It’s hard to believe that the kids will be heading back to school soon. Since there are still a few more weeks of summer break, let’s enjoy it. There are a lot of great events happening in OKC this month. Don’t forget to join us at Children’s Learning Adventure!
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OKC Moms Guide to August 2017
8/1
Art Adventures at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Every Tuesday.
Comets, Asteroids, Meteors: Great Balls of Fire! at the Sam Noble Museum. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Recurring daily.
My Venture Pass is available for 12 months of fun!
National Night Out 2017 at the Target Parking Lot, Moore. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Storytime Science at the Science Museum Oklahoma. 10;30 a.m. Every Tuesday.
Summer Signature Tour at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday Night Classics at the Harkins Theathres. 7:00 p.m. Every Tuesday.
Toddler Time at Get Air. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Toddler Time at Sky Zone. 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Every Tuesday and Friday.
Weekly Walk Ups at the Myriad Botanical Gardens. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Yoga for Everyone at the Will Rogers Garden. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
8/2
Early Explorers at the Science Museum Oklahoma. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Every Wednesday.
Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market at Mitch Park. 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Every Wednesday.
SONIC Summer Movies at the Myriad Botanical Gardens. 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Toddler Story and Craft Time at Unpluggits Studio. 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Every Wednesday.
Western Movie Matinee at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Free!
8/3
Concerts in the Park at the Chisholm Trail Park Gazebo. 7:00 p.m. Free!
Drop-In Yoga at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Extended Summer Hours at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Open until 8:00 p.m. every Thursday this month.
Oklahoma! at the Sooner Theatre. 7:30 p.m. – 9 :30 p.m.
Pourings on the Plaza at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Toddler Story and Craft Time at the Unpluggits Studio. 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Every Thursday.
8/4
Car Seat Clinic Drop-In at Green Bambino. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Every Friday.
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Pow Wow Grounds. 4:00 p.m.Through 8/6.
First Friday Garden Tours at the Oklahoma City Zoo. 10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Friday Fun Days at the City Splash Pool. 10:00 a.m. Free!
Midwest Summer Fest at the Town Center Plaza. 6:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Free!
8/5
Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. All day through 8/6.
Cloth Diaper Bootcamp at Green Bambino. 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Drop-In Art: Tape Resist Watercolor Paintings at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Edmond Farmer’s Market at Downtown Edmond. 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Every Saturday.
Feeding Time at the Sam Noble Museum. 11:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Every Saturday.
Free Crafts for Kids at Lakeshore Learning. 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Every Saturday.
FREE Fishing Day not city permit required. First Saturday of each month.
Free Kids Gardening Festival at Marcums Nursery. 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Saturdays for Kids: Stickball at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Very Berry Art Class at the Myriad Botanical Gardens. 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Register by 8/1.
Zoo Treasure Hunt Breakfast and Stroll at the Oklahoma City Zoo. 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Zoo Time with Grandparents at the Oklahoma City Zoo. 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Zumba at NW Optimist Center. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Every Saturday.
8/6
Sunday Discovery Time at the Sam Noble Museum. 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Every Sunday.
Summer Breeze Concert – Boyd Street Brass at Lions Park. 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
8/7
Free First Monday for Kids at the Sam Noble Museum. 10:00 a.m. – 5:0 p.m. Every first Monday of the month.
8/8
How to Hatch a Chihuly at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Movie In the Park at the Central Park. 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
8/9
Lapsit Story Time at the Moore Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Mother Goose on the Loose at the Midwest City Library. 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Wonder Wednesday at the Almonte Library. 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
8/10
Art Time at the Downtown Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Cub Club: Scaly Sensations at the Oklahoma City Zoo. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Full STEAM Ahead at the Village Library. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Ages 5-11.
Mindfulness for Children at the Norman West Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8/11
Movie Night @ Park – Middle School: The Worst Year of My Life at Mitch Park. Starts at dusk. Free!
Rhythm Babies at the Norman Central. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8/12
Catch a Sneak Peek at Children’s Learning Adventure! at Children’s Learning Adventure. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free!
Chasing James at Green Bambino. 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Drop-In Art: Abstract Animal Paintings at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Make + Take at the Oklahoma Contemporary. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Story of Seeds at the Myriad Botanical Gardens. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Register by 8/8.
Wild About Chihuly! at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
8/13
14th Annual Parent Child Championship at the Kickingbird Golf Club. 1:00 p.m.
8/14
Family Story Time at the Blanchard Library. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
I’m Ready for School at the Edmond Library. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Register by 8/13.
Kid’s Club at the Moore Library. 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
PAW-TY at We Rock the Spectrum. 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Chase from 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Storytime at the Midwest City Library. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
8/15
Baby Lapsit – Story Time at the Southwest OKC. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Eclipse Party with Science Museum Oklahoma at the Jones Library. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Space Storytime at the Choctaw Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Tadpole Tuesdays at the Noble Library. 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
8/16
123! Play with Me! at the Northwest Library. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration begins 7/26.
Summer Reading Wrap-Up at Norman West. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Viva GLART! – Grow a Learner Through Art at the Newcastle Library. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
“Wild” American Explorers at the Edwards Park Pavilion. 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Through 8/18.
8/17
Ice Cream Social at the Dale Robertson Center. 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Free!
8/18
Outdoor Adventure Back to School Bash at King’s Gate Christian School (Surrey Hills). 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Free!
Eclipse Party with Science Museum Oklahoma at the Southern Oaks Library. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Solar Eclipse 2017 – The “All-American” Eclipse at the Newcastle Library. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration needed.
8/19
Citizens Bank Of Edmond’s Heard on Hurd at the Downtown Edmond. 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Free!
Drop-In Art: Spiral Mobiles at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Plant Part Snack Time at the Myriad Botanical Gardens. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Register by 8/15.
We the People: A Portrait of Early Oklahoma at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 5:00 p.m.
8/20
Summer Breeze Concert – John Fullbright at the Lions Park. 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
8/21
Crazy 8’s at the Almonte Library. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Registration begins 8/7.
Science of the Solar Eclipse at the Norman Central. 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2017 Solar Eclipse at the Science Museum Oklahoma. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Special event.
8/22
Book Club at the Harrah Library. 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Eclipse Party with Science Museum Oklahoma at the Midwest City Library. 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Preschool Stress Relief Storytime at the McLoud Library. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Story Time! at the Shawnee Library. 4;30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
8/23
Lapsit Story Time at the Moore Library. 10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Story Time at the Shawnee Mall 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8/24
Back To School Bash at the Science Museum Oklahoma. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
OKC Balloon Festival at the Chisholm Creek. 5;00 p.m. Through 8/27.
Rhythm and Rhyme at the Yukon Community Center. 10:30 a.m. Every Thursday. Free!
8/25
Homeschool Day at the Chickasaw Cultural Center. All day.
Splash N’ Dash at the Reno Swim & Slide. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
8/26
Babywearing 101 at Green Bambino. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Dig In! at the Oklahoma City Zoo. 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Fascinating Faces at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Moore War Run at 7:30 a.m. Registration at the Moore High School.
See It, Stamp It at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
8/27
Snakes in the Library at the Belle Isle Library. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
8/28
Library Night at SOKC’s Pub W 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Minecraft Club at the Choctaw Library. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Parachute Play at the Jones Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8/29
Family Storytime at the Midwest City Library. 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Preschool Fun Fit Kids at the McLoud Library. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
8/30
123! Play with Me! at the Northwest Library. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration begins 7/26.
PreK Story Time at the Newcastle Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
8/31
Music Connection at the Norman Central. 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Playtime at the Downtown Library. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Rock the Route at the Chisholm Trail. 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Free!