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The Best Tulsa Events: April 8-14

Spring has sprung with flowers, a 3-day noise festival and most importantly, GWAR.

7:15 AM CDT on April 7, 2026

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ONE AUX Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffestival of Music, Sound, and Noise
April 10-12
Various locations

We’ve been telling you that Tulsa’s noise scene is one of the best things about this city, and ONE AUX is key to holding it all together. This three-day festival features three dozen of the most incredible local and regional experimental musicians at three different venues. Come curious! —Alicia Chesser


Wednesday, April 8

Reel Crafts: Miss Congeniality
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Stitched Up Heart
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Open Mic Night
7pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.

Mamma Mia! (through April 12)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S.

Open Mic Comedy
8pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main.

Movie Night
8pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E 11th St.


Thursday, April 9

Crochet & Knit Club
4pm at Suburban Acres Library, 4606 N Garrison

Brad Absher & The Superials
5pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.

Intersection Night One: Bellmon Sustainability Awards
5:30pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Sacred Harp Singing
6pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd.

Carter Anderson
6pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.

ASHRAE Cornhole Tournament
6pm at Mother Road Market, 1124 S Lewis Ave.

Queer Crafters Club
6pm at Dennis R. Neil Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.

GWAR
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

Riff Raff Tulsa: Antigone & Ismene (through April 11)
7pm at 101 Archer, 101 E Archer St.

Starlite Trivia Night
8pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E 11th St.


Friday, April 10

Springfest (repeats April 11)
9am at Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.

Native Plant Weekend
5pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Rematriation Retreat: Language As Resistance (through April 12)
Various times at TCC Center for Creativity, 910 S. Boston Ave.

“Where Flowers Bloom” Opening Exhibition
5pm at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.

Intersection Night Two: Forest in a City
5pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Music on the Patio: Johnny Murrell
5:30pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Reimagining Our Economy: Commons, Cooperation & Regeneration
5:30pm at OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood

Exhibit Opening: "Fragmented Landscapes" by Caty Smith
6pm at ROOMS Annex, 1521 S Main St.

Art Crawl on 66
6pm at Art Emporium 66, 2615 W 40th Pl.

"SCAPES 2015-2026" by Douglas Shaw Elder
6pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.

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An Evening with Ms. Val
6:30pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.

OK So April Story Slam: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
7pm at Living Arts, 307 East Reconciliation Way.

Randy Crouch B-Day Show
7pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main

Wyly Bigger & Jim Bachmann
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.

The Kruse Brothers
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

Tennessee Jet
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.

Lizzie: The Musical (through April 12)
8pm at Theatre Tulsa Studios, 5521 S Peoria Ave.

Heartwerk
9pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.

Renell Mae
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.

The Freakout: Mod Dance Party
10pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E 11th St.


Saturday, April 11

Tulsa Farmers Market
7am at Kendall Whittier Square, 2205 E. Admiral Blvd.

Spring Raku Clay Workshop
9am at Liggett Studios, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.

2nd Saturday Silent April 2026
11am at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Uncrease
1pm at Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd.

BLOOM on BLVD: A Haus of Kitt Experience ft. Wreckno
4pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.

Eric Goodman
5pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.

SANCTUM ft. Branjae
7pm at Moonbeam Conservatory, 2421 E. Admiral Blvd.

Black Friday
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.

The Riverbreaks
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

Rubyland “Burning Bush” Single Release Concert
7:30pm at Chimera, 212 N. Main

This Ain’t a Scene: MTV2 Tribute
8pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Kat King | The Lonleys | The Suzzies
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.

Tulsa Fina RNB & Karaoke
9pm at 473, 2224 E Admiral Blvd.

Latin Night: Shot Happens!
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.


Sunday, April 12

Docent Led Tour: The Philbrook Gardens, Now & Then
1pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Tulsa Oilers vs Idaho Steelheads
3:05pm at BOK Center, 200 S Denver Ave.

Sunday Song Swap
5pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main.

Chris Higgins
5pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.

The High Cost of Playing God | Oberon | Alligator Exhibit
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.


Monday, April 13

Michelle Collins Anderson
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.

Lambda Bowling League 
7pm at AMF Sheridan Lanes, 3121 S Sheridan Dr.


Tuesday, April 14

Tulsa Drillers vs Arkansas Travelers
12pm at ONEOK Field, 201 N Elgin Ave.

Aria Yoga
6pm at River Parks, 17th and Riverside Dr.

Amanda Uhle
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.

Artist Council
7pm at Central Library, 400 Civic Center.

Muscle | Bad Trip | Primal Hominid
9pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.


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