Community Calendar

We’re bringing a full day of family fun with inflatables, water activities, games, music, food, arts & crafts, chili cook-offs, and more! Whether you’re coming to compete, explore, shop, or just enjoy the atmosphere, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy. Grab your friends, bring the family, and come spend the holiday making memories.

Head to Norman to celebrate America's 250th birthday at FourthFest in Reaves Park. This family-friendly event will feature live musicians, bounce houses, giveaways and one of the biggest fireworks shows in the state. Don't miss this day of fun and big-time celebration at Reaves Park this July.

Yukon's Freedom Fest celebrates U.S. independence with two days of holiday fun. Bring the whole family to enjoy a lineup of live outdoor concerts on the Freedom Fest agenda. Peruse the food trucks on site to taste a little of everything while enjoying the festival atmosphere. There will be lots of activities for the kids, so bring all your little ones to this summer event. Pack up the car with lawn chairs and blankets for the nightly firework shows, and get ready to look up at the sky to watch colors bursting overhead.

Celebrate America’s birthday at the Independence Day Celebration in Choctaw. Located at Choctaw Creek Park, this fun event features a festival atmosphere with activities, vendors, food trucks and live music. Stick around for the finale—an amazing fireworks display that will light up the night sky.

Head out to Joe B. Barnes Regional Park in Midwest City for Tribute to Liberty. This Independence Day celebration will feature tasty food, great music, and a stunning fireworks display. Tribute to Liberty begins at 7pm with live music on stage. Pick up a tasty treat and set up a spot in the park where you can get comfortable and enjoy the company of family and friends. Stick around to watch the sky light up with a huge fireworks display at dark.

Celebrate Independence Day at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort by watching a spectacular fireworks display and catching a live concert by Shiloh Steel. Before or after the fireworks, head inside this Shawnee casino for Vegas-style gaming action, thousands of slot machines or table games galore.

Explore Oklahoma City's Plaza District during LIVE! on the Plaza, an event featuring local food, music, shopping, art and much more. Visitors can explore galleries, studios and shops while enjoying performances, themed events, and a wide variety of dining and drink options. Set in one of the metro’s most eclectic districts, LIVE! on the Plaza is a great way to experience the city’s creative energy.

The 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is a celebration of arts and creativity held monthly in the Walker Arts District of Downtown Norman. Through a collaboration of artists, art organizations, businesses and the Norman Arts Council, the entire area becomes an arts mecca, culminating in a wonderful experience of music, visual art and lots of fun. Visit participating art galleries, restaurants and businesses for an evening of artistic expression, food and fun. Whether you like dance, painting, photography or music, there will be something for you to see and hear during the 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk.

Feast on delicious entrees and snacks from various food trucks at Riverwind Casino's Beats & Bites music and food truck festival. Bring your appetite, family and friends to this free, family-friendly event for an evening filled with amazing live entertainment and the best food from the finest food trucks in the metro area. While you munch at Beats & Bites, tour through the sampling of retail vendors at this Norman food truck and music festival.

The Norman Community Band invites the community to its second summer 2026 concert, “America at 250: From Sea to Shining Sea – Landscapes, Legends, and the American Spirit,” on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Catlett Music Center on the University of Oklahoma campus.

This free community concert celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through music inspired by America’s landscapes, traditions, people, and shared stories. The program will feature Americana-inspired works that reflect the beauty, complexity, and spirit of the American experience, performed by musicians from across Oklahoma.

Presented by the Norman Community Musicians Fund and the Norman Community Band, the concert continues the organization’s mission of creating welcoming, multigenerational opportunities for community music-making in the Norman area.

Admission is free and open to the public.