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What to do in Oklahoma City in October 2026

119 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Tower Theatre, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Full Circle Bookstore.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 15

Barter and Appreciation: The Tony A. Tiger Collection

Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West · Norman
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Lives of the Dead

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 18

Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum · Northeast Oklahoma City
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 4

Student Design Showcase: High-Res

UCO College of Fine Arts and Design · Edmond
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 29

the same rush: An Exhibition of Rodeo Photography by Ronnie Dunn

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum · Northeast Oklahoma City
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Atticxys Metals & Taylor Cleveland - Duo Show

Paseo Arts Association · Paseo Arts District
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Inspiring Hope: A Friends of the OU Breast Health Network Fundraiser and Juried Show

Paseo Arts Association · Paseo Arts District
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Stories Untold by Tracey Brauer

Paseo Arts Association · Paseo Arts District
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 1

A Day with the Birds: Community Science & the Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 30

Holly Wilson: Call and Response

OU School of Visual Arts Galleries · Norman
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Sep 6

Anthony James: 80″ Truncated Triangular Trapezohedron

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 2

Chad Mount: Frequency and Perspective

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Midtown
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Jan 11

Clever, Quick, Magnetic: The Art of Witty Banter

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 26

Formless Matter and Its Devastating Gestures

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival Exhibition

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Midtown
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Nov 1

The Minutes

Carpenter Square Theatre · Downtown
- Theatre
Theatre
until Oct 18

Forrest, Macready and Macbeth (Fall Play Reading Series)

Oklahoma Shakespeare · Paseo Arts District
- Theatre
Theatre
until Oct 18

An Evening with C.S. Lewis

Civic Center Music Hall · Downtown
- Theatre
Visual arts
until Mar 14

From the Australian Desert: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art · Norman
- Visual arts
$12
Music
11 AM

Tinkering Activities

Science Museum Oklahoma · Adventure District
- Music
Music
2 PM

Faculty Recital: Dr. Myles Boothroyd, saxophone

OU School of Music at Catlett Music Center · Norman
- Music
- Recital
Theatre
3 PM

Arcadia

A. Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre · Norman
- Theatre
$12–$34
Music
8 PM

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Nophachai Cholthitchanta, clarinet

OU School of Music at Catlett Music Center · Norman
- Music
- Recital
Music
Time not announced

Docent Training Sign-up Deadline

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
- Music
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Comedy
Time not announced

It's Brunch B*tch!

Bricktown Comedy Club · Bricktown
- Comedy
Music
Time not announced

With A Vengeance

89th Street OKC · Northwest Oklahoma City
- Music
Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

The Fate of Life on Earth: An Evening with Kyle Harper

Full Circle Bookstore · Classen Curve
- Literature
Music
Time not announced

Black Country, New Road w/ Dagmar Zuniga

The Jones Assembly · Film Row
- Music
- Country
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
12 PM

Tuesday Noon Concert: OU Trombone Collective

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art · Norman
- Music
Visual arts
5 PM

The Mystery of What Actually Happened: The Battle of the Greasy Grass in Native American Art

Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West · Norman
- Visual arts
Cinema
6 PM

Karuara, People of the River - Documentary Film Screening with Film Director Q&A

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
- Cinema
Music
7 PM

Conversational Spanish

Organization

Full Circle Bookstore · Classen Curve
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

The Carole King & James Taylor Story

Civic Center Music Hall · Downtown
- Music
Music
8 PM

Sutton Concert Series: OU Combined Choirs

OU School of Music at Catlett Music Center · Norman
- Music
Comedy
Time not announced

Aaron Branch

Bricktown Comedy Club · Bricktown
- Comedy
Comedy
Time not announced

New Talent Tuesday

Bricktown Comedy Club · Bricktown
- Comedy
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Other
12 PM

Lecture: Weaving in Coastal Oaxaca

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
Music
7 PM

UCO Jazz Ensembles in Concert

UCO Jazz Lab · Edmond
- Music
- Jazz
$20
Theatre
until Nov 1

Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Midtown
- Theatre
Music
Time not announced

Medium Build Presents The King of Having Fun on Tour

Tower Theatre · Uptown 23rd
- Music
Comedy
Time not announced

Open Mic Night

Bricktown Comedy Club · Bricktown
- Comedy

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Other
6 PM

Free Public Talk: Day of the Dead

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
Free
Visual arts
6 PM

Papermaking Workshop w/ Lynn Sparks

Paseo Arts Association · Paseo Arts District
- Visual arts
Cinema
7 PM

Crossroads of America: Oklahoma's Route 66 film screening

Oklahoma History Center · Government Quarter
- Cinema
Music
7 PM

UCO Jazz Ensembles in Concert

UCO Jazz Lab · Edmond
- Music
- Jazz
$20
Music
Time not announced

Culture Wars

Tower Theatre · Uptown 23rd
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Improvement Movement

89th Street OKC · Northwest Oklahoma City
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Prof

The Criterion · Bricktown
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Prof

Tower Theatre · Uptown 23rd
- Music

Friday, October 23, 2026

Other
6:30 PM

Adult N.I.T.E.

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History · Norman
Cinema
6:30 PM

Movie Night featuring Hocus Pocus (1993)

Oklahoma History Center · Government Quarter
- Cinema
Music
7 PM

SMO21+: Once Upon a Time

Science Museum Oklahoma · Adventure District
- Music
Comedy
7:30 PM

See You Next Time

OKC Improv · Plaza District
- Comedy
$12 Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

An Evening with David Sedaris

Civic Center Music Hall · Downtown
- Comedy
- Literature
Theatre
until Oct 25

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Fall Play Reading Series)

Oklahoma Shakespeare · Paseo Arts District
- Theatre
Music
8 PM

Miss Brown to You

UCO Jazz Lab · Edmond
- Music
$15
Comedy
9:30 PM

Crownoise: A Murder Musical Experience

OKC Improv · Plaza District
- Comedy
$12 Tickets
Music
until Oct 25

A Decade of Divas!

Civic Center Music Hall · Downtown
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Mom Jeans

Tower Theatre · Uptown 23rd
- Music
Dance
until Oct 25

SHORTS

Civic Center Music Hall · Downtown
- Dance

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