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Chickasha, Oklahoma is fully part of the Heartland; grounded in hard work and family values. We take pride in our community and understand what it means to invest in it. We come together for family-focused fun at special events and throughout the year.

Rock Island Weekend

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Aerial photo of the 2021 Food Truck Championship.

The first weekend of every October, Downtown Chickasha is overrun by a triad of events. The Rock Island Arts Festival brings local artists, vendors, and performers to Chickasha Avenue all weekend long. The Rock Island Ride has routes for all skill levels, and all proceeds go to charity. And the Oklahoma Food Truck Championship draws 10,000 people as 35 food trucks from across Oklahoma and North Texas compete for $10,000 in cash.

Festival of Light & Christmastown

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For over 30 years, Chickasha’s Festival of Light—a volunteer-run, non-profit organization–has been transforming Shannon Springs Park’s 43 acres into a magnificent light display during the holiday season. What started out as a small group of local citizens with a dream to spark community spirit has become a nationally-recognized Christmas light display.

The enthusiasm that the Festival of Light creates for the citizens of Chickasha transcends the borders of Grady County, bringing in visitors each year from across the United States.  Much of the success of the festival is due to hard-working volunteers. A small board of directors leads the organization, meeting and planning all 12 months of the year. Our community volunteers serve as gate greeters, display designers, lighting crews, fundraisers, photographers, traffic guides, graphic artists, entertainers, and much more.

In 2020, Chickasha added a slightly weirder holiday attraction in the Chickasha Leg Lamp. The attraction, modeled after the infamous prop in “A Christmas Story”, also pays tribute to Noland James, the late Chickasha community leader and artist who created the prop’s predecessor. Originally inflatable, the Leg Lamp was replaced with a 50-foot, permanent fiberglass structure in 2022, which towers over Chickasha Avenue as part of the downtown park.

Naturally, Chickasha celebrates Christmas in July all month long, culminating in the Christmas Cooldown Block Party the last weekend of July.

Parks & Outdoor Recreation

Chickasha has 9 public parks, including 8 city parks and the new downtown park funded by the Chickasha Community Foundation. The Chickasha Parks System has picnic areas, community centers, basketball courts, splash pads, a swimming pool, and fishing at Lake Chickasha.

 

Small Town Perks

  • Chickasha’s cost of living is 13.3% lower than the national average (JobsEQ, 2021). A person making $50,000 in Chickasha would have to make $57,230 to have the same expendable income in Dallas.
  • No rush hour traffic! The average commute for someone living and working in Chickasha is 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Chickasha’s housing prices are below the national average. With new houses being built each month, there are homes available at every price point.

Visit Chickasha

Visit Chickasha is your guide to local restaurants, shopping, recreation, and events. Visit Chickasha is maintained by a partnership of the Chickasha EDC and the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce.

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