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Calendar of Events - Sept/Oct 2021
44TH ANNUAL PASEO ARTS FESTIVAL
SEPT 4-6
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More than 90 visual artists, 50 musicians and live performers, and 20 food and drink vendors will line OKC's unique, historic Paseo Arts District (between NW 30th & Dewey and NW 28th & Walker) Saturday through Monday starting at 10am for the 44th Annual Paseo Arts Festival. This free, pet-friendly festival will happen rain or shine!
OCU WEEK @ OKCMOA PAINTERS OF POMPEII EXHIBIT
SEPT 14-19
Returning this year, the partnership of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at OCU and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art proudly present two special opportunities to dive deeper into The Painters of Pompeii exhibit on September 13 at 12noon and 2pm with curator Bryn Schockmel. Also, during the week of September 14-19, all OCU students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the exhibit for free!
DEAF AWARENESS DAY @ OK STATE FAIR
SEPT 23
Located in the Modern Living Building, the Oklahoma State Fair welcomes folx who are Deaf or hard of hearing for a day of special activities with performances, guest speakers, vendors, Deaf/HOH organizations and resources! Entry to the Fair is $8.
ANNUAL OKLAHOMA ARTS CONFERENCE
OCT 27-29
An Oklahoma Arts Council program, the Arts Conference brings together hundreds of artists, non-profit administrators, community developers, civic leaders, educators, and students from across the state for professional development and networking through performances, tours of community arts and cultural spaces, and special events. This year's theme is Embracing the Dawn and the event will take place in Muskogee. Registration is required for attendance.
ANNUAL RED EARTH PARADE & INAUGURAL FALLFEST
OCT 16
For over 40 years, Red Earth, Inc has been recognized as a multi-cultural resource in Oklahoma for advancing the understanding, celebration, and continuation of traditional and contemporary Native culture and art. This year, the Parade will kick off from NW 6th & Walker Avenue at 10am travelling south and ending at the site for the newest event, FallFest at the Myriad Botanical Gardens and Devon Lawn. This event will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with a free arts and crafts market, intertribal dances and performances, and arts activities to do with the whole family. Learn more at redearth.org/events!
