DURANT, Okla. (October 6, 2026) – Choctaw Music Fest is bringing the local sound home with Wyatt Flores, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Kings of Leon, all of whom have Oklahoma ties.
The Choctaw Music Fest will be held at the Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant Grand Theater, Thursday, Oct. 8 to Sunday, Oct. 11.
Wyatt Flores, a country singer from Stillwater, Oklahoma, kicked off the Music Fest on Thursday, October. 8. He emerged on the music scene in 2023 with his single “Please Don’t Go,” before releasing his debut album, “Welcome to the Plains,” in 2024. He is preparing for the release of his sophomore album, “Scared of Heights.”
Cross Canadian Ragweed, a staple of the Red Dirt Music Scene, was formed in Yukon, Oklahoma, in 1994 and gained a cult following across Oklahoma and Texas. The band, whose hits include “Alabama,” “Sick and Tired” and “This Time Around,” was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2025. Cross Canadian Ragweed tickets for Friday, October 9, can be purchased here. Saturday’s concert is sold out.
Kings of Leon, the alternative rock band behind the 2010 hit “Use Somebody,” is closing out the Choctaw Music Festival on Sunday, Oct. 11. Three of the four band members spent part of their early years growing up in Oklahoma before moving to Tennessee, where they would form Kings of Leon. They have four GRAMMY Awards and two Brit Awards. Kings of Leon is sold out.
About Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla.
Located an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant is a AAA Four Diamond casino resort, entertainment and convention destination in southeastern Oklahoma. The casino has more than 7,400 slot machines, table games, a poker room, and the largest non-smoking gaming floor in America featuring 5,400 slots and 82 table games. The resort offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and seats more than 3,000 at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award-winning Grand Theater. The resort also includes more than 1,600 luxurious rooms and suites, 20 restaurants, 21 bars and lounges, six retail stores, two fitness centers, a spa, and two outdoor pools and a water park. The family-friendly District offers guests 20 bowling lanes, a 6-screen premier movie theater, 70 arcade games and dining options. Additionally, guests can enjoy the Choctaw RV Park located across from the casino. For more information, visit choctawcasinos.com.
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