Festivals & Fairs
Paseo First Friday Gallery Walk
Sept. 4, 6-9pm
The Paseo Arts District
thepaseo.org
Oklahoma City Vintage Expo
Sept. 5 -OKC Convention Center
timetravelersexpo.com
Bandwagon: Bricktown Music Fest
Sept. 12, Bricktown
welcometobricktown.com/bandwagon
Comic Arts Festival and Second Saturday
Sept. 12, 10am-6pm
Oklahoma Contemporary
okcontemp.org
Oklahoma State Fair
Sept. 17-27, 10am-11pm
OKC Fair Park
okstatefair.com
OKC Tap Fest Masters & Friends Showcase
Sept. 19, 6:30pm
Civic Center Music Hall
okcciviccenter.com
India Food & Art Festival (IFAF)
Sept. 20, Scissortail Park
scissortailpark.org
Fourth Fridays in West Village OKC: Slamtober Fest
Sept. 25, 6-10pm
westvillageokc.com
ZOObrew
Sept. 26 – OKC Zoo
okczoo.com
Farmers Markets
Farmers Market at Scissortail Park
Saturdays, 9am-1pm
scissortailpark.org
OKC Public Farmers Market
Saturdays, 9am-2pm
okcfarmersmarket.com/weekly-farmers-markets
Wheeler District Farmers Market
Sept. 26, 6-9pm
Last Saturday of the month through October.
wheelerdistrict.com
Farmers Market at OAK
Saturday, Sept. 26, 9am-1pm
Every last Saturday through Oct.
oakokc.com/events
Fundraisers
Luxe Affair: Psychedelic Elegance
Sept. 24, 7-10pm
Oklahoma Contemporary
okcontemp.org
Film
Oklahoma City Museum of Art SEPTEMBER
National Theatre Live: Hamlet, Sept. 3 – 5
The Invite, Sept. 4 – 6
The Rivals of Amziah King, Sept. 5 – 6
Franz, Sept. 10 – 12
Film Society Presents: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt”, Sept. 24, 6:30-9:30pm
okcmoa.com
Myriad Botanical Gardens
myriadgardens.org
Oklahoma’s Credit Union Moonlight Movies:
10 Things I Hate About You, Sept. 9, 6:30-10pm
Legally Blonde, Sept. 16, 6:30-10pm
The Wedding Singer, Sept. 23, 6:30-10pm
Comedy
Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere
Sept. 12, 7pm – The Criterion
criterionokc.com
Bricktown Comedy Club SEPTEMBER
bricktowncomedyclub.com
Sept. 6: Yakov Smirnoff
Sept. 10: Damon Darling
Sept. 11-12: Corey B.
Sept. 13: Christian Johnson
Sept. 15: Heather Shaw
Sept. 18-19: Joe Gatto
Sept. 19: Bad Indian
Sept. 25-26: Earthquake
Sept. 27: Zac Townsend
Gabriel Iglesias
Sept. 18, Riverwind Casino
riverwind.com
Zak Mirz Live: Live Magic. Big Laughs. Unforgettable Memories.
Sept. 25, 7:30pm – OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater
occc.edu/community
Visual Arts
Formless Matter and Its Devastating Gestures
Sept. 3 – Oct. 4
Oklahoma Contemporary
okcontemp.org
Open Mic Night at Factory Obscura
Sept. 3 – Oct. 1, 7-9:30pm
factoryobscura.com
Opening Celebration | Clever, Quick, Magnetic: The Art of Witty Banter
Sept. 3, Oklahoma Contemporary
okcontemp.org
Tony Thunder Solo Art Show
Sept. 10, 6-9pm
DNA Galleries, Plaza District
dnagalleries.com
Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall exhibit opens
Sept. 12 – Oklahoma History Center
okhistory.org/historycenter
Access for All at OKCMOA
Sept. 13, 12-5pm
OKC Museum of Art
okcmoa.com
Noche de Sueños
Sept. 25, 6-9pm
Oklahoma Contemporary
okcontemp.org
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale
Sept. 26, 10am
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
nationalcowboymuseum.org
The Shanks Portrait Family Tradition
Sept 10-26 1515 Lincoln Gallery
1515lg.com
Theater/PERFORMING ARTS
Ballet Under the Stars
Sept. 11, Scissortail Park
okcballet.org
King James by Rajiv Joseph
Sept. 11 – 27, 7:30-10pm
Carpenter Square Theatre
carpentersquare.com
Painted Sky Opera presents The Pirate Project
Sept. 12 – Little Theater at Civic Center Music Hall
okcciviccenter.com
Come From Away
Sept. 16-Oct. 4
Lyric Theatre at the Plaza
lyrictheatreokc.org
America The Beautiful: A 250 Celebration
Sept. 19 – Civic Center Music Hall
okcphil.org
Abra Cadabra
Sept. 26, 7:30pm
Tower Theatre
towertheatre.com
The Sound of Music
Sept. 22-27, 7:30pm
Civic Center Music Hall
okcciviccenter.com
Sports
OU Sooners, Norman
Memorial Stadium
soonersports.com/sports/football
Sept. 4: UTEP
Sept. 19: New Mexico
OSU Cowboys, Stillwater
okstate.com/sports/football
Sept. 12: Oregon
Sept. 19: Murray State
Sugar Land Space Cowboys at Oklahoma City Comets
milb.com/oklahoma-city
Sept. 8-13 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Ultimate Bullfighters
Sept. 24, 7:30pm -OG&E Coliseum
Oklahoma State Fair
okstatefair.com
Wildcatters vs. The World presented by Auris
Sept. 25 – 26
OG&E Coliseum, Oklahoma State Fair
okstatefair.com
Live Music & Concerts
DirtySnatcha Take Me To Your Leader Tour
Sept. 4, 7pm – Beam Live
beamlive.club
Summer Concert Series: OKC Philharmonic
Sept. 6, 8:30-10pm
Scissortail Park
scissortailpark.org
The Blue Note SEPTEMBER
okcbluenote.com
Sept. 4: Redd & The Paper Flowers | Sorry Darlin | Bottom of the Barrell
Sept. 12: Tenkiller
Sept. 17: Sam Morrow | Chebon Tiger
Sept. 25: Option Ego
Parker McCollum: Concert
Sept. 25 Paycom Center
paycomcenter.com
Hidden Brain: On Stage with Shankar Vedantam | The Perceptions Tour
Sept. 26, 6pm – OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater
occc.edu/community
Tower Theatre SEPTEMBER
Live Mario Kart: Badwagon Sept. 4
GoldFord: Space of the Heart Tour Sept. 5
Minus the Bear: Menos El Oso 20th Anniversary Tour Sept. 7
Peaches: No Lube So Rude Tour Sept. 8
Madison Ryann Ward: The Standing Tall Tour Sept. 9
Ray Wylie Hubbard Sept. 10
Molchat Doma: Tour 2026 Sept. 11
Chat Pile: Who Loves The Sun Tour 2026 Sept. 12
Sleep Sept. 14
Jake Shimabukuro Sept. 17
A Man Named Cash: A Johnny Cash Tribute Sept. 18
Liverpool Legends: Beatles Experience Sept. 24
Kidd G Sept. 27
The Blue Door SEPTEMBER
bluedoorokc.com
Sept. 4: Bread & Roses With Guest Mama Pearl
Sept. 5: Kat Lock
Sept. 10: Amy Speace with Guest John Calvin Abney
Sept. 18: Sara Hickman
Sept. 25: Chris Knight
Sept. 26: The Brothers In Law Ride Again: Gregg Standridge And Mike Stewart
American Aquarium
Sept. 13 – Diamond Ballroom
diamondballroom.com
CU in the Park presented by Local Credit Unions starring Russell Dickerson
Sept. 26, 7pm, Scissortail Park
Scissortailpark.org
The Criterion SEPTEMBER
criterionokc.com
Sept. 11: BachAmor Presents: Salsa Dance Night
Sept. 15: Shaboozey: Outlaws Never Die Tour
Sept. 20: Amy Grant
Sept. 23: Dan And Phil: Hard Launch World Tour
Sept. 26: Artemas: OVERCORE
Beer City Music Hall
beercitymusichall.com
Sept. 9: The Record Company
Sept. 10: Briscoe
Sept. 12: Bear Ghost
Sept. 15: Thousand Below
Sept. 16: Twin Temple
Sept. 19: Stiff Bizkit & Testify
Sept. 23: Kylie Morgan
Sept. 24: In Her Own Words x Every Avenue
Sept. 25: Grungefest: Pearl Gem / Nervana
Sept. 26: Emo Night Brooklyn
Sept. 27: Bayonne
Sept. 30: Gable Price and Friends
THE KEHLANI WORLD TOUR
Sept. 18, 5pm
Zoo Amphitheatre
okczooamp.com
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Sept. 25, 7:30pm
Riverwind Casino
riverwind.com
Phil Wickham Ticket + Hotel Deals
Sept. 27, 7pm, Paycom Center
paycomcenter.com
This article appears in Not Quite Bedlam.