Downtown McAlester, Oklahoma
The hub of your next adventure, date night, or Saturday well spent.
The Railway District is the few blocks where downtown McAlester actually happens. Coffee in the morning and cocktails at night, shops worth a slow browse, live music, and the festivals the whole town turns out for.
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Dancing Rabbit Music Festival
Saturday 7 November
Live music in downtown McAlester four times a year, in its sixth season, with a Spotlight Series of smaller shows in between.
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The Grillmarks Festival Series
Saturday 7 November
An outdoor grilling competition that takes over downtown twice a year: ribeyes and birds in the spring, ribs in November.
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The Cookie Tour
Thursday 12 November, 4 pm
The same idea as the Chocolate Tour, with more sugar. You walk the district with a box, and there's something waiting at every stop.
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The Railway District Christmas Parade
Thursday 10 December, 6:30 pm
On a Thursday evening in December the street closes, the floats light up, and most of McAlester comes out to watch.
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Saturday7 November
Thursday12 November
Downtown’s own traditions
A few times a year the district puts on something of its own, and the street fills up.
7 NovemberDancing Rabbit Music FestivalLive music in downtown McAlester four times a year, in its sixth season, with a Spotlight Series of smaller shows in between.7 NovemberThe Grillmarks Festival SeriesAn outdoor grilling competition that takes over downtown twice a year: ribeyes and birds in the spring, ribs in November.12 November, 4 pmThe Cookie TourThe same idea as the Chocolate Tour, with more sugar. You walk the district with a box, and there's something waiting at every stop.10 December, 6:30 pmThe Railway District Christmas ParadeOn a Thursday evening in December the street closes, the floats light up, and most of McAlester comes out to watch.the Saturday of the tax-free weekend in early AugustCrazy DaysThe district's sidewalk sale day, when every shop puts its own deals out front.the first Saturday in MayThe Armed Forces Day ParadeMcAlester has held a parade on the first Saturday in May since 1947. It comes through downtown, and the district is on the route.one evening in FebruaryThe Chocolate TourOne evening in February you walk Choctaw Avenue with a card and a box, and every stop along the way hands you something worth the trip.in the days before ChristmasMcAlester’s $10,000 Christmas GiveawayA shop-local drawing that has run for around thirty years. The final draw happens on a stage at Second Street and Choctaw Avenue.
