“Come run, walk, or crawl and then hangout at SOB for food and/or drinks! Any pace, any distance is welcome! We'll depart promptly 7pm from SOB! The route is around Elmer Thomas. I have maps for any distance you choose'“

Lawton Running Club

Garage sale

Lace up and light up the night with the Frost Your Fanny 5K!

Join us at Elmer Thomas Park as we kick off Holiday in the Park: Island of Misplaced Toys with this fun, family-friendly run! Participants of all ages are welcome, whether you walk, jog, or sprint, you’ll be part of the holiday magic.

Registration Details:
$25 — Ages 13 & under
$30 — Ages 14 & up
All participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt and medal!

Register online now or sign up on-site at 4:00 p.m. before the race begins at 5:00 p.m.

Stick around after the race for the Holiday in the Park Parade at 6:30 p.m. and the official lighting of the park — a full evening of festive fun for the whole family!

Neuro Night is a quarterly event hosted at the Museum of the Great Plains for special needs families in our community. Admission is free during the event. Our more stimulating exhibits will be disabled during this time

Bookstore opening

Stop by the Lawton Farmers Market to meet local authors, purchase books, & have them autographed.

Saturday, October 11

8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Family Friendly

Workshops:

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Photography for Self-Publishers, George Keck

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Self-Publication, Mike Gatliff

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Poetry, John Morris

11:30 am – 12:00 noon

Haiku, George Keck

Active Duty Military and Military Veterans Tickets are FREE!

This season, we commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II in the fall and 250 years as a Nation in July, during our quarter-millennial celebrations. Over three concerts, we share music in tribute to those who served and are currently serving, music from our allies in WWII, and American music at its quintessential best, All to commemorate and celebrate our American Anniversaries. We look forward to sharing our love of live orchestral music with all of you. To begin the new 2025-2026 season, a patriotic pops program featuring our local Lawton Philharmonic Chorus singing “God Bless America,” “Armed Forces Medley,” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” will serve as a tribute to all of our Armed Forces at the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII. The Orchestra will play iconic music associated with such occasions including Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, and Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams, with a special performance of Aaron Copland’s A Lincoln Portrait, narrated by Lawton’s own, Retired Colonel Albert Johnson, Jr. All that and more!