Culture, Arts & Events
Live music, theatre, OU performances, festivals, and where to find what's happening in Norman.
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A long-running Campus Corner bar and live-music venue presenting local and touring acts across rock, folk, red dirt, country, hip-hop and more.
TravelOK lists this venue for adults 21+. Check with the venue for tonight's music.
309 White St, Norman, OK 73069
Official source: TravelOK (Oklahoma Tourism)
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A downtown worker-owned micro venue with live music on weekends, a vegan kitchen, and community events. All-ages venue; ID checked at the door, 21+ to drink.
113 N Crawford Ave, Norman, OK 73069
Official source: Opolis
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A historic gallery and performing arts venue with exhibitions, concerts, and cultural programs.
200 S Jones Ave
Official source: The Depot
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A historic community performing arts center presenting theatre, concerts, and performing arts education.
101 E Main St, Norman, OK 73069
Official source: Sooner Theatre
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Home of the OU School of Music, with Sharp Concert Hall, Pitman Recital Hall, and Gothic Hall for concerts and recitals. The Fine Arts Box Office is here.
500 W Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019
Official source: University of Oklahoma
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Historic Holmberg Hall, a European-style performance hall, hosts OU Opera, School of Dance, and University Theatre productions.
550 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019
Official source: University of Oklahoma
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Home to many University Theatre mainstage productions in the Elsie C. Brackett Theatre and the A. Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre — plays, musicals, opera, and dance.
563 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019
Official source: University of Oklahoma
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Home of the Peggy Dow Helmerich School of Drama, with Lab Theatre and Studio Theatre productions.
640 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019
Official source: University of Oklahoma
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Oklahoma's largest free music festival, held downtown each spring on outdoor stages and partner venues, produced by the nonprofit Norman Music Alliance.
Downtown Norman (Main Street)
Official source: Norman Music Alliance
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A free, family-friendly summer jazz festival at Andrews Park with evening concerts and daytime educational workshops, run by an independent nonprofit.
Andrews Park, 201 W Daws St, Norman, OK 73071
Official source: Jazz in June
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A free outdoor medieval-themed arts, crafts, and entertainment fair at Reaves Park each spring, with stages, jousting, and craft booths. Organizers note parking is paid.
Reaves Park, 2501 Jenkins Ave, Norman, OK 73072
Official source: University of Oklahoma Outreach
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A free monthly arts celebration across Downtown Norman’s Walker Arts District, normally from 6–9 PM on the second Friday.
Walker Arts District, Downtown Norman
Official source: Norman Arts Council
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The City's central park near downtown, with playgrounds, splash pads, a skate park, basketball courts, an amphitheater, picnic shelters, and a jogging course.
201 W Daws St, Norman, OK 73071
Official source: City of Norman
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OU’s art museum holds more than 20,000 objects, with strengths in Native American and American Southwest art, French Impressionism, ceramics, photography, contemporary and Asian art, and works on paper.
555 Elm Ave
Official source: University of Oklahoma
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A natural history and culture museum. Its Hall of the People of Oklahoma traces 30,000 years of Native people in Oklahoma through cultural material and modern Native experience.
Hall of the People of Oklahoma: temporarily closed for renovation. Check the museum for updates; the museum itself is not listed as closed.
2401 Chautauqua Ave
Official source: Sam Noble Museum
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Norman's tourism calendar of concerts, festivals, and things to do.
Online calendar
Official source: VisitNorman
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Community arts calendar, 2nd Friday Art Walk details, and arts organizations across Norman.
Online calendar
Official source: Norman Arts Council
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Current concerts, recitals, theatre, opera, and dance at OU, plus box office, directions, and parking.
Online calendar
Official source: University of Oklahoma
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Central Oklahoma's alt-weekly covering music, arts, and events, including Norman.
Online publication
Official source: Oklahoma Gazette
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Norman's local newspaper, covering community news and events.
Online publication
Official source: The Norman Transcript
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