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The Best Tulsa Events: June 17-23

The Silkroad Ensemble, Tulsa Juneteenth, Graveyard Shift Slumber Party and more!

8:05 AM CDT on June 16, 2026

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The Silkroad Ensemble: “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual” featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Friday, June 19, 8pm
Guthrie Green

Peak summer magic right here. Presented in connection with “Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals,” a series of programs and exchanges marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, this free concert features a performance of “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual” by The Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens. Tulsa pianist and composer Barron Ryan opens the show. —Alicia Chesser


Wednesday, June 17

Kendall Whittier Wednesday Farmer’s Market
8am in Kendall Whittier, 1 S Lewis Ave.

Puzzlemania
6pm at Helmerich Library, 5131 E 91st St.

Jazz Bitch (Annie Ellicott, Sarah Maud, Jordan Hehl, and Nicholas Foster)
7pm at Drifter’s Theater, 1305 W. Cameron

Queerstatic: Authentic Movement By & For Queer & Trans People
7pm at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave.

Monterey Bay FC vs FC Tulsa
7:30pm at ONEOK Field, 201 N Elgin Ave.

Parker Millsap: “The Very Last Day” 10-Year Anniversary
8pm at The Vanguard, 222 N. Main


Thursday, June 18

Rooftop Performance: Broncho
6pm at The Brut Hotel, 1840 S Boulder Ave.

Books for Thought: Going Back to T-Town
6pm at Greenwood Rising, 23 N Greenwood Ave.

Third Thursday Jazz
6:30pm at the Tulsa Club Hotel, 115 E 5th St.

Rez Film Club: Poltergeist II
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Summer’s Fifth Night: Dana & The Drive
7pm at Utica Square, E 21st St. & S Utica Ave.


Friday, June 19

Tulsa Juneteenth Festival (through June 21)
Various times in the Historic Greenwood District

Tyler Thrasher Juneteenth Sanctum Event ft. Damion Shade & Petty Fox
7pm at Moonbeam Conservatory, 2421 E. Admiral Blvd.

Dawson Hollow
7pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.

Pop Punk Nite
7pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

World Stage Theater Company Presents: To Kill a Mockingbird (through June 28)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S

Electric Feels: Indie Rock & Electronic Dance Party
9pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Los Primos del Este
9pm at Imperio Event Center, 14217 E 21st St.


Saturday, June 20

Native Bed Planting at Woodward Park
9am at Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.

I Can’t Workshops: I Can’t Sculpt
10am at Thomas McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 South Boston Ave.

Summer Solstice Celebration
10am at Park Grove, 4241 S. 37th W. Ave.

I Can’t Workshops: I Can’t Enjoy Opera
11am at Thomas McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 South Boston Ave.

Tulsa Eagle Pride 2026
12pm at Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St.

Route 66 Series: Two Lane Blacktop
3pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Keyland: “Knuckle Sandwich” Album Release Show
7pm at Welltown Brewing, 114 W. Archer

Tulsa Night Live
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.

Graveyard Shift Slumber Party: Summer of Syn
9pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.


Sunday, June 21

Father’s Day Brunch
9am at Turkey Mountain, 6850 S Elwood Ave.

Wellness Day
11am at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

JimsTeenth Cookout
3pm at 473, 2224 E Admiral Blvd.

Broadway Clubhouse
6:30pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.


Monday, June 22

Private Cellar Exchange
5pm at Boston Title & Abstract, 522 S Boston Ave.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra
7pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S


Tuesday, June 23

Weaving with Candacee White
3pm at Central Library, 400 Civic Center

Starlight Concert Band
8pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way

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