A Little Bit of Everything

Tulsa Tough; Photo by Chris Barnes

Your social calendar will be jam-packed with community events this June.

In Tulsa, fans of pageant life should visit River Spirit Casino Resort June 5-8 for the Miss Oklahoma competition. The exciting Mecum Car Auction is another great draw, happening June 6-8 at Expo Square. One of the city’s most beloved traditions, Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, returns June 7-9, with races in downtown Tulsa and on Riverside. Head to the Greenwood Historical District June 13-15 for the annual Juneteenth Festival, and circle back to Expo Square on June 22-23 for the Route 66 Roadfest, celebrating America’s Mother Road with displays, exhibitions and more. 

In Edmond, the Endeavor Games kick off June 6-9; the tournament welcomes athletes with physical disabilities to compete in various sporting events. Also June 6-9, the deadCenter Film Festival returns to OKC, hailed as one of the Top 20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World by MovieMaker Magazine. Get festive and patriotic a bit early with Libertyfest, happening citywide in Edmond from June 14-July 4. And all dads and father figures can venture to Scissortail Park on June 16 for the Father’s Day Fest. 

Across the state, head to the Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival, June 7-8 at Rose State College in Midwest City, or get on the water for the Golden Eagle Poker Run, June 8 at Lake Eufaula. Other offerings include the Elk City Route 66 Festival, June 14-15 in Elk City’s Ackley Park; the Okie Noodling Tournament, June 14-15 auls Valley’s Wacker Park; the Muscogee Nation Festival, June 20-23 at Okmulgee’s Claude Cox Omniplex; and the Woolaroc Kidsfest, June 22-23 at Bartlesville’s Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve.

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