Good to Know
Okemah is the birthplace of Woody Guthrie — the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival each July draws folk music fans from across the country, and the town's connections to one of America's most important songwriters make Okemah a pilgrimage destination for music history enthusiasts.
Highlights
Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and a community fair in the rolling Cross Timbers country of the North Canadian River watershed.
Okfuskee County Free Fair Overview
The Okfuskee County Free Fair in Okemah is an August fair in the post oak and blackjack oak country of east-central Oklahoma, celebrating the cattle and agricultural heritage of a county famous as the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie and the setting of his Dust Bowl-era songs.
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