Special Events There's nothing more fun than having guests come visit us during our special events and we invite you to do just that. Now in its 17th year, the Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum Film & Music Festival draws entertainers and spectators from all across the USA. Dates are September 24-28. Film & Music Festival The Museum's centerpiece event is the annual Film & Music Festival, held each September on the weekend closest to Gene Autry's birthday, the 29th. This year's dates are September 24-28. Advance tickets for the 2008 Film & Music Festival are now on sale. Country superstar Gene Watson (photo at right) heads up a list of headliners that includes Les Gilliam & his Silver Lake Band, Judy Coder & Pride of the Prairie, Eli Barsi, Johnny Western, Terry Smith, Liz Talley and the O'Roark Brothers. Film stars Barry Corbin, Robert Fuller, Roberta Shore, Lisa Montell and Alex Cord oin other celebrities, cowboy poets, storytellers and entertainers at this very special event. Click here for details. Headline entertainers for the 2007 event, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of Autry's birthdate, were "Riders in the Sky," the Grammy Award-winning crazy cowboy group (photo at right). Lots of special activities helped our wonderful crowd of attendees celebrate Mr. Autry's 100th birthday. Click on the photo at right to see more photos of the 2007 Film & Music Festival. |