Come and celebrate the vibrant and diverse Latin American culture at Festival Americas in Oklahoma. This premier event is the perfect opportunity to experience live music, dance, food trucks, interactive art exhibits, street markets, and activities for all ages. Festival Americas is a free, family-friendly event that offers something for everyone. Not only is Festival Americas a fun and entertaining event, but it also aims to inspire the next generation of leaders in Tulsa's Hispanic & Latino community. The Festival offers college scholarships and community funding to college-bound students during the event. Over the past five years, Festival Americas has awarded $35,000 in college scholarships thanks to the support of generous sponsors and vendors. With over 35,000 attendees, 125 performers, art vendors, 30 scholarship recipients, and even 3 Latin Grammy performers, Festival Americas is the ultimate celebration of Latin American culture in Oklahoma.
Ready for a fun and delicious place to eat in Tulsa? Look no further than Shuffles. The all-ages board game-centric restaurant, bar, and coffee shop is located in the historic Archer building in downtown Tulsa. They offer a wide selection of Americana cuisine, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options. Check out our dinner and brunch menus to see what they offer. But that's not all - they also have a fully stocked bar, coffee shop, milkshake counter, and marketplace with specialty sodas, energy drinks, and candy. And if you're looking for entertainment, they host Trivia on Tuesdays and are a favorite rest stop for First Friday art crawlers. Plus, they offer corporate team building, private company parties, holiday parties, Bachelor/Bachelorette parties, birthday parties, and many other reasons to gather.
The Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium is an outstanding museum that strives to pay homage to the past while encouraging the future. Since its establishment in 1994, the museum offers guided tours, hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, motivational messages, and educational planetarium programs. TASM provides education in an awe-inspiring setting that showcases the stories of aerospace pioneers and events, one-of-a-kind and priceless airplanes, computer flight simulators, cockpit trainers, demonstrations, and simulated space missions. The museum enhances learning through hands-on activities. During group tours, students can touch and interact with aircraft. The museum offers open cockpits and various simulators, such as the space shuttle landing, P51, manned maneuvering unit, and hot air balloon, to help students understand the principles of flight and the technology used by astronauts, pilots, and scientists.