April means that spring is in full bloom and the weather will (hopefully) start to even out! This
month Claremore has a lot going on and we hope that you can stop in for some family fun. From indoor events to kayaking on the lake, Claremore has it all in April!
April kicks off with the Claremore Home and Garden Show! On April 4th and 5th, we invite you to come out to the Claremore Expo for all your home and garden needs! The event is open on Friday, April 4th from 10am until 7pm and then again on Saturday, April 5th from 9am until 6pm. The best part is that admission is free! Get all the information and quotes you need in one place for your spring and summer projects!
On April 10th from 4pm-8pm we invite you to join us in Downtown Claremore for the Spring Open House! Participating businesses will have snacks, discounts and giveaways! There will also be a fun game of Small Business Bingo happening so be sure to grab you Bingo card at one of the participating shops. For more fun and exciting events hosted by our local shops in downtown please visit their facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClaremoreDowntownShoppingDistrict
The Claremore Museum of History alongside the Cherokee Nation will officially kick off
Oklahoma’s Route 66 Centennial with the Andy Payne Route 66 Race! Registration for the
April12th race is open now so don’t get left in the dust on this one! Find more details and the link for registration at https://claremoremoh.org/andypayneroute66/
The Claremore Expo Center welcomes The Green Country Hamfest on April 11th and 12th. This
event features a variety of vendors and speakers on the lost art of Ham Radios. On Friday the
doors are open from 4pm until 9pm and Saturday from 8am until 3pm. Admission is $10 per
person. For more information please visit www.greencountryhamfest.org.
Next at the Expo Center is the highly anticipated Rogers County Senior Fun Day! On April 15th, we invite Rogers County Senior Citizens and Caregivers of Senior Citizens to this fun filled day of bingo, health screening, lunch and door prizes! This year the theme is Planting Seeds of Wellness and will feature entertainment by Duke Mason (Elvis impersonator). Doors open at 8am and admission is free!
The Rogers County Master Gardeners will be having their Annual Plant Sale at the County Building on the Expo Center property Saturday, April 19th beginning at 8 am. Come out and get ready for spring with everything you’ll need to plant!
Woolly Weekend at Shepherd’s Cross is a fun, annual event April 24th through 26th showcasing “sheep to shawl” starting with shearing wool from sheep and taking it to spun yarn and other wool products. They’ll have a variety of kids activities, farm animal area, educational farm museum and more! This event is open 10 am to 7 pm each day, suggested donation is $5 per person.
Spring brings back live racing to the Will Rogers Downs track. Throughout the month of April, you can catch a Thoroughbred meet Monday and Tuesday with a couple of Wednesdays thrown in the mix as well.
Back again this year at the Mowtor Speedway is the Sling’N Dirt Nationals Lawn Mower Races. Races will start at 3pm and they are free and entertaining to watch so bring the whole family. Also, this month at Will Rogers Downs is the Made in Oklahoma/Oklahoma Handmade craft and Vendor Show on April 12th and 13th. On Saturday enjoy a variety of Made in Oklahoma vendors from 9am -6pm and then on Sunday from 11am – 3pm. Parking and admission are free.
There are so many other wonderful events happening this month, so I encourage you to visit our website at http://www.visitclaremore.com/.
