Photo courtesy Williams Route 66 Marathon

November’s community calendar is jam-packed.

In Tulsa, start the month at the PAC to hear Father Greg Boyle speak, courtesy Tulsa Town Hall. If you’re still in the Halloween spirit, head to the Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross through Nov. 9. You can sign up for or spectate at the Williams Route 66 Marathon, Nov. 23-24 in downtown Tulsa. And of course, holiday fun kicks off this month: Rhema Christmas Lights at Broken Arrow’s Rhema Bible College runs Nov. 27-Jan. 1; the Tulsa Botanic Garden of Lights runs Nov. 29-Dec. 30; and the Philbrook Festival runs through Dec. 29. Arvest Winterfest, with ice skating, carriage rides and light displays, is also happening Nov. 29-Jan. 6. 

Vist the OKC Fairgrounds for the OKC Train Show, Nov. 2-3. The Edmond International Festival is a can’t-miss event, Nov. 9 at the Edmond Festival Market, as well as the OKC Renaissance Festival, Nov. 9-10 at the OKC Fairgrounds. Holiday fun abounds with the OKC Zoo Safari Lights from Nov. 9-Jan. 1; the Oklahoma City Tree Lighting Festival, Nov. 12 at Mickey Mantle Plaza; and the Red Earth Treefest, Nov. 15-Dec. 31 at BancFirst Tower.

Don’t miss the Will Rogers Day Parade, Nov. 2 in downtown Claremore, and the Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 9 on Eufaula’s Main Street. Two light shows include Chickasha Festival of Light, Nov. 23-Dec. 31 at Shannon Springs Park, and Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights, Nov. 29-Dec. 22 at Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve in Bartlesville. 

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