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January Event Calendar for Oklahoma City

Top Events and Things to Do for January 2012

By , About.com Guide

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 Chesapeake Energy Arena


Oklahoma City Barons Hockey at the Cox Convention Center


Sooners and Cowboys in Men's College Basketball Action

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

Sooners and Cowgirls in Women's College Basketball Action

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

Free Admission Mondays at the Oklahoma City Zoo

  • All through January

OKC's Downtown in December

  • To January 1st
  • Lights, ice skating, snow tubing, canal rides and more

Oklahoma City Philharmonic Presents "Commoners and Kings"

  • January 7th
  • With Pianist Louis Lortie

Travis Ledoyt at Riverwind Casino

  • January 7th
  • Check here for ticket & venue information

Redland Rendezvous Volleyball Tournament at the Cox Convention Center


Oklahoma City Winter Quilt Show at the Cox Convention Center


International Finals Rodeo and Miss Rodeo USA Pageant

  • January 13-15
  • At State Fairgrounds Arena

Keith Sweat at Riverwind Casino

  • January 14th
  • Check here for ticket & venue information

Toni Braxton Live! at Lucky Star Casino

  • January 14th
  • Check here for ticket & venue information

Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

  • Downtown Parade at 2 p.m.
  • Prayer Breakfast in Midwest City

Art Now at State Fair Park

  • January 16th – February 3rd
  • City Arts Center's annual celebration and art sale that features national, regional and emerging artists
  • See official site for more information

"The Addams Family" at the Civic Center Music Hall

  • January 17-22
  • The "weird and wonderful family" of television and film fame hit the stage in a macabre musical
  • Get ticket information on About.com OKC

Dawn Upshaw at the Armstrong Auditorium

  • January 19th
  • Four time Grammy winner and Met Opera icon
  • See official site for more information

30th Oklahoma City Home and Garden Show at the State Fairgrounds

  • January 20-22
  • OKC's largest Home & Garden Show, features Todd Davis of HGTV’s “Room Crashers," Mark Brunetz of Style Network’s “Clean House” and nearly 500 exhibitors
  • Discount tickets available on official site
  • For more information about the, visit the official site or call (800) 466-7469

Harlem Globetrotters at the Chesapeake Energy Arena


Lyric Theatre at the Plaza Presents "Xanadu"

  • January 25th - February 11th

OKC Charity Fight Night with “Irish” Micky Ward at Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center

  • January 26th
  • Black tie night of Dinner, Cocktails, Stogies, Fights, Auctions and Entertainment to benefit Oklahoma City Police Athletic League (PAL)
  • Call (405) 706-7484 for ticket information

Oklahoma City Philharmonic Presents "ABBA - The Concert"

  • January 27-28
  • Features ABBA tribute band "WATERLOO"

Oklahoma Children's Theatre presents “The Teddy Bear's Picinic” at Oklahoma City University


Firehouse Art Center’s 30th Annual Chocolate Festival

  • January 28th
  • Featuring top restaurants and chocolatiers in Norman
  • See normanfirehouse.com for details

Eli Young Band at Riverwind Casino

  • January 28th
  • Check here for ticket & venue information

Greyson Chance at the Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center

  • January 28th
  • Concert to benefit OU's Peggy & Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center
  • Opening acts: Edmond-based pop rockers At Long Last, and Oklahoma City artists Denver Duncan with rapper Jabee
  • For tickets, call (877) 990-7882

Freestyle Motocross at the Chesapeake Energy Arena


Disney Live! presents "Three Classic Fairy Tales" at the Cox Convention Center


Oklahoma Bridal Show at the Cox Convention Center


Moscow Festival Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty" at the Armstrong Auditorium



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