June 02, 2025 - July 26, 2025

Are you a teenager who nerds out about nature or history? Are you looking for a cool place to spend your summer? Are you hoping to gain practical experience in a museum setting? If so, then the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has the perfect opportunity for you!

During this free seven-week Teen Volunteer Program, museum enthusiasts ages 13 to 17 will traverse Oklahoma’s natural and cultural history through exclusive behind-the-scenes tours and conversations with scientists. Through volunteer opportunities, participants will learn from hands-on experience in a museum setting. At the end of the program participants will showcase what they learned in a fair for their friends and family.

June 09, 2025 - August 01, 2025

The event officially begins June 9th, 2025, where daily events (each with separate registrations) are held between 9 am and 5 pm, ending August 1st, 2025.
Join us this summer at the Sam Noble Museum and experience science first-hand through a variety of discovery-based programs. Each week-long, two-hour Summer Explorers program (children ages 6-7, 8-9, and 10-12) features a different natural or cultural history theme.

REGISTRATION
Don't miss out! Space is limited and advance registration is required. Visit the Sam Noble Museum website to register. For questions or accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact Visitor Services at (405) 325-7977. Cost: $80 (Member youth); $100 (Non-member youth).

Required program forms will be sent via confirmation email.

ROBERTA PAILES FUND FOR CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
A limited number of program fees can be funded for families who demonstrate financial need. Click Here for more information and to apply.

T-SHIRT
Each Summer Explorers youth program participant will receive a T-shirt. Please indicate the size when you register.

OFF-SITE PROGRAM
These programs will take place in the best classroom of all: the great outdoors! We will start at the museum and then travel in museum or university vans to local parks. Booster seats are provided for children 9 and under and are available for children over the age of 9 upon request of parents/guardians. Participants should be dressed to get wet and dirty and must bring a water bottle.

ON-SITE PROGRAMS
These programs will stay on-site to explore the museum's amazing galleries, collections, and outdoor spaces! Participants should bring a jacket (the museum can get chilly) and a water bottle.

July 03, 2025 - July 04, 2025

This free two-day celebration includes a car show, children's parade, the Cherry Bomb Youth Triathlon, hot dog eating contest, free swimming, food trucks, free watermelon and ice cream and more. The Hi-Fi Hillbillies and Winds of the Prairie will play July 3, while Superfreak and the OKC Philharmonic will perform July 4. Plus, fireworks shows will blast off at 10 p.m. both days.

July 04, 2025

Watch a free fireworks display at Lake Ponca beginning at 9:50

July 04, 2025

Enjoy a fireworks show at Hap Mclean Park, starting at 10 pm.

July 04, 2025

The City of Winfield and the Midwest Moos collegiate baseball team will host the annual Winfield Fourth of July Celebration at the Broadway Sports Complex in Winfield. The activities begin at 6:00p.m. with a collegiate baseball game. Concessions and beverages will be available. Fireworks will be following the game.

July 04, 2025

Get ready for a night of red, white, and BOOM!
This FREE community event is packed with summer fun for the whole family, including local vendors, treats, and fireworks!

July 04, 2025

Starting at 6:00 P.M. Wichita's biggest Independence Day celebration is back with a brand-new downtown view! Join us for Red, White & BOOM! presented by Evergy as we light up the skyline with a spectacular fireworks display launched from the top of the iconic Garvey Center twin towers on Friday, July 4. For the first time ever, Century II’s Kennedy Plaza will be the central hub for this free community celebration.

July 04, 2025

Enjoy a day of old-fashioned fun like turtle races, egg toss, sack races, and more - plus afternoon fun in the sun at the Pawnee Recreational Area and fireworks at dusk at Pawnee Lake.

July 04, 2025

Enjoy food, live music, inflatables, a kids costume contest and parade, capped by fireworks from 5 to 10.

July 04, 2025

The event will include outdoor games, a costume contest, food trucks and free watermelon slices while they last. The 6 p.m. Parade of Stars and Handlebars will feature a procession of bikes, scooters, golf cars and ATVs decked out in holiday decor, and a kiddie train will close the parade and then offer rides through the park. The Southern Sailor Band, featuring Mitch Williams, will play live music at the amphitheater from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. The fireworks show will start at dusk.

July 04, 2025

Attractions include food trucks, yard games, the BBQ Smoker Smackdown and live music by Raiders of the Pop Chart, Jason Young Band and Lip Service, culminating in a fireworks show at 9:45 p.m.

July 04, 2025

The parade will march at 10 a.m. in downtown Bethany on Historic Route 66. The fireworks display begins at 9:55 p.m. at Eldon Lyon Park, 7400 NW 36. The public is invited to blankets and lawn chairs and watch the show with their families and friends.

July 04, 2025

The event will include family-friendly fun, food trucks, live music and a 9:45 p.m. fireworks show. The main event area, including main stage and food, will be in the parking lot next to Rotary Pavilion and Spirit Playground. Music performances will include Character Connections Co.'s Andrews Sisters at 7 p.m. and The Wise Guys at 8 p.m.

July 04, 2025

Children's activities, food trucks, vendors and live music by Kentucky Daisy and The Coveralls will lead up to the fireworks show set to music at about 9:45 p.m.

July 04, 2025

Come enjoy fireworks, food trucks, and fun at Boomer Lake in Stillwater this July 4th! Food trucks open at 6, fireworks start at 9:30.

July 04, 2025

4pm - 10:30 pm - We will have a live DJ, Deviney Smith Band, Inflatables, Retail Vendors, Food Trucks, Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, Dunk Tank, and more! All proceeds go to purchase school supplies for Pauls Valley and Whitebead students.