Submit calendar items and photos by Wednesday for Friday’s Weekend section. Please include your phone number. E-mail features@muskogeephoenix.com, fax 684-2865 or mail to Features, P.O. Box 1968, Muskogee 74402. For information, phone Life Editor Leilani Roberts Ott, 684-2908.

DUSK ‘TIL DAWN BLUES FESTIVAL, 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday to Sunday, Down Home Blues Club, Rentiesville. Information: www.dcminnerblues.com or 473-2411.

OKRAFEST, downtown Checotah, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12. There will be entertainment, games, children’s activities, a car show, arts and crafts and food vendors. There will be free okra served along with an okra-eating contest. Information: Linda Burns, 473-4178.

GENE AUTRY OKLAHOMA FILM and Music Festival, Sept. 23 to 27, Gene Autry. Information: www.geneautryokmuseum.com

FIN AND FEATHER FALL FESTIVAL, Sept. 25 to 27, Fin and Feather Resort, Tenkiller Lake, near Gore.

HAUNTED CASTLE HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL, 6 to 10 p.m. weekends in October, The Castle of Muskogee, 3400 Fern Mountain Road. Nine different haunts in one location. From the scary to the non-scary. Enjoy the free haunted village. Dance under the big tent to your favorite monster music. Something for all ages. Information: 681-3625 or (800) 439-0658.

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL at Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 3, Muskogee Civic Center Market Square, Fourth Street and Okmulgee Avenue. Oklahoma-grown fresh produce, plants, herbs, flowers and bakery goods are offered on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Information: Doug Walton, 686-6939.

PAWS ANIMAL FEST, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24, Honor Heights Park. Pet contests include: Best trick, best tail wagger, cutest (costumes allowed), most unusual pet (you can describe or show why your pet is unusual). Police dog demonstrations, animal information, PAWS merchandise, concessions, door prizes. All pets on leash and vaccinated. Volunteers needed and anyone interested in having a booth at Animal Fest is asked to call 686-7297 or 682-7326.

FESTIVAL OF TREES, Nov. 11 to Jan. 2, 2010, Three Rivers Museum. Information: 686-6624.