Lawton International Festival 2026 Brings 33 Food Vendors

One of the best parts about Lawton's annual International Festival are the food vendors serving up international cuisine. This year's festival, taking place Sept. 25, 26 and 27 at Elmer Thomas Park, will feature 33 food vendors.

Every year Lawton residents look forward to three days of diverse food, vendors and entertainment during the annual International Festival. As usual, festival goers will have several different international cuisines to choose from, like Greek, Mexican, Thai, and more.

International Festival Food Vendors

The annual International Festival always takes place at Lawton's Elmer Thomas Park. The food vendors will be lined up near the Holiday House, located on the east side of the park, close to the 3rd Street entrance off of NW Ferris Ave.

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the International Festival Committee released the full list of food vendors for the 2026 festival.

AJ Pilipinias
American Indian Club
Boujee Bovine
Carnival Eats & Treats
Comanche Burger Company
Dippin Dotts Ice Cream
F&R Greek Cuisine
Food2Go
G's Africarribean Kitchen
Hawaiian Snow
Horton's Fresh Squeezed Lemonade and Cotton Candy
Kolander's Concession/Big Lemon
Kona Ice NW Texoma
Lumpia & Halo Halo Haven
Madre's Tacos
Mithlo Family Feast
Momo's Kitchen
Nacho Madness
NFA Grill
Noel Concessions - Lemonade Factory
Pecos Pete's All Natural Tea & Soda
Poly Huli Huli Rib Chic
Pupuseria La Miguelena
Qte'a Boba
Rolling Cafe Concessions
Savvy's Food Truck
Seabon LLC
Sipn' Treats
Snowies Express
Squeeze Me Lemonade
Taste N Love
Tear It Up BBQ
Tee Tee's Wings, Burgers & More

International Festival Entertainment and Vendors

Lawton's annual International Festival also features three days of entertainment and sales vendors. Daily entertainment will feature local performing organizations and groups, plus evening headliners. A full entertainment schedule will be available closer to date.

Sales vendors will be set up for all three days of the festival. Below is a full list of sales vendors:

2D's - 3D's
All Things Kris
Blingy Buckle
Bricks and Hobbies
Christy's Collection
Distinctively Unique
Heck Graphics LLC
Journey Productions Kids Area
Just Kreationz LG
Keystone Vintage
Lawton Artists Face Painting & Henna
Linked By Deena
Loni's Handmade Keychains and More
My Little Pearl Bowtique
Raymond Zhen
Renewal By Anderson
Robert Lange Caricatures
Saguaro Bay and Luv Luv Car Freshie & Slime
TM Digital Art
Treasures From Africa
Trimble Sales

International Festival Parking

Lawton's annual International Festival is free and open to the public. Parking is also available for free in Elmer Thomas Park with overflow parking at the Museum of the Great Plains and the McMahon Memorial Auditorium. A shuttle service provided by LATS is also available for free.

For more information about Lawton's annual International Festival, visit the festival's official website and follow the festival's official Facebook page.

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