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The redbuds are popping. Patios are packed. The winter-white plains give way to waving green grasses as the clouds skate to the ends of the sky, not to return until 'round about Halloween.

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Spring is at hand in Oklahoma, and these are just a few of the signs. The gateway to a summer full of fun across the state yawns before you, lined with a collection of festivals and shindigs that are sure to satisfy both young and old.

From prairie chickens to Bigfoot, from jousting to chalk art, from vikings to world champion cow-chip flingers: <a href="http://thislandpress.com/03/15/2013/guide-17-best-oklahoma-festivals-for-april/" target="_blank">Here are the best festivals and things to do in Oklahoma this April</a>.