Editing Enid, Oklahoma (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Park in Enid Oklahoma.jpg|thumb|left|Government Springs Park in Enid was originally a watering hole on the Old Chisholm Cattle Trail.]]
[[File:Pioneerfamilystatue.jpg|thumb|The Pioneer Family Statue by local artist, Harold Holden, outside the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.]]
Enid is home to the annual [[Tri-State Music Festival]] which was started in 1932 by Russell L. Wiley, who was [[Phillips University]] band director from 1928 to 1934. From 1933 to 1936, [[Edwin Franko Goldman]] headlined the festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tristatemusicfestival.com/Tri-State_Music_Festival/About_Us.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717104043/http://www.tristatemusicfestival.com/Tri-State_Music_Festival/About_Us.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |title=About Us |publisher=Tristatemusicfestival.com |access-date=2011-03-24}}</ref> The festival takes place each spring in Enid.

[[File:Actors from Gaslight Theatre at the Gazebo in downtown Enid, Oklahoma during Enid Lights Up the Plains.jpg|thumb|Actors from Gaslight Theatre at the Gazebo in downtown Enid, Oklahoma, during Enid Lights Up the Plains]]

In the summertime, Enid's [[Gaslight Theatre]] hosts a production of [[Shakespeare in the Park]], as well as year-round theater productions. The Enid Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1905 and is the oldest symphony in the state, performing year-round in the [[Enid Masonic Temple|Enid Symphony Center]]. Enid's [[Chautauqua]] in the Park takes place each summer in [[Government Springs Park]], providing five nights of educational performances by scholars portraying prominent historical figures. The Chautauqua program was brought to Enid in 1907 by the Enid Circle Jewish Chautauqua<ref>Beebe, Nelda Jo, "Madrigal Music" ''Enid Daily Eagle'', January 6th, 1976 reprinted in ''Garfield County Oklahoma 1907–1982,'' Vol 2., p. 816</ref> and is now produced by the Greater Enid Arts and Humanities Council.

Enid's [[Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center]] preserves the local history of the Land Run of 1893, [[Phillips University]], and Garfield County. The museum originated as the Museum of the Cherokee Strip in the 1970s, and reopened on April 1, 2011. Enid also commemorates its land run history each September by hosting the Cherokee Strip Days and Parade. The Humphrey Heritage Village next to the museum offers visitors a chance to see the original Enid land office and other historical buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasr.net/travel/city.php?Enid&Oklahoma&Humphrey+Heritage+Village&City_ID=OK0607015&Attraction_ID=OK0607015a002&VA=Y|title=Humphrey Heritage Village - Enid, Oklahoma|website=www.lasr.net}}</ref>

Visitors to Enid's [[Railroad Museum of Oklahoma]], located in the former [[Santa Fe Railway]] Depot, can see railroad memorabilia, explore historical trains, and watch model railroads in action. The [[Midgley Museum]] is operated by the Enid Masonic Lodge #80 and features the rock collection of the Midgley family. Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse, located in the former Alton Mercantile building in downtown Enid, is an arts and sciences museum, which features Adventure Quest, an outdoor science-themed playground. Simpson's Old Time Museum is a Western-themed museum by local filmmakers Rick and Larry Simpson. The pair closed their downtown business, Simpsons Mercantile, in 2006 to convert the building into a movie set and museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/apr09/apr27/Loveforthecowboylife.cfm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125134352/http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/apr09/apr27/Loveforthecowboylife.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=Love for the cowboy life |publisher=Hpj.com |access-date=2011-03-24 }}</ref>

George's Antique Auto Museum features the sole existing Geronimo car, once manufactured in Enid. The Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum records the history and culture of African Americans and Native Americans, featuring exhibits on Enid's former black schools (George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington), and opera star [[Leona Mitchell]]. Enid also has 26 of the 32 sites on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Oklahoma]].