Riverwind Casino's COOP Ale Works Beats & Bites Festival is making its 2023 debut on May 27.
To kick off the sixth year of the Beats & Bites Festival, American classic rock bands 38 Special and Blue Öyster Cult will be playing at the event.
The festival is an outdoor event for people of all ages, bringing together the best in music, food and fun.
“Over 20,000 fans attended all Beats & Bites events last year, showing the tremendous support among people in central Oklahoma and beyond,” said Justin Yahola, Riverwind Casino’s general manager. “A festival of this magnitude takes a great deal of support and planning from our team as well as the local food trucks and business owners who are a part of it. Beats & Bites is more than creating an outdoor concert – it’s about creating an outstanding summer of music and community.”
In addition to the music, there will be a number of activities and attractions for all ages, such as the OKC Thunder mascot, Rumble the Bison, and the Goldsby Fire Department. There will also be a bounce house and an obstacle course. Face painting and clothing/retail vendors will also be at the event.
There will be food trucks, serving delicious meals like barbeque, fish, desserts, wine, shaved ice, as well as American and Mexican food, and more. Beer and wine selections are available for purchase for those 21 and older. A list of some of the food vendors can be read below:
- B-Ray's BBQ
- Heffs Fish N Q
- Dos Gringos
- MMP Concessions
- Flavor Train
- Caddy Shack
- Biggoose Concession
- Coit’s
- Chef Ray’s
- The Saucee Sicilian
- Jimmy's Bag of Donuts
- The Bean's Mr. Yeti's
- Sunshine Sweets
- HTeaO
- Sippidee Do-Dah
- B&G Meadery
- Dallas’ Designs
- Dust Bowl Tough
Tickets are $10 per person for each event. Children ages 12 and under can attend the event for free. The event will be located in the casino's west parking lot. Gates will open at 5 p.m., one hour prior to showtime, with the event coming to an end at 10 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the Showplace Theatre Box Office, on the day of the event, or on Riverwind's website. Box office hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Lawn chairs are permitted, but umbrellas are not allowed.
More information about the Beats & Bites events can be found here.
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