Festival Info

Mayfest celebrates visual and performing arts through a free, family-friendly, three-day festival in the Tulsa Arts District. One of the largest music and art festivals in Oklahoma, Mayfest 2024 brings together over 150 visual art vendors, 75 musical performances, dozens of food vendors and community partners, two art installations and much more!

2024 Hours

Friday, May 10, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Saturday, May 11, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Sunday, May 12, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Thanks to the generosity of The University of Tulsa and Mayfest sponsors, the festival continues to operate free of charge to the public. Mayfest is a pet-friendly festival for well-behaved, leashed pets that are current on vaccinations.

No outside food, beverages or coolers are allowed at Mayfest. With all the amazing libations and tasty treats available for sale onsite and nearby, there are ample dining options.

Location

Mayfest takes place in the heart of the Tulsa Arts District, utilizing amazing neighborhood venues like Guthrie Green and 101 Archer and fully activating the blocks around these community spaces with food, music, art, and more.

Mayfest brings together serious art connoisseurs as well as casual art lovers. Mayfest is one of the first national art festivals of the summer season, and the largest in Oklahoma, attracting exceptional visual artists from around the globe and across the city to sell their original works.

The Tulsa Arts District is home to many locally owned galleries, museums, restaurants and other small businesses. Attendees can enjoy all the district has to offer, in addition to the local and national art vendors and food trucks of Mayfest.

Parking

Parking is available throughout downtown at on-street locations as well as area lots and garages. A Tulsa Arts District parking guide can be found here. Free shuttles are available from OSU-Tulsa during Mayfest hours.

About the Artists

Musical artists can be from anywhere, but special emphasis is given to artists from Oklahoma and surrounding areas that are actively releasing new music and performing live across the region.

Juried visual artists can be from anywhere, including Tulsa. They apply through zapplication.org, the internationally recognized online resource for artists and festivals. Their work is reviewed by an independent jury for selection and is eligible for festival awards.

Local visual artists are from Tulsa and surrounding areas. Their work is received by an independent committee for selection.

Mayfest features only original, handmade works of art in a variety of media, including clay, digital media, drawing/pastel, glass, graphics/printmaking, jewelry, leather/fiber, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, wood and more.

Food, health/beauty items and mass-produced items are not accepted by the Mayfest committee. This rule applies to commercially produced works; commercially modeled ceramics, sculpture or jewelry; and items made from kits or assembled from pre-manufactured components or inclusions.

Artist booths are open Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Festival hours exceed these times, but this is when the visual artists are required to be available in their booths to festival guests. Festival volunteers rotate through artist booths to allow artists to take short breaks periodically.