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Summer 2024 trip to Norman!

From a stop on the Korn Ferry professional golf tour and the celebration of The University of Oklahoma's first day in the SEC to the Taste of Norman Restaurant Week and Sizzling Summer Sale, it is a great time to plan your trip to Norman. Use our website's planning tool to make your selections and save your personalized itinerary.

Also, save the dates for three of the fall's favorite events!

Oct. 5: National Weather Festival

Oct. 6: Farm Girl Fair

Oct. 25: 18th Annual Aviation Festival and Open House at Max Westheimer Airport

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Taste of Norman Restaurant Week

coming up June 28-July 7

The annual Norman Restaurant Week will take place June 28-July 7 with proceeds benefiting the Norman Public Schools Fine Arts programs. If you are a restaurant wanting to participate, email Katie Ringer or find out more here. For diners, the list of participating restaurants is linked below.

During Taste of Norman Restaurant Week, the Norman Chamber of Commerce will be offering a gift card bounce back program. For every $50 a customer spends at a participating establishment, customers will get a $10 gift card to return to that business. (Customers must present their receipts to the Norman Chamber of Commerce showing amount, business name and date purchased between June 28 and July 7, 2024. Customers can received up to $50 in gift cards.)

Celebrate Independence Day at Reaves Park

NFourth Fest will take place at Reaves Park on July 4.

With food trucks, yard games, contests, live music by Hook and Lip Service and an area where individuals 21+ may enjoy local breweries, NFourth Fest starts at 5 p.m., with live music beginning at 6 p.m.

The fireworks show, which has become one of the largest and best in Oklahoma, will begin at 9:45 p.m.

To enhance the experience, the show's music will be simulcast on KGOU 106.3 FM.

Other Fourth activities include the Norman Firecracker 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run at Legacy Park and the Red, White and Blue Swim at Westwood Family Aquatic Center. The Annual Westwood Golf Invitational at Westwood Golf Course will take place July 5-7.

Compliance Solutions Championship returns to Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course June 20-23

The Compliance Solutions Championship returns to the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course June 20-23 as an official event on the Korn Ferry Tour and is owned by Tournament’s for Charity, Inc., an Oklahoma non-profit corporation, and operated by HNS Sports Group. The event features a purse of $1,000,000 and the tournament is conducted to showcase the best golf on the Korn Ferry Tour on one of the premier venues on Tour, Jimmie Austin Golf Club at The University of Oklahoma, for the enjoyment of spectators and to benefit charitable organizations in Oklahoma and beyond.

The field for the Compliance Solutions Championship will include 156 Korn Ferry Tour professionals competing over 72 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the top-65 players and ties after 36 holes. Purchase tickets here.

Sizzling Summer Sale takes place July 12-14

Throughout Norman July 12-14, Norman businesses will be participating in the annual Sizzling Summer Sale as part of the statewide Independent Shopkeepers Association Weekend of Local initiative. The list of participating businesses will be available here and on the newly reimagined VisitNorman app's passport feature.

Sizzling Summer Sale

Celebrate OU's first day in the SEC throughout Norman on July 1

The University of Oklahoma and OU Athletics Department are excited to announce plans for a series of special, free public events celebrating the Sooners' historic move to the Southeastern Conference that will officially take place Monday, July 1.

From a Glow Run that begins at 11 p.m. June 30 and finishes on Owen Field with a "Flip the Switch" after midnight to pep rallies throughout the afternoon at Norman businesses to the eventual Party at Palace beginning at 5 p.m. there will be nonstop celebrations.

VisitNorman will be presenting the Shop and Hop passport for July 1 as part of the day's celebration. Shoppers will check in at the participating locations to earn a badge through the VisitNorman app and must earn a badge in at least three of these seven districts to be eligible for a drawing. The more checkins, the better the chances to win. Districts include Sooner Mall, Brookhaven Village, Lindsey Street, Carriage Plaza, Downtown Norman, Campus Corner and University North Park.

Read all the details for the activities here.

Download the reimagined VisitNorman app

VisitNorman has updated its app featuring new digital passports (accessed via the "Challenges" tab). The app is a free download through the Apple Store or Google Play.

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World-class museum exhibitions

This summer, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History will present its newest traveling exhibition, “Life in One Cubic Foot.” 

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, this remarkable showcase invites visitors to delve into the intricate web of life that exists within a single cubic foot of land or water—a biocube. A biocube is a 1-by-1-by-1-foot framed cube that allows organisms from the surrounding environment to enter and pass through. These biocubes were strategically placed in diverse ecosystems across the globe, capturing life forms—both known and unknown—over a 24-hour period. From the coral reefs of French Polynesia to the alien mid-water ocean off the coast of California, “Life in One Cubic Foot” reveals the astonishing diversity of nature.

The exhibit closes Aug. 4.

The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will display "Un/Natural Selections: Wildlife in Contemporary Art" through Sept. 22. Organized by the National Museum of Wildlife Art, this exhibition considers the diverse ways contemporary artists use animal imagery to address humanity’s interconnectedness with the natural world. This exhibition offers a wide range of works in a variety of media. The National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States is one of the few museums in the nation to focus entirely on the art of wildlife. It is in our mission to impart knowledge about and appreciation for humanity’s relationship with wildlife through art, but the definitions and understandings of wildlife art can vary greatly depending upon your perspective and level of engagement with nature. The definition and look of wildlife art is expanding beyond the realistic depictions of wildlife in their natural habitats. Increasingly, museums are using their permanent collections in the creation of exhibitions that relevantly address our ever-changing society and environment.

The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Admission is complimentary.

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Book your stay today for the 2024 Sooner football season!

The 2024 Oklahoma Sooner football season will feature SEVEN home games in Norman, including visiting SEC opponents: Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama. Plan your Norman Game Day with VisitNorman resources here.

The 2024 schedule includes:

Aug. 30: Sooners vs. Temple at 6 p.m. in Norman (Friday night!)

Sept. 7: Sooners vs. Houston at 6:45 p.m. in Norman

Sept. 14: Sooners vs. Tulane at 2:30 p.m. in Norman

Sept. 21: Sooners vs. Tennessee either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m. in Norman

Sept. 28: Sooners at Auburn between 2:30 & 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 5: Open date

Oct. 12: Sooners vs. Texas at 2:30 p.m. in Dallas

Oct. 19: Sooners vs. South Carolina between 11 a.m. & Noon in Norman

Oct. 26: Sooners at Mississippi between 11 a.m. & Noon

Nov. 2: Sooners vs. Maine at 1:30 p.m. in Norman

Nov. 9: Sooners at Missouri either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m.

Nov. 16: Open date

Nov. 23: Sooners vs. Alabama either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m. in Norman

Nov. 30: Sooners at LSU either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m.

BONUS!

2025 non-conference dates:

Aug. 30: Sooners vs. Illinois State in Norman

Sept. 6: Sooners vs. Michigan in Norman

Sept. 13 Sooners vs. Temple in Philadelphia

Oct. 4: Sooners vs. Kent State in Norman

SEC teams playing in Norman during the 2025 season, with dates and kickoff times to be announced later, will be Auburn, LSU, Mississippi and Missouri.

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