Things to Do in Oklahoma City This Weekend (Oct 16–18)
Updated Thursday, October 1
This list comes from Oklahoma City Newsletter, the free weekly email for Oklahoma City residents.
Community Events & Things to Do
No general events listed this week — check the family picks below.
For Families
Sat, Oct 17 — Scissortail Park — Free
Sun, Oct 25 — 1:00 PM — Bricktown — Free
This Month Around Oklahoma City
Worth putting on the calendar in October 2026.
Pumpkinville: Road to Route 66
Oct 1–25 — Myriad Botanical Gardens
Thursday through Monday
The gardens fill with thousands of pumpkins and Route 66 themed displays for the biggest fundraiser of the year.
Wings Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch
Oct 2–18 — Wings (Edmond)
Fri through Sun
A weekend pumpkin patch with games and treats where proceeds support adults with developmental disabilities.
Oct 10–25 — Oklahoma City Zoo
Saturdays and Sundays
Daytime trick or treating around the zoo on October weekends, with themed booths and costumes encouraged.
Oct 15–18 — OKC Fair Park
Thu through Sun
Four days of German beer, bratwurst, polka and stein holding contests at the fairgrounds.
Sat, Oct 17 — Downtown Edmond — Free
Edmond's monthly street party closes its season with 70 plus food trucks, pop up shops and live bands.
Thunder Home Opener vs. Denver Nuggets
Thu, Oct 22 — Paycom Center
The Thunder open the home schedule against Denver on a Thursday night ESPN broadcast at 8:30 pm.
Fourth Fridays in West Village: Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
Fri, Oct 23 — West Village District (Film Row) — Free
The season's last Fourth Friday block party on Lee Avenue goes full Halloween and Dia de los Muertos.
Storybook Forest at Arcadia Lake
Oct 23–30 — Arcadia Lake, Spring Creek Park
Nightly 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Edmond's gentle Halloween tradition: a lit woodland path of storybook scenes, candy, hayrides and s'mores.
Sun, Oct 25 — Bricktown District — Free
Kids in costume trick or treat at dozens of Bricktown businesses on a Sunday afternoon, free of charge.
The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum (opening)
Sat, Oct 31 — Oklahoma City Museum of Art
OKCMOA opens 127 Art Nouveau works, from furniture to jewelry, on Halloween for a run into January.