Community Calendar

Discover Oklahoma Contemporary's ArtNow 2025: Materials and Boundaries exhibition, highlighting new and recent art from a selection of artists active in the state. Twenty-six artists explore identity, place and experimentation through boundary-pushing practices and material innovation, offering a fresh and nuanced vision of contemporary Oklahoma. Visit okcontemp.org for gallery hours.

For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/artnow2025

This Halloween season, visit Frontier City during Fright Fest, featuring thrilling rides and fun activities for the whole family on select weekends during spooky season. Take the kids to show off their costumes and pick up sweet treats along the way. Your little ghouls are sure to enjoy navigating the Halloween-themed activities and eerie fog, menacing music and monsters galore. Daredevils are invited to ride rollercoasters in the dark and shriek into the night. Bring the whole family for this screaming good time at Frontier City.

With 12 ecoregions within the state’s borders, Oklahoma is one of the most biogeographically interesting areas in the central United States. Much of the biodiversity within the state remains largely unexplored, including bees. In this free public lecture, Dr. Hung will present preliminary results from his efforts to inventory wild bee species in the state over the last four years, showcasing particularly interesting discoveries and discussing the implications of these findings for biodiversity conservation moving forward.

Registration required.

Dr. Erich Keel, PhD, former Head of Education at The Kreeger Museum, will present a lecture exploring the history of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art and the journey of its collection to OKCMOA. A respected art historian and scholar of modern and contemporary art, Keel will draw from his essay featured in the "Paul Reed: A Retrospective" exhibition catalogue to provide context for the upcoming exhibition, on view from November 22, 2025, through April 12, 2026.

$5 Members | $15 Non-members

Always wanted to learn chess? Now's your chance. This FREE class for adult beginners will teach you everything you need to know to start playing.

For more information or to sign up, visit www.chessokc.com/classes.

Saxophonist and composer Boney James brings his Slow Burn Tour to the most historic stage in town on October 22! In 2024, Boney became the first ever artist to score 20 number one singles on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. Don't miss this legendary artist when he performs live at Tower Theatre OKC! Doors open at 7pm with music beginning at 8pm.

The OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center presents Hasta La Muerte on October 22 at 7:30 p.m. This two act theatrical and musical performance celebrates life and death in the spirit of Day of the Dead, exploring the stages of grief and loss through celebration.

Every three years, Lyric Theatre does “The Time Warp” again, staging the raunchy, hysterical, and uproarious 1973 rock musical to the delight of the show’s enthusiastic fans. Runtime is approximately two hours including one 15-minute intermission. The show in intended or mature audiences only! ASL Interpreted performance on Saturday, October 18th at 7:30 pm

Hasta La Muerte is an enthralling new production celebrating Life and Death, in the spirit of the Indigenous/Mexican practice, known as Day of the Dead.

From the imagination of Las Cafeteras, “Hasta La Muerte” is a 2 act, multi-dimensional theatrical and musical performance that explores the stages of grief and loss through the celebration of life and death.

Hasta La Muerte showcases mesmerizing choreography, poetry, combined with a score of original and traditional songs, to showcase a night of transcendent color, sound and a moving invitation to travel through time, rhythm and memory.

Tired of the same old Halloween parties? Take a spooky Haunt the River excursion for an adults-only adventure on the waters of the Oklahoma River. During this fun Halloween-themed ride in Oklahoma City, guests cruising the vessel will enjoy the decorated boat, haunted tunes, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Wear your Halloween best, from gory to gorgeous, for a ghoulishly good time as you Haunt the River with Oklahoma River Cruises. This cruise is 21 and OVER valid ID required to board. This cruise departs from: Exchange Landing 1503 Exchange Ave. Departure time is 8:00 pm, please arrive and be ready to board by 7:45 pm.