Around Town: Bricktown Canal will celebrate 20th anniversary

Listen to this article

If you like all-day celebrations, circle June 29 on your calendars.

That’s the day the Bricktown Canal is planning to offer an all-day celebration from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Everyone’s invited – families, couples and singles.

Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership and the Bricktown Association have planned numerous family-friendly activities and programs, along with Bricktown business promotions to encourage you all to explore and commemorate the canal and “Party like it’s 1999.”

All of the usual party events are scheduled – music by ACM@UCO students, face painting, real artists painting, pop-up bars, water tour rides, bike tours, free balloon animals, promotions and patio activities by Bricktown businesses and more, more, more.

The mile-long Bricktown Canal is a popular downtown destination for tourists and locals alike. For more information about the canal or celebration, visit www.DowntownOKC.com or www.WelcomeToBricktown.com.

This will be one big soiree.

Metro STEAM-Fest

Those capital letters spell out Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math and you’ll know more about them if you join Geekapalooza on June 22 at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, 1141 N. Lincoln Blvd. in Oklahoma City.

The sessions will be at 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. and are going to be fun for everyone (from friends to grandparents).

Geared toward pre-school through middle school girls and boys, Geekapalooza provides hands-on experiences with Lego Robotics, science experiments and much more.

Online early registration ends Thursday at midnight – for a family up to four people it’s $12 and any additional guests are $6 per single. Day of registration is available at $15 per family and singles are $7.

Independence Day events

Nestled in south-central Oklahoma, Chickasaw Country represents 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, includes 7,648 square miles, and offers many Fourth of July events. Here are a few Independence Day events planned. You’ll be welcome.

Tuesday, July 2, Blanchard, live music from the Oklahoma City Symphonic Band, kids activities and fireworks at dusk.

Wednesday, July 3, Salt Creek Fireworks in Pocasset from 5 to 10 p.m., family events, $10,000 cash in drawing.

Thursday, July 4, games, talent show, large fireworks show with patriotic music in Pauls Valley.

Independence celebrations: Fireworks displays at Ada, Marlow, Newcastle.

Additional events on July 5, Kingston; on July 6, Thackerville and Purcell.

A full list of events can be found at www.chickasawcountry.com. Enjoy yourselves.