Annual Events

Labor Day

Labor Day is Henryetta's biggest celebration every year!

Labor Day events include:

• Labor Day Carnival
  
  The Labor Day Carnival opens on the Thursday before Labor Day, and continues throughout the holiday.
  
  The carnival grounds are located on East Main Street near the football and baseball fields.
  
  
• Annual Labor Day Gospel Concert
  
  Many great gospel groups come to play at Henryetta's Labor Day Gospel Concert inside the Henryetta High School Auditorium on the Saturday before Labor Day.
  
  
• Miss Labor Day Beauty Contests
  
  Labor Day Baby contests and the Miss Labor Day Beauty Contests are held each year in the Henryetta High School Auditorium on the weekend prior to Labor Day. The winners are honored in the Labor Day Parade every year.
  
  
• Living Legends Rodeo
  
  
The Living Legends Rodeo is held on the Sunday before Labor Day and on Labor Day every year inside the Living Legends Rodeo Arena in Nichols Park. The Sunday performance begins at 8:00 p.m., and the Labor Day performance begins at 2:00 p.m. Over 1,500 spectators come to see about 300 cowboys and cowgirls compete at the Living Legends Rodeo every year. Rodeo events include bull riding, barrel racing, team roping, steer wrestling, calf roping, bare back riding, and saddle bronc riding. Event concessions include food, drinks, and candy.
For more information about the Living Legends Rodeo, call Mark Hiatt at (918) 652-3988 or Tammie Hiatt at (918) 652-0242.


• Labor Day Car Show
  
  The Labor Day Car Show began at 8:00 a.m. on Labor Day in 2005. Many classic and unique vehicles were featured in the car show last year. The car show winners received a lot of recognition, trophies, and other gifts. Most of the car show entrants participated in the Labor Day Parade last year as well, and the winners were showcased during the parade.
  
  
• Labor Day Parade
  
  The Henryetta Labor Day Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on Main Street in Henryetta. Thousands of spectators gather on Main Street to watch this parade each year.
  
  
• Labor Day Games
  
  The Labor Day Games for children and adults begin shortly after the Labor Day Parade, and continue throughout most of day. Last year's games included the Fish Scramble, Frog Hoppin Contest, Terrapin Race, Egg Toss, Brick Throw, Penny Hunt, Wheel Barrel Race, and the Baby Crawling Contest, just to name a few.
  
  
• Labor Day Barbeque Dinner
  
  Local labor organizations host the Labor Day Barbeque Dinner every year around noon at the Henryetta Civic Center. Last year the meal only cost $5.00.
  
  
• Fireworks at dusk
  
  Labor Day always ends with a bang in Henryetta with a professional fireworks show at Cameron Field.

Halloween Treat Day

October 31

Henryetta's Main Street merchants host the Annual Merchants Halloween Treat Day by handing out candy to hundreds of trick or treaters each year. Parents bring their children to the Territorial Park after school on Halloween, and large groups are given a list of participating merchants along Main Street. The groups stop at each participating merchant to trick or treat, and most merchants give candy to even the oldest trick or treaters in costume. Halloween Treat Day provides a safe, secure environment for youngsters to trick or treat. Parents are always encouraged to escort their children throughout the walking tour.

Christmas Give-A-Way

The Christmas "Santa Bucks" Give-A-Way is sponsored annually by the Chamber Retail Merchants Committee. Shoppers receive one ticket for every $20 purchase made at any of the participating merchant shops. A drawing is held on a Saturday approximately two weeks before Christmas in Veteran's Park just east of the Henryetta Public Library. Each year, a lucky shopper wins $3,000 in Santa Bucks, which may be spent at any of the participating retailers. The primary sponsors for this event are American Exchange Bank, First Family Credit Union and the First National Bank of Henryetta.