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January Event Calendar for Oklahoma City

Top Events and Things to Do for January 2009

By Adam Knapp, About.com

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

Opening Night Downtown New Year's Celebration

  • Begins New Year's Eve
  • Music and Activities for the Whole Family

Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball at the Ford Center


Sooners and Cowboys in Men's College Basketball Action

  • 5 January Home Games for OSU including Bedlam and the start of Big 12 play
  • 5 January Home Games for OU including the start of Big 12 play

Oklahoma City Blazers Games at the Ford Center

  • 7 January Home Games in OKC
  • Match-ups against Tulsa, Texas, Mississippi and more

Free Admission Mondays at the Oklahoma City Zoo

  • All through January

"Field, Forest and Stream: the History of Oklahomans and the Outdoors" at the Oklahoma History Center

  • All through January
  • An interactive exhibit exploring the history of the outdoors in Oklahoma through people, artifacts and places

"Hatching the Past: The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt" at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

  • Through January 19th
  • An exhibit featuring real dinosaur eggs, reproductions of dinosaur nests and models of eggs and babies

Tony Bennett at Riverwind Casino

  • January 2nd
  • Check here for ticket information

Percy Sledge at Riverwind Casino

  • January 9th
  • Check here for ticket information

Foreigner at Riverwind Casino

  • January 10th
  • Check here for ticket information

Oklahoma City Philharmonic Classics Concert

  • January 10th
  • With Barry Douglas on piano

Elvis Impersonator Travis Ledoyt at Riverwind Casino

  • January 11th
  • Check here for ticket information

"Drinkin' - Singin' - Swingin': Salute to Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin" at Riverwind Casino

  • January 16th
  • Check here for ticket information

International Finals Rodeo and Miss Rodeo USA Pageant

  • January 16-18
  • At State Fairgrounds Arena

Oklahoma City Home and Garden Show at the State Fairgrounds

  • January 16-18
  • OKC's largest Home & Garden Show
  • Discount tickets available on official site
  • For more information about the, visit the official site or call (800) 466-7469

Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

  • Downtown Parade at 2pm
  • Prayer Breakfast in Midwest City

Walking with Dinosaurs at the Ford Center

  • January 21-25
  • Entertaining and Educational show in which 15 life size creatures walk the arena floor
  • Get venue & ticket information

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Presents Julius Caesar at Stage Center


"Seeing Other People: Contemporary Portraits by 12 Oklahoma Artists" at Invited Artist Gallery in the OKC Underground

  • January 22nd (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)
  • "A broad, varied, and engaging exploration into portraiture genre and into the very different ways artists see other people"

OKC Philharmonic Presents Chris Botti on Trumpet

  • January 23-24

The Color Purple at the Civic Center Music Hall

  • January 27th - February 1st
  • Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg
  • Tickets available by calling (800) 869-1451 or at select Homeland stores

Jewel at Riverwind Casino

  • January 30th
  • Check here for ticket information

7th Annual Super Sports Trivia Bowl at Sooner Legends Inn & Suites in Norman

  • January 30th
  • Sign up your team of 6 sports enthusiasts for this competitive event emceed by Uve Von Schamann
  • For more information, call (405) 366-8095

The Revolve Tour at the Ford Center

  • January 30-31
  • With Hawk Nelson, Natalie Grant, Chad Eastham, Group 1 Crew, Krystal Meyers, Jenna Lucado and Danielle Kimmey
  • Get venue & ticket information


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