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Yukon Chisholm Trail Festival Coming Up October 15 at Mollie Spencer Farm
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:13:06 CDT
This family-oriented event celebrates the fascinating history of the famous Chisholm Trail. Yukon's Chisholm Trail Festival will be filled with living history re-enactors of the Old West, a variety of foods, live entertainment, contests, Civil War demonstrations, gunfights, vendors, craft booths, the Kids Korral, pony rides and a petting zoo.
This year's festival will be held at Mollie Spencer Farm is located just outside of Oklahoma City, a little north of I-40. Free parking is available on the north side of the festival property at Yukon Middle School. Cattle traveling along the historic Chisholm Trail regularly crossed this farm, making it the perfect location to experience this step back in time.
Mark your calendar for the annual Chisholm Trail Festival, slated for Saturday, October 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mollie Spencer Farm, 1001 Garth Brooks Blvd. in Yukon. Admission is FREE!
The family-oriented event celebrates the western history of the famous Chisholm Trail. The festival is filled with living history re-enactors of the Old West, a variety food trucks, gunfights, craft booths, chuck wagons, and the ever-popular Kids Korral.
The Mollie Spencer Farm is located one half-mile north of Interstate 40, exit 136, which is Garth Brooks Blvd. Free parking is available on the north side of the festival property at Yukon Middle School. Cattle traveling along the Chisholm Trail regularly crossed the Mollie Spencer Farm, making it the perfect location to experience this step back in time!
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Head on over to the Entertainment Stage for a day packed with exciting acts and superb music! It opens at 9:00 a.m. and continues throughout the festival until 5:00 p.m. Stay up-to-date with the entertainment schedule at www.yukonok.gov/ChisholmTrailFestival.
LIVING HISTORY REENACTED
A western-themed olde town, located on the southern side of the festival grounds, provides an interesting backdrop for historical re-enactments of life in the 19th century. This site includes a livery stable, featuring "Horsing Around Oklahoma," presented by Doug Sauter and Express Ranch Clydesdales, and a saloon serving "boot beer floats" in a cowboy mug. Gunfighters stroll the town site and promise to get rowdy from time to time.
The General Store has penny candy and other goodies like wooden flutes and whistles! Nellie's is open for business with a variety of foods, and the Red School House is in session all day with samplings and education from Historic Fort Reno Museum. Stop into Parker Station to learn more about Chisholm Trail History and the history of the Mollie Spencer Farm, which was owned by L.M. Spencer, one of Yukon's founders.
At the camp, blacksmiths, settlers, wagons and more await your visit. Cowboy and mountain men camps welcome all questions!
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Little cowpokes and cowgirls love the Kids Korral, a special area on the grounds designed especially for children's entertainment, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Included are free rides on the "Yukon's Best Express," a prairie potting shed, prairie make-and-take crafts, and panning for gold. Fall-themed activities such as pumpkin bowling, pumpkin chunkin', and a pumpkin photo station join the Kids Korral this year.
Kids may also participate in interactive games that take them back to the 1800s to win wooden "nickels." They may take their winnings to different areas of the grounds to exchange them for prizes!
Pony rides and a petting zoo are available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
NEW this year, the Maguire O'Hara Pumpkin Patch joins the festival. Stroll through a wonderland of pumpkins and pick out your favorite, at no extra cost! Donations are accepted. The Pumpkin Patch will open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADVENTURE FOR YOUR TASTEBUDS
Come experience the original food truck! Chuckwagon chefs are demonstrating cattle drive cooking. For those craving traditional fair food, a variety of food trucks are available.
The City of Yukon and the Chisholm Trail Historical Preservation Society are proud to partner together to host the Chisholm Trail Festival. Sponsors are Kirkpatrick Family Fund; Maguire O'Hara Construction; Yanda & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services; Ingram, Smith and Turner Mortuary; Integris Canadian Valley Hospital and BancFirst
For more information, visit www.chisholmtrail.org, www.yukonok.gov/chisholmtrailfestival, or call 405-350-8937.
The Chisholm Trail Festival will take place rain or shine. The only delay is for lightning or severe weather. However, the festival will resume when it is deemed safe to do so.
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