Events
Our area has so much to offer. Find upcoming events below, or submit your event listing for approval.
Parade of Lights
Experience the magic of the holiday season with Ardmore Main Street's Parade of Lights. Come and witness the brilliant spectacle of floats, vehicles, and walkers adorned with festive lights as they make their way down Main Street, culminating at Depot Park. The parade begins at 6:05 pm, so don't miss out!
No Limits Monster Trucks Winter Nationals
This is our 37th year we have been bringing our event to Ardmore inside the historical HARDY MURPHY COLISEUM. Every year we try to bring something new to the event which is family friendly. This year we have Monster Trucks that have been on MONSTER JAM television show, the trucks are KING KRUNCH, THRILL BILLY, NITRO HORNET, OUTLAW WRANGLER. Plus see BIG ED BECKLEY the World's Largest Motorcycle Jumper attempt to jump ramp to ramp over a line of cars with his special built Harley-Davidson jumper with Stacey Steinert as a passenger on behind him! Beckley at 282 lbs. is like having two people on the cycle now. The last time Beckley jumped in Ardmore was in 2012 and he sold the Coliseum out! Beckley has performed in Madison Square Garden, most all of the NFL indoor stadiums but this is the first time he has ever tried this jump w9th Stacey on the back of his motorcycle!
No Limits Monster Trucks and Thrill Show
O'Reilly Auto Parts presents the No Limits Monster Trucks & Thrill Show inside the historic Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Oklahoma. This event is one of our favorite event locations since 1986, Doors open at 4:30pm and the event will begin at 6pm with opening ceremonies. There will be a full Food Court with Hot Food and merchandise for sale. There will be a Monster Ride Truck at this show also! The Truck owner & operator sells tickets to the ride truck at the truck for only $15. O'Reilly Auto Parts No Limits Monster Trucks including> KING KRUNCH / OUTLAW WRANGLER / THRILL BILLY / NITRO HORNET! The monster trucks will compete in Side by Side Races - Best Monster Truck Trick - Freestyle Monster Trucks plus we have Tuff Truck Races - Flat Track Motorcycle Races -UTV races & Lawn Mower Races ------------------- Also a very special event as the World's Largest Motorcycle DareDevil 280 pound - 73 year old BIG ED BECKLEY is coming out of retirement! The last time he jumped in Ardmore in 2015 the building was sold out! In December 2022 he was diagnosed with Cancer and he went thru several risky operations and is now CANCER FREE! His doctor released him August 14th, and told him to be careful! You will not want to miss this! This time he is going to carry a passenger on behind him! He found pretty Stacey Steinert from Arkansas and she will crawl on behind him on his Special built Harley-Davidson jump bike! --------------------------
ALT’s “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” Musical
Ardmore Little Theatre's holiday production of "Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings". Synopsis: At first, Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky aren't sure why they've returned to Earth for another posthumous performance, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they're needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show – this time, featuring the Rockettes and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the "Day-O" in Excelsis!
Sherman Symphony @ The Goddard Center
This concert will be full orchestra with complete woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and an expanded string presence. This production will be conducted by Daniel L. Dominick who has been Music Director and Conductor of the Sherman Symphony Orchestra since 1992. A versatile conductor with an international conducting career, including concerts in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Poland, he also maintains a busy conducting schedule in north Texas.
Poet Laureate Jay Snider @ The Goddard Center
Jay Snider is the current poet laureate of Oklahoma, serving from 2023 to 2024. He writes in the cowboy poetry genre. He is the third cowboy poet to be appointed Oklahoma state poet laureate after his predecessors Joe Kreger and Eddie Wilcoxen. He was previously named Lariat Laureate by CowboyPoetry.com in 2001 and Cowboy Poet of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 2008. He resides in Cyril, Oklahoma and works as a rancher.
Todd Oliver, Ventriloquist @ The Goddard Center
Have you ever met a talking dog, a real talking dog? Get ready, you’re going to meet the funniest comedian on 4 legs! “Irving,” with a little help from his friend, Todd Oliver, is going to talk up a storm. If you ever wondered how a dog looks at life, this little home-raised companion is going to give it to you straight from the dog’s mouth. He won’t mince words, and if he does, it’s Todd’s fault anyway. He’s a ventriloquist!
Todd Oliver, Ventriloquist @ The Goddard Center
Have you ever met a talking dog, a real talking dog? Get ready, you’re going to meet the funniest comedian on 4 legs! “Irving,” with a little help from his friend, Todd Oliver, is going to talk up a storm. If you ever wondered how a dog looks at life, this little home-raised companion is going to give it to you straight from the dog’s mouth. He won’t mince words, and if he does, it’s Todd’s fault anyway. He’s a ventriloquist!
Justin Echols @ The Goddard Center
Five international tours, seven cd’s, a four-show debut at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola & Lincoln Center, and his honorable mention on Forbes.com made this 2012 Jazz Hall of Fame inductee infamous. In 2018, Justin was nominated for an Emmy for his mind-blowing story which diagrammed a quick rise from soldier & Oklahoma City Police Officer to international performing artist. In January of 2020 Justin was presented the distinguished South OKC Chamber’s Native Son Award, and in December 2021 he was presented The Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Lee Allen Smith Legacy Award.
Leslie Mendelson @ The Goddard Center
All Music writes that Leslie evokes “1970s songwriter influences in the vein of Carole King and Carly Simon.” But what’s truly telling is that Leslie has also drawn the attention of The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir who recorded a duet with her on Roy Orbison’s standard, “Blue Bayou.” While no less than classic rock royalty, The Who invited her to open two shows at Madison Square Garden in 2019.