Red Earth FallFest is set to take over Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City on Saturday, October 17, 2026, bringing a free day of Native art, craft sales and the Red Earth Youth Powwow to the downtown green space. The festival kicks off at 10 a.m., with the Youth Powwow grand entry scheduled for noon.
According to KOKH, the event promises a day of community, culture and Native American art, with a Native art market, craft sales and cultural activities filling out the schedule. The station also notes the festival includes a cheese festival among its offerings. Organizers describe the gathering as free and family-friendly, according to 405localpulse.com, which lists the same October 17, 2026 date and start time at Scissortail Park.
What to Expect at the Park
Visitors can expect Native art markets and cultural performances throughout the day, per the same account from 405localpulse.com. The Red Earth Youth Powwow is part of the festival, with its grand entry scheduled for noon.
Per visitokc.com, the festival will feature an arts and crafts market, the Youth Powwow and food trucks. The tourism site also advises attendees to bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic to settle in for the afternoon.
Who's Behind the Festival
Red Earth, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that promotes Indigenous and Native American arts, cultures and traditions, according to redearth.org. The organization's own site also lists FallFest at Scissortail Park on October 17. Some older listings, including an okcfox.com page dated October 16, 2025, previously referenced an October 18 kickoff, and a separate koa.com listing describes an October 14 date in downtown Oklahoma City, so readers should treat those as prior or conflicting listings rather than the confirmed 2026 schedule.
Beyond Oklahoma City
Red Earth's calendar extends past FallFest. The organization notes that the 2026 Southeastern Art Show and Market, known as SEASAM, along with SEASAM Youth, will take place October 2-3 on the Chickasaw Nation Historic Capitol Building grounds in Tishomingo, giving Oklahomans another chance to see Native art and youth programming ahead of the Scissortail Park gathering.
Anyone looking for more details or interested in participating can reach Red Earth by phone at 405-795-2802, contact information confirmed by okcfox.com.
