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
Sonic Stage
Presented by the Inasmuch Foundation & MidFirst Bank
Presented by Sonic Drive-In
Tuesday:Â
11am – Opening Ceremony
12pm – Steve Pruitt Quartet – JazzÂ
            1pm – Erin Detherage – Instrumental Guitar
            2pm – Clips n Hips – Dance
            3pm – Everything Goes Dance StudioÂ
            4pm – Rachel Lynch and Griffin Wade – Folk/Americana
            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
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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 – Adam and the Original Sin – CountryÂ
            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
Tuesday:
12pm – Vivace Honor Club – Choir
1pm – Santa Fe South Middle/High School Dance
4pm – Harper Valley Hypocrites – Folk Rock
5pm – PM2 (Perpetual Motion Dance Junior Company) – Dance
6pm – Randy Cassius – Acoustic Rock
7:30pm – Sam Kahre – Cellist
Wednesday:
11am – Classen SAS Middle and High School Dance
12pm – Artworks Academy of Performing Arts – Theatre/Dance
1pm – PC Schools Dance
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 Choir
12pm – Calamity Jane Cloggers – Dance
1pm – Cottonwood Creek Cloggers – Dance
4pm – Brotherboy – Indie Pop
5pm – Adelante Dance Studio
6pm – Studio Rockestra – Student Orchestra
7:30pm – The Vibro Kings – Rockabilly/Rock
Friday:
11am – FD Moon Middle School Band
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
4pm – Pruitt/McKinney Funk Band – Funk
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 Dance
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 – Country
Sunday:
11am – Metropolitan School of Dance, Inc.
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
Meet the 2023 Festival of the Arts Co-Chairs: Susie White & Farooq Karim
We’re excited to announce the two Festival of the Arts Co-Chairs who have dedicated countless hours of their time to produce this year’s event: Susie
Young artists needed for Festival of the Arts Youth Art Sale
Applications are now being accepted for Arts Council Oklahoma City’s Youth Art Sale, which gives young local artists the opportunity to showcase their creative works
Entire area dedicated to children’s art at 56th Annual Festival of the Arts
Oklahoma City, OK – Children visiting Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts will have a special place to visit this year. Kid’s activities – including
