Muskogee's Azalea Festival

Friday, April 13th 2007, 9:21 am

By: News On 6

The annual Azalea Festival in Muskogee is now underway with a number of activities planned this weekend. Muskogeeâ€™s Honor Heights Park is the center of the festival. The 122-acre park features over 30,000 azaleas.

Along with a number of activities planned around Honor Heights Park, there is the annual Azalea Festival parade through downtown Muskogee and a Chili Cook-off and Barbeque contest at the cityâ€™s Civic Center parking lot on Saturday.

Muskogee has hosted the festival since 1967.

News On 6 anchor Omar Villafranca is looking forward to the Chili Cook-off and Barbeque contest. [Read Omar Villafrancaâ€™s blog]

For more information about the Azalea Festival, click here.

For more information about the Chili Cook-off and Barbeque contest, click here.