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Illinois River BalloonFest   Aug. 14-16   Tahlequah Municipal Airport   Carnival, children’s activities, live music, food and hot-air balloons   Click here for more info
Greenwood Heritage Festival   Aug. 16   Greenwood Ave. & Archer St.   Bring your lawn chairs for a free jazz and blues concert   808-4685
Sapulpa Bluegrass Festival   Aug. 29   Liberty Park, Sapulpa   Bluegrass on one of the biggest lawns in Sapulpa   227-5151
Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival   Aug. 29-31   Down Home Blues Club, Rentiesville   More than 200 musicians on three stages indoors and outdoors   (918) 473-2411
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Jana Jae Fiddle Camp & Music Festival   Aug. 29-31   Grove Civic Center & Snider’s Camp, Grove   Workshops, master demonstrations and amateur fiddle contest   (918) 786-8896
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BOK Center Ribbon Cutting &
Community Open House
  Aug. 30   BOK Center   Free event for the public to take tours, sign up for giveaways, enjoy
local music and receive a free commemorative poster
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Bluegrass & Chili Fetsival   Sept. 4-6   Claremore Expo Center   A weekend of hot music, hotter food and plenty for everyone to do   (918) 341-2818
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Septemberfest   Sept. 6   Governor’s Mansion, OKC   Magic show, dancing, hands-on activities for the kids and food   (405) 557-0198
Indian Summr Exotic Bird Fair   Sept. 6   Tulsa Convention Center   100 vendor tables of bird-related items, species and supplies   437-3343
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Banff Mountain Film Festival   Sept. 10   OSU-Tulsa Auditorium   Two hours of thought-provoking adventure mountain films   (918) 946-6567
Stillwater Blues Festival   Sept. 11-14   Stillwater Community Center   Free festival with award-winning blues musicians   (405) 533-8434
Fair Kick Off Party   Sept. 12   RiverWest Festival Park   More manly feats in a skirt and a celebration of Scottish tradition   599-0029
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29th Oklahoma Scottish Festival   Sept. 12-14   RiverWest Festival Park   Time to get that kilt dry cleaned and pump some iron, um, stones   599-0029
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Oklahoma Indian Summer
Festival
  Sept. 12-14   Bartlesville Community Center   A coloful festival filled with cultural demonstrations and authentic
Indian arts and crafts
  (918)331-0934
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Utsav India Fest   Sept. 13   Expo Square   Henna tattoos, food, sale of traditional clothes and crafts   (918) 615-2383
Okrafest   Sept. 13            
Shalomfest 2008   Sept. 14   Temple Israel   A kosher-good time with Jewish food, music and gift items   747-1309
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Greek Holiday Festival   Sept. 18-20   Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
Church
  Tulsa’s oldest ethnic festival with authentic gree food, pastries,
dancing and arts
  583-2082
QuikTrip 50th Anniversary
Festival
  Sept. 20   River West Festival Park   Nine bands including Leon Russell and Hanson rock the river followed
by a fireworks spectacular
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Bixby DeutschesFest   Sept. 20   Washington Irving Park, Bixby   Getting a jump start on fall festivals and Oktoberfest   Click here for info
Tulsa State Fair   Sept. 25- Oct. 5   Tulsa Fairgrounds   This is the big one: midway, rides, music, animals and freebies!   376-6000
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Hook-N-Cook Off   Sept. 26-27   Pelican Landing on Grand Lake   Crafts, games for the kids, music and, oh yeah, lots of catfish   (918) 782-3214
Pelican Festival   Oct. 3-5   Grove Community Center   Juried arts and craft show, live entertainment and more   (918)786-2333
Renaissance Faire   Oct. 4   Martin Regional Library   Multi-cultural historical event for the community   669-6340
Oktoberfest   Oct. 16-19   River West Festival Park   Celebrating 30 years of authentic German food, music and dancing    
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Annual Reichert Celebration   Aug. 9-17   Expo Square   Trade show, fundraising auctions, fireworks and horse sale   (319) 668-2699
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Tahlequah Rock & Mineral Show   Aug. 15-16   Tahlequah Community Bldg.   Fossils, minerals, jewelry, kid’s activities and educational displays   (918) 458-0801 or 456-8198
Sooner Gun Show   Aug. 16-17   Expo Square   2,200 tables for everything a gun enthusiast could want   (405) 640-6882
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Roller Derby Bout & Car Show   Aug. 17   Broken Arrow Roller Sports   The Thunderdollz and Roller Girlz compete in an all-female derby   443-6572
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United Way Craft Show   Aug. 20   QuikTrip Corporate Office   Lots of booths filled w/ gifts, clothing, art and crafts   615-7807
Just Between Friends Fall Sale   Aug. 24-30   Expo Square   Tens of thousands of items for sale at huge discounts   Click here for more info
Tulsa House Beautiful Show   Sept. 5-7   Expo Square   More than 200 vendors offering the latest innovative products   (405) 278-2815
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Gun and Knife Show   Sept. 6-7   Expo Square   The top gun, knife and ammo vendors in Tulsa and Oklahoma City   (918) 272-1119
World Tour of Gymnastics
Superstars
  Oct. 9   BOK Center   USA Olympic Gymnastics team members perform   Click here for info
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Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic   Aug. 28-31   Expo Square   A judged event showing the athletic ability of ranch-type horses   (918) 857-2725
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U.S. Arabian and Half-Arabian
Championship Horse Show
  Oct. 17-25   Expo Square   Variety of Arabian horses along with world-class shopping and
elaborate barn parties
  (303) 696-4500
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Louis Sachar   Aug. 22   Central Library   Winner of the Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers Literature   596-7977
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Marian Clark   Aug. 27   Tulsa Historical Society   Route 66 Cookbook author dishes about early Oklahoma dinners   712-9484
John Stossel   Sept. 5   Tulsa Performing Arts Center   Part of the Tulsa Town Hall Series available by subscription   749-5965
Get Motivated Seminar   Sept. 22   BOK Center   General Colin Powell, Rudolph Giuliani, Zig Ziglar and many more   (800) 427-2407
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Tracy Letts and Mitch Albom   Sept. 26   Tulsa Performing Arts Center   Presented by the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers   596-7111
Russ Carroll   Oct. 18   First Baptist Church, BA   Total Money Makeover Live with Dave Ramsey’s chief advisor   (888) 227-3223
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James Carville and Mary Matalin   TBA   Mabee Center   Proving that political opposites attract and make a great act   495-6000
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A Hot Night in August Car Show   Aug. 16   Oklahoma Aquarium, Jenks   Stock and modified cars, foreign cars, trucks and motorcycles   299-5005
Oklahoma Road Open Car Show   Sept. 13   Mineral Wells Park, Guthrie   Music, cash prizes, food, crafts, vendors and free registration   (918) 282-7155
Keystone Fire Dept. Car Show   Sept. 20   Keystone Park, Sand Springs   Go fishing, view great cars, and support the fire department   (918) 363-8007
Fantasy On Wheels   Sept. 20   Okla. 20 & Lombard, Skiatook   Kiddie car show, door prizes, lots of trophies and music   (918) 396-7396

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Summer’s Fifth Night   Aug. 14   Utica Square   Red Dirt Rangers perform country music   Click here for info
American Theatre Organ Society   Aug. 15   Tulsa Technology Center, BA   Duets on the 1928 Robert-Morton theatre pipe organ   (918) 355-1562
RiverWalk Concert Series   Aug. 15   RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks   The Fabulous Mid-Life Crisis Band   296-7121
RiverWalk Concert Series   Aug. 16   RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks   The country stylings of South 40   245-3221
Third Tuesdays on the Triangle   Aug. 19   Charles Page Triangle, SS   Salt Creek and Eternity perform   245-3221
Summer’s Fifth Night   Aug. 21   Utica Square   Mid-Life Crisis Band with their classic rock encore   Click here for info
One Song Many Voices   Aug. 31   BOK Center   Multifaith celebration featuring Sam Harris and a mass choir   Click here for info
First Friday Concert   Sept. 5   LaFortune Park   Travis Kidd brings the country music   496-6220
Brown Bag It   Oct. 15   Tulsa Performing Arts Center   Jason Dovel performs on the trumpet   596-7111

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Creating Keepsakes Convention   Aug. 22-23   Renaissance Tulsa Hotel &
Convention Center
  Offering a variety of classes and vendors selling unique, hard-tofind
supplies
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