ENID, OK - BuzzHead Radio sat down with the Enid A.M. AMBUCS Four Musketeers that started Enid's Summerfest. Ross Dillon, John Criner, Kip Miles and Dave Osborn spent an hour reminiscing about the popular annual event and gave us details about how it all started.
Mid-America Summerfest began in the summer of 1986 running annually for six years until it ended in 1991. Summerest was put on and organized by the Enid A.M. AMBUCS as a fundraiser and a three-day community event. It was originally conceived as a celebration to lift spirits of Northwest Oklahoma residents.
The festival promised to be top-notch entertainment for the whole family. It was a combined effort of the AMBUCS working in cooperation with other local civic clubs and the City of Enid. It took hundreds of volunteers that spent countless hours in preparation for each celebration.
Summerfest was most well known for the hot air balloons but there was a very wide variety of activities. Exhibits and displays included antiques cars, lumberjacks, antique engines & steam show, Skoal Bandit racing car, Kodak Chipmunk aerobatic plane, fireworks, arts & crafts, commercial booths, petting zoo, bands, Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, Magicians of Taipei, comedy, food, and much, much more.
Enid Buzz will be updating this page with more photos, videos, posters, publications and stories from Summerfest. Stay tuned! We're just getting started.
Listen to our hour long Podcast interview about Summerfest. Click the play button and the podcast will load and play.
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I was wondering if Chris ever found out what is was that traveled thru Enid about 2 weeks ago. I’m talking about the LARGE what ever is was that he showed being pulled west on 412. What was it? Inquiring minds want to know.
We believe it was a pressure cap for a large container, not a movie prop.
just got the 86 poster at an estate sale. I thought there was music at the fest??