City of Edmond.

June 6 is a big day in Edmond. From 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Route 66 Road Rally - hit the Mother Road for the ultimate adventure!  Explore 26 destinations from Sapulpa to Edmond, meet new friends, and win amazing prizes. Start anywhere along the route stopping at checkpoints along the way to check in via smartphone for a chance to win $1,000.

Registration is $25 per vehicle register at www.100greatestmiles.com anytime before noon on June 6.

This is not a timed event, so take your time cities along the way. Shop, eat, play, visit, learn, and take photos to make the most of your experience! The grand prize of $1,000, along with many other exciting prizes, will be awarded at our official after-party at The Chicken Shack in Arcadia, OK, on June 6th at 6:00 PM. All vehicles and ages are welcome.

About the Route 66 Midpoint Corridor

Known as the 100 Greatest Miles of Route 66,is a coalition of 11 Oklahoma communities dedicated to preserving and celebrating our stretch of Historic Route 66. Our mission is to "Unify, Beautify, and Preserve” this iconic roadway, ensuring its vibrancy for generations to come. The towns of Edmond, Arcadia, Luther, Wellston, Chandler, Davenport, Stroud, Depew, Bristow, Kellyville, and Sapulpa are committed to maintaining the timeless beauty of Route 66. Through ambitious clean-up and beautification projects and fun, engaging family events, we strive to drive traffic to each city and celebrate the history of America’s Mother Road. With a vision to create an unforgettable experience for travelers and locals alike, we are dedicated to rejuvenating and honoring the spirit of Route 66 while showcasing its historical significance. For more information or to register for Road Rally 2026, visit www.100greatestmiles.com.

Post Road & 15th Street (parking lot next to the Edmond Water Tower) 

Celebrate the opening of a new wooden boardwalk, pavilion and launch pad for mountain bikes at Arcadia Lake. For the past six years, Oklahoma Mountain Bike Association (OMBA) Trail Manager "Turbo Joe” Miller and a dedicated team of volunteers have worked alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transform Arcadia Lake’s east side from just 1.5 miles of trail into more than 15 miles of premier mountain bike trails and features. Through a successful Army Corps Partnership Handshake Grant and the support of generous community sponsor, the project expanded far beyond its original vision. New amenities include The Launch Pad pavilion and drop-in platform, picnic areas, changing stations, professional trailhead signage, bridges, boardwalks, and a spectacular 300-foot elevated boardwalk overlooking the trail corridor below. The June 6 grand opening celebrates years of collaboration between volunteers, local businesses, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the mountain biking community, further establishing Arcadia Lake as one of the premier mountain bike destinations in the Oklahoma City metro area.

The festival is themed around Edmond’s Route 66 icon, the Blue Hippo. Free family-friendly activities, performances, artists and all things blue. In addition to carnival-style activities, visitors can participate in hippo and Route 66 Trivia throughout the park. Be part of a community art project and hippo-themed activities, such as the Hungry Hippo game station. Try to win a Hot Wheels race, tour the Historic Rodkey House and American Legion Hut, or purchase one of the hippo art pieces being created LIVE during the festival. Just to create the right atmosphere, visit the 30 blue classic cars and trucks on 4th street, and musicians will perform the BLUES and pop in the park pavilion.

Musicians at the Pavilion:

4-5:30 Big G Blues Band with Garrett Jacobson

6-7:30 From A to Z, pop with Zach and April Gaddis

8-9:30 OK3, contestants on Season 25 of "The Voice”

Performances:4-6:00 Soltani Music School Performances

4-6:00 Bart Taylor, Roper

4-7:00 Dancing with Grandma

4-7:00 Blue Hippo Storytime with Anita, each hour

5-7:00 Troy Scott, magician

5:30-6 Ballet Folclórico Xochipilli OKC

6:30-7:30 McTeggart Irish Dancers of OK

7-8:00 Chelsea Parks, Hooplahoma

Live Art Demonstrations:

4:00 Jay Tracy (painter) and Clint Stone (painter)

5:00 Talla Jurney (youth painter) and Matthew Nelson (painter)

6:00 Forrest McKinley (cartoonist) and Katelyn Noel Knick (painter)

7:00 Troy Scott (caricatures) and Elizabeth Czaplinski (printmaking)

8:00 Janet Funk (etching) and Sara Whitehead (mixed media)

Visit EdmondHistory.org for further information and continuous updates.

Edmond Electric is accepting entries for their annual Touch-a-Truck event set for Saturday, June 6, 2026 on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma.

Touch-A-Truck is a fundraising event benefiting The Hope Center of Edmond, allowing kids of all ages to experience life-size vehicles and interact with community support leaders like police officers, firefighters, construction workers, and many more. Edmond’s own fire trucks and police cars, an Edmond Electric bucket truck, a solid waste truck, plus much more from the community like tow trucks and storm tracker vehicles will be available for hands-on exploration.

Admission for the Touch-A-Truck event is a suggested $2 donation with all proceeds going to The Hope Center of Edmond to benefit residents in need.

The last event displayed over 30 different vehicles, kid-friendly characters, and face painting for kids to enjoy and raised $6,500 for The Hope Center of Edmond.

This event is free for companies/organizations who are willing to bring out their unique vehicles for display and interaction. Due to the interactive style of this event, entries will NOT be accepted that only have a booth-type setup. 

Continuing in 2026, we will have a quiet hour from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. to accommodate those sensitive to loud noises. During this time, no horns or loud music will be allowed. 

 If your group or organization would like to participate in this kid-friendly event, sign-up information can be found at Edmond Electric Touch-a-Truck | Edmond, OK - Official Website , or you may contact Jeanie McCollom at 405-216-7671 or jeanie.mccollom@edmondok.gov. Sign-up forms, found on our website, are due May 21, 2026, along with UCO’s Waiver. A Certificate of Insurance will need to be provided with the City of Edmond listed as the additional insured.

Registration is open for participants and volunteers for the 27th annual University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to participate in various competitive sporting events, June 11-14, on Central’s campus and throughout the Edmond, Oklahoma, community. 

The UCO Endeavor Games is the nation’s largest multi-sport, multi-disability event. The 2026 games include 12 sports—air rifle, archery, cycling, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair softball, wheelchair tennis and boccia.

The registration cost to participate in the games is $40 through Thursday, May 14, and will increase to $55 Friday, May 15.

 "We are excited to host the 27th annual UCO Endeavor Games and continue to welcome athletes from across the nation to Central’s campus,” said Leigha Pemberton, assistant director of partnerships and events at UCO.

"Year after year, this event reflects the incredible commitment of our volunteers and community partners, whose passion and support help create a meaningful, competitive and inspiring experience for every athlete involved.”

Volunteers are needed for various positions, including multiple sports clinics, packet pick up, goodie bag prepping, special events and more. Volunteers under 14 need to have a parent or guardian volunteer with them. Volunteers are encouraged to register early to guarantee the preferred T-shirt size.

The games will open Thursday, June 11, with a day of sports clinics and camps for aspiring athletes, as well as a welcome party at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena, 14613 N. Kelley Ave., Edmond. The competition kicks off Friday, June 12, with powerlifting, archery, cycling, tennis and wheelchair basketball in the morning, air rifle shooting throughout the day and an evening of swimming at the Edmond Mitch Park YMCA, 2901 Marilyn Williams Dr.

Saturday’s events feature track and field at Edmond North High School, 215 W. Danforth Road, and Santa Fe High School, 1901 W. 15th St., Edmond, and boccia, followed by sitting volleyball at the UCO Wellness Center and an athlete celebration at the Pelican Bay Aquatic Center, 1034 S. Bryant Ave., Edmond. The games conclude Sunday, June 14, with wheelchair softball at the Hamilton Field House parking lot and indoor archery and table tennis at the UCO Wellness Center on Central’s campus.

Competitions will be at several sites across UCO and Edmond. All events are free and open to the public.

Central is an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site and host training site for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Sitting Volleyball teams.

For more information about athlete and volunteer registration or a complete schedule of events for the 2026 UCO Endeavor Games, visit www.endeavorgames.org/edmond/.

For more information about the UCO Endeavor Games, contact Pemberton at lpemberton@uco.edu or 405-974-3160.