Skip to Content
Tulsa Picks

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, October 1-7

Tulsa Artist Fellowship's biggest event of the year, First Friday, concerts and more

Welcome to Tulsa Picks, your weekly compilation of Tulsa's best food, arts and music events, as picked by us, the staff of The Pickup. Want this list emailed straight to your inbox each week? Become a paying subscriber today! Now let's get to it.

Cedric Mitchell's work will be featured at the First Friday Art Crawl as part of Tulsa Artist Fellowship's Open House activities.

Pick Of The Week

Tulsa Artist Fellowship Open House
Various locations and times
October 3-5

TAF is turning 10, and this year’s Open House offers a wide-ranging experience of the placemaking and social engagement that’s become a hallmark of the Fellowship. Join the artists in handcrafts, a horror film screening, a bike ride, a public sculpture visit (with live music!) and other creative encounters. —Alicia Chesser


Wednesday, October 1

Food Truck Wednesdays
11am at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way

Oklahoma Woman Quartet
6pm at 101 Archer, 101 E Archer St

An Evening with Randy Crouch
6:30pm at the Hunt Club, 224 N Main St


Thursday, October 2

Books for Thought: Quarantining Hate
6pm at Greenwood Rising, 23 N Greenwood Ave

First Thursday Art Show
6pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 East 4th Street

Callum Kerr
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter, The Talegate


Friday, October 3

Black Portraiture[s]: Tulsa Stories Conference
9:30am at OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood

First Friday Art Crawl
6pm at 1 E Reconciliation Way

Exhibit Opening: Monument Eternal by Le’Andra LeSeur
6pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Flagship, 112 N Boston Ave

Exhibit Opening: Subterfuge by Clayton Keyes
6pm at 108 Contemporary, 108 Reconciliation Way

Exhibit Opening: A Collection Of Abstract Works curated by Jamie Pierson
6pm at VAST Bank, 110 N. Elgin Ave.

Exhibit Opening: The Dreamer’s Pond by Alyssa Fields
6pm at Tulsa Artists Coalition, 9 E Reconciliation Way

JOHNNYSWIM with Shua
6:30pm at Cains Ballroom, 423 N Main St

Lance Roark
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S Boston Ave

The Wilder Blue
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St

Afterbeat: An 80s Tribute
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St

Jennifer Knapp
7:30pm at LowDown, 10 N Detroit Ave

The Yellow Boat
7:30pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St


Saturday, October 4

Oklahoma Fashion Alliance Sewing & Alterations 101 w/ Acid Lime (through October 5)
9:45am at Central Library, 400 Civic Center

The Great Monarch Quest
10am at Gathering Place, 2650 S John Williams Way

Tala Matcha Pop-Up w/ Thrifty Cents
12pm at The Studio, 2221 E. Admiral Blvd

Festival Americas
3pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way

Exhibit Opening: "Mise En Place" By Sophia del Rio
5pm at Positive Space, 1324 E. Third St.

Dead Mantis Revival Show
7pm at Noise Town, 2611 West 40th Pl

Ray Wylie Hubbard
7pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main St

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra: 20th Anniversary Celebration with Emanuel Ax
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S

Screening: "Faust" With Live Score
8pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.

United We Dance
8pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St

Want Mono?
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave


Sunday, October 5

One Way Truckin’
4pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St

Vincent Lima
6pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St

CJ Starr
7pm at Tulsa Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr

Project BC | Medicine Horse | Promise You Tomorrow
9pm at the Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd


Monday, October 6

Giddy Up Goth Line Dancing
6:30pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E Admiral Blvd

Monday Night Jazz
8pm at Vintage Wine Bar, 324 E 1st St S


Tuesday, October 7

Fitness in the Park: Line Dancing
6pm at Gathering Place, 2650 S John Williams Way

Okie Film Nights: A Nightmare on Elm Street
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave


The Pickup is an independent media company doing culture journalism for curious Oklahomans. We write stories for real people, not AI scrapers or search engines. Become a paying subscriber today to read all of our articles, get bonus newsletters and more.

If you liked this story, please share it! Your referrals help The Pickup reach new readers, and they'll be able to read a few articles for free before they encounter our paywall.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from The Pickup

Samantha Fulnecky and Christian DEI

On college campuses and American victimhood

In ‘Monument Eternal,’ The Mountain Isn’t The Whole Story

Le’Andra LeSeur’s show at the TAF Flagship considers the weight of history, embodied resistance, and the texture of being present

December 4, 2025

Crawl To The Year’s Finish Line With These December Art Shows

What even is reality?? Ask a Tulsa artist this holiday season

December 3, 2025

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, December 3-December 9

First Friday, The Nutcracker, a concert at Tyler Thrasher's Materia shop, and insane amounts of Yuletide cheer

December 2, 2025
See all posts