Community Calendar

Celebrate all things autumn at the Fall Festival at Orr Family Farm in Oklahoma City. Go through the maze, ride on a hayride, play on the farm's outdoor attractions, board the farm's locomotive or take a spin on the carousel. While you're at this Oklahoma City farm, have fun in the animal barn, pedal cars and jumping pillows.

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.

Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is a fitness program for older adults which can be done sitting or standing. Performing exercise that improves strength, balance and fitness is critical for staying active and reducing the risk of falls. Each class includes warm-up, stretching, cardio, balance, and strengthening exercise, as well as a cool down.

Registration required; walk-ins accepted if space permits. Library card required for all participants. Provided with support from the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI).

1 hour, twice a week, Mondays & Wednesdays August 18-December 17

In Crafting Nature, creativity and science collide! Cross-stitch is a form of embroidery that uses X-shaped stitches to create intricate designs on fabric. During this cross stitch workshop, participants will receive the instruction and supplies to create a unique piece based on an object in our collection. Beginners and experts welcome! This program is for participants 12+. All participants must be registered. Participants 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Participants can register for either session, both sessions are identical and have a separate registration fee.

Registration closes November 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Cost: $20 (Member) and $25 (Non-Member).

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.

Get ready for a bloody good time as “Evil Dead: The Musical” returns to the Pollard Theatre for its third spine-tingling season. This cult classic blends horror, comedy, and rock-infused musical chaos as five college students head to a secluded cabin and accidentally unleash an ancient evil. Packed with chainsaws, demons, and outrageous laughs, this over-the-top, blood-splattered show has become a Halloween tradition in Guthrie—and one you won’t want to miss.

Catch rising bass phenom Tape B at The Criterion on October 21—a high-energy night of heavy drops, remixes, and rave-ready vibes.

Celebrate fall at the annual Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd's Cross. Enjoy a peaceful day filled with family-friendly fun at an authentic working sheep farm in Claremore. You'll find more than 60 free activities such as a pumpkin patch, hay maze and game area. You can also pet sweet farm animals like sheep, goats, donkeys and alpacas. Look around the farm for the QR code scavenger hunt and watch short videos about farming and shepherding.

Tractor-pulled wagon rides are available for a fee and loads of pumpkins will be available for purchase. Bundle your fall fun with a Pumpkin Package that includes a pumpkin, wagon ride and a take-home craft. Browse the Farm Store housed within an old Amish barn to shop for handmade decor, gifts and wares from more than 80 vendors. Pick up some local honey, meat, eggs, produce, baked goods, candy and snacks.

Introduce your 3-5 year-old to science concepts through doing, discovering, and making! In this engaging seasonal session, we aim to prove that skeletons aren’t spooky–– they’re spectacular! Through hands-on activities and playful experiments, young learners will discover how bones help bodies move, grow, and thrive.

Registration required.

Cost: $15 (Member parent/child pair) and $20 (Non-Member parent/child pair); $10 for one additional child and $5 for each additional adult in a group. No more than 2 children per adult please.