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5/1/25
What's Up Edmond
May 01, 2025
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Good Morning Edmond! It’s a big weekend in Edmond—and we mean big.
The 47th Annual Downtown Edmond Arts Festival kicks off this Friday, and it’s one of the most anticipated events of the year. With over 160 artists from across the country, amazing food, live music, and the debut of this year’s quirky mascot “Prints” the cowboy cat, this is a weekend you won’t want to miss.
Keep scrolling for all the details and everything else happening around Edmond!
DAILY TRIVIA
Which film holds the record for the most Academy Awards won by a single movie?
A) Titanic
B) Ben-Hur
C) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
D) Gone With The Wind
Answer at the bottom of the newsletter
Thursday 5/1
Coffee & Conversation
Where : Evoke
Starts: 10am
Cost: Free
Skydance Pint Night
Where: The Patriarch
Starts: 5pm
Cost: Free
May Gallery Opening Featuring Kyndall Rainey
Where: Edmond Fine Arts Institute
Starts: 5pm
Cost: Free
Edmond Board Game Night
Where: Smitty’s Garage Burger’s & Beer
Starts: 6pm
Cost: Free
Books + Board Games
Where: American Solera
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free RSVP
Pokemon League & Trade Night
Where: Edmond Unplugged
Starts: 7-10pm
Jazz Nights with Kendrick McKinney
Where: Side Car Barley & Wine Bar
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Friday 5/2
2025 Downtown Edmond Arts Festival
Where: Downtown Edmond
Starts: 10am-8pm
Cost: Free
Arts on the Rocks - Cultural Festival
Where: The Gin
Starts: 3-10pm
Cost: Free
Edmond Mahj Moms Tile Launch Party
Where: Sweet Friends Bakery
Starts: 6:30-9pm
Cost: Free
Ariel Sound Bath
Where: The Yoga Spa
Starts: 7-8pm
Cost: $30
Live Music: Jeff Dodgen
Where: Frenzy
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Live Music: Caleb Velez & Owen Hodge
Where: Round Midnight
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Live Music: Brad Fielder
Where: The Patriarch
Starts: 7-10pm
Cost: Free
Saturday 5/3
Oklahoma Schools Band and Orchestra Step-Up Event
Where: Edmond Music
Starts: 9am-6pm
Cost: Free
2025 Downtown Edmond Arts Festival
Where: Downtown Edmond
Starts: 10-8pm
Cost: Free
STEM Adventures Open House
Where: Kiddie Academy
Starts: 10am
Cost: Free
Faith, Family, Fun Day
Where: The House FM
Starts: 10am-2pm
Cost: Free
Star Wars Storytime
Where: Best of Books
Starts: 11am
Cost: Free
Free Fitness with Energetic Motion Studio
Where: Bondi Bowl
Starts: 1pm
Cost: Free
Lego Block Party
Where: Edmond Library
Starts: 3-4pm
Cost: Free (Registration Required)
Sip & Shop Mothers Day Market
Where: Bcspalon Beauty Co-Op
Starts: 3-7pm
Cost: Free
Art Show - In Bloom: Exile
Where: The Collective
Starts: 6-9pm
Cost: Free
Board Games and Free Snacks
Where: Mitch park
Starts: 6pm
Cost: Free
Smoke On The Floor
Where: Dance Makers
Starts: 6:30pm
Cost: Tickets from $40
Live Music: Butter & The Genre
Where: Round Midnight
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Live Music: Tyler Boren
Where: Frenzy
Starts: 7:30pm
Cost: Free
Sunday 5/4
2025 Downtown Edmond Arts Festival
Where: Downtown Edmond
Starts: 11am-5pm
Cost: Free
Star Wars Party
Where: Frenzy
Starts: 11am
Cost: Free
May Garden Madness
Where: Conscious Community Co-Op
Starts: 1-3pm
Cost: $35 Tickets
Shuffle & Shop Mahjong
Where: Parcel Goods + Gifts
Starts: 2-4:30pm
Cost: Starting @ $25
THE WRAP UP
Trivia Answer: C) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(It won 11 Oscars, tying with Ben-Hur and Titanic, but it's the only one to win every category it was nominated for.)
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