Resolve to visit Norman in 2024

With annual events and festivals already scheduled for 2024, plan your trip to Norman, Oklahoma! Between the Norman Must Do events in the first part of 2024 and the Oklahoma Sooner football schedule -- including three SEC opponents Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama -- it is never too early to…

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What has opened in Norman in 2023?

It’s been 10 months since the Sooners last played a game on Owen Field and more than a dozen restaurants have opened since the 2022 season ended. Here’s a list of places to sample if you want to skip the tried and true in 2023: The 405 Burger Bar actually opened a couple of years ago near the OU…

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Donut forget the sweet treats

Whether your donut of choice might be a chocolate long john, simple glazed, powdered sugar (or Boston Creme!), apple fritters or maple long john, Norman's ample array of donut shops will make you a hero when entering a staff meeting or house full of children with a box full of sweet pastries…

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Love live music in Norman? Good!

You do not have to wait for April and Norman Music Festival to hear live music, there are plenty of options every night in Norman. These seven are mainstays in the music scene. In the Walker Arts District, there are five within two blocks of each other. Opolis celebrated its 15th anniversary in the…

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Seven places for a bowl of soup in Norman

Colder days may translate to desires for warmer meals: Here are seven Norman go-to eateries for hot soups that might hit the spot. Midway Deli. Midway Deli serves a variety of soups each day; favorites include the green chile stew soup, the Filipino adobo and the hearty bean soup. Midway's…

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Five date-night dinner locales in Norman

Valentine's Day is a little more than a month away and places to take your sweetheart should not be difficult mystery to solve. These five Norman restaurants are also terrific picks for celebrating a birthday, anniversary, job promotion or other special occasion throughout the year. In Downtown…

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Top things to do while in Norman, Okla.

Coming to Norman for a Sooner game? Visiting family? Attending a wedding? Business conference? A weekend getaway? Maybe even a summer camp? Here's a list of Things to Do in Norman, Okla. for anyone making a visit. 1. Museums The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art contains the largest collection of…

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Seven sandwich places to sample in Norman

As the shortest month of the year, February is sandwiched between January and March which has us thinking about some of Norman's best places to eat one. Bison Witches has been serving a wide variety of 'wiches since the late 90s in Downtown Norman. Special shout outs to the Green Turkey, Hawaiian…

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Six places to warm up with coffee in Norman

Cradling a hot cup of coffee (or cappuccino or latte) on a cold morning is a special treat. Whether it is an early morning business meeting or a pick-me-up at a cold weekend soccer match or just a catch-up klatch with an old friend, indulge at one of Norman's coffee stops. Although there are…

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