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Holiday Lights and Activities in Muskogee

Two dazzling drive-through holiday displays

Celebrate holiday traditions at The Castle of Muskogee and The Garden of Lights at Honor Heights Park with dazzling, lighted, drive-through displays, 5:30 pm to 10 pm every night from Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Eve.

Take a leisurely drive through Castleton Village filled with thousands of holiday lights and displays. The Castle drive-through is free and donations are gratefully accepted. Honor Heights Park displays over a million shimmering lights. The event is free on Mondays and Tuesdays and $10 per car Wednesday – Sunday.

Holiday activities outside in The Castle’s village, weather permitting, are Friday through Sunday from 5:30 pm to 10 pm.

Tractor-drawn Hayrides, $5 per person, depart every half hour. Rides on the cutest Christmas ponies are a holiday favorite for $10 per child. Live like a Wiseman on a Camel Ride for $8. Enjoy the lights with a tour from the conductor himself on the Castle Train for $10 per passenger. The train and hay rides are free for children under one year. To book the train throughout the week, call 918.687.3625 or email info@okcastle.com to reserve. Group rates are available.

Holiday activities inside The Castle are Friday through Sunday from 5:30 pm to 10 pm, November 24th through December 10th and open nightly December 15th through December 31st.

Explore gift shops with a wide assortment of holiday merchandise, inflatables, unique keepsakes and handcrafted items from a variety of craftspeople. Treat yourself to soups, sandwiches, cookies, and hot chocolate at Rudolph’s Cafe. Enjoy holiday movies or warm up by the fire in Chalice Hall. You can stock up on fireworks for New Year’s in the Christmas Shoppe from December 15th through December 31st. Visitors may also enjoy a variety of holiday activities: Crafting ornaments in Santa’s workshop, Wax Hands and Make Your Own Candle, Stuff it Up – Plush Adoptions ... and so much more!

Visit okcastle.com for a detailed schedule of each night’s activities and muskogeeparks.org for more information on Honor Heights Park.

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