October 2, 2025 · Events
Mahogany & Chrome Classic Boat Show 2025
Oct. 2–4, 2025 at Cherokee Yacht Club & Marina in Afton — Heartland Classics / ACBS antique and classic wooden boats back on Grand Lake.
Source: Heartland Classics →Grand Lake Today / Grand Lake News Journal / 2025
2025 Lake Journal
11 entries from 2025. Daily Grand Lake Today posts first, then community events, city notices, and lake news — newest first.
October 2, 2025 · Events
42nd Pelican Festival at Wolf Creek Park
Oct. 2–5, 2025 at Wolf Creek Park in Grove — the 42nd Pelican Festival with carnival, parade, car show, arts & crafts, and Miss Pelican as white pelicans stage on the lake.
Source: pelicanfestok.com / City of Grove →September 10, 2025 · Events
Born & Raised Festival 2025 in Pryor
Sept. 10–13, 2025 at the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds — country and Red Dirt festival returning for another Labor Day–era weekend near the lake.
Source: TravelOK / festival listings →September 3, 2025 · Events
Delaware County Free Fair 2025 in Jay
Early September 2025 at the Jay fairgrounds — Delaware County’s free fair with exhibits, rides, and community nights for the east-of-the-lake county seat.
Source: TravelOK →August 29, 2025 · Events
Rocklahoma 2025 at Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds
Aug. 29–31, 2025 at the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor — Labor Day weekend rock festival near Grand Lake.
Source: TravelOK / festival listings →July 17, 2025 · Community
Grove Area Chamber Awards Gala 2025
July 17, 2025 — Grove Area Chamber’s annual awards night recognizing community and business leadership (2025 venue: Shangri-La on Monkey Island).
Source: Grove Area Chamber of Commerce →July 12, 2025 · Events
Wolf Creek Nationals drag boat races 2025
July 12–13, 2025 at Wolf Creek Park in Grove — another year of KDBA drag-boat racing on Grand Lake’s north shore.
Source: Grove Area Chamber of Commerce →July 5, 2025 · Events
Grand Lake Fireworks at Pensacola Dam / Disney 2025
Early July 2025 (TravelOK listed July 5) — fireworks between the spillways at Pensacola Dam / Grand River Dam, with shoreline viewing from the Cherokee Area / Grand Lake State Park side.
Source: TravelOK →July 4, 2025 · Events
Duck Creek Fireworks returned July 4, 2025
July 4, 2025 on Duck Creek — the lake’s long-running Independence Day show continued, donation-supported with GRDA boating rules in the cove for the night.
Source: Duck Creek Fireworks / GRDA →June 12, 2025 · Events
Toes in the Grand Summer Festival 2025
June 12–15, 2025 at Wolf Creek Park in Grove — Grove Chamber summer kickoff with hydro races, carnival, music, and a car show.
Source: Grove Area Chamber of Commerce →April 1, 2025 · Community
Grove / Grand Lake Day at the Oklahoma Capitol 2025
April 1, 2025 in Oklahoma City — Grove Area Chamber legislative advocacy day at the State Capitol for Grand Lake–area priorities.
Source: Grove Area Chamber of Commerce →Sources include GRDA, City of Grove, Grove Chamber, City of Miami, ODWC, Grand Lake Living, 360GrandLake, and the Grand Lake Association. News coverage is separate from paid sponsorships.
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