New & Trending Things to Do 26 Challenge your family to a friendly game of basketball, pickleball or futsal at the new courts in the southern section of Scissortail Park. 27 Take part in the FREE oNE OKC block party celebrating Northeast OKC on May 5-7 at Washington Park. Enjoy live entertainment, food trucks, vendors, kids’ activities, volunteer opportunities and more.
32 Learn about the legacy of Oklahoma native son Charlie Christian , a key figure in the development of jazz and bebop music. Then, head to the Charlie Christian International Music Festival June 1-3 at Oklahoma City Community College for family fun, food and music by local and nationally-noted artists. Bring your lawn chairs! 33 Spend a day in nature learning about plants, bugs, soil and more at the Myriad Gardens’ new Children’s Gardening Fair June 3-4. 34 Experience the depths of the rainforest ... right here in the metro! Climb a giant spider web, zip along a butterfly monorail, swing on rope vines, reenact the sounds of rain and discover the diverse inhabitants that live in the rainforest in Sam Noble Museum’s Rainforest Adventure exhibit, open through June 4. 35 Climb to new heights at Threshold Climbing Gym. 36 Enjoy the immersive art experience SYNESTHESIA at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman before it closes on June 4. Admission is FREE! 37 Catch a flick at the deadCenter Film Festival, June 8-11.
28 Take a FREE family yoga class! In celebration of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, classes will be held May 13 and June 17 at Bikram Yoga Studio. Ages 4 and up are welcome. 29 Discover why OKC was named the No. 1 city for street art by USA Today in 2022! Download MetroFamily’s Street Art Scavenger Hunt to explore some of the city’s most well-known public art at metrofamilymagazine.com/ street-art-scavenger-hunt. 30 Catch the final days of the exhibit The Art of Food at Oklahoma Contemporary, where admission is always FREE, before it closes on May 22. Plus, make plans to enjoy FREE Second Saturday family fun in June and July. 31 Check out the new First Americans Museum on the third Sunday of the month when kids ages 4 to 12 get in FREE for AT&T Sundays.
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