Family-Friendly Festivals in the Tulsa Area

Tulsa is full of family-friendly festivals all year long. Get out your calendar and plan which festivals your family will be checking out this year!

JUNE

Bartlesville Sunfest

• When: May 31-June 2
• Where: Sooner Park, located at Madison Blvd. and Tuxedo Ave. in Bartlesville

Sunfest is an annual arts and crafts festival that brings the best mix of music, art, food, and activities available in Green Country.

deadCenter Film Festival 

• When: June 6-9
• Where: Oklahoma City, OK

Learn more at deadcenterfilm.org.

OKM Music Festival

• When: June 7-9 – “Especially for Kids” festival is May 31-June 6
• Where: Various locations, Bartlesville

This festival showcases musicians from a variety of genres. There is a special festival just for kids, full of workshops, storytimes and other fun activities. Learn more at okmmusic.org.

Saint Francis Tulsa Tough

• When: June 7-9
• Where: Blue Dome District; Tulsa Arts District; Riverside Dr.

Saint Francis Tulsa Tough is a unique three-day cycling festival experience for racers, riders, and spectators, all centered in beautiful downtown Tulsa and along the banks of the Arkansas River.

Don’t miss the FREE, 5.8-mile family-friendly Townie Ride on Sunday or the opportunity to cheer on young cyclists at the Kids and Junior’s Races on Saturday and Sunday! Get the schedule and additional information at tulsatough.com.

Vinita Route 66 Festival

• When: June 14-15, 2024
• Where: Vinita, OK

Celebrate Route 66 with a carnival, block parties, car show, shopping and more!

Muscogee Nation Festival

• When: June 20-23, 2024
• Where: Claude Cox Omniplex, 555 Tank Farm Rd., Okmulgee

The Muscogee Nation Festival is a weekend of family fun! Activities include a 5K Walk/Run, an All-Indian Rodeo, Parade, Traditional Games and much more.

Tulsa Juneteenth Festival

• When: June 13-15, 2024
• Where: Greenwood

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. Enjoy a weekend of music and other entertainment.  tulsajuneteenth.org

Bixby Green Corn Festival

• When: June 27-29
• Where: Charley Young Event Park, 50 W. Dawes Ave., Bixby

Bixby’s Green Corn Festival is designed as good, old fashioned, family-oriented fun.  The Green Corn parade entertains the crowds Saturday morning before a day of great games and contests for the young and young at heart. Get more information at bixbyoptimist.com.

AAA Route 66 Road Fest

• When: June 22-23, 2024
• Where: Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St.

Celebrate all things Route 66, with historic displays, a look at new technologies, classic cars and more.

Tulsa Pride Celebration 

• When: Moving to October in 2024
• Where: Downtown Tulsa

Tulsa Pride is the longest running Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride festival in Oklahoma. tulsapride.org

Kidsfest

• When: June 22-23, 2024
• Where: Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd., Bartlesville

This traditional event features arts and crafts, games, live music, inflatables and so much more! There is no extra charge for Kidsfest, which is covered under the price of regular admission. Train rides and craft and food vendors are an additional cost. woolaroc.org

JULY

Route 66 Patriotfest

• When: 2024 Dates TBD – postponed due to construction
• Where: Route 66 Historical Village, 3770 Southwest Blvd.

Head to Route 66 PatriotFest! The event begins with a cruise on Rt. 66, a car/motorcycle show, live music, a military museum, pin-up contest, food trucks and other vendors! rt66patriotfest.com

Woody Guthrie Folk Festival 

• When: July 10-14
• Where: Okemah, Oklahoma

This annual celebration of Woody Guthrie’s Life features plenty of live music! woodyfest.com

Porter Peach Festival

• When: July 18-20
• Where: Porter, Oklahoma

Peach orchards have been an integral part of Porter’s history for over 100 years.  Since the inaugural Porter Peach Festival in 1960, the town has highlighted its tasty heritage with a fun festival of arts & crafts, outdoor concerts, small town parade, 5k run, car show, and of course, FREE peach ice cream! porterpeachfestivals.com

Rush Fest Music Festival

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Kendall-Whittier District, Lewis & Archer

Rush Fest is a block party-style music festival with three stages, vendors and food.

Tokyo, OK

• When: July 12-14, 2024
• Where: Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills, 1902 E. 71st St.; Ruffin Event Center, 1950 E. 71st St.

Oklahoma’s largest anime, Japanese and pop culture convention returns! There will be a cosplay contest, card game demos, panels, a large art market, celebrity guests and more. oklahomaculture.org/tok

Route 66 Heritage Fest

• When: 2024 dates TBD
• Where: Downtown Miami, OK

Expect food trucks, activities for kids, a corn hole tournament and BBQ competition, and more. On Saturday, don’t miss the Car & Bike show.

August

Oklahoma Balloon Festival

• When:  August 23-25
• Where: Hatbox Field, 4000 Border Ave., Muskogee

The Oklahoma Balloon Festival presents a weekend of tethered balloon rides, kids activities, helicopter rides, live entertainment, fireworks and more! Follow @okieballoonfest on Facebook for updates!

September

Rocklahoma

• When: Aug. 30-Sept. 1
• Where: Pryor, Oklahoma

If you love rock music, outdoor concerts, camping…this is the festival for you! Find this year’s lineup at rocklahoma.com.

Greek Festival

• When: Sept. 19-21
• Where: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1222 S. Guthrie Ave.

Eat authentic Greek food – like gyros, Loukoumades and lamb dinners – while enjoying traditional dancing and live folk music.  Visit tulsagreekfestival.com for details.

Photo courtesy Tulsa Greek Festival

ScotFest

• When: Sept. 13-15
• Where: Broken Arrow Events Park, 21101 E. 101st St., Broken Arrow

ScotFest is the Tulsa area’s annual celebration of Scottish culture, including Highland games, live music, Highland and Irish dance, kids activities, vendors, etc. okscotfest.com

Route 66 Balloon Festival

• When: Sept. 20-22
• Where: 212 ok-66, Arcadia, OK

Three days of family friendly entertainment with balloon competition, rides and glows.

Festival Americas

• When: 2024 Date TBD
• Where: Guthrie Green, 111 E. Reconciliation Way

Celebrate the rich culture of Tulsa’s Hispanic and Latino community at Festival Americas.

OCTOBER

Broken Arrow Rose Festival, Chalk it Up! and Rose Kites Over Broken Arrow

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Broken Arrow

Tulsa State Fair

• When: September 26-October 6, 2024
• Where: The Exchange Center at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St.

The Tulsa State Fair is back for 2023! For more information on the Livestock Show Schedules, Ford Family Food Court and Vendor List, go to: TulsaStateFair.com.

Tulsa Global Bash

• When: October 3-5
• Where: Tulsa Arts District

Enjoy music from around the globe, live in the Tulsa Arts District.

Halloween Festival at Castle of Muskogee

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Castle of Muskogee, 3400 W. Fern Mountain Rd., Muskogee

Castle of Muskogee’s annual Halloween Festival has attractions for people of every age and desired scare level. Kids can enjoy Halloweenland, the Enchanted Boardwalk, a Halloween Train and more. Those who can’t get enough make-believe horror can sign up for Domus Horrificus, Casa Morte and the Trail of Blood. Plus, you can purchase Halloween decor and costumes on-site as well as food and beverages.

Fall Fun Fest at Tulsa Trails West

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Tulsa Trails West, 3301 S. 29th W. Ave.

Experience the best fall festival in Tulsa! With over 20 included attractions, from guided pony rides and axe throwing, to scenic wagon rides and a petting zoo – there’s something to delight every family member! Looking for more of a Halloween scare? Check out our evening Zombie Paintball Adventure.

Winter Squash & Pumpkin Festival

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Pleasant Valley Farms OK, 22350 W. 71st St., Sand Springs

Enjoy live bluegrass music, hayrides, food vendors, a 215-acre corn maze and more!

Brush Creek Bazaar

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: 10900 S. Louisville Ave., Tulsa

The Brush Creek Bazaar is an event for the entire family. With live music, numerous vendors, and dining areas, the entire family will have a place to enjoy this beautiful fall weekend at South Tulsa’s premier Arts and Crafts Event. 

Tulsa Oktoberfest

• When: Oct. 17-20
• Where: River West Festival Park, 2100 S. Jackson Ave.

Tulsa Oktoberfest Tulsa celebrates authentic Bavarian culture in the heart of Oklahoma, in an incredible setting patterned after Oktoberfest Munich in Bavaria, Germany. Enjoy große (huge) quantities of bratwurst, German beers, Bavarian cheesecake, great music and thousands of your friends together. Get tickets here.

Okmulgee Pecan Festival

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Okmulgee’s annual Pecan Festival celebrates this delicious nut with three days of family friendly activities!  okmulgeechamber.org

NOVEMBER

Día de los Muertos Art Festival

• When: 2024 Date TBD
• Where: Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E. Reconciliation Way; ONEOK Field, 201 N. Elgin Ave.

Living Arts of Tulsa, in partnership with Casa de la Cultura and Guthrie Green hosts Tulsa’s annual Día de los Muertos Arts Festival each year in November. Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a celebration of the Latinx heritage honoring loved ones who have passed away. The festival will be held in-person and will also have virtual elements available for the public.

Dickens on the Boulevard

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Claremore Main Street

Dickens on the Boulevard is a Victorian-themed Christmas festival in historic downtown Claremore, Oklahoma.

DECEMBER

Philbrook Festival

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Philbrook Festival returns with all of your favorites: thousands of holiday lights and a spectacular musical light show, holiday shopping, the LEGO Village, visits with Santa and more.

Botanic Garden of Lights

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.

Stroll along garden paths illuminated with colorful lights, take photos, have a friendly snowball fight, and make s’mores!  Kids’ train rides are every night except Sunday. Free crafts on Thursday nights 5-8 p.m. See website for full schedule of events.

Advance tickets: Age 16+: $17; Age 3-15: $7.  Same day tickets are $22/$11 respectively. Garden members pay discounted rate.

Arvest Winterfest

• When: 2024 Dates TBD
• Where: Outside BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave.

The time has come to bundle up and enjoy the magical spirit of the holidays as Tulsa’s favorite winter festival returns to downtown Tulsa. tulsawinterfest.com

JANUARY-FEBRUARY

While it’s not festival season, there’s still plenty to do around town! Check out our community calendar at tulsakids.com/calendar.

MARCH

Tulsa IrishFest 

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: River West Festival Park, 2100 S. Jackson Ave.

Experience the best Irish festival in the world with top-notch performers, authentic vendors, captivating activities for all ages, and an electric atmosphere that will leave you enchanted. Tickets and additional details available at tulsairishfest.org.

Red Earth Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St., OKC

This three-day event features showcases the word of 1,000+ Native American artists and dancers. Don’t miss the Youth Art Booth, dance performances and more.

APRIL

Azalea Festival

• When: April 1-30
• Where: Honor Heights Park, 1400 Honor Heights Dr., Muskogee

See the beautiful azaleas in bloom at Honor Heights Park. Don’t miss the Azalea Parade and Azalea Run on April 8, or the Flower Power Bicycle Ride April 29.

SpringFest at Woodward Park

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Teaching Garden at Woodward Park, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.

The annual SpringFest garden market is one of the largest educational events hosted by the Tulsa Garden Center each year, and the longest running garden market in the state.

Wonder City Wordfest

• When: 2025 Date TBD
• Where: Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry (ROMP), 416 E. Main, Locust Grove, OK

Wonder City Wordfest is an annual celebration of poetry and community that began in 2014 as the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry’s ROMPfest. The day includes a variety of ways for people of all ages to stretch their creativity and be inspired by the beauty, joy and value of words, poetry, and community.

Sand Springs Herbal Affair and Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: 100 E. Broadway St., Sand Springs

Shop vendors offering herbs, perennials, natives and heirloom plants and more.  Find unique arts & crafts, herbal products, gardening supplies & décor while enjoying LIVE music and great food!

Carney Fest

• When: April 27, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
• Where: The Church Studio, 304 S. Trenton Ave.

The Church Studio will present CARNEY FEST, their annual cultural music festival. The event, named after Leon Russell’s 1972 album “Carney” which rose to #2 on the Billboard 200, will promote live music with a fun carnival-style theme, including food, exhibitors, art, a children’s area, and hourly tours of The Church Studio. The festival’s mission is to produce, promote, and perform a family-friendly outdoor experience that enriches our community’s cultural landscape through the power of music.

Earth Day Celebration

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Tulsa Arts District

Oklahoma’s biggest Earth Day Celebration returns live to the Tulsa Arts District with environmental speakers, music & arts, community booths, grassroots organizing, kids activities, healthy sustainable cuisine and more. See a schedule at okrootsmusic.org/event/ok-earth-day-celebration/

Stillwater Arts Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Prairie Arts Center, 1001 S. Duck St., Stillwater

The Stillwater arts community invites you to join them for a weekend of festivities at the annual Stillwater Arts Festival. Enjoy over 40 regional fine artists, delicious food trucks, live music and family friendly making activities.

Red Fern Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Downtown Tahlequah

Inspired by Wilsom Rawls’ novel “Where the Red Fern Grows,” this event features arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, inflatables, a Miss Red Fern Pageant, a rubber duck race, Hound Dog Field Trials and more.

MAY

Renaissance Festival at Castle of Muskogee

• When: April 27-June 2, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Where: Castle of Muskogee, 3400 W. Fern Mountain Rd., Muskogee

The Castle invites one and all to join the festivities of the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival! Step back into 1569 England to experience the royal quest for knighthood, a full-contact Jousting Tournament, Birds of Prey exhibitions, and traveling Acrobats! Her Majesty will declare a theme to honor the visiting royalty each weekend. Get more details at okcastle.com

Germanfest

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: GAST Center Building, 1429 Terrace Dr.

Enjoy authentic German entertainment by the GAST Folk Dancers and Blaskapelle together with outstanding Polka bands, food, drink and activities for children!  gastulsa.org

Jenks America Food Truck Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Jenks

The Jenks America Food Truck Festival features a variety of popular food trucks and other vendors across the region. Local musicians perform as patrons dine and shop on Main Street Jenks.

Prague Kolache Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Prague, Oklahoma

Every first Saturday in May, the citizens of Prague, Oklahoma, welcome people from around the world to join them in celebrating the rich Czech culture that played a vital role in the city’s founding. The Kolache Festival offers dance, song, food, crafts, a parade, carnival rides, and royalty. Learn more at praguekolachefestival.com/

McAlester Italian Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Pittsburg County Regional Exposition Center, 4500 West, 4500 US-270, McAlester

This festival celebrates local Italian heritage with two days of live entertainment, food, shopping and other fun activities.

Tulsa International Mayfest

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: The Tulsa Arts District and Historic Greenwood District

Tulsa’s iconic spring festival will take place outside in the Tulsa Arts District and Historic Greenwood. As always, Mayfest will feature juried artists from across the country, local artists, bands, and musicians, and traditional festival food.

Tulsa Festival of Kites

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Tulsa Wind Riders, E. 43rd St. and S. Garnett Rd.

Join Tulsa Wind Riders for two days of kite flying, kite demonstrations and kite making for kids. Free admission

Photo courtesy Tulsa Wind Riders

Bristow Tabouleh Fest & Wildflower Run

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Bristow, OK

This family event begins immediately following Bristow’s 5K Wildflower Run on the second Saturday of May each year. Family fun, entertainment, friendly competitions and lots of food are all a part of this celebration.  This event is hosted by the Bristow Historical Society/Museum as its annual fundraiser. Be sure to swing by the 1923 train depot/museum too! facebook.com/bristowtaboulehfest/

Stilwell Kiwanis Club Strawberry Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Stilwell, OK

Thousands of visitors come to take part in the many festivities that make the Stilwell Strawberry Festival such a success. Members of the Stilwell Kiwanis Club strive to add fun and interesting  events, while continuing to offer the community and  its visitors  hometown activities that they have come to love.  Don’t be left out.   Come enjoy the carnival, the parade, the Run, the motorcycle and car  shows, the vendor booths, the Kids Zone, and much more.​ strawberrycapital.com

Rooster Days

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Broken Arrow

Rooster Days: View from Ferris Wheel! Photo by Alex Pfingston

Rooster Days is Oklahoma’s longest-running festival!

Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Washington Irving Memorial Park, 13700 S. Memorial Dr., Bixby

This three-day festival features mouth-watering barbecue, live music, a kids zone, carnival rides and more.

Asian-American Festival

• When:2025 Dates TBD
• Where: Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Rd.

Join Tulsa City-County Library for a celebration of the many Asian American cultures and traditions that enrich and vitalize our community. Enjoy live performances, local vendors, arts, crafts and activities for all ages.

Chuck Wagon Festival

• When: 2025 Dates TBD
• Where: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 Northeast 63rd St., Oklahoma City

Families and foodies alike will delight at the Annual Chuck Wagon Festival, a celebration of Western and Native American history, art and cuisine for all ages.