Community Calendar

Experience the magic of the season at Ardmore’s Festival of Lights in Regional Park. This 1.5-mile drive features over 150 animated displays, making it one of southern Oklahoma’s largest and most dazzling holiday light shows. Enjoy the festive atmosphere from the warmth of your car as you take in the colorful lights and holiday spirit. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted.

The Downs Family Christmas Lights in Norman is one of the most spectacular light displays at a private residence in Oklahoma. Each year since 2007, nearly two months of work have gone into creating a wonderful display with two "mega trees" that are 70 feet tall, ten mini trees and 20-foot long arches, all created out of over 280,000 lights.

Drive through a winter wonderland at Lights on the Lake, held at the East Recreation area of Lake McMurtry. During the first three weekends of December, visitors see large holiday displays and twinkling lights wrapped around the surrounding trees. The event runs through January 3 and offers a glowing seasonal experience for families and friends to enjoy from the comfort of their vehicle.

Tickets for the Norman Ballet Company's 23rd annual Oklahoma Nutcracker are on sale now!

Since its premiere in 2002, The Oklahoma Nutcracker has drawn a statewide audience and become a holiday tradition for families in Central Oklahoma. This unique production intertwines Oklahoma history and themes of nature with the traditional storyline and musical score of the original Nutcracker Ballet. Our retelling features the Overholser family of Oklahoma City. Henry, Anna, and their daughter, Henry Ione, lived in the first mansion built in Oklahoma City in 1903. Our fictional adventure begins at Christmas when Henry Ione receives a nutcracker from her uncle. After a festive party, she witnesses a fight between mice and soldiers and is taken to the Oklahoma prairie where she and the nutcracker prince are entertained by Oklahoma icons like the scissortail fly catcher, the king snake, the chili pepper, cowgirls, and even a mama armadillo and her babies.

Celebrating our 40th anniversary season, The 2025 Oklahoma Nutcracker will be performed on Saturday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 14, at 3:00 p.m. at the Nancy O'Brian Center for the Performing Arts, 1809 Stubbeman in Norman. The Sand Plum Fairy Tea Party is back on Sat. Dec. 14 at 1:00pm (tickets are $40). Tickets may be purchased online at www.TicketStorm.com or by calling 1-866-966-1777. All seats are reserved. Show ticket prices range from $25-$38.

Norman Ballet Company (NBC) members and apprentices, as well as dance students from studios throughout central Oklahoma will perform in the production. NBC is thrilled to welcome Guest Artists from the Collage Dance Collective in Memphis, TN. Lauren Philson and Santiago Castañeda will dance the roles of the Sand Plum Fairy and her Prince.

For more information about the company, visit www.normanballetcompany.org.

The 2025 Oklahoma Nutcracker is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Norman Arts Council Hotel Tax Grant Program and the Kirkpatrick Foundation.

Tickets on sale now!

Come experience RACE’s Hip Hop Nutcracker, a unique and exciting twist on the holiday classic! Featuring RACE Collective dancers and youth dancers from Oklahoma City Public Schools and local dance programs, this dynamic performance reimagines the Nutcracker through a fresh, urban Oklahoma lens.

The performance tells a coming-of-age, full-circle story that follows Carlos on his journey to self-discovery. As Carlos travels through the Lands of Possibilities and Hidden Treasures, he meets unforgettable, larger than life characters who help him unlock the greatest treasure of all: the power of love, belonging, and community.

Performances:
Friday, December 12 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 13 at 2:00pm (Spanish)
Saturday, December 13 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 14 at 2:00pm

To learn more about the event, visit https://www.racedance.com/races-hip-hop-nutcracker
To purchase tickets, visit https://app.ticketsage.net/hhn
This project is supported in part by funding from the Kirkpatrick Foundation and Allied Arts.

Join us for Oklahoma Contemporary’s second year of ringing in the holidays with Haus Lab! Step into the SilverHaus, where Oklahoma City’s favorite DJs will ignite the season with sets of entrancing house music. After hitting the dance floor, spend some time with our artist-in-haus, BC Summers, who will guide you in creating radiant silver crowns and jewelry. We can’t wait to host you for a night that will sparkle in your memory forever! This event is for ages 21+.

A very faithful radio adaptation of the 1946 Frank Capra classic film about dreams, sacrifice and redemption in small town America. Familiar characters are Clarence the Angel, second grade, George and Mary Bailey, Uncle Billy, and the despicable Mr. Potter. This laughter & tear-jerker of a show features a score using 1940s radio-theater organ and piano. There will also be live sound effects just like the old-time radio plays!

Friday, November 28 – 8:00 PM
• Saturday, November 29 – 8:00 PM

Thursday, December 4 – 7:30 PM $15 tickets Thursday only
• Friday, December 5 – 8:00 PM
• Saturday, December 6 – 8:00 PM
• Sunday, December 7 – 2:00 PM popular

Thursday, December 11 – 7:30 PM $15 tickets Thursday only
• Friday, December 12 – 8:00 PM
• Saturday, December 13 – 8:00 PM
• Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 PM popular

Over 30 years, 1,000 performances, and 150,000 patrons, A Territorial Christmas Carol is back in this reimagining of Dickens’ classic tale! Come experience Christmas with the entire family in the heart of historic, downtown Guthrie.

Adapted by Janet Allard & Michael Bigelow Dixon
Directed by Seth Gordon

Ebenezer Scrooge, a penny-pinching curmudgeon, who cares nothing at all for those around him, is transformed into an upright, caring citizen when forced to compare his greed with the generosity and kindness of others. But will Scrooge gain redemption in time to appreciate the comradery and joy of his newly revealed community? This adaptation implies that within each of us exists the possibility of Scrooge-like thought and actions but with the potential to correct one's ways by doing good for the benefit of all.

Single Tickets on sale beginning November 17, 2025

For tickets and more information, visit us at theatre.ou.edu

Celebrate the holiday season by viewing Christmas trees grown and decorated by Oklahoma Native Tribes during the annual Red Earth Treefest from now until the end of the year. Held in the BancFirst Tower in OKC, this nine-week holiday event at the Red Earth Art Center is open during the regular hours of 10 am to 5 pm and feature Christmas trees covered in handmade ornaments showcasing the many Native cultures of Oklahoma.