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Okemah, Oklahoma

Okemah, Oklahoma

Okemah was named for Kickapoo Chief, Okemah, who lived one and one half miles east and one mile north of Harrah upon his original allotment where he died in 1936. Chief Okemah lived on the townsite of Okemah from March 1902 until a week after the opening which occurred on April 21, 1902. The agreeable and fine temperament of this old chief was really the cause of naming the town for him - noted for honesty, integrity, and uprightness - the name meaning "high man" or "person of high stature."

As the hometown of folk singer, Woody Guthrie, "Okemah was one of the singiest, square dancingest, drinkingest, yellingest, preachingest, walkingest, talkingest, laughingest, cryingest, shootingest, fist fightingest, bleedingest, gamblingest, gun, club and razor carryingest of our ranch towns and farm towns, because it blossomed out into one of our first Oil Boom Towns." The Annual Woody Guthrie Free Folk Arts Festival brings thousands of music lovers and folk entertainers to Okemah for five days of good ole music lovin' fun!

Experience Okemah with its clean, safe, friendly atmosphere. A variety of recreational and leisure activities, great schools, a strong retail environment and community spirit make Okemah a great place to visit, to raise a family, or retire.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Woody Guthrie Statue and Mural

The Woody Guthrie Statue was dedicated at the 1998 Free Folk Festival and placed in a memorial park in downtown Okemah. Painted on a wall adjacent to the park is this mural illustrating the life of Woody done by artist, DeAnna Wilson.

Okemah, OK Arts

Veteran's Memorial

The Veteran's Memorial honors those who served the United States of America in all wars with engraved emblems of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps.

Okemah, OK Memorials

Territory Town Museum

Walk along the boardwalk in Territory Town and look into the store fronts of the old western town. The museum exhibits include Civil War relics, Wells Fargo items, Indian artifacts, western memorabilia, and souvenirs.

Okemah, OK Museums

Okfuskee County Historical Society Museum

The county's past is explored through an early-day schoolroom display and a variety of other items, housed in a 1926 Masonic temple.

Okemah, OK Museums

Okemah Lake

Okemah boasts one of the most beautiful 1100 acre city lakes in the state of Oklahoma. Okemah City Lake complex offers superb fishing, water skiing, RV Park and camping. The 1998 Angler'

Okemah, OK Recreation

Things to do near Okemah, OK

Krazy Daze at the Butter Bean

HUGH sidewalk and inside sales citywide. July 19th to July 22rd, 7 AM to 7 PM! Up to 90% OFF!Startes at 717 E McElroy, Pione...

Langston University

Founded in 1897 and the only historically black college in the state. ...

Freedom Trail Playground

Equipped for disabled and able-bodied children; western frontier theme....