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April Event Calendar for Oklahoma City

Top Events and Things to Do for April 2008

By Adam Knapp, About.com

This is the April Calendar for the major events all around the Oklahoma City metro area, an index summary listing with links to detailed information on each.

SoundBites Concert Series in Downtown OKC's Couch Park

  • Fridays in April
  • Catch live music during your Friday lunch hour throughout the month
  • Restaurants offer "SoundBites2Go" lunch specials

TheTilghman Print Collection at the OKC Museum of Art

  • All month of April
  • Pictures from the works of 17th century French artist Claude Lorrain

Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Presents "Art 365" at Untitled [ArtSpace], 1 NE 3rd

  • Through April 26th
  • Six Oklahoma artists chosen: Sarah Atlee, Norman; Betsy Barnum, Edmond; Joseph Daun, Oklahoma City; Ashley Griffith, Oklahoma City; Darshan Phillips & Aaron Whisner (collaborative project), Tulsa; and Liz Roth, Stillwater
  • See official site for more information

Oklahoma Redhawks Games at the Bricktown Ballpark

  • Season begins April 3rd
  • 16 April Home Games in OKC
  • Match-ups against Memphis, Nashville, Round Rock and more

Blue Man Group at the Ford Center

  • April 3rd
  • Tickets available online or by calling (405) 235-8288

Gary Allan at Riverwind Casino

  • April 4th
  • Check here for ticket and venue information

32nd Annual Medieval Fair at Norman's Reaves Park

  • April 4-6
  • See official site or call (405) 366-8095 for more information

The Doobie Brothers at Riverwind Casino

  • April 5th
  • Check here for ticket and venue information

25th Annual Redbud Classic in NW OKC/Nichols Hills

  • April 5-6
  • Running, walking and bicycling events to benefit Schools for Healthy Lifestyles

Oklahoma City Philharmonic presents "Yo Ho Ho... A Pirate's Life for Me!"

  • April 6th
  • Come dressed in a pirates costume for this concert featuring "music of the high seas"

El Reno Heritage and Arts Festival in Downtown El Reno

  • April 12th from 10am-5pm
  • Live entertainment, fine arts, activities and more

Harlem Globetrotters at the Ford Center

  • April 13th
  • Tickets available online or by calling (405) 235-8288

Bon Jovi at the Ford Center


Julio Iglesias at Riverwind Casino

  • April 18th
  • Check here for ticket and venue information

USA Canoe and Kayak Olympic Trials at Chesapeake Boathouse

  • April 18-20
  • Top 100 canoe and kayak athletes in the nation compete for US National Team berth

Ballet Oklahoma's "The Three Musketeers"

  • April 18-20
  • With the music of Mozart and choreography by Bryan Pitts

Annual Remembrance at the OKC National Memorial

  • 9am, April 19th
  • 168 seconds of silence under the Survivor Tree

OKC Heart Walk at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark

  • April 19th
  • Annual non-competitive walk to support fight against heart disease and stroke
  • See official site or call (405) 948-2123 for more information

Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts in Downtown OKC

  • April 22-27
  • Visual, performance and culinary arts
  • Children's activities including poster art and face painting

The Temptations at Riverwind Casino

  • April 25th
  • Check here for ticket and venue information

Aranda CD Release Party at the Diamond Ballroom

  • April 25th, 7pm
  • Live show celebrates debut album release of native OKC Rockers Aranda

Oklahoma City Philharmonic presents "Bluegrass and Beyond with Buddy Wachter"

  • April 25-26
  • "Virtuoso banjo player" Buddy Wachter

RUSH at the Ford Center


Norman Music Festival on Streets of Downtown Norman

  • April 26th from noon to 11:30pm
  • Free live music on 3 stages from The Polyphonic Spree, The Octopus Project, British Sea Power, a Chainsaw Kitten Reunion and a number of local bands
  • See official site for more information

Thunderkatz Cat Show at the State Fairgrounds Centennial Building

  • April 26-27
  • Annual Championship and household pet charity cat show
  • Many breeds including Abyssinians, Bengals, Maine Coons and Persians competing for ribbons
  • Rescued kittens and cats available for adoption
  • See official site for more information

Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon

  • April 27th
  • Emotional event - "Run to Remember"

Kanye West at the Ford Center


Gypsy at the Civic Center Music Hall

  • April 29 - May 4
  • Broadway favorite follows the "showbiz rise of two daughters, fueled by an overbearing, ambitious stage mother, Rose, as her larger-than-life dreams turned them into stars"
  • Tickets available by calling (800) 869-1451 or at select Homeland stores


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