Festival of the Arts

Performing Arts

Festival of the Arts is four days of non-stop performing arts entertainment! Check out the wide range of performances from dance to music with artists of all age ranges. You’ll see some of OKC’s best local performing artists, all with one goal – to entertain you!

2024 Festival of the Arts Performing Arts Lineup

Main Stage

presented by Inasmuch Foundation &
MidFirst Bank

Thursday 

• 11:00 AM – Opening Ceremony
• 12:00 PM – ArtWorks Academy of Performing Arts (Dance/Musical Theatre)
• 1:00 PM – Vivace Honor Chorus (School Choir)
• 1:30 PM – North Rock Creek Dixieland Band (Dixieland)
• 2:00 PM – SFS Middle School Choir (School Choir)
• 2:30 PM – SFS Vocal Ensemble (School Choir)
• 3:00 PM – Soldier Creek Natural Notes (School Choir)
• 4:00 PM – New Shoes (Classic Rock)
• 5:00 PM – J Stew and Friends featuring Koolie High (R&B/Jazz)
• 6:00 PM – Big Train and the Loco Motives (Blues)
• 7:30 PM – Kendrik McKinney Jazz Collective (Jazz)

Friday

• 11:00 AM – Prairie View Voices (School Choir)
• 11:30 AM – Riverwood Singers (School Choir)
• 12:00 PM – Aspiring Attitudes Dance Studio (Dance-Various)
• 1:00 PM – Cottonwood Creek Cloggers (Dance-Clogging)
• 2:00 PM – Brave Amigos (Acoustic Guitar Trio)
• 3:00 PM – Lacy Saunders (Acoustic Duo)
• 4:00 PM – Relevo Blindado (Mexican Folk)
• 5:00 PM- Midas 13 (Pop)
• 6:00 PM – Je\ Mims Band (Soul/Reggae)
• 7:00 PM – Sarafina Byrd (R&B/ Soul)
• 8:00 PM – Lee Hernan (Latin Pop)

Saturday

• 11:00 AM – Lynda Tarpley Tap (Dance-Tap)
• 12:00 PM – Impact Performing Arts Company (Dance- Various)
• 1:00 PM – Samarpan Dance Academy (Bharatanatyam/Indian Folk/Bollywood)
• 2:00 PM – Lorne Lee (Fusion Jazz/R&B Duo)
• 3:00 PM – Sorry Darlin’s (Country/Folk/Americana)
• 4:00 PM – Ckai Dawson and the Experience (Soul/R&B)
• 5:00 PM – Boyz Night Out (Pop/Ambient/Funk)
• 6:00 PM – Shortt Dogg (R&B/Funk/Smooth Jazz)
• 7:00 PM – Oklahannah (Harpist/Jazz/Rock/Country)
• 8:00 PM – OKC Philharmonic and OKC Ballet (Collaboration)

Sunday

• 11:00 AM – Classen SAS- The Comet Players Theatre Company (Theatre/School)
• 12:00 PM – Imelda Juárez Thompson (Mariachi Singer/Dance)
• 1:00 PM – The Dancenter (Dance- Various)
• 2:00 PM – Ambassadors’ Children’s Choir (Youth Choir)
• 3:00 PM – Aalim Dance Academy (Belly Dance/Middle Eastern)
• 4:00 PM – Brad Fielder (Folk/Country Blues/Ragtime/Jug Band)
• 5:00 PM – Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Road (Heartland Americana)
• 6:00 PM – CC Brass & Co. (Christian Jazz)

City Stage

Visit the City Stage on the east side
of City Hall

Thursday 

• 4:00 PM – Casii Stephan (Soul/ Pop/ Rock)
• 5:00 PM – Carter Sampson (Americana)
• 6:00 PM – Elizabeth Speegal (Original Jazz/ Pop Fusion)
• 7:30 PM – The Powell Brothers (Country)

Friday

• 11:00 AM – Classen School of Advanced Studies (Dance- Various/School)
• 12:00 PM – The Okie Stompers (Dance- Clogging) 
• 1:00 PM – NHEES Varsity Choir (School Choir)
• 2:00 PM – Santa Fe South Dance (Dance- Various/School)
• 3:00 PM – Stringsmen (Multi-Genre String Quartet)
• 4:00 PM – Oklahoma Opry (Country)
• 5:00 PM – F1RSTHAND (Rock/Pop)
• 6:00 PM – Rod Porter (R&B/ Soul)
• 7:00 PM – The Groovemeant Community (Dance-Street Dance/HipHop/Freestyle)
• 8:00 PM – The Vibro Kings (Rock-N-Roll)

Saturday

• 11:00 AM – Classen SAS Middle School Band (School Concert Band)
• 12:00 PM – Yúmare Mexcian Folkloric Dancers Inc. (Dance- Mexican Folk)
• 1:00 PM – Nritya Arpan- Dance of India (Dance- Indian Cultural/ Traditional)
• 2:00 PM – Cece Farha’s Range of Motion Dance Studio (Dance- Various)
• 3:00 PM – Calamity Jane Cloggers (Dance- Clogging)
• 4:00 PM – Jane Mays & The Minnie Funk Band (Pop/Rock/Funk)
• 5:00 PM – Lunar Division (Rock/Alternative Rock)
• 6:00 PM – Dinosaur Boyfriend (Alternative Shoegaze)
• 7:00 PM – Josh Roberts (Acoustic-Soloist)
• 8:00 PM – LABRYS (Alternative Indie Rock)

Sunday

• 11:00 AM – Metropolitan School of Dance, Inc. (Dance- Various)
• 12:00 PM – Randy Cassimus (Acoustic Pop/Rock/Folk)
• 1:00 PM – PM2 Perpetual Motion Dance Junior Company (Dance- Modern)
• 1:30 PM – Kismet Arts Studio & Theatre (Musical Theatre)
• 2:00 PM – Prairie Dance Theatre (Dance- Various)
• 3:00 PM – Clips n Hips (Dance- Latin)
• 4:00 PM – John the Franklin (Americana/Soft Rock/Country)
• 5:00 PM – The Bottom of the Barrel (Bluegrass)
• 6:00 PM – Oklahoma Jazz Preserve (Jazz/ Jazz- Rock)

Art Moves

Catch an Art Moves performance at the OKC Museum of Art or around Festival Grounds

Thursday 

• 10:30 AM – LaQuincy Reed – OKCMOA
•12:00 PM – Sarafina Byrd – North Civic Center Steps
• 2:00 PM – Clarissa Sharp – Poetry Stand – Sculpture Park
• 3:00 PM – Kendrick McKinney Jazz Trio – OKCMOA
• 6:00 PM – Peter Markes – South Civic Center Steps

Friday

• 10:30 AM – Jasmine Jones – Mixed Media Demo – OKCMOA
• 2:00 PM – Elisha Gallegos – Chalk Art – Corner of Walker & Couch
• 3:00 PM – Laura Reese – Violinist – OKCMOA
• 3:00 PM – Joe Coover – Magic –  Festival Grounds
• 6:00 PM – Brantley Cowan – North Civic Center Steps
• 7:00 PM – Juggling Artists by Funky Monkey Events –  Festival Grounds

Saturday

• 10:30 AM – Oklahannah – Harpist/Vocalist – OKCMOA
• 12:00 PM – Sarafina Byrd – South Civic Center Steps 
• 1:00 PM – Juggling Artists by Funky Monkey Events – Festival Grounds
• 2:00 PM – Elisha Gallegos – Chalk Artist – Front of OKCMOA
• 3:00 PM – Touch of Sax – OKCMOA
• 3:00 PM – Joe Coover – Magic – Festival Grounds
• 6:00 PM – Tyrell Richardson – North Civic Center Steps 

Sunday

• 10:30 AM – Paul Lewis – Sculptor – Sculpture Park
• 12:00 PM – Western Psalmist – Singer/Musician – North Civic Center Steps 
• 2:00 PM – Clarissa Sharp – Poetry Stand – Sculpture Park 
• 3:00 PM – Audrey Oden –  Guitarist – OKCMOA 
• 6:00 PM – Oklahannah – Civic Center Steps

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