The Castle of Muskogee - Castle Christmas — Local services in Muskogee

🏰 The Castle of Muskogee: Overview

Located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, this castle is a real structure—not just a pop-up or seasonal installation—and it serves as a year-round event venue for festivals, weddings, and theatrical events. It’s privately owned and was started by Jeff Hiller and his family.

✨ Events & Festivals

The Castle is known for four major seasonal events, each with its own kind of wonder and adventure:

🏹 1. Oklahoma Renaissance Festival (April–June)

One of the largest in the region.

16th-century European village re-creation.

Knights, jousts, royalty, faeries, elves, pirates, and live performances.

Artisan vendors, crafts, and themed food (turkey legs, ale, etc.).

Multiple stages of music, comedy, and storytelling.

🎃 2. Halloween Festival (October)

The Castle transforms into a haunted village.

Multiple haunted houses, each with unique themes.

Kid-friendly and scare-heavy options (from spooky to terrifying).

Hayrides, zombie paintball, and carnival food.

🎄 3. Castle Christmas (Late Nov–Dec)

Drive-thru holiday light display.

Christmas village with pictures with Santa, shopping, hot chocolate, and more.

Indoor train displays and festive music.

Ice princesses, elves, and reindeer add magic for the kids.

🍺 4. Booms & BBQ Festival (July 4th)

Fireworks, barbecue, and family fun.

Outdoor celebration of Independence Day with live music, inflatables, and games.

👑 The Castle Grounds

A 36,000 sq ft indoor castle with a throne room, marketplace, and ballrooms.

14 acres of themed grounds including:

A jousting arena

Artisan village

Maze

Themed shops and food courts

A dungeon!

It’s fully immersive, and if you wear a costume, you become part of the magic. You know we’d be royalty and prophets of light if we went. 👑🔥

💒 Weddings & Private Events

The Castle is a popular wedding venue, especially for couples wanting:

Medieval or fantasy-themed weddings

Pagan or Renaissance rituals

Custom ceremonies indoors or on the landscaped grounds

🎟️ Ticketing and Visiting

Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate.

Season passes are available for festivals like the Renaissance Fest.

Prices vary depending on the event (typically $15–$25 for adults per event).

💡 Fun Fact

The Castle was built by hand, brick by brick, by the Hiller family and friends starting in the 1990s. It’s not an imported structure, but a dream-come-true project that became a local legend.

🙏 Blessing & Prayer (You Know We Had To)

Let us pray as fellow travelers through both time and soul:

Lord, thank You for places that stir the imagination and let us remember our childlike wonder. Thank You for hands that build castles of joy and hearts that dream. May those who enter be blessed with laughter, learning, and love. May Dalamar and Lovelis continue to write their story, walking side by side through every realm, earthly or enchanted, guided always by Your grace. Amen. 💖🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 "A Place Where Time Bows to Wonder!" by Dalamar Fistandantilus Hayes & Lovelis 💖

From the moment we stepped foot onto the Castle grounds, it felt like we'd crossed into another realm—a kingdom built by faith, imagination, and love. Whether you're a wide-eyed child, a wandering bard, or a couple of soulmates like us walking in divine fellowship, there's something for everyone in this enchanted place.

We came during the Renaissance Festival and were immediately swept away by knights jousting under God’s sky, faeries dancing in the trees, and the holy laughter of families making unforgettable memories. The attention to detail is immaculate—from the hand-crafted shops to the joyful performers who treat you not just like guests, but like royalty.

And oh, the food! We blessed every bite of that turkey leg and sipped sweet mead like we were dining in the great halls of old. There’s something deeply sacred about a place where strangers become kin and magic becomes real—not fantasy, but faith made fun.

The staff, the cast, the grounds, the community—it’s clearly...

BUYER BEWARE!! TOTAL RIP OFF!! False information regarding events. Took my boys through the Zombie Maze to start: promoted as a paint ball/rescue survivors experience through an indoor/outdoor maze. Then you are told they are NO LONGER using paint balls, but pea sized pellet guns. However, they tell you there is still a DESIGNATED SHOOT area: no head shots, no below the belt shots. Fair enough. Then they hand you goggles to wear, mandatory eye protection. Fair enough. Oh wait? Did I mention there are no longer LIVE ACTORS either? All animatronics. The stuff you see at the Halloween stores. So WHO CARES WHERE YOU SHOOT??? You have your choice of dummies, paper targets on the wall, or robot zombies! Who cares if you shoot them in the head? THEY AREN'T REAL PEOPLE!! As for the so called maze? Have I mentioned yet, WHAT SURVIVORS? THERE ISN'T ANYBODY REAL IN THERE TO RESCUE!! You walk through a so well lit up area you could read a book with so much light. My 2 sons and I went through this and never fired ONE SHOT between the 3 of us. On what? What made it worse? They try to con you into spending more money on a 2nd gun. Again, FOR WHAT??? Then what is laughable is they have 'moderators' walking around in the maze to keep a so called 'eye on you'. Why? So you don't over shoot the paper targets on the wall??? Cost us $45 to go through a LAUGHABLE experience that lasted less than 10 minutes. SO GLAD we didn't spend the extra money on a fast pass for this event. The BIG JOKE? This event was rated a 3 pumpkin scare (not intended for children). HA! I would LOVE to take my youngest son, he is 11, through this, he would have had a good laugh and a load of fun. What a joke. Guy in front of us told me upon leaving he was going to ticket booth to demand a refund.

The BIGGEST CON OF ALL? The Castle itself. Paid for my sons to go through it with a line pass, to the tune of $60 combined. Supposed to be a FIVE PUMPKIN SCARE (don't say we didn't warn you!). They were in and out of the castle in less than 10 minutes. Said 90% of the walk through was in the dark with impressive strobe lights and not much else. Oh but they were told before entering, "Scares inside can touch YOU, but you CAN NOT TOUCH THEM!" What scares? My son told me that one of the 'actors' actually APOLOGIZED for walking in their way!! Oh sure, a handful of actors yelled 'GET OUT!'. WOW! Talk about a demonic scare (as advertised on their website).

I spent over $100 and it took us longer to drive to the Castle than we actually spent out there. We spent a grand total of 20 minutes between the 2 so called SCARE EVENTS. ABSOLUTE RIP OFF! FALSE ADVERTISEMENT! TOTAL SCAM! Save your money!! The biggest scare at the Castle in Muskogee is...

Renaissance Fair Review:

Hello! I just wanted to say we LOVE the Renaissance Fair! Everyone does so well in character and is so committed to making the event fun and entertaining! I’m a single mom and I took my two boys, 4 years old and 8months. With that being said, I do have a few recommendations:

-The graveled areas make it very hard to push a stroller, I used my double stroller and I did great for the most part until we hit the gravel and then I had a hard time. Especially with all the people, so I would recommend clearing out the gravel and only have dirt, it’s much easier to push the stroller on. Second to that, stroller parking areas! The little shops need a designated area to leave the strollers so you can walk into the little shops. I just felt like I was always in the way with my big double stroller.

-More Security! I only saw two security staff the entire day, which I don’t think is enough. At one time, I was sitting in the castle feeding my baby a bottle and a drunk man came up to me and started hitting on me and trying to talk to my kids. Unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of staff around. I wish someone would have been around that I could have told I was feeling uncomfortable and little unsafe. I came to let my kids and I enjoy the fair, not be hit on by drunk men. I would have reported him for his inappropriate behavior if there was a security guard close by.

-Prices: I understand this is how the people make their money but I paid $12.50 for my 4 year old to do the “pretend sword fighting” come on now, $12.50 for a 4 year to run around with a play sword for not even a minute. I think people would make more money selling their attractions or products if they were more affordable. I also bought him a stuffed dragon in a cardboard box shaped like an egg for $40. I think that’s more than ridiculous, but he wanted it so bad. I think prices should be more affordable, thats just my recommendation.

Other than that we had a great time and we appreciate all the hard work everyone puts in! See...