Around Edmond: Citizen’s Bank of Edmonds Heard on Hurd celebrates our military this Saturday in Downtown Edmond!

The nation’s largest monthly food truck event features three dozen food trucks, shopping and local music with the 77^th Army Band to headline

 Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Heard on Hurd will return to downtown Edmond on Saturday, September 16 from 6pm-10pm. The monthly food truck event and concert series will be on Broadway, between 1^st and Hurd. In addition to hosting live music and a variety of food trucks and pop-up shops, this month’s event will honor our military.

“More than twenty percent of our team has served or is currently serving in the armed forces. Citizens Bank of Edmond is committed to supporting, honoring, and giving back to service members and their families,” said Jill Castilla, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, ROGER, and founder of Heard on Hurd. “We will have all military branches represented at this month’s Heard on Hurd and look forward to honoring them throughout the evening. Citizens Bank of Edmond recently launched the new military bank, ROGER, to further support the military community.”

Taking the Heard on Hurd stage this month will be:

• Edmond Youth Choir at 5:30PM, featuring Heritage Elementary students,
• The Old Bulldog Band at 6:00PM, featuring Edmond musicians who have been playing together for 50 years performing songs that made up the soundtrack to their days at Edmond High School,
• Josh Roberts at 7:20PM, Oklahoma City-based independent singer/songwriter/guitarist who cut his teeth in Nashville, TN; performing original pop music, and
• 77^th Army Band at 8:40PM, also known as “The Pride of Fort Sill!”, performing their “Why We Serve” show as they proudly represent the men and women who selflessly serve in the United States Army, the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. “The Pride of Fort Sill!” consists of the finest musicians across the United States who perform over 430 missions annually in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas.

The September 16^th event will host more than 60 food trucks and pop-up shops.

The UCO ROTC will present the colors just before 6pm, prior to the first band taking the stage. Attendees can also visit with several military recruiters who will be at Heard on Hurd.

Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Community Lobby will feature kids activities including photos with Captain America and Captain Marvel.

Heard on Hurd was started by Citizens Bank to revitalize downtown Edmond, showcase Oklahoma’s homegrown talent and small businesses and provide sustainable support to the Edmond Public Schools Foundation. In its 10^th season, the event has drawn almost 2 million attendees, resulting in more than $60 million in economic impact and a transformed downtown Edmond small business community. Heard on Hurd was named the Urban Land Institute’s “Best Community Building Effort” and is regularly recognized as one of the state’s favorite events. Stepping into the footsteps of the legendary H&8^th food truck festival, Heard on Hurd is now both the nation’s largest monthly food truck event as well as America’s most popular monthly original music concert series.

To find out more about the event, follow Heard on Hurd on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the website at www.mycitizens.bank/heard-on-hurd.