross
Location:
Shepherd's Cross
16792 East 450 Road
Claremore, Ok 74017
For more information, contact:
Diane Dickinson
(918)-542-5911
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Owasso Christmas Parade: A Very Grinch Christmas
December 10, 2016 | 9 a.m.
Location:
Smith Farm Marketplace
9002 N 121st East Ave
Owasso, Ok 74055
Holiday Mini-Maker Faire
December 15, 2016 | 4 - 5 p.m.
For more information, contact:
(918)-549-7323
Holiday Movie Night: "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
December 15, 2016 | 6 - 7 p.m.
Location:
Charles Page Library
551 E. Fourth St.
Sand Springs, Ok 74063
For more information, contact:
(918)-549-7521
The Rose District Ice Rink
December 15-31, 2016
Location:
The Rose District Pavillion
418 S Main Street
Broken Arrow, Ok 74021
Rudolph Run
December 17, 2016 | 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location:
Broken Arrow Main Street
Main Street
Broken Arrow, Ok 74012
The Kingston Trio: Holiday Cheers
December 17, 2016 | 2 p.m.
Location:
Historic Will Rogers Auditorium
3909 E 5th Place (Will Rogers Boulevard)
Tulsa, Ok 74112
Christmas at the Tulsa PAC with Brian Nhira and friends from "The Voice"
December 22, 2016 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Christmas at Church on the Move
December 22-24, 2016
Location:
Church on the Move Central Campus
1003 N. 129th E. Avenue
Tulsa, Ok 74116
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