Weekend Bite

Tulsa Daily subscribers get a discount on tickets to Big Bite Tulsa. Plus, all the family fun events you can stomach in one list, and USA TODAY says Gathering Place is the best!

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Weekend Roundup

Tulsa ZooRun

If you are going to run the Tulsa ZooRun this weekend, you might as well carb load at the Big Bite featuring 34 restaurants.

  • šŸƒā€ā™€ļø Run Wild: The Tulsa ZooRun laces up Saturday with a 10k, 5k and 10mile fun run. Shirts are sold out but you can still register to race!

  • šŸ„˜Ā Major Munchies: Big Bite Food Festival returns to downtown Tulsa Saturday with eats, drinks, and homegrown munchies.

  • šŸŒ± Stalk and Stage: See Jack and the Beanstalk performed live by the Tulsa Ballet tonight and Saturday on the Zarrow Studio Broken Arrow stage.

  • ā¤ļø Matters of the Heart:Ā The American American Heart Association Tulsa Heart Walk is set for 9am Saturday and ONEOK Field. Walk on!

  • šŸˆ Kick-Off:Ā The Tulsa Oilers Football team faces the Frisco Fighters Saturday night inside the BOK Center. Theyā€™ll offer free jerseys for kids while supplies last.

  • šŸ‘Ā Drop the Puck: Experience the fast-paced, hard hitting action as Tulsaā€™s oldest professional sports team, the Tulsa Oilers take on the Kansas City Mavericks tonight!

  • šŸ’ƒĀ Out of This World:Ā The Orbit Arts Festival is a great, free chance to see Tulsa artists of all kinds as the doors of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center will be open for art observation, activities and workshops.

  • šŸ“–Ā Books and Brains: Lateral thinker Dr. Jordan PetersonĀ stops at the Cox Business Center as he tours his new book 12 More Rules for Life.

  • šŸ‘ØšŸ»ā€šŸŒ¾ Street Eats:Ā The Tulsa Farmerā€™s Market spring season is in full swing Saturdays starting at 7am.

  • šŸ¢ Talking Tulsa: You are invited to Tulsa Foundation for Architectureā€™s monthly walking tours. Saturdayā€™s will feature TUā€™s McFarlin Library.

Community

Tulsaā€™s Gathering Place Named Best City Park by USA Today, Again

Tulsa Daily

For the second time in the park's five years of being open, the Gathering Place was named USA TODAY's Best City Park.

  • Tell Us Something We Donā€™t Know: After being chosen by an expert panel and USA TODAY 10Best editors, Gathering Place was featured in a readersā€™ choice contest along with 19 other city parks across the United States before being voted #1 by the public

  • The Votes Are In: This USA TODAYĀ readerā€™s choice recognition marks the third win for Gathering Place in five years, following its prior recognition as USA TODAYā€™s Best New Attraction in 2019 and Best City Park in 2021. This year, the park topped Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and Forest Park in St. Louis.

See the Gathering Placeā€™s gratitude video HERE. See the full event calendar HERE.

Tulsa Business Consultant Ramps Up Efforts to Help Local Businesses Become ā€˜Unstuckā€™

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Big Bite Food Festival Returns to Downtown Tulsa Featuring 34 Businesses

Big Bite Food Festival

Calling all foodies! Flywheel Tulsaā€™s Big Bite Food Festival is back Saturday the 20th and Tulsa Daily subscribers get a ticket discount!

  • Iā€™ll Take Seconds: Itā€™s totally ok to talk with food in your mouth at Big Bite Tulsa.Ā It starts at with VIP entrance at 1p and general admission at 5p at the Gateway Event Center.Ā Big Bite is a celebration of Oklahoma snacks, sips and homegrown good and the perfect way to taste the best of Oklahoma, all in one place.

  • Meet Me at the Meats: The lineup features 34 buzzy, beloved restaurants and beverage purveyors from across Oklahoma, with something for all palates. Foodies will enjoy a culinary paradise as they take a tour de taste through an extensive menu of savory and sweet treats, prepared by many of Oklahomaā€™s finest chefs, including Jeff Chacnaleune, 2024 James Beard Nominee for Best Chef - Southwest.

Get your tickets HERE. Tulsa Daily subscribers get a 10% off discount. Use code FRIENDSOFFLYWHEEL

In other news

  • šŸ¢ Delightful Downtown: Downtown Tulsa Partnership held the State of Downtown Meeting last night and safety and tourism were top of mind.

  • šŸŒŖ Take Cover: We all have that safe place at home to take cover when a storm hits, but what about the meteorologist? Go behind the scenes with KOTV.

  • Ā šŸ˜Ž I Wear My Sunglasses at Night: Leftover shades from the eclipse? Donate them to Gathering Place where they have bright plans for them.

  • šŸŗĀ May the 4th Be With You: Gilcrease Museum of Art hopes you will sip to support it with an event brewing May 4th.

  • šŸ›£ Life is a Highway:Ā A Route 66 themed park is coming to Sapulpa after about 10 years of talks.

  • šŸŽ“ College Bound:Ā A Tulsa organization awards scholarships in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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