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The Week’s Best Tulsa Events: December 17-23

Holiday and winter solstice vibes, from honky tonk to "Haxan"

8:00 AM CST on December 16, 2025

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Pick Of The Week

Tovar's Christmas
December 19, 7pm
Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main

Let's get back to basics, shall we? Tulsa's honky tonk hero Jacob Tovar, fresh off his appearance in The Lowdown, returns for a third year of Tovar's Christmas at Cain's, with special musical guests and the soothing sounds of two-stepping on the dance floor.  


Wednesday, December 17

Winter Wonderland
Through Jan. 4 at WeStreet Ice Center, 4143 S. Yale

A Night with the Nutcracker
4:30pm at Gathering Place, 2650 S. John Williams Way

Artboretum: A Monthly Creative Series
6:30pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.

Tee Sanders
7pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Dr.