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Upcoming Events in Stilwell Oklahoma


May

4OK0301051e001 - Stilwell Annual Strawberry Festival - Stilwell Kiwanis Club has sponsored the annual Stilwell Strawberry Festival on the second Saturday in May since its first debut in 1948. The festival has continued throughout the years to be a highly anticipated event for the Stilwell community and visitors come to take part in the contests, 5K run, parade, berry auction, free strawberries and ice-cream servings, rodeos, carnival, arts and crafts and other events that make the festival a success each year.

Members of the Kiwanis continue to strive to hold the festival as a cornerstone event of the community and offer the community and its visitors hometown events that create fond memories that so many have shared for over 65 years.

Ph: 918-696-7845 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: festival@strawberrycapital.com
Web: www.strawberrycapital.com

October

28 Adair County Benefit Chili Cook-Off - Annual Adair County Benefit Chili Cook-Off is held the second Saturday in October on the Adair County Courthouse lawn. A section of Division Street is closed between 2nd and 3rd Streets to accomodate the chili cooks. The event usually kicks off around 8:00 am for the cooks to begin preparing their chili and then at 11:oo am all chilis are open for public tasting.

The Adair County Benefit Committee was created in October 2001 as a way for the people of Stilwell to make donations to help with the 9/11 crisis. After that first year, the committee localized the benefit and have made donations to the local Food Pantry, bought Christmas presents for foster children, and are now working towards building a park.

Address: Division Street between 2nd and 3rd Street , Stilwell, Oklahoma
Ph: 918-696-8105 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: tabitha@stilwellutilities.com
Fee: Free Adminission (Chili Tasting Kits $5.00)

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Starr Springs Monument

The Starr Springs area was first settled by the Benjamin Cooper family in 1834. It was the site of the Andrew Adair and George Washington Adair massacre in 1853

Stilwell, OK Monuments

Adair County Courthouse

After Governor Charles N. Haskell's declaration on May 6, 1910, that Stilwell was the permanent county seat of Adair County, the county records were moved from Westville to Stilwell for the last time. A two-story frame school building, erected in 1902, was used until 1908

Stilwell, OK Historic Courthouses

Veteran's Memorial

In 1992, this patriotic memorial to the veteran's of all wars was dedicated on the front lawn of the Adair County Courthouse. "Lest We Forget" those men who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the peace and security of their fellow man.

Stilwell, OK Memorials

Fairfield Mission Monument

"Established among the western Cherokees by Dr. Marcus Palmer in 1829 under the auspices of Boston based American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. First located in Pope County, Arkansas Territory, and known as Mulberry Mission.

Stilwell, OK Monuments


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