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John Riles with Midwest Farm Shows- People Are Excited the Delayed Tulsa Farm Show is Happening
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:29:09 CST
The tradition of the Tulsa Farm Show is back on track after the worries of COVID-19 put the 27th annual event on hold back in December 2020. On Opening Day of the 2020/2021 Tulsa Farm Show on the last Thursday of February, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays caught up with John Riles, Jr with Midwest Farm Shows to talk Tulsa and the other five locations where the company operates Farm Shows in a normal year.
Riles is proud of their two Oklahoma Shows- the Tulsa Farm Show, held most years in December at the River Spirit Expo Square on the Tulsa State Fairgrounds- and the Oklahoma City Farm Show- normally held in April at the Bennett Event Center at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Plans for 2020 in both locations were knocked off course- but Midwest worked with state and local officials and were able to shift dates for both shows- with Oklahoma City held in June last year while Tulsa shifted from December into February of 2021.
Riles says that they have been able to work through the COVID issues with success- but have had to postpone one show this winter- their annual Peoria Farm Show, because of limits on how many people could gather in any one location in Illinois.
As for the Tulsa show- it's slightly smaller this year compared to the 2019 event- but the vast majority of vendors were excited to some and be a part of this year's show.
Listen to Ron and John as they look back at the 27 years that Midwest has hosted this show- and how the show has grown and changed- click on the LISTEN BAR below.
As the advertising has said all 27 years for this show- admisssion and parking are free- Friday show hours are 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday is 9 AM to 4 PM. They are encouraging all those who attend to obey social distancing within the show and also wear a mask- a sign of these COVID times.
For more details about the 2020/2021 Tulsa Farm Show- click here for their website.
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