Cultural festivals (and festival food!) can create a powerful connection to the world around us, near and far. Whether exploring new flavors, music or experiences or reconnecting with old favorites, sweet memories pair well with family fun at some of the best festivals in Oklahoma. Happening throughout the next year, add these festivals to your family calendar to celebrate cultural pride, homegrown crops, local talent and so much more.

In the Metro

Red Earth Festival
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
March 22-24, 2024

Experience unique and varied Native cultures at one of the most comprehensive Native arts events of its type. Enjoy diverse artistry through an art market, dance showcase, storytelling and more. Find all the details at redearth.org.

Plus, save the date for the first-ever Red Earth Fall Festival celebrating Indigenous People’s Day in the fall. The annual Red Earth Parade will lead to this festival with a market and pow wow celebrating Native art and culture.

Fiestas de Las Americas
Oklahoma City
September 2024

Celebrate the beauty, flavors and talents of Oklahoma’s rich multicultural heritage! Held during Hispanic Heritage Month, this family-friendly festival highlights Latinx art, performers, food and more.

Stay tuned for more details at historiccapitolhill.com/fdla-1

Greek Festival in OKC
145th & N Penn, Oklahoma City
Oct. 4-6, 2024

Fresh baked pastries and prepared gourmet dishes will whisk you away at the annual Oklahoma City Greek Festival! In October, the families of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church invite the community to enjoy a cultural experience filled with crowd-pleasing favorites. Take a tour of Greek culture as you dine on roasted lamb, spanakopita, gyros, baklava and more.

To top it off, families can shop at a Greek market featuring a variety of boutiques and enjoy live music and dancing. Stay up to date at greekfestokc.com.

India Food Festival hosted by the India Association of Oklahoma (IAOK)
Myriad Gardens
October 2024

The India Food Festival underwent significant growth in recent years. This nearly decade-old festival started as a fun gathering for association members, but last year organizers set a new goal: to welcome hundreds of hungry families and serve up traditional dishes with bold flavors that mirror the vibrancy of Indian culture.

Highlighting different regions and traditions, attendees can also enjoy live entertainment including Bollywood, classical temple and folk dance performances as well as music and traditional art. The kids’ zone is a popular place for families to hang out.

Stay up-to-date on the festival’s happenings at facebook.com/IndiaAssociationOfOklahoma.

Stirling Classic Scottish Festival
Yukon
May 31-June 2

Celebrate Scottish and Celtic cultures by enjoying musical acts, pipe bands, dancing, traditional food and much more. The fun begins with a fire festival Friday evening and continues all weekend. The kids’ area includes crafts and games, and families can watch the Highland Games, where athletes from across Oklahoma come to compete in traditional Scottish games.

Find out more at thestirlingclassicsf.com.

Festival of the Arts
Bicentennial Park, Oklahoma City
April 25-28, 2024

While visual and performing arts might take center stage at the Festival of the Arts, it doesn’t take Oklahomans long to conjure up memories of their favorite dishes from International Food Row. Local restaurants and chefs show off their skills offering tantalizing dishes, free tastings, demonstrations and more, all showcasing the creativity of culinary art.

Local organizations like the Oklahoma Museum of Art’s Moderns pair with local restaurants and food trucks to serve up festival fare that gives back. The teams are working together to benefit community art programs so families can fill up knowing it’s all for a good cause.

Tempt your taste buds and see a line-up of food vendors participating in the 2021 Festival of the Arts at artscouncilokc.com/festival-of-the-arts.

Statewide

Stilwell Strawberry Festival
Downtown Stilwell
May 8-11, 2024

The town of Stilwell proudly claims the title of Strawberry Capital of the World and they have celebrated the bountiful berry since the 1940s. Usually held in late spring, the Strawberry Festival welcomes more than 30,000 visitors to the bustling small town’s festivities each year.

A parade, carnival rides, midway games, car show, rodeo, live music, baking contests and, of course, plenty of fresh, ripe strawberries greet hungry families eager to celebrate the plentiful local harvest. Free, fresh strawberries and ice cream are always a popular snack. You can even score some champion berries up for auction!

Plan your visit at strawberrycapital.com.

National Indian Taco Championship
Main Street, Pawhuska
Oct. 2024

If you love fry bread and Indian tacos, head to Pawhuska to taste the best traditional tacos around! Held on the first Saturday in October, the annual National Indian Taco Championship challenges locals to put their best recipes to task, with pride and cash prizes on the line.

Festival-goers can get in on the fun and help decide which tasty recipe should win the coveted People’s Choice award. In addition to the handcrafted tacos, families can enjoy local bands, Native American dance demonstrations, drum contests, barrel racing and more.

Find all the delicious details at pawhuskachamber.com.

Chandler Ice Cream Festival
Tilghman Park, Chandler
June 8, 2024

Nothing says summertime more than a cool, creamy scoop of ice cream. The town of Chandler has dedicated an entire day to ice cream in honor of the area Hiland Dairy plant. Dairy lovers can trek from booth to booth, sampling prizewinning homemade ice cream from the annual festival competition.

Afterward, families can ride carnival rides and listen to live music from local talent. Kids can get their faces painted and hang out with clowns creating balloon animals. Get the scoop on details at chandlerareachamberok.com/events.

McLoud Blackberry Festival
McLoud
July 12-13, 2024

Celebrated early in July, McLoud Blackberry Festival is one of the oldest festivals in the state. Originally a town picnic, residents gather to celebrate the annual blackberry harvest.

Today, the festival features all kinds of blackberry-themed items including fresh blackberries, cobbler, sodas and teas. Top it all off with live music, a parade, royalty pageant and fireworks. Kids can enjoy a carnival with old-fashioned games like sack races and turtle races. If you’re up to the challenge, sign up to see if you can become the next cobbler gobbler champion or enter your own blackberry creation in a baking contest.

Find more tasty details at mccloudchamber.com/index.html.