Holiday Events in OKC metro - 2024

Fall is in the air. Leaves are falling, temperatures may FINALLY start getting cooler – and you’re in the mood to break out the sweaters. That means it’s time to start planning for holiday entertainment. 

We’ve compiled this overview of holiday events and entertainment to help you get started. It has everything from safe places to take your kids Trick-or-Treating to spectacular lighting displays, skating, and beautiful holiday music. The best part is that all of these events are close to an Ideal neighborhood.

Halloween

• Through October 20: Mythical Creatures of Pumpkinville at Myriad Botanical Gardens
• Weekends in October: Haunt the Zoo at the OKC Zoo
• October 11-26: Haunt the River with Oklahoma River Cruises
• October 25-26: Haunted Trails and Haunted Hollow at Choctaw Creek Park
• Thru October 27: Fright Fest at Frontier City
• Thru October 31: Indoor Trick-or-Treating options
• Any time: Is the weather bad? Ideas for At-Home Trick-or-Treating 
• More Sources:
  • Metro Family Magazine
  • Visit OKC
  • Stillwater pumpkin patches, Oktoberfest, entertainment, and more

Fall

• Oktoberfest events
• Through October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
• October 14-18: OKC Parks Fall Break Day Camps 
• October 16-18: Fall Y’all at the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
• October 19: Red Earth Fall Festival and Parade at Myriad Botanical Gardens
• October 19: Stockyards Stampede in Stockyards City
• November 20-22: OKC Parks Thanksgiving Day Camp 
• November 25 and 26: Explorer Day Camp at Sam Noble Museum in Norman

Winter Holidays

• Starting in November: Holiday Lights in Automobile Alley and Bricktown
• November 8 -- January 20: Edmond Ice Rink
• November 8 – February 2: Devon Ice Rink
• November 9-January 1: OKC Zoo Safari Lights
• November 9 -- January 6: Crest on Ice in Norman
• November 12-February 4: Downtown in December
• November 12: OKC Tree Lighting Festival in Bricktown
• November 15-December 29: Red Earth Treefest
• November 18 – January 1: Yukon Ice Rink at Chisholm Trail Park
• November 22-December 29: Classic Christmas at Remington Park
• November 22-23: Santa Market
• November 23-December 27: Lyric’s A Christmas Carol
• November 24-December 17: Holiday Pop-Up Shops in Midtown
• November 25: A Magical Cirque Christmas
• December 7: Saints Santa Run
• December 7: Kids Take Over the Cowboy
• December 8: Live on the Plaza-Holiday Block Party
• December 8: Sing We Now of Christmas
• December 8: Sleigh Bells Market
• December 9: Winterfest at Legacy Park in Norman
• Starting December 14: The Nutcracker
• December 14: Gingerbread Gardens
• December 14: Workshop: Beaded Holiday Earrings