The History Behind SKATE! The Plaza in Oklahoma City

Roller skater moving through the street during SKATE! The Plaza 2026 in Oklahoma City.

On August 14, NW 16th Street in Oklahoma City's Plaza District looked considerably different than it normally does. Instead of cars moving through the neighborhood, the street was covered with ramps, rails, skateboarders, BMX riders, rollerbladers, spectators and musicians for the return of SKATE! The Plaza. Red Bull was on hand, Money Ruins Everything helped […]

August 15, 2026

Bigfoot, furry and barefoot, uses both hands to haul a large granite boulder along a rugged Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge trail, with a herd of bison and longhorns in the distance.

Bigfoot hauls a heavy granite boulder along a sunlit refuge trail, the granite hills and distant wildlife providing a wild Oklahoma backdrop.