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SUMMARY:NWOK Water Parks
DESCRIPTION:Get wet this summer in Northwest Oklahoma! \nALVA—Cory Washburn Family Memorial Swimming Pool\, 1402 Flynn\, Alva. Hours are 1 PM to 6 PM every day. Cost is $3 for kids ages 3-17\, $5 for adults\, $2 for seniors 65 and older. Season passes are $75 per individual\, $225 per family up to four and add $25 for each additional family member. Swim party packages available. Call (580) 327-1333 to book. FUN FACT: Alva’s pool and bathhouse were built by the WPA in 1939 but had issues the past several years until it was refurbished and reopened this summer. \nCARMEN—Carmen Pool\, 503 3rd\, Carmen. Hours are NOON to 6 PM every day for day swim and 7:30-10 PM Tuesday and Thursday for night swim. Cost is $1.50 for kids 4-12\, $3 for 13 and older. Season passes are $75 per kid 12 and under\, $100 per individual age 13 and older\, $150 per family. Swim party packages available. Midnight swims from 8 PM to MIDNIGHT set for June 13\, June 28\, July 12\, and July 25. Call (580) 987-2329. Learn more online at Facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573991024643. FUN FACT: Locally trained Timberlake students serve as the lifeguards. \nENID—Champlin Pool\, 400 W. Cherokee\, Enid. Hours are NOON to 6 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Cost is $3 per person. Season passes are $30 per individual/first family member and $20 for each additional family member. Learn more online at enid.org/Services/Parks-Recreation/Parks-Directory/Champlin-Pool. FUN FACT: Built in 1956\, Enid’s Champlin Pool is an Olympic-size pool at 500\,000 gallons. \nFAIRVIEW—Fairview Aquatic Center\, 523 Park Lane\, Fairview. Hours are NOON to 7 PM Tuesday through Thursday and NOON to 5 PM Friday through Sunday. Cost is $2 per person. Season passes are $75 per individual\, $150 per family up to three and add $10 for fourth+ person(s). Swim party packages available. Call (580) 227-6100. Learn more online at Facebook.com/SwimFairview. FUN FACT: Fairview’s pool offers water aerobics and hosts triathlons. \nGAGE—Gage Artesian Beach Pool\, State Hwy 15 east of Gage. Hours are 1-6 PM every day. Cost is $3 per person. Season passes are $75 per individual\, $175 per family. Learn more online at townofgageok.org/artesian-beach. FUN FACT: Since the early 1920s\, bathers have been seeking relief from the hot summers and health benefits from the mineral-laden waters of Gage’s pool. \nGARBER—Garber Pool\, 282 Arapaho\, Garber. Hours are 1-6 PM Tuesday through Sunday. Cost is $4 per person. FUN FACT: Opening in 1923\, Garber’s pool is one of the oldest municipal pools in Oklahoma. \nHENNESSEY—Hennessey Aquatic Park\, 459 N. Mitchell Road\, Hennessey. Hours are NOON to 6 PM every day (1 PM on Sunday) for day swim and 7-9 PM Tuesday\, Thursday\, and Sunday for night swim. Cost is $2 for toddlers and seniors 65+\, $3 for kids ages 3-17\, $4 for adults. Season passes are $75 per individual\, $200 per family up to five in the house and add $25 for sixth+ person(s). Swim party packages available. Call (405) 853-2416 to book. Learn more online at hennesseyok.org/aquatic-park. FUN FACT: In 2019\, the town of Hennessey voted to build a $2.1M water park adjacent to its existing splash pad and opened for business the summer of 2020. \nKREMLIN—Kremlin-Hillsdale Pool\, south side of Kremlin. Hours are 1 to 5:30 PM Monday through Saturday\, 2 to 5:30 PM Sunday. Cost is $4 for ages 15 and older\, $3 for ages 5-14. Season passes are $55 per individual\, $150 per family. Swim party packages available. Call (580) 874-2284. FUN FACT: Originally known as the Stewart Pool\, it was built in the 1960s on the Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools campus. \nMEDFORD—Medford Swimming Pool\, 106 N. 5th\, Medford. Hours are 1 to 7 PM every day. Cost is $3 for adults\, $2 for teens\, $1.50 for kids ages 6-12. Season passes are $35 per individual\, $70 for two individuals\, $100 for three individuals\, $125 for four individuals and add $5 for fifth+ person(s). Swim party packages available. Call (580) 741-0508 to book. Learn more online at Facebook.com/medfordokswimmingpoolminigolf. FUN FACT: For more water fun\, there is a splash pad just east of the pool at Nedra Nichols-Pitts Park. \nWAYNOKA—Waynoka Pool\, 1324 Flynn St\, Waynoka. Hours are 1-5 PM Tuesday through Saturday and 2-7 PM Sunday for day swim; 6-10 PM Tuesday and 5 PM to MIDNIGHT Saturday for night swim. Cost is $2 for kids ages 3-12\, $3 for 13 and older. Season passes are $35 per kid age 12 and under\, $50 per individual age 13 and older\, $100 per family up to four and add $20 for fifth+ person(s). Call (580) 824-2261. FUN FACT: Waynoka’s original municipal pool was built by the WPA and opened in 1939; the new pool opened for business last summer. \nWOODWARD—Crystal Beach Waterpark\, 305 Temple Houston Dr.\, Woodward. Hours are 1-7 PM every day. Cost is $5 per person. Season passes are $80 per individual\, $200 per family up to four and add $50 for fifth+ person(s). Swim party packages available\, book online at crystalbeachwoodward.com. Call (580) 256-2874. FUN FACT: The waterpark is situated within Crystal Beach Park which also has golf courses\, Kiwanis train rides\, pavilions for picnics\, sporting events such as baseball\, tennis\, horseshoes\, and more\, plus fishing at the neighboring lake.
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SUMMARY:County Fairs and Fall Festivals in Northwest Oklahoma
DESCRIPTION:This time of year in Northwest Oklahoma is when several rural communities gear up for their annual county fairs and traditional town-wide festivals. \n  \nBEAVER: The Beaver County Fair and Cow Chip Celebration is a week-long tradition that kicked off last week in Beaver. The county fair started today (Aug. 21) and runs through Saturday (Aug. 23) at the Beaver County Fairgrounds along U.S. 270 on the south side of Beaver. Check out exhibits and vendors\, sample food trucks\, and witness the cornhole tourney\, horseshoe throwing\, and pedal tractor pulls. \n— \n\nThe Kansas Professional Rodeo Association-sanctioned rodeo will be held tonight and Friday at 7:30 p.m. with mutton bustin’ the hour before. Tickets at the gate are $10 per adult\, free for kids 12 and under. \n\n—\n\nThe annual World Cow Chip Throwing Championships happen Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.\, preceded by a car show all morning and the parade at 11 a.m. Pasture Party Concert on the grounds that night with Matt Streck Band\, Kaitlyn Kilian\, and headliner William Clark Green starts at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $45 at the gate; bring your own lawn chair and purchase food and drink on site as no coolers allowed.\n\n  \nRINGWOOD: Ringwood’s 111th annual Community Fair is a weeklong event ending Aug. 30. Water wars will be at the Ringwood Fire Department at 6 p.m. on Tuesday\, Aug. 26. Ringwood Public Schools carnival starts at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday\, Aug. 27\, in the baseball field. Check out Ms. Ringwood and Mr. Ringwood at 7 p.m. Thursday\, Aug. 28. The Watermelon Festival is Saturday\, Aug. 30\, and will feature several activities including the Melon Dash at 7:30 a.m.\, a parade at 10:30 a.m. downtown\, and tractor pulls at 3 p.m. behind the co-op. Stop by Richard’s Food Store\, Ringwood\, to pick up a complete listing of fair events. \n  \nCLEO SPRINGS: Cleo Springs’ annual Watermelon Festival is Labor Day weekend. The festivities kick off Sunday\, Aug. 31\, with the pageant at 4 p.m. and the firefighters’ feed and fundraiser at 6 p.m. Backstage Pass Band will stir up the crowd for the dance beginning at 8 p.m. A full day of activities are planned for that Monday\, Sept. 1\, along the square downtown including the parade at 10 a.m. with a watermelon auction immediately following\, food trucks\, vendors\, and games such as the bouncy house all morning and bingo from 2-4 p.m. \n  \nALVA: The Woods County Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Woods County Fairgrounds\, south of Alva off U.S. 281. \n  \nBOISE CITY:  Cimarron County Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Cimarron County Fairgrounds\, located at the junction of U.S. 385 and U.S. 287 on the north side of Boise City\, across from Cimarron Heritage Center. In addition to food vendors and exhibits\, activities that weekend include a free hamburger feed on Thursday\, turtle races on Friday\, and the ranch rodeo Saturday and Sunday at the fairgrounds arena starting at 2 p.m. both days and featuring trailer loading\, team penning\, team doctoring\, and stray gathering. \n  \nBUFFALO: Harper County Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Harper County Fairgrounds\, located on the west edge of Buffalo. \n  \nCHEROKEE: Alfalfa County Fair will be held Sept. 3-6 at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds\, located on the west side of Cherokee. Lineup for the week includes a dog show at 2:30 p.m. that Wednesday\, livestock showings Wednesday and Thursday\, crockpot meals and desserts contests on Thursday\, 4-H and FFA livestock judging on Friday\, and a horse show at 9 a.m. Saturday. \n  \nFAIRVIEW: Major County Free Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Major County Fairgrounds\, on the southeast side of Fairview. \nAt the end of the month on Sept. 26-27 is the Threshing Bee and Two-Cylinder Show at Major County Historical Society on the east side of town along Oklahoma 58. This annual celebration of pioneer farm life includes demonstrations using authentic antique farming equipment such as grain milling\, threshing of wheat bundles\, rope-making\, corn shelling\, plowing\, broom-making\, and sawmilling. The weekend also includes a gas and steam engine show\, antique car and truck show\, arts and crafts activities\, food booths\, musical entertainment\, land run re-enactment\, blacksmithing\, and a tractor pull. Take a walk into the past with relics in the museums then experience the train depot\, pioneer school\, and church. \n  \nGUYMON: The 107th annual Texas County Free Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Texas County Activity Center\, on the southwest edge of Guymon not far from U.S. 54\, with the theme “Pick of the Patch.” The weekend kicks off that Thursday with a 4-H barbecue at 6:30 p.m. Perky veggie\, painted furniture\, and cosplay contests will be Friday alongside livestock shows. Wheat bread\, grand champion pie\, and cupcake contests will be Saturday alongside more livestock shows and the turtle race. \n  \nSHATTUCK: Ellis County Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Ellis County Fairgrounds along Oklahoma 15 between Fourth and Fifth streets. \nAt the end of the month\, Windmiller Days will be held Sept. 22-26 at Shattuck’s Windmill Museum and Park along the junction curve of Oklahoma 15 and U.S. 283. Every year\, people from all over the U.S. come to Shattuck for a week of working on and maintaining windmills at the museum\, which boasts over 50 windmills with some dating back to the 1800s. \n  \nWOODWARD: Woodward County Fair will be held Sept. 4-6 at the Woodward County Fairgrounds\, in Woodward. In addition to livestock shows all weekend\, the horse show begins at 6 p.m. that Thursday in the Woodward Round-Up Club Arena. On Friday is a cornhole tournament\, free food\, dueling pianos\, and more starting at 6 p.m. Cody Canada and the Departed perform as the headliner at the fair concert Saturday evening; general admission tickets are $30 per person. For advance tickets\, go online at woodwardeventcenter.com/free-fair. \n  \nENID: Garfield County Fair will be held Sept. 11-14 at Chisholm Trail Expo Center\, 111 W. Purdue\, Enid\, and adjoining Garfield County Fairgrounds. See agricultural exhibits and livestock shows for free\, sample fair food\, and take a whirl on the carnival rides. Doors open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. \nStake your claim on the Cherokee Strip Days in downtown Enid during that same time Sept. 12-13. Celebrate Enid’s 132nd birthday (remember Enid was established during the Land Run of 1893) with an Indian taco lunch that Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and/or food and vendor booths during the festival that Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.\, both on the courthouse lawn. The Cherokee Strip parade is 10:30 a.m. Saturday around the Square. \n  \nWAKITA: Wakita’s annual Old Settlers Celebration is Sept. 13 in downtown Wakita; this year\, Twister the Movie Museum will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the same time. \n  \nAMES: Ames Day is slated for Sept. 13 in the town park. This annual event includes bingo\, a 5K run\, turtle races\, and a horseshoe tournament plus a pie and ice cream-making contest. Hamburgers will be served before the auction starts. The finale for the day is a spectacular fireworks display. Cindy’s Catering downtown will have baked goods and goodies available for sale along with lunch specials of walking tacos and Frito chili pie. \n  \nLAVERNE: Laverne Chamber of Commerce hosts its fourth annual Sand Plum Festival on Sept. 20 in downtown Laverne. Activities from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. include shopping\, kids’ games\, live music\, food vendors\, and more. \n  \nWAUKOMIS: Waukomis will hold its 71st annual Sooner Celebration on Sept. 27 in downtown Waukomis. The day’s festivities include food\, games for all ages\, vendor booths\, horseshoe tournament\, turtle races\, car show\, live music\, and a parade. \n  \nDRUMMOND: Drummond Days\, which raises funds for the town park\, is slated for Oct. 4 in downtown Drummond. This all-day event includes food\, music\, a car show\, and more. \n  \nPHOTO FEATURED COURTESY OF ENIDNEWS.COM
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