Oklahoma’s Route 66 Midpoint Corridor, a collaboration of 11 cities from Edmond to Sapulpa, received The Best Community Partner Award at Keep Oklahoma Beautiful’s Environmental Excellence Celebration on November 22, 2024. This award honors one organization that worked with Keep Oklahoma Beautiful to advance environmental sustainability in Oklahoma.

A new historic marker was unveiled in El Reno, Oklahoma honoring the history of the onion burger.

The Oklahoma Route 66 Association will have a table at this Sunday’s Cycle 66 event. Join us!

The drag racing series will span six tracks in five states, cruising Historic Route 66 from Missouri to New Mexico with many checkpoints in-between.

Last week, the Bristow Historical Society was awarded a grant by the Kubota Tractor Corporation for $10,000 to repair and enhance the town square around their historic train depot. Now they have a chance to increase that grant five-fold with community support.

Two new members were inducted into the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame, a tradition that goes back 30 years.

The NHTSA’s schedule of events to promote this campaign continues through July 26th and includes stops in all eight Route 66 states.

Local events across Oklahoma Route 66 are seeing larger crowds as excitement for the 2026 Centennial builds.

The heat didn’t prevent the community from showing up for Elk City’s Block Party and Rt 66 Festival June 14-15 at the city’s Ackley Park. Activities included a Friday night car cruise, Music in the Park, food trucks and vendors.