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July 2- Chisholm Trail Municipal Band concert
Community members will hit high and low notes at the Chisholm Trail Municipal Band’ s concert in the park July 2.
The evening will celebrate the bands’ 50 years of the Freedom Patriotic Concert.
While celebrating their own anniversary, members of the Chisholm Trail Municipal Band will also celebrate the country’ s 250th anniversary with the community.
The concert will take place at the Fuqua Park Gazebo beginning at 8 p. m. and are free to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair.
In case of rain, the concert will take place inside the Duncan High School Auditorium, located at 1325 N. 19th St.
Fuqua Park is located on the east side of Highway 81 at Beech Street.
July 3- Founder’ s Day and Independence Day Celebration with Stephens County Historical Museum
For the Independence Day celebration July 3, Stephens County Historical Museum’ s Ned will make an appearance for photos and hanging out. The celebratory event will run from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. July 3 and bring a Founder’ s Day coronation at 11 a. m., a new exhibit for World War I diorama and a chance to discover woolly mammoth bones in an exhibition for one day only.
The day will also have Kiddieland open at noon and the 905 Train Depot Museum open, food trucks and live music. The event will also bring a corn hole contest, a hot dog eating contest and more traditional Fourth of July activities.
July 3- The‘ Red, White and Boom’
The“ Red, White and Boom,” will kick-off family fun at 5 p. m. Friday, July 3. The celebration will run through 9:50 p. m. at Abe Raizen Park and Jess Welch Sports Complex and is free and open to the public.
Beginning at 5 p. m., the event, hosted in partnership with The Chickasaw Nation’ s Chisholm Trail Casino, will bring a family fun zone with inflatables, face painting and games, food for purchase at food trucks, along with live music from“ Von Hawks Rising” and a fireworks show.
There will be parking in designated areas. Parking will close at 9 p. m. to prepare for the fireworks.
The family fun zone will run from 5:30-9 p. m., the food trucks will operate from 5-9:30 p. m. and entertainment by Von Hawks Rising will play from 5:30-9 p. m. The fireworks show will begin around 9:30 p. m. and end around 9:50 p. m.
July 9- Move in the Park
City of Duncan, Miller-Tippens Construction Co LLC and The Palace Theatre will present“ Movies in the Park” at Fuqua Park East July 9.
The movie will begin just after dusk( 9 p. m.) with free popcorn and a big screen experience outdoors. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.
The movie schedule is“ Lilo and Stitch”( 2025).
July 25- National Day of the Cowboy
On July 25, National Day of the Cowboy, a free community event, will take place from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center.
Entry tickets are $ 6 for adults, $ 5 for seniors 55 and over, $ 4 for children 5-17 and children 4 and under are free.
Marlow
July 4- Fourth of July Celebration
The annual Fourth of July celebration will take place Saturday, July 4.
The traditional celebration, since 1892, will begin at 9 a. m. with an old-fashioned, small-town parade with classic cars, bicycles, bands, horses and horse-drawn wagons.
Following the parade, family-fun will continue with activities and vendors at Redbud Park at 10:30 a. m.
Redbud Park will host an array of food, games and vendors.
The celebration will bring live music beginning at 6:30 p. m., followed by a fireworks show at 9:30 p. m.
The event is free and open to the public.
Velma-Alma
July 10- Velma Summerfest
The Town of Velma plans to kick off the summer months with fun for the entire family with its annual July festivities.
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