June 18 FREE Route 66 Triple Tour in Warr Acres, Bethany and Yukon (various locations) features car shows, Touch-a-Truck, live entertainment and concludes with a concert by Dale Watson and Jimmy Dale Richardson. 10am-8:30pm yukonok.gov June 18 & 19 Route 66 Road Fest at State Fair Park Bennett Event Center (3101 Gordon Cooper Blvd) features an immersive historical journey through the decades, allowing visitors to travel through time from the 1920s to futuristic visions of the Great American Road Trip, plus food, games, live music, a car show and more. Adults, $20; teens (12-17), $10; kids (5-11), $5; kids (4 & under), free. Saturday, 9am-10pm; Sunday, 9am-7pm. route66roadfest.com July 1-2 Red Earth Festival at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (1700 NE 63rd St) features artistic creations by some of America’s most celebrated Native artists. Liichokoshkomo’, The Cowboy’s interactive outdoor venue, will showcase the diversity of the West with inter-tribal native dwellings serving as a backdrop for hands-on arts & crafts stations, artist demonstrations, live music and special presentations of tribal dance. All ages welcome. Adults, $15-$25; kids (5 & under), free with paid adult. 9am-5pm. redearth.org July 8-9 Blackberry Festival at McLoud Veterans Memorial Park (600 E Park St, McLoud) features all kinds of blackberry-themed items from fresh blackberries to blackberry cobbler, sodas and teas as well as live music, a parade, food and fireworks. After the parade, kids can enjoy a carnival and games including turtle races. Free to attend; participation prices vary. Friday, 5-10pm; Saturday, 9am-11pm. mcloudchamber.com July 14-16 Porter Peach Festival in downtown Porter (Main Street, Porter) features live music, a parade, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors, a culinary contest, tractor pulls, free peaches and ice cream (while supplies last on Saturday). Free to attend. See website for schedule. porterpeachfestivals.com Find additional summer fun, Independence Day events and more at metrofamilymagazine. com/calendar.
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