Events
Our area has so much to offer. Find upcoming events below, or submit your event listing for approval.
5th Annual Veteran Thanksgiving Meal
Ardmore Convention Center 2401 N Rockford Road, Ardmore, OK, United StatesFREE Thanksgiving meal provided by The Lookout Kitchen. FREE hams/turkeys while supplies last!!
Veterans Day Parade
oin the Veterans Day Parade in Ardmore's Depot District! Show your support for those who have served and sacrificed their lives by joining the parade on Main Street, which culminates at Depot Park. All veterans are welcome to participate, so don't miss out! For further information, please contact the Ardmore Main Street Authority office at (580) 226-6246
OK Pecan Festival -Ardmore
Come celebrate the rich history of pecans in Ardmore, Oklahoma at our first-ever Pecan Festival! Here's what you can expect: A vibrant Veterans Day parade kicking off the event at 10:30am. A touching Veterans ceremony at Depot Park to honor those who have served our country. Delicious pecan vendors and other food vendors to satisfy your cravings. Exciting baking contests featuring the star ingredient - pecans! A fun-filled kids corner with a petting zoo, bounce houses, games, and more to keep the little ones entertained. A perfect opportunity to learn more about the history and significance of pecans in our community. Don't miss out on this special event - come join us for a day of family-friendly fun and celebration at the Pecan Festival!
Oklahoma Works Layoff Assistance Resources and Job Fair for those who have been laid off
Connect with employers, Training and Tuition Assistance for Dislocated Workers, Assistance with Resume Writing and Interview Skills, Referrals to Community Based Organizations, and Assistance Filing Unemployment Claim. There will be hiring staff available for onsite interviews.
Axiom String Quartet @ The Goddard Center
The Axiom Quartet is a dynamic and passionate string quartet that explores all genres of music with no boundaries or limits. Axiom has become known around Texas for its inventive programs that mix music from the classical canon with transcriptions, and new compositions along with the inclusion of popular rock, electronic, indie, jazz, and pop genres in a single concert experience.
HFV Wilson Community Center 75th Year Gala
Join HFV Wilson Center as we celebrate our Diamond year! You’ve heard right! 75 years of service to Southern Oklahoma. Food, Fun, Family and Fellowship shall fill the air as we celebrate our 75th year! It is truly an experience you don’t want to miss.
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!
7 Days of 7 Brew
There is no better time than the holiday season to spread extra cheer by giving back to the community, receiving discounts and having a delicious coffee.
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.