Global Gatherings World Festival

To wrap up the summer-long Global Gatherings weekly event series, Gathering Place is hosting a large cultural festival on Saturday, August 10 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The QuikTrip Great Lawn and ONEOK Boathouse will transform into a festival environment highlighting the various world regions and cultures present in Tulsa. This festival will feature local and international entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, hands-on activities, traditional demonstrations, games, and more from around the world!

INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT

Enjoy performances from around the world on the Gathering Place main stage and roaming around the event! Doc Free will serve as the festival emcee. 

Iam Tongi - Hailing from Hawaii, Iam is the winner of Season 21 of American Idol.

Espiral 7 - A Colombian band that blends Latin-pop, Latin-rock, Afro-Latin music, and more.

Hung Viet Lion and Dragon Dance Association - A traditional Vietnamese dance group from Oklahoma City.

Kaminari Taiko - A Japanese drumming group from Houston, Texas.

Kripalaya Dance Academy - A Tulsa-based Indian dance studio featuring classical Indian, Bollywood, and Indian folk dancing.  

Osage Tribal Singers - Drummers and singers from the Osage Nation led by Scott George, the first Native American person to receive an Oscar

nomination for Best Original Song. The Osage Tribal Singers performed at the 2024 Oscars.  

Rising Buffalo - A Native American dance group.

Sky Juice Kings - A Tulsa-based Caribbean band.  

Mariachi Tulsa - A mariachi band from Tulsa.

Gather Round Crew - Gathering Place's dance team.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Taste the flavors of the world from some of the best food trucks in the area!  

Food Trucks:

Afrikan Delights

Cupcakes by Lu

Let’s Eat Ramen

Manila Ice

Soul’d Out

Calaveras

Neveria y Paleteria La Tropical

Schedule:

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM: Kaminari Taiko

4:25 PM - 4:40 PM: Kripalaya

4:45 PM - 5:25 PM: Sky Juice Kings

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Osage Singers

6:05 PM - 6:25 PM: Kaminari Taiko

6:35 PM - 7:00 PM: Espiral 7

7:20 PM - 7:35 PM: Hung Viet Lion Dance

7:35 PM - 8:05 PM: Rising Buffalo

8:05 PM - 8:15 PM: Hung Viet Dragon Dance

8:15 PM - 9:00 PM: Headliner: Iam Tongi

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