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Blackberry pie. Arm wrestling. Watermelon seed-spitting, a boot tossing, a raffle decided by a turkey. In other words, there’s more to Fourth of July in Oklahoma than flag-waving and pyrotechnics. Though there’s certainly plenty of those things, too. 

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Oklahoma is home to some of the largest fireworks displays in the midwest, and our Independence Day parades—especially the ones in our small towns—are second to none. <a href="http://thislandpress.com/06/27/2013/guide-best-oklahoma-fireworks-and-fourth-of-july-parties/" target="_blank">In this guide</a> you’ll find the roads that lead to both, and so much in between: a regatta and a city-wide picnic in our two largest metros, with watermelon chunkin’s, night swimming, and huckleberry milkshakes where the night stars shine brightest.

<h2><a href="http://thislandpress.com/06/27/2013/guide-best-oklahoma-fireworks-and-fourth-of-july-parties/" target="_blank">GUIDE: Fireworks and Fourth-of-July Celebrations in Oklahoma</a></h2>