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The Week’s Best Tulsa Events: January 21-27

HortonFest, a writing class with our bud JP Brammer and more!

10:03 AM CST on January 20, 2026

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HortonFest 20th Anniversary Weekend
January 23 to 25, times & locations vary
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You know 'em, you love 'em. They might've even released your punk band's 7-inch back in the late 2000s. This weekend's about celebrating 501(c)3 nonprofit Horton Records and all they've done for community over the last two decades. Enjoy a full slate of live music and food while it lasts. —Matt Carney


Wednesday, January 21

Vision Board Class
6pm at Origin Coffee Company, 210 W Latimer St.

Wayne The Train Hancock
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.

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

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


Thursday, January 22

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

Art Directors Club of Tulsa “Shop Talk”: CH|OP Grocer & Mary’s
6pm at Chop Grocer, 1301 W. Archer St.

Godfrey
6pm at Bricktown Comedy Club, 5982 S Yale Ave.

Screening: “Mishima” with Chamber Music Tulsa
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Mishima

Thomshany Thursdays
8pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.

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


Friday, January 23

Wintering Weekend
Through Jan. 25 at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Winter Stillness Walk
5:30pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Artist Talk + Community Weaving Workshop with Sally C. Garner
5:30pm at Phillips Theological Seminary, 901 N Mingo Rd.

Stony LaRue
7pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

Jared Hard | Jam eCono | Harrison Walker
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.

Hannah Juanita & The Hardliners
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

Cam Allen
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Soirée at The Parlour
8pm at The Parlour, 2647 E 15th Pl.

Zingo
8pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.

Theatre Tulsa: "Frozen: The Musical"
8pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 101 E 3rd St.


Saturday, January 24

I Can’t Keep a Beat with Sistema Tulsa
10am at TCC McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 South Boston Ave.

I Can’t Sketch with Urban Sketchers
11am at TCC McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 South Boston Ave.

Stained Glass Event & Smash
1pm at Tulsa Stained Glass Studio, 4131 South Sheridan Rd.

Anti-Mortem
6:30pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.

Crescent Window: "A Conversation” Concert
7pm at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.

Hunter Peebles & Mallory Eagle
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.

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

Girls Rock Camp Fundraiser Show
7pm at Noisetown, 2611 W 40th Pl.

Signature Symphony: Copland & The Wild West
7:30pm at TCC Southeast Campus, 10300 E 81st St.

Heller Theatre Company: 25 Hour Play Festival
7:30pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.

The Morning After with Big Squelch
8pm at Jackalope Comedy Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.

Branjae: The Age of Aquarius
8pm at The Colony, 2809 S Harvard Ave.

Electronic Music Showcase
8pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd. 


Sunday, January 25

Great Southern Plains Natural History Exhibition
Through Jan. 26 at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E Admiral Blvd.

Plant Swap
2pm at American Solera, 1702 E 6th St.

Fire from the Gods
6pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.


Monday, January 26

How to Lie Gorgeously: Turning Memory into Narrative with John Paul Brammer
5:30pm at TCC McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 South Boston Ave.

Noir Nights with Josh Fadem
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Blossoming Joy Painting Class
7pm at Pinot’s Palette, 1621 East 15th St. 


Tuesday, January 27

TPAC Imagination Series: “The Wind in the Willows”
9:30am, 11:30am, and 6:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S.

Celebrity Attractions: "Beauty & The Beast"
Through Feb 1 at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S.

Screening: “The Librarians”
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Author Talk with Claire E. Mattei: Escape from Capitalism
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E Archer St.

Valentine’s Day Mini Cakes
8pm at All Things Cake, 6808 S Memorial

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