2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is a free celebration of arts & creativity held monthly starting at 6 p.m. in the Walker Arts District of Downtown Norman.
2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is made possible by the Norman Arts Council and a collection of sponsors, including Fowler Automotive, Jennifer Ball-Burwell, The City of Norman, Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.
A wide variety of shops, restaurants, offices, bars, concert venues and more team up to produce dozens of free, fun arts events for the Norman community to enjoy each month and celebrate the creativity within it.
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Are you a business, organization, painter, sculptor, vendor, maker, balloon artist, musician, charity or mad scientist that wants to participate in a 2nd Friday? Apply to be a vendor at our next Art Walk!
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This Month
LINEUP FOR APRIL 2ND FRIDAY ART WALK COMING SOON!
6-9 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2026
The Walker Arts District | Downtown Norman
UPCOMING DATES:
May 8, June 12, JUly 10
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MAIN STREET BRICK & MORTAR
Businesses OR Organizations:
We are happy to have any permanent, brick & mortar business or organization within the footprint of 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk participate. It doesn’t cost a penny to have your event listed in our 2nd Friday promo materials. To have your featured artist, concert, performance or other arts event listed in our listing, guide and poster, please email Travis Catalano at Travis@normanarts.org with all the pertinent information and a high-res image if available.
To request to be added to our monthly 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk Submission Call and Reminder, please email Travis@normanarts.org. Participating in 2nd Friday Norman Art Walks and being listed in any and all marketing materials is totally free and no fees are required. We ask that to be listed, events be free, arts-related and open to the public … and preferably awesome (we’re sure it’s awesome!).
ARTIST, MAKER & CULTURAL PARTICIPANTS:
$30 BY 6 pM WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026
($100 for late Application)
Thank you for your cooperation, and we hope you enjoy the evening
Get your work seen by thousands of 2nd Friday patrons! There are two ways of doing this:
1). Coordinate with a local shop/gallery/studio to feature your work on their walls, tables and shelves. Almost all 2nd Friday participating businesses are on the look out for new talent to feature in their location, and we ask that you contact the business that you feel is the best match with your work directly (2nd Friday doesn’t book artists for venues but rather markets the collective efforts from individual businesses as a whole, so you’ll need to reach out directly).
2). You can set up as an outdoor participant with an Artist, Maker or Cultural Participant Permit. Showcase your work and sell your wares to 2nd Friday crowds as they travel between shops, galleries and restaurants. Outdoor participants are permitted to setup on the sidewalks while following these guidelines:
A minimum of a 5-foot walkway must always be provided.
Setup within these 7 blocks: 200 West Main to 300 East Main, and the 200 and 300 blocks of East Gray Street.
Please push your display as close to the brick and mortar as possible, even moving chairs to the sides, if necessary, to keep ample walk space available.
Participants are not allowed to set up across from bike racks, trees, trashcans, or anything that will impede or limit the walk space.
BEFORE registering for a permit, participants must determine their location by getting permission from the business or building owner.
There is a permit fee of $30 due with the submission of the Artist, Maker or Cultural Participant Permit Application, and applications are due 48 hours prior to 2nd Friday, Wednesday at 6 pm. Those who miss the deadline can submit a Late Application for $100.
Each permit is good for one month. Permit windows for the upcoming art walk open up the week following 2nd Friday.
Participants who have failed to register by 2nd Friday may be asked to leave the special event boundaries.
2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is a rain-or-shine event, and the participant fee are only refundable in the event that Art Walk is cancelled by the threat of severe weather
NON-ARTS RELATED OUTDOOR PARTICIPANTS:
$100 BY WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026
($200 FOR LATE APPLICATION)
Non arts-related businesses, non-profits, or other community organizations (including churches, booster clubs, student/youth organizations), as well as political candidates and non arts-related advocacy groups can also apply for a permit to setup on the sidewalks to interact with 2nd Friday guests, given that they follow these guidelines:
A minimum of a 5-foot walkway must always be provided.
Setup within these 7 blocks: 200 West Main to 300 East Main, and the 200 and 300 blocks of East Gray Street.
Please push your display as close to the brick and mortar as possible, even moving chairs to the sides, if necessary, to keep ample walk space available.
Participants are not allowed to set up across from bike racks, trees, trashcans, or anything that will impede or limit the walk space.
BEFORE registering for a permit, participants must determine their location by getting permission from the business or building owner.
There is a permit fee of $100 due with the submission of the Non Arts-Related Participant Permit Application, and applications are due by Wednesday prior to 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk. Late registration is allowed from the Wednesday deadline through 3 p.m. the day of for $200.
Participants who have failed to register by 2nd Friday may be asked to leave the special event boundaries.
2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is a rain-or-shine event, and the participant fee are only refundable in the event that Art Walk is cancelled by the threat of severe weather.
STREET Performers:
FREE BY 6 pM WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026
Add to the festivities and entertain the art walk crowds! Street performers are permitted to set up on Main Street sidewalks at limited locations with completion of the Street Performer Application. All performers must apply for a permit through NAC, who will assign locations and reserves the right to refuse any application. Location preference may be requested, and brick & mortar businesses may coordinate with NAC to facilitate performances outside their businesses. Applications for a permit — with no fee — are due by 6 p.m. the Wednesday prior to 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk.
The Norman Arts Council and the City of Norman reserve the right to deny any participant or performer application that they do not believe fits the purpose of 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk.
2nd Friday Norman Art Walk encourages a family-friendly environment. The NAC respects and believes in artistic freedom. Picketing, leafleting, large signage, displays, protesting, soliciting, petitioning, pamphleteering, and campaigning are not endorsed by the NAC.
Previous Months Lineup
MARCH LINEUP
Beanstalk Coffee & Sno (207 E Main) Local Singer/Songwriter Eric Steven Walker will be performing from 6:30 to 8:30
Bison Witches Bar & Deli (211 E Main) hosts their monthly Karaoke night starting at 8 pm!
The Depot (200 S Jones) is hosting the opening reception for Stories of the Moment: The Photography of Michael Duncan. In addition to the exhibition, there will be wine provided by Native Spirit and records spinning!
DM-Wealth (309 E Main) is hosting artist Katie Dryden
Gallery 123 (123 E Main) is hosting a variety of artworks and gift items from its resident artists.
Lazy Circle’s Brewing (422 E Main) will be hosting live music by Mitch Ellison
MAINSITE Contemporary Art (122 E Main) celebrates the opening of ONE Half-Century fundraiser auction. They will have over 150 works donated to the auction and raffle, which will be on display at the ONE Half-Century fundraiser! This exhibit will be on display and open to the public for viewing from March 13 through March 20. Then get your tickets for ONE Half-Century on March 21, to experience our 70s themed party with a live DJ, food & drinks, entertainment, and more!
Main Street Photo-Video (131 N Porter) presents The Photography of David Miller. David Miller started taking photos in the Navy during his deployment in Kuwait in 2003. In December 2018, David received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the Academy of Art University and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Photography.
Mister Robert Furniture (109 E Main) will be featuring Coach V's 212 Candles and original art.
Oil & Clay Studio (315 E Grey, inside the Standard Building) will host a free printmaking activity on the Standard patio, along with prints and pottery for sale.
OSC Press (315 E Main) celebrates the opening of Innervisions, a solo exhibition by Ariel Contreras, in a display of surreal artwork that blends dreamlike symbolism with psychedelic and anatomical imagery.
Resonator (325 E Main) will be featuring the exhibition "Amalgam" by OKC artist Kylie Anderson.
Robinson’s Repurposed (300 E Main) is hosting Humans of Norman, a group exhibition by six local photographers who have spent the previous days capturing the heart of Norman, its city, and its people. While also hosting an incredible group of local vendors to shop from, along with a photobooth
Sergio’s Italian Bistro (104 E Gray) will have live music from Stephen Baker.
STASH (412 E Main) features artist Shelly Walker, as well as several other makers and venders in the EDO Courtyard.
Studio Ink (220 E Main) is featuring digital comic artist Zac Gilbert. Additional works by artist Greer Craig are also exhibited in the hallway walkway!
The Well (210 James Garner Ave) is hosting The Just4Kids: Peter Rabbit! Stop by for some bunny crafts, free seeds, and an Easter Bunny Appearance!
Uncanny Art House (106 E Main) presents a solo exhibition by award-winning conceptual self-portrait photographer Alex Eischeid. Through deeply personal conceptual self-portraiture, Eischeid explores a journey toward self-acceptance and self-love. Drawing from lived experience, the work confronts the contradictions many women grow up within: being encouraged to embrace difference while simultaneously being punished when those differences fall outside acceptable norms. Using her own body and image as both subject and symbol, Eischeid examines expectations placed on women and the shame that often follows
Up Together Venue (428 E Main) is featuring artist Roxxann Murphy in her solo exhibition Standing Wave.
This body of work explores the visual phenomena of cymatics — the way sound vibrations create form. Through intersecting lines, layered color, and shifting depth, these pieces reflect how waves influence one another, shaping pattern and movement in real time.
Music becomes visible here. Rhythm becomes structure. Energy becomes form.
Join us for an immersive evening where art and sound converge, and experience how vibration can carve beauty directly into the visual world.
Thank you to Our Community partners
2nd Friday Norman Art Walk wouldn't be possible without the support of these wonderful businesses and organizations.
