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Spend your summer happy hours cooling down in Midtown
Midtown Cool Down is returning this Summer and kicking off tomorrow, June 1! Participating Midtown restaurants and bars will be offering Happy Hour and entertainment all summer long. Grab your crew for happy hours and enjoy food and drink specials during Midtown Cool Down with different options to choose from every single day of the week. Stay up to date with a list of participating businesses and promotions at midtownokc.com.
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Midtown Cool Down
June - August
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Downtown Employee Appreciation Day
Downtown Employee Appreciation Day will take place on Wednesday, June 14, on the Kerr Park lawn from 11am-2pm. Join Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership for a lunchtime event featuring free popsicles from Wondervan Pops, live music, lawn games, and booths by various downtown organizations and services. Purchase your lunch from one of the food trucks and learn more about the different amenities available to downtown employees. Stop by Downtown Employee Appreciation Day and let us say THANK YOU for being a part of our downtown community!
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Pick up goods at the new
Mid-Week Farmers Market
The Scissortail Park Farmers Market will kick off the first Wednesday Mid-Week Market tonight, May 31 from 5-8pm at the Hill Pavilion & Promenade in the Lower Park. The Mid-Week Farmers Market will take place on the last Wednesday of the month through September and offer shoppers an additional time to shop local produce, plants, baked goods, and more.
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Pride month kicking off with opening ceremonies
The OKC Pride Alliance will kick off Pride Month in downtown Oklahoma City with Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, June 1 at 7pm. The event will take place on the Water Stage at the Myriad Botanical Gardens along with a ribbon cutting, special speakers, and more. Make plans to attend Opening Ceremonies along with other pride events all month long. Also, be sure to mark your calendars and save the date because Pridefest is returning to Scissortail Park June 23-25.
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Oklahoma City welcomes the Women's College World Series
This Thursday, June 1, Oklahoma City will welcome the Women's College World Series to play at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. Once again, EMBARK will offer express bus services from downtown to the complex for softball fans. Fans can park at either the Oklahoma City Convention Center Garage or the Scissortail Park surface lot for $10 a day, which can be paid for using the Flowbird mobile parking App or at an EMBARK parking kiosk. To ride the express bus, customers can purchase a 1-Day Universal pass, which is valid on both the bus and the OKC Streetcar. The pass can be purchased on the Token Transit App, at an OKC Streetcar kiosk, or at the EMBARK Transit Center.
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Bring the kids to Myriad's Gardening Fair over the weekend
The two-day Children's Gardening Fair will take place in the Children's Garden and the Myriad this Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, Jun 4 from 10am-5pm. Children of all ages are invited to explore different aspects of gardening through interactive stations designed for immersive learning and play. General admission is $8, but free for members and children 2 and younger.
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Nothing beats bike rides under the full moon
Set out on a one-hour sunset bike ride throughout downtown Oklahoma City with the Myriad Gardens' monthly Full Moon Bike Ride this Saturday, June 3 at 8:45pm. Gather at the Seasonal Plaza in the northeast corner of the Gardens and ride together. Through Bricktown or down the Oklahoma River to the Wheeler District Ferris Wheel, this is a great way to tour with many others alongside you. Don't have a bike? Rent from RideOKC or Spokies.
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Downtown OKC Partnership will honor four leaders for outstanding contributions
On Wednesday, June 7, Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership will honor four business and civic leaders for their outstanding contributions to the downtown community at the 36th annual Dean A. McGee Awards in the First National Center Ballroom. Gary Brooks, will receive the Dean A. McGee Award for his lifetime contributions to downtown; the Stanley Draper Award will be presented to Wiley Williams for his efforts in community excellence; Charles Nicholas (posthumous) will receive the Neal Horton Award for revitalization of downtown; and Jane Jenkins will receive the President’s Award for her exceptional service to downtown.
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Wednesday, May 31
Mid-Week Farmer's Market, Scissortail Park
HAMILTON, Civic Center Music Hall
Thursday, June 1
Pride Opening Ceremonies, Myriad Gardens
Showboat Concert Series: Dr. Pants, Bricktown Bricktown Water Taxi
HAMILTON, Civic Center Music Hall
Friday, June 2
June Night Market, Scissortail Park
All Time Low, The Criterion
Chat and JT, Bricktown Comedy Club
Saturday, June 3
Children's Gardening Fair, Myriad Gardens
Full Moon Bike Ride, Myriad Gardens
HAMILTON, Civic Center Music Hall
The Cage Youth Streetball Clinic, Downtown OKC Community Basketball Court
Chat and JT, Bricktown Comedy Club
Saturday Showcase, American Banjo Museum
Sunday, June 4
Children's Gardening Fair, Myriad Gardens
HAMILTON, Civic Center Music Hall
Tuesday, June 6
Shakey Graves, The Jones Assembly
Madagascar the Musical, Civic Center Music Hall
Friday, June 7
Madagascar the Musical, Civic Center Music Hall
Thursday, June 8
deadCenter Film Festival, Oklahoma City
Showboat Concert Series: Ckai Dawson, Bricktown Water Taxi
Friday, June 9
deadCenter Film Festival, Oklahoma City
Gary Owen, Bricktown Comedy Club
Saturday, June 10
deadCenter Film Festival, Oklahoma City
Gary Owen, Bricktown Comedy Club
GOBMS at the ABM, American Banjo Museum
Sunday, June 11
Midtowners Sunday Social, Elemental Coffee
deadCenter Film Festival, Oklahoma City
Gary Owen, Bricktown Comedy Club
Wednesday, June 14
Downtown Employee Appreciation Day, Kerr Park
Summer Movie: Matilda, Myriad Gardens
Thursday, June 15
Showboat Concert Series: Stephen Salewon, Bricktown Water Taxi
Compost Corral, Scissortail Park
Friday, June 16
Scissortail Park Concert: Noche Norteña, Scissortail Park
Dancing in the Gardens: MTV Dance Hits, Myriad Gardens
Hannah Berner, Bricktown Comedy Club
Saturday, June 17
Hannah Berner, Bricktown Comedy Club
Ukulele Open Jam, American Banjo Museum
Sunday, June 18
National Go Fishing Day, Scissortail Park
Hannah Berner, Bricktown Comedy Club
Wednesday, June 21
Summer Movie: Puss in Boots, Myriad Gardens
The Great Divide, The Criterion
Summer Solstice Sound Bath, Myriad Gardens
Josh Gondelman, Bricktown Comedy Club
Friday, June 23
OKC Pridefest, Scissortail Park
Fourth Friday, West Village District
Flatland Cavalry, The Criterion
Ralph Barbosa, Bricktown Comedy Club
Saturday, June 24
OKC Pridefest, Scissortail Park
Ralph Barbosa, Bricktown Comedy Club
Banjo Farm, American Banjo Museum
Celtic Open Jam, American Banjo Museum
Sunday, June 25
OKC Pridefest, Scissortail Park
Tuesday, June 27
The Sound of Music, Civic Center Music Hall
Wednesday, June 28
Mid-Week Farmers Market, Scissortail Park
Summer Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Myriad Gardens
The Sound of Music, Civic Center Music Hall
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The What's Up Downtown weekly newsletter is presented by amshot, Downtown OKC Partnership's trusted Managed IT & Software Development company.
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June 1 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Reno Aces, 7:05PM
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June 17 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Salt Lake Bees, 7:05PM
June 18 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Salt Lake Bees, 2:05PM
June 20 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Las Vegas Aviators, 7:05PM
June 21 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Las Vegas Aviators, 7:05PM
June 22 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Las Vegas Aviators, 7:05PM
June 23 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Las Vegas Aviators, 7:05PM
June 24 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Las Vegas Aviators, 7:05PM
June 25 - Oklahoma City Dodgers vs. Las Vegas Aviators, 2:05PM
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🚧 Park Ave. and Robinson Ave. - Waterline Work
- Traffic Control: Northbound Robinson Ave. will be closed between Couch Dr. and Park Ave. There will be a detour during this time. OKC Streetcar operations will not be affected.
- Estimated Construction Timeline: 5/29/23 – 6/20/23
Sign up for RAPID Construction Updates here.
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