Wonder City Wordfest is an annual celebration of poetry and community that began in 2014 as the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry’s ROMPfest. The day includes a variety of ways for people of all ages to stretch their creativity and be inspired by the beauty, joy and value of words, poetry, and community.
April 11, 2026
10:00-2:00
Schedule (Subject to change):
10:00-2:00, Museum is open for tours
10:30-11:00, Martial Arts & Haiku demo/writing
11:00-2:00, Kite-decorating & flying w/Tulsa Wind Riders
Noon-1:00, Presentation of Oklahoma Poem Awards
1:00, Kite-Decorating & Haiku Contest Awards
1:30-2:00, Matchbox car races & prizes
The festival and events are all free to participate in. April is both National Poetry Month and National Kite Month, so we celebrate both at the same time, with some help from Tom Wallbank of the Tulsa Wind Riders.
Tom will be on hand to help people put kites together and fly them. He will also have large kites of his own to fly that everyone can enjoy. The kites for the decorating contest are provided free of charge. The Matchbox car races are an off-shoot of the museum’s Route 66 exhibit. Bring a car and race for prizes!
The museum itself is highly interactive and provides a lot of entertainment. Plan to come and spend the day with us. The first 20 visitors will get gift cards.
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