The 2013 Plaza District Festival will be happening tomorrow, rain (most likely) or shine (least likely) from Noon to 10pm. Here is the info from the website:

On Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, Oklahoma City’s Plaza District will come alive to celebrate local creativity with the annual Plaza District Festival, presented by Fowler Volkswagen of Norman. Participants in this year’s festival can enjoy live music, artist booths, kids’ art activities and a variety of local concessions. The annual event celebrates the progress of the Plaza District, a district once blighted by urban decay, now boasting a renewed energy embraced by creative and diverse culture.

Main Stage
9:00pm-10:00pm Colourmusic
8:00pm-8:45pm Jabee
7:00pm-7:45pm Defining Times
6:00pm-6:45pm Tallows
5:00pm-5:45pm Em & The Mother Superiors
4:00pm-5:00pm Porch Mice
3:30pm-4:00pm Rocky Horror Show Preview from Lyric Theatre
2:00pm-3:00pm Everything Goes Dance Studio
1:00pm-1:45pm Oak City Comedy Initiative
12:30pm-12:55pm AALIM Dance
12:00pm-12:25pm Spaghetti Eddie
12:00pm National Anthem from Classen SAS Marching Band

Acoustic Stage
4:30pm-4:55pm Audra Yenny
4:00pm-4:25pm Frank Samba
3:30pm-3:55pm Chris Neal
3:00pm-3:25pm Joshua Lathe
2:30pm-2:55pm Allie Lauren
2:00pm-2:25pm Joe Burleigh
1:30pm-1:55pm Josh Qualls
1:00pm-1:25pm Rachel Brashear
12:30pm-12:55pm Savannah Jaine
12:00pm-12:25pm Kaitlin Butts

Food and Drink:

COOP Aleworks
Roxy’s Ice Cream Social
Heo’s Kitchen
Jerky.com
Off the Hook Seafood
Moto Chef
Taste of Soul Chicken and Waffles
Crepe Brewers
The Loaded Bowl
Kaiteki Ramen
Frank’s Wurst
Plaza District restaurants The Mule, Saints, Urban Wineworks, Empire Slicehouse, Antojitos Guatemaltecos, Pie Junkie

Kids

12-1: Science Museum OK
1-2: Calvert’s “Plant Your Own flower”
2-4: Make Your Own Mask
4-5: Student Artist’s Demonstration: Thomas Buchanan & Charlie Roper
Ongoing Activities 12-6pm:
Outdoor Kids Mural Painting
Art-in-Action : Four kids art education activities from Norman Firehouse Art Center
Inflatable Obstacle Course, sidewalk chalk games & more!

Other Activities:

Local shopping and eats from Plaza District businesses
DNA Racing Bike Valet 12-7pm
OU/OSU Tailgating area
Fowler VW Bigfoot Calling Contest
Cheesebox Photobooth
Central Oklahoma Humane Society Pet Adoptions

Info | 2013 Plaza District Festival (http://plazadistrictfestival.com/about/)

Hope to see you all there!

Here is more information from an Oklahoman article:

Published: September 27, 2013
by Brandy McDonnell

Plaza District Festival grows with the Oklahoma City hotspot
On Saturday, the free annual event will exclusively showcase Oklahoma artists, performers and food trucks, along with the myriad businesses, galleries and restaurants in the 1700 block of NW 16, just west of N Classen

Art lovers, local music devotees, foodies, families with children, pets with people and even football fanatics are invited to celebrate one of Oklahoma City’s hottest hotspots at Saturday’s Plaza District Festival.

With the now-bustling area growing in popularity and population, the annual street festival is adding even more attractions, bands and community partners.

“It’s great because now we have so many people who want to be involved with the district on the volunteer level. It’s not just people who enjoy coming and hanging out here but also people who really want to see it grow. That was really exciting for us to be able to recruit so many people who really are excited about what’s going on here to help us out,” added festival co-chairwoman Bailey Gordon.

“We’re just trying to mix it up this year and do some different things.”

Oklahoma showcase

As usual, the free Plaza District Festival will exclusively showcase Oklahoma artists, performers and food trucks, along with the myriad businesses, galleries and restaurants in the 1700 block of NW 16, just west of N Classen. Taste of Soul Chicken and Waffles, Roxy’s Ice Cream Social and Heo’s Kitchen are among the many local food trucks expected at the event.

The festival, set for noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, is a fundraiser for the Plaza District Association, with beer and T-shirt sales benefiting the nonprofit.

More than 40 tents will line NW 16, which will be closed during the event, to exhibit the wares of established, emerging and student artists.

“It’s everything: jewelry, photography, painting, handmade crafts, pottery,” said Plaza District Association Executive Director Kristen Vails. “It’s a pretty diverse group.”

The festival also will feature two stages featuring a wide array of performing artists, including district favorites like Lyric Theatre, Everything Goes Dance Studio and the Classen School of Advanced Studies marching band.

Stillwater experimental rockers Colourmusic will headline the event, and other main stage performers will include Tallows, Defining Times and Jabee. Singer-songwriters Chris Neal, Allie Lauren and Kaitlin Butts will be among the acoustic stage acts. In addition, festivalgoers of all ages can make their own wild music at the festival’s third annual Bigfoot Calling Contest.

“We’ve never really done like a true headliner. We’ve always just kind of had bands playing,” Gordon said. “I’d say that some of the bands that we’ve gotten are even bigger than the ones we’ve had in the past. We’ve always had great bands play and great solo acts. But I’d say that especially with the addition of Colourmusic, some of the bigger local bands were really quick to sign on.”

New additions

For young festivalgoers, large inflatable toys, a plant-your-own-flower station and art-creating activities like masking making and mural painting are planned, plus local kindie rocker Spaghetti Eddie will play at noon on the main stage.

Science Museum Oklahoma and Norman’s Firehouse Art Center are among the community partners who will help out in the children’s area; the Humane Society will be conducting a pet adoption drive; and DNA Racing will provide a bike valet, a new offering for festivalgoers who choose to pedal to the event.

“We would get calls from organizations saying ‘We want to partner with you. We want to be at Plaza District Festival.’ We were like, ‘Well, OK.’ There are people who want to be here, and that’s always exciting,” Gordon said. “Some of the improvements we’ve added are additional seating and things like that so people really can stay and hang out for a while and enjoy the festival.”

Another big addition will be a tailgate area with COOP Aleworks beer and a 60-inch television where football fans can watch the University of Oklahoma-Notre Dame game and Oklahoma State University-West Virginia matchup.

Hopefully, the sports fans will come out … and take advantage of it. They can come and grab a beer and watch the game for a little while and then go listen to some music or check out the artists,” Gordon said. “It’s a really action-packed festival for one day. So you know that no matter what time you go, there’s gonna be something fun going on and there’s gonna be plenty to do.”

Although some may view the Plaza District as a kind of hipster haven, Vails said more people of all walks of life are discovering it thanks to the monthly Live on the Plaza art walks.

“That’s the reason we do the festival is to bring people to the district — and to celebrate our progress and our talent in Oklahoma City,” she said.

GOING ON

Plaza District Festival
When: Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Plaza District, NW 16 between Classen and Penn.
Admission: Free.
Street closings: NW 16 and some of the side streets through the district will be closed during the festival.
Information: Plaza District « experience local * experience 16th streetPlaza District (http://www.plazadistrict.org).

Children’s Area
12-6 p.m. outdoor kids’ mural painting
12-1 p.m. Science Museum of Oklahoma activities
1-2 p.m. Calvert’s “Plant your own flower”
2-4 p.m. Mask making
4-5 p.m. Student artist demonstration

Main Stage
12 p.m. National Anthem performed by Classen SAS Marching Band
12-12:25 p.m. Spaghetti Eddie
12:30-12:55 p.m. AALIM Dance
1-1:45 p.m. Oak City Comedy Initiative
2-3 p.m. Everything Goes Dance Studio performance
3-4 p.m. Break
4-5p.m. Porch Mice
5-5:45 p.m. Em & The Mother Superiors
6-6:45 p.m. Tallows
7-7:45 Defining Times
8-8:45p.m. Jabee
9-10 p.m. Colourmusic

Acoustic Stage
12-12:25 p.m. Kaitlin Butts
12:30-12:55 p.m. Savannah Jaine
2-2:25 p.m. Joe Burleigh
2:30-2:55 p.m. Allie Lauren
3-3:25 p.m. Joshua Lathe
3:30-3:55 p.m. Chris Neal

The tailgate idea is genius. Also, good musical lineup. Looks awesome.