Holiday Happenings

It's back! The Lawton, Fort Sill Holiday in the Park parade will return in 2022 on Saturday, November 19th. This year's theme will be "Beloved Christmas Movies."

Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit quite like Christmas lights and displays. Here are the top 10 Oklahoma "Must See" Christmas light displays you have to visit during the 2022 holiday season.

This Oklahoma drive-in theatre will help you get into the holiday spirit by showing all you're favorite Christmas movies and classics. So pile in the car for some festive family fun and head to the drive-in theatre for an unforgettable evening under the stars watching great movies together.

If you're looking for some festive family fun head to Oklahoma City, OK. to the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for Winterfest 2022. There are holiday movies being shown on the big screen, tons of displays, Christmas lights, and best of all, snow tubing!

There's a gigantic 40-foot leg lamp like the one seen in 'A Christmas Story' in this Oklahoma small town. As a matter of fact, the man who invented the infamous leg lamp was from Oklahoma and was born there, it's being built and dedicated in his honor. If you're a fan you have to make the trip and check it out!

This Sunday, December 19th (12-19-21) at Central Plaza in downtown the Lawton Academy of Music will be performing live in the center court helping to spread a little holiday cheer.

Get ready for some more festive, fall, family fun this weekend at "Holiday in the Park." Coming up this Saturday night (12-11-21) at 6:00 pm it's Christmas movie night at Elmer Thomas Park. They'll be showing the holiday classic "Elf" so bundle up, grab your lawn chairs and blankets, and head to the park for this outdoor Christmas movie night special event.

Have you made it to the "Holiday in the Park" yet? If not, you're missing out! You'll definitely want to head to Elmer Thomas Park this weekend for a very special meeting with the man in red as Holiday in the Park presents "Stories with Santa."

Have you ever wanted to live the movie "The Polar Express?" Well, you can actually do that in Oklahoma City, OK. with the Oklahoma City Polar Express Train Ride. You'll get to experience the movie like never before as it comes to life onboard a real train!

"You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town!" That's right the man in red will be coming to Lawton, Fort Sill to the Central Plaza in downtown Lawton.

The world's largest Christmas tree has been lit for the 2021 holiday season! Over the Thanksgiving weekend on "Black Friday" (11-26-21) the tree made its official debut as thousands of spectators attended "Enid Lights Up the Plains" in downtown Enid, OK. The event included live music, a parade, ice skating, food trucks, a holiday market and they lit "The One" Christmas tree and there were even fireworks!

Lawton, Fort Sill is getting its very own ice skating rink just in time for the holidays!