Scissortail Park is getting its first taste of Panda Fest, a traveling festival of Asian street food and culture, when the event lands in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22. The weekend will mark the festival’s debut in the city, according to KOSU.
The two-day run is scheduled for Nov. 21-22. Panda Fest first started in New York City and has since traveled across the country, per KOSU reporter Emi Sengvilay, a reporting intern through the station’s Casey Gosnell internship program. The Oklahoma City stop is expected to feature more than 70 Asian food vendors serving roughly 150 different street foods, along with about 20 merchandise vendors, according to the same report.
What’s On the Menu and On Display
Past Panda Fest events have served up crowd favorites like takoyaki, squid on a skewer and tanghulu, KOSU reports, though the Oklahoma City lineup of vendors has not yet been revealed. Scissortail Park is expected to feature panda-themed inflatables, figurines and face painting as part of the festival’s footprint, per the same KOSU account. Organizers also promise cultural performances and photo opportunities throughout the weekend.
The event’s own FAQ page adds that many vendors are expected to offer vegetarian and vegan options, according to Panda Fest’s FAQ. The festival is billed as open to attendees of all ages, and it’s set to go on rain or shine unless severe weather forces a delay, postponement or cancellation, the FAQ states.
Tickets, Pricing and a Few Wrinkles
Tickets for attendees age 6 and older start at $14, per KOSU’s reporting. The festival’s Oklahoma City event page lists an early-bird rate of $10, available from Sept. 28, 2026, at 10 a.m. CDT until Oct. 11, 2026, at 10 p.m. CDT, or until 1,000 tickets per time slot sell out, whichever comes first, the page notes. Saturday tickets are priced $2 higher than Friday’s, and gate admission is listed as $20 plus tax on that same event page. The festival’s FAQ likewise lists gate admission as $20 plus tax…