List of festivals and events in Tulsa, Oklahoma facts for kids

This is a list of festivals and events in the U.S. state of Tulsa, Oklahoma:

Cultural

• Black Buggy Day - September, just east of Tulsa in Choteau
• Brookside ARTZZ - Peoria in September 23; jazz and art
• ChristKindlMarkt
• Conestoga - literary science fiction and fantasy convention held every July
• Festival Hispano - September
• Greek Holiday Festival
• Green Country Eco-Expo & One Love Music Fest
• Harvest Moon Festival - arts, crafts, gifts, and food; October
• I AM Yoga, Art + Music Festival - September
• Jenks Art On Main - October
• Oklahoma Chautauqua - historical tourism; free to the public; held each June on the campus of OSU-Tulsa
• Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival - September, just north of Tulsa in Bartlesville
• Pow-wow of Champions
• SCOTFEST - third weekend of every September
• ShalomFest
• Tokyo, OK (formerly Tokyo in Tulsa) - anime convention held every July
• Tulsa Indian Art Festival
• Tulsa Oktoberfest
• Tulsa Pride Festival
• Utsav India Fest - September, at the Pavilion at Expo Square

Film

• BareBones International Independent Film and Music Festival
• Red Dirt Film Festival
• Red Fork Film Festival (aka Red Fork Native American Film Festival)
• Sunny Side Up Film Festival
• Tonkawa Film Festival
• Tulsa Overground Film and Music Festival
• Tulsa United Film Festival

Music

• Backwoods Bash Music and Camping Festival - Stroud, Oklahoma, halfway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City
• Bluegrass and Chili Festival
• Brookside ARTZZ - Peoria; September; jazz and art
• CrawFest - held annually on the Saturday following Mothers' Day in May; Cajun cuisine and music
• Diversafest Music Conference & Festival (now defunct)
• EvoFest Music, Crafts, and Sustainability Festival - May
• Fall Fest - Flyin' W Ranch in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; second weekend in November
• Free Tulsa Music Festival - outdoor music event in Downtown Tulsa
• Hound Dog Blues Festival - in west Tulsa's Chandler Park, in September
• Jazz on Greenwood Festival
• Juneteenth Blues and Jazz Festival
• Reggaefest Green Country Eco-Expo & One Love Music Fest - July, at Jenks Riverwalk Crossing
• Rocklahoma
• Rock n' Rib Festival - hosted by the BOK Center; September
• Wunderfest - multiple stages for music; arts; food; August; River West Festival Park in Tulsa

Seasonal

• Blue Dome Arts Festival - May
• Brush Creek Bazaar - October 11–13
• Castle Christmas - at the Castle of Muskogee; features over 2000 holiday inflatables; open Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, 6pm-10pm
• ChristKindlMarkt - first weekend in December
• Christmas light display - Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, featuring over a million lights and props
• During Tulsa Summers
• Fall Fest at the Flyin' W Ranch in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - second weekend in November
• Gay Pride - in June, sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality
• Halloween Festival - at the Castle of Muskogee; every Friday and Saturday in October
• MayFest - May
• Oklahoma Renaissance Festival - at the Castle of Muskogee; every weekend in May
• Oktoberfest - October
• PSO Christmas Parade of Lights
• Psycho Path Haunted Attraction - 40 acres; Dark Ride; Shadow Box
• Wunderfest Wunderfest - annual music, arts and food festival in August
• Tulsa State Fair - end of September

Food

Many of the cultural and seasonal events feature a variety of specialty foods, such as ethnic foods of German and Scottish origin.

• Art of BBQ - downtown Tulsa, in September
• ChristKindlMarkt - bratwurst, strudel
• Food Truck Festival - Tulsa's Air and Space Museum - September
• Harvest Beer Festival - downtown Tulsa, in September
• Rock n' Rib Festival - hosted by the BOK Center; September
• First Draft Craft Beer Tasting - hosted by Tulsa Press Club - November

Other notable food-specific events in Tulsa and the surrounding area include:

• Bixby Corn Festival - Bixby, Oklahoma
• Porter Peach Festival - Porter, Oklahoma