Festival of the Arts
Performing Arts
Festival of the Arts is six 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!Â
Festival of the Arts returns to Bicentennial Park April 25 – 30, 2023!
Main Stage
Presented by the Inasmuch Foundation & MidFirst Bank
Tuesday:Â
11am – Opening Ceremony
12pm – Steve Pruitt Trio – JazzÂ
            1pm – Erin Detherage – Instrumental Guitar
            2pm – Clips n Hips – Dance
            3pm – Everything Goes Dance StudioÂ
            4pm – Rachel Lynch and Griffin Wade – Folk/Americana
      5pm – Isaac McClung – Singer/Songwriter
            6pm – Miss Brown to You – Jazz/Folk
            7:30pm – Carter Sampson
Wednesday:
            12pm – Tanner Massey – Pop
            1pm – Yiskah – International/Cultural Music
            4pm – CC Brass and Co. – Jazz/Big Band
            5pm – WoRm – Hip Hop
            6pm – Finite Galaxy – Bilingual Hip Hop
            7:30pm – Talk of the Town – Big Band
Thursday:
            12pm – Lorne Lee 12-String Traveler – InstrumentalÂ
            1pm – Santa Fe South High School – ChoirÂ
Friday:
            11am – Darren Cipponeri – Singer-Songwriter
            12pm – Aspiring Attitudes – Dance
            1pm – Riverwood Singers – Choir
            2pm – Peter Markes – Violin Looping/Singer-Songwriter
            3pm – UCO Jazz Ensemble
            4pm – Original Flow – Hip Hop
            5pm – MetroJazzCollective+ – JazzÂ
            6pm – Jabee – Hip Hop
            7:30pm – Beau Jennings and the Tigers – Americana Rock
Saturday:
            11am – Lynda Tarpley Tap – Dance
            12pm – Oklahoma Baptist Children’s Chorus – Choir
            1pm – Yumare Mexican Folkloric Dancers Inc – DanceÂ
            2pm – David McKinney – Singer-Songwriter
            3pm – LESS THAN GREATER THAN – Rock
            4pm – Josh Roberts – Pop Rock
            5pm – Boyz Night Out – Rock/RnB
            6pm – Sarafina Byrd Trio – SoulÂ
            7:30pm – Shortt Dogg – Soul/Funk/RnB
Sunday:
            11am – Metro Aerial – Aerialists       Â
            12pm – OklaHannah Plays Harp – Harp
            1pm – Classen SAS Middle School Comet Players Theatre Co.Â
            2pm – Edgar Cruz – Guitar
            3pm – Aalim Dance Academy – Dance
            4pm – Casii Stephan – Soul/Pop/Rock
            5pm – Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Road – Bluegrass/FolkÂ
Sonic Stage
Presented by Sonic
Tuesday:Â
12pm – Vivace Honor Club – ChoirÂ
1pm – Santa Fe South Middle/High School DanceÂ
            4pm – Harper Valley Hypocrites – Folk Rock
            5pm – PM2 (Perpetual Motion Dance Junior Company) – Dance
            6pm – Randy Cassimus – Acoustic Rock
            7:30pm – Sam Kahre – Cellist
Wednesday:
            11am – Classen SAS Middle and High School DanceÂ
            12pm – Artworks Academy of Performing Arts – Theatre/Dance
            1pm – PC Schools DanceÂ
            4pm – Bee Picardo – Indie Folk
            5pm – Jeremy Rowe Band – India Country
            6pm – Stunna – Rock
            7:30pm – Ckai Dawson and Elevation Band – Soul/Funk/RnB
Thursday:
      11am – Central and Charter Oak Elementary Honor ChoirÂ
            12pm – Calamity Jane Cloggers – Dance
            1pm – Cottonwood Creek Cloggers – Dance
      4pm – Brotherboy – Indie Pop
      5pm – Adelante Dance Studio
      6pm – Studio Rockestra – Student OrchestraÂ
      7:30pm – The Vibro Kings – Rockabilly/Rock
Friday:
            11am – FD Moon Middle School BandÂ
            12pm – Nichols Hills Enterprise Elementary School Varsity Choir
            1pm – Prairie View Voices – Choir
            2pm – Soldier Creek Natural Notes – Show Choir
            3pm – School of Rock Edmond House Band – Rock/Alternative
            5pm – Emily McCumber’s Vocal Student Showcase
            6pm – Josh Roberts – Acoustic Pop
            7:30pm – Rod Porter – Soul/RnB
Saturday:
            11am – The Dancenter – Dance
            12pm – The Okie Stompers – Dance
            1pm – Eterna Primavera Folklore Guatemalteco – Dance
            2pm – Cece Farha’s Range of Motion DanceÂ
            3pm – Jane Mays and the Minnie Funk Band – Funk
            4pm – Taylor Deneen – RnB/Soul
            5pm – Donovan Funk – Alternative
            6pm – Olivia Kay – Vocalist
            7:30pm – Ri Wolf – CountryÂ
Sunday:
            11am – Metropolitan School of Dance, Inc.  Â
            12pm – The Lesson House – Variety Vocal Performance
            1pm – Nepali Folk and Fusion Dance
            2pm – Sweet Yield Studio – Dance
            3pm – Lawton Ballet Theatre Preprofessional – Ballet
            4pm – The Gotcha Covered Band – Classic Rock
            5pm – Crossings Christian Jazz Knights – Jazz
Festival News

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