Over 200 exhibitors from six different states will gather in eastern Oklahoma for the 36th annual Fin and Feather Fall Festival set for Sept. 24, 25, and 26 at Fin and Feather Resort located on State Highway 10-A on the west side of Lake Tenkiller.

The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 24 and 25 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 26. There is no admission charge to the show and parking is free.

From its conception in 1969, the festival has steadily increased in size every year and is now one of the largest in the region, Lezlie Pool, festival coordinator, said.

The festival is housed in three permanent buildings with over 100 additional tent exhibits outside on the resort property.

Pool said while the majority of the exhibitors are from Oklahoma, there will also be craftspeople from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas who will have their work on display.

Exhibitors from the Sequoyah County area include Betty Bonebrake, Julie Cotherman, JoAnn Tinning, Jeaneen Johnson, and Hazel Purkey, all of Gore, Roselina McCoy of Vian, Glen Johnson of Sallisaw, and Sandy Morgan and Jimmie Smith of Muldrow.

Pool said in addition to the array of handmade arts and crafts, food will also be available. Outside concessions will include kettle popped corn, turkey legs, funnel cakes, baked potatoes, roasted ears of corn, Bavarian roasted almonds, roasted peanuts, corndogs, and much more. The Fin and Feather buffet will also be open during the festival, Pool said.

For more information about the festival, call (918) 487-5148.