46th Annual
International Festival 2025
Festival Schedule
Friday, September 26, Festival Hours: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
5:45 pm: Opening Ceremony
6:45 pm: (North Stage) Headliner, Little Valley Farm & Exotics - Norman, OK Farm
7:30 pm: (North Stage) Headliner, Hydramatics - Blues band specializing in West coast jump / chicago / texas blues music
7:30 pm: (South Stage) Headliner, Mexican Folkloric Dancers - Mexican Cultural Dancers
Saturday, September 27, Festival Hours: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rockwall & Escape Rooms On Site
11:30 am -7:00 pm: (North & South Stages) local, international talents
7:30 pm: (North Stage) Headliner, Moetowne Alex and the Nightview Band - Soulful sounds of Motown music
7:30 pm: (South Stage) Headliner, Edgar Cruz and Flamenco Fantastico - Bringing sounds like flamenco, classical guitar to pop and rock favorites
Sunday, September 29, Festival Hours: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
12:00 pm-5:00 pm: (North & South Stages) local, international talents
2:00 pm: (South Stage) Headliner, Joe Coover Funky Monkey Magic
About the Festival
Lawton’s 46th International Festival is a free, three-day event to promote greater awareness and appreciation of Lawton’s diverse heritage. This family-oriented extravaganza is full of fun, food, children’s games and activities, demonstration artists, retailers, concerts, and multicultural experiences that make the Lawton Fort Sill Community unique.
This year’s festival will include amenities such as a children’s area, ATM, parking adjacent to festival grounds, restroom facilities, all completely handicap accessible, and more
Friday - Sunday, September 26-28, 2025
Elmer Thomas Park, 3rd & NW Ferris Ave, Lawton OK
Claire Trachte is the winner of the 2025 poster competition with her watercolor depiction of the Buffalo featuring the Oklahoma flag and the flags of the festivals founding members.
Select programming is made possible in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Oklahoma and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Oklahoma Arts Council is the official state agency for supporting and developing the arts. The agency’s mission is to lead in the advancement of Oklahoma’s thriving arts industry. The Oklahoma Arts Council provides approximately 425 grants to nearly 275 organizations in communities statewide each year, organizes professional development opportunities for the state’s arts and cultural industry, and manages the art collections at the Oklahoma State Capitol. More information is available at arts.ok.gov.
This project is also generously funded by the Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas state arts agencies.
FUNDING and /or SUPPORT FOR THIS EVENT IS PARTIALLY PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF LAWTON/ LAWTON HOTEL-MOTEL TAX FUND.