2024 Oklahoma Folklife Festival
October 5, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
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The 2024 Folklife Festival at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will be held on Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
This festival is designed to engage visitors with opportunities to experience other cultures and traditions. Visitors are there to participate in the activities, not just observe. This community-wide event will celebrate and recognize what the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has called “the everyday and intimate creativity that all of us share and pass on to the next generation.” This “creativity” will be represented at the Oklahoma Folklife Festival through dancing, singing, crafts, food, and more. Several educational resources and various craft opportunities for attendees of all ages will be offered during the festival. Food vendors will be on-site at the event.
Don’t miss the annual Research Center Book Sale that will take place during the Folklife Festival at the OHC on October 5. The annual event is a great place to shop for rare and out-of-print books, magazines, comics, and vinyl records. Visitors can shop for collectibles, puzzles, Oklahoma playing cards, reproductions of historic posters, maps, photographs, and more!
CALL FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND VENDORS
The Oklahoma History Center invites organizations to participate in the 2024 Oklahoma Folklife Festival. This festival is designed to engage visitors with opportunities to experience other cultures and traditions. Visitors are there to participate in the activities, not just observe. The festival’s goal is to spark curiosity, catalyze intercultural exchange, create participatory experiences, and to collaborate with cultural practitioners, communities, and heritage professionals. This event will be held predominately indoors, and admission is free to the public. For those who would like to visit the museum galleries, we are offering discounted admission at just $5 per person.
If your organization would like to participate, please complete the Oklahoma Folklife Festival Application, and our staff will contact you. For groups wanting to sell products at the festival, there will be a $50 booth fee. Fill the application.
