Tulsa's local guide to what's worth your time: best-of lists from real visits, upcoming events, neighborhood guides, and city news.https://bestof918.com/en-ushttps://bestof918.com/news/built-to-spill-vanguard-tulsa-sept-30/https://bestof918.com/news/built-to-spill-vanguard-tulsa-sept-30/Indie-rock guitar heroes with Paul Schalda — doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., Sept. 30 at The Vanguard.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/los-rieleros-del-norte-coyote-grounds-sept-27/https://bestof918.com/news/los-rieleros-del-norte-coyote-grounds-sept-27/Norteño heavyweights with Pepe Tovar y Los Chacales and Conjunto Massivo — Sunday, 2 p.m., at Coyote Grounds.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:15:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/bluegrass-brunch-johnny-mullenax-mercury-lounge-sept-27/https://bestof918.com/news/bluegrass-brunch-johnny-mullenax-mercury-lounge-sept-27/Sunday noon residency at Mercury Lounge — bluegrass standards, jam vibes, and the usual Team Drink toast.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/dig-day-tulsa-botanic-garden-sept-27/https://bestof918.com/news/dig-day-tulsa-botanic-garden-sept-27/The Garden’s annual Day in the Garden family fundraiser is Sunday, Sept. 27, 2–5 p.m. — pumpkin patch, hay maze, monarch tagging, and more for the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/jim-thompson-circle-cinema-sept-27/https://bestof918.com/news/jim-thompson-circle-cinema-sept-27/Oak Tree Books and Circle Cinema screen Kubrick’s The Killing on what would have been Oklahoma crime writer Jim Thompson’s 120th birthday — with a panel after.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:15:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/jurassic-quest-arvest-convention-center-sept-2026/https://bestof918.com/news/jurassic-quest-arvest-convention-center-sept-2026/The traveling dinosaur experience runs Friday–Sunday at the Pepsi Exhibit Hall — life-sized animatronics, fossil digs, and Saturday sensory hours.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/route-66-centennial-car-show-sapulpa-sept-26/https://bestof918.com/news/route-66-centennial-car-show-sapulpa-sept-26/The free-to-attend Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Car Show is Saturday at the historic Tee Pee Drive-In in Sapulpa, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/tulsa-restaurant-week-final-days-sept-2026/https://bestof918.com/news/tulsa-restaurant-week-final-days-sept-2026/TulsaPeople’s 20th annual Restaurant Week continues through Sept. 27, with a Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma benefit and a GKFF match.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:15:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/hip-hop-918-digable-planets-guthrie-green/https://bestof918.com/news/hip-hop-918-digable-planets-guthrie-green/Free, all-ages jazz-infused hip-hop at Guthrie Green Friday — Digable Planets with Murs, 6–10 p.m.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/fc-tulsa-new-mexico-united-sept-30/https://bestof918.com/news/fc-tulsa-new-mexico-united-sept-30/The Scissortails’ next home match is Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. against New Mexico United — one of three regular-season home dates left.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/toadies-cains-ballroom-sept-24/https://bestof918.com/news/toadies-cains-ballroom-sept-24/Doors are 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Cain’s for Toadies with Local H and Olive Vox — all ages, general admission.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/black-wall-street-nation-experience-sept-2026/https://bestof918.com/news/black-wall-street-nation-experience-sept-2026/A three-day music, film, beauty, and sports festival runs Sept. 25–27 across OSU-Tulsa and the Greenwood District — with weekend passes listed from $50.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/parla-citywide-creative-festival-2026/https://bestof918.com/news/parla-citywide-creative-festival-2026/J’Parle' Artist Group’s citywide festival opens Thursday night at the Admiral Twin Drive-In and closes Sunday with a culinary gathering on Greenwood Avenue.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/bowlcuts-opens-downtown-deco/https://bestof918.com/news/bowlcuts-opens-downtown-deco/Emma Shirley’s fast-casual bowl shop, a Kitchen 66 graduate, now has a Deco District room on South Boston — weekdays, with a shorter Monday.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/nanas-dim-sum-dumplings-south-tulsa/https://bestof918.com/news/nanas-dim-sum-dumplings-south-tulsa/Colorado-based Nana’s opened its first Oklahoma shop in mid-August at The Vineyard on Memorial, with dim sum, dumplings, and a glass-walled prep station.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/oasis-fresh-market-opens-downtown/https://bestof918.com/news/oasis-fresh-market-opens-downtown/After more than a decade without a full-service grocery downtown, Oasis is soft-opening at the ARCO building — with regular hours starting Sept. 28.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/918-day-festival-returns-downtown/https://bestof918.com/news/918-day-festival-returns-downtown/Music, makers, and civic pride on Tulsa’s area-code day — free at Chapman Green from 5–9 PM.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/cest-bon-kitchen-leaving-north-peoria/https://bestof918.com/news/cest-bon-kitchen-leaving-north-peoria/Chef David Franklin’s Cajun and Creole spot ends service at The Shoppes on Peoria on Sept. 30 and plans a new Tulsa address — with a possible pop-up in between.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstronghttps://bestof918.com/news/wildflower-cafe-reopens-cathedral-district/https://bestof918.com/news/wildflower-cafe-reopens-cathedral-district/The Route 66 brunch favorite is back at MODE Tulsa inside the old First Christian Church — seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTBenjamin Armstrong