When I was a child, I remember going to the Oklahoma (Muskogee) Free State Fair. People all over the state would flock to Muskogee each Fall for the corn dogs, funnel cakes, rides, all that other fair stuff. At some point, this moved to Tulsa and became known as the Tulsa State Fair.
I searched the internet to try to find exactly when this happened, but so far am unable to. But, I do know that for many years, Muskogee had nothing. However, for several years, Muskogee has been trying to revive our fall festivities with Muskogee Regional Fair. It’s not easy competing with the Tulsa State Fair.
Even though the Muskogee Fair has tried different dates around Tulsa’s fair, for a while it seemed as if attendance wasn’t quite enough. However, I have noticed that attendance has increased over the last couple of years, which I find heartening.
The Muskogee Regional Fair runs from September 29 – October 2 while the Tulsa Fair is September 30 – October 10. Muskogee’s fair may not be as large as Tulsa’s, but it does offer good family fun. If you can only attend one fair this year, you should consider making it Muskogee. Otherwise, there is no reason not to attend both Muskogee and Tulsa’s fairs.
Muskogee was once the thriving center of trade and commerce. There is no reason we can’t be again. We have a major North-South highway, the only one in Eastern Oklahoma. We are only 20 minutes north of a major East-West interstate. We are a port on the busy Kerr-McClellan Navigation System and at the intersection of 3 rivers. We are close to several lakes: Ft. Gibson, Eufaula and Tenkiller.
Citizens of Muskogee, this is our city. It is a great place to raise a family, a great place to shop, a great place to live. It takes us to keep it great and make it greater.
Invest in our community and it will return that investment to you.
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The muskogee state fair was avoided and practically shut down after rioting and shooting occured for several years in a row, in the late eighties and early nineties. I am glad to know that the muskogee free state fair is being revived. I loved going there as a child. My grandparents met and fell in love there!