At 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, La La Land Kind Cafe holds its grand opening at 5850 N. Classen Blvd., its first Oklahoma location. Two hours later, carolers and Santa arrive along the same storefronts for the Classen Curve Holiday Sip & Stroll. The $10 passport for that event raises money for Girls on the Run of Central OK. Every named holiday event on the corridor through mid-December follows the same model, with ticket money going to a named Oklahoma City nonprofit.
There are five events. Each charges a fee or sells a ticket, and each names its beneficiary.
| Date | Event | Where | Cost | Proceeds go to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., Nov. 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Holiday Sip & Stroll | Classen Curve | $10 passport | Girls on the Run of Central OK |
| Fri., Nov. 13, 6–8 p.m. | Holiday Wreathmaking Workshop with Curbside Flowers | 5800 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 2 | $100 per person | Homeless Alliance |
| Sun., Nov. 22, 1–4 p.m. | Holiday Shopping Spree | Nichols Hills Plaza | $10 passport | Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma |
| Tue., Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. | Hope for the Holidays with Justin Echols | Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western Ave. | Ticketed | Upward Transitions |
| Sun., Dec. 13, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Lunch with Santa | Spark, Classen Curve | Ticketed | Oklahoma Children's Health Foundation |
Sunday the 8th starts with a coffee line
La La Land Kind Cafe soft-opened at Classen Curve in late October. The Oklahoman reported on Oct. 30 that the cafe was drawing big crowds. According to OKCTalk, the cafe is open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and soft-opening drinks are half price through Saturday, Nov. 7. That leaves Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, for half-price drinks before Sunday's 8 a.m. grand opening.
The grand opening comes two hours before the Sip & Stroll starts, so one morning on the curve can cover both. A workable order for that morning:
- Arrive at La La Land at 8 a.m. for the grand opening.
- Pick up your Sip & Stroll passport, which Classen Curve's event page sells for $10.
- Shop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. while the carolers walk the center, and stop for photos with Santa.
- Try the samples from Coop Ale Works, Clubby Seltzers and Backyard Vineyards, which Classen Curve lists among the drink partners.
The passport is a donation with retailer deals attached
The two Sunday shopping events at Classen Curve and Nichols Hills Plaza use the same format. A $10 passport gets you one raffle entry for prizes from the retailers, plus exclusive deals, discounts, free gifts and activities from participating shops. Both events promise a goodie bag of retailer swag.
The two passports differ in a few details. At the Nov. 8 Sip & Stroll, every additional $5 donated to Girls on the Run of Central OK earns another raffle entry, so you can add to the gift and improve your odds in the same transaction. Passports for the Nov. 22 Holiday Shopping Spree at Nichols Hills Plaza are sold through the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma's event page, so that $10 goes to the Food Bank. That event runs in the afternoon, from 1 to 4 p.m., and also has carolers and Santa photos.
One household attending both Sundays would spend $20 on passports, get two raffle entries and two goodie bags, and send money to two different organizations. The two events are two weeks apart, the Sunday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday two weeks earlier. Both are timed for early gift shopping.
The Friday night option costs $100
The format changes on Friday, Nov. 13. That night, Curbside Flowers leads the Holiday Wreathmaking Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. at 5800 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 2, next to Rye51. Tickets are $100 per person, and all proceeds go to the Homeless Alliance.
The ticket includes all materials. Each person builds a grapevine wreath with winter greens, berries, pine cones, cinnamon sticks and ribbon, with light snacks and drinks along the way. Attendees also get the same kind of retailer goodie bag handed out at the Sunday events. Classen Curve's listing opens with "The Wreathmaking Workshop is back!", which makes it the one event on this calendar the center presents as a returning tradition. At ten times the passport price with a set two-hour session, it is also the event that asks the most of each guest. Tickets are sold through the workshop's event page.
December moves to Western Avenue's theater, then back to the patio
In December the calendar moves from the shopping centers to Western Avenue itself. On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Will Rogers Theatre at 4322 N. Western Ave. hosts Hope for the Holidays, an evening of holiday classics with a jazz flair, featuring Justin Echols. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show starts at 7:30, and there is a cash bar. Upward Transitions presents the concert, and proceeds support its community outreach programs. The organizer's page lists Echols as a 2012 Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, the 2021 recipient of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Lee Allen Smith Legacy Award, a 2025 Charlie Christian Jazz Music Award recipient and a 2018 Emmy nominee.
It is the only Monday-through-Thursday event on the list, and the only event held in one of the corridor's long-running venues and not in a shopping center.
On Sunday, Dec. 13, the season ends where it began, at Classen Curve. Spark hosts Lunch with Santa from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Santa photos on the Spark patio, holiday activities and a free cup of Spark custard. All ticket sales go to the Oklahoma Children's Health Foundation. According to Spark's event listing, each ticket admits one person, child or adult, and lunch is bought separately from Spark during the event. For a family of four, that means four tickets plus the lunch order.
The storefronts changed this fall, and the calendar stayed put
The events held steady while the retail lineup shifted around them.
At the south end of the district, Raven ended service at 4200 N. Western Ave., leaving the space empty. The Oklahoman reported on Sept. 9 that the restaurant had renovated the former VZD's space and opened there in 2024.
Farther north, 405 Magazine reported that Diamond Consulate, an appointment-only showroom at 5701 N. Western Ave., Suite B, set a Nov. 1 opening date. At Nichols Hills Plaza, NH Home, a home furnishings and décor shop on the south side of Avondale, is listed for fall 2026. Add La La Land at Classen Curve, and the district's four retail changes this fall are spread from 4200 N. Western to the Classen side.
Through those changes, the holiday calendar has stayed tied to fixed places: the Classen Curve and Nichols Hills Plaza shopping centers, a historic theater and a custard shop's patio. Each event names its cause on the ticket page, and each one is open to anyone nearby who buys a ticket.
Our team at Stetson Bentley lives and works in this part of Oklahoma City, and we follow what changes on Western Avenue each season. To talk about how the corridor's businesses and calendar factor into your next move, book an appointment with our team.
