Saturday May 17, 2025

Rooster Days Run

The Rooster Days Run presented by TTCU Federal Credit Union is an annual 5k and Fun Run that coincides with the Rooster Days Festival in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Both the 5k and Fun Run start and finish at the festival (held at Central Park).  The course runs through Downtown Broken Arrow along Main Street.  All participants receive a cotton race shirt as well as a great finisher medal.  There will be food available post race, as well as beverages.  Bring the whole family + enjoy the race + stick around post-race to enjoy Rooster Days Festival!  For anyone under the age of 18, you can register for either the 5k or Fun Run at a discounted rate!

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*Price increases after April 17, 2025 at 11:59pm CDT

“Rooster Days” – A Local Tradition

Even though the rooster has just about disappeared, we still celebrate annually in what has come to be the oldest festival in Oklahoma known as Rooster Days. In the Spring of 1931, there was a thriving poultry industry on the farms and acreage surrounding Broken Arrow.  Secretary-Manager of the chamber at that time, Leo S. Wortman, came up with the idea of establishing a special day for farmers to bring to market their excess roosters.  On that first Rooster Day, about 5,000 pounds of roosters, more than two tons, were sold here. There were prizes for the best rooster, the biggest, noisiest, etc.  A highlight of the day was a sound system, which played music noisily all day. People gathered to visit and to enjoy each other’s company.