Open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
As soon as you pass through the rugged entrances and split rail fencing, you’ll wonder if you’ve left the Oklahoma State Fair and entered the Wild West! Oklahoma Frontier Experience (OFE) is an interactive discovery zone that steps back in time through shows, demonstrations, and activities designed to give both city slickers and country folk an experience they will never forget.
Wild West Showcase
The heroes and outlaws from all the Frontier shows, along with several new special guests, unite for The Wild West Showcase twice a day. The Showcase celebrates the serious and the comedic Oklahoma frontier and features the old-fashioned thrills of trick roping and trick riding combined with modern stunts that will delight fairgoers of all ages.
NEW! Austin Singley
Austin Singley is an award-winning stunt man, trick ridin’ cowboy, and pro rodeo clown! His hilarious performances will run twice a day during the Wild West Showcase and highlight family friendly comedy and showmanship. Head over to the Oklahoma Frontier Experience for belly laughs and entertainment like you’ve never seen.
NEW! Madison Schalla
Giddy up! Madison Schalla will showcase her horsemanship and athleticism by performing breathtaking tricks on galloping horse! Be astonished as she displays her acrobatics in the saddle, while her highly trained horses execute their routines with precision. As part of the Wild West Showcase, this PRCA specialty act is one that you don’t want to miss!
Escaramuza Charra Flor Imperial
Annette Hernandez leads this team of talented young women and brings this Mexican charreria sport to the 2025 Oklahoma State Fair. Escaramuza charra is the only female equestrian event in the Mexican charreria. Escaramuza means “skirmish” and consists of a team riding horses in choreographed and synchronized maneuvers to music. The ladies ride sidesaddle and wear traditional Mexican outfits that include sombreros, dresses, and matching accessories.
Roper Kiesner - All Around Cowboy
Returning to the Oklahoma State Fair for his fourth year, Roper is a fifth-generation horseman, riding before he could walk and competing by the time he was three. At age eight he started performing Roman riding & trick riding and was a Reserve World Champion Youth Trick Rider. Roper grew up on the road performing at rodeos and wild west shows with his family all over North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Since then, Roper has competed as a PRCA cowboy in team roping and saddle bronc riding. Roper continued to hone his skills in the western arts of trick roping, whip cracking, gun spinning, and mounted shooting. Roper looks forward to seeing you at the Oklahoma State Fair and showing you the skills of the cowboy way of life!
Charro Gabriel Hernandez
For his fifth year, welcome Oklahoma City’s own charro, Gabriel Hernandez, who began riding horses before he could walk and is one of the youngest performing charros in the rodeo circuit. He rides his horse, El Vallo, and is a rare left-handed talent that comes from many generations of experienced horsemen.
Andy Stewart - Pro Rodeo Announcer
Andy Stewart brings energy and entertainment to every Rodeo performance. He’s been recognized as one of the very best in the business and has won several PRCA Rodeo awards over the years and gained accolades and prestige as the voice of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The Wild West Showcase wouldn’t spark without Mr. Stewart’s wit and energetic booming voice.
Frontier Shows
NEW! Zoetrope - Music of the Frontier
The Oklahoma State Fair is excited to welcome back Mr. Cantwell along with his wife Brenda who together form the group, Zoetrope. Playing old time clawhammer style banjo, fiddle, bones, spoons, and clog dolls, they’ll perform traditional songs of yesteryear and the frontier: music you would have heard around a campfire or during an old western barn dance.
Tumbleweed Crossing
Tumbleweed Crossing will take you on a ZANY trip back to the WILD WEST where laughs fly like bullets and hilarity is the law of the land!
Plains Indian Dancers
Oklahoma is home to numerous Indian tribes. What better way to honor tradition than through dance! Under the direction of Laura Bushyhead, the color and pageantry of Native America lives on in the daily performances by some of Oklahoma’s best dancers.
Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers
What do you get when you combine tap with line-dancing? Hold on to yer hat as three Oklahoma clogging clubs, Moore Rhythm Cloggers, Cottonwood Creek Cloggers, and The Okie Stompers combine forces to answer that question with the ultimate toe-tappin’ show.
Just a Little Horse Sense
Once a day, the Oklahoma Frontier Experience posse will show you the astounding relationship that can be formed between a human and a horse. Get to the Fair early, because you don’t want to miss this.
Come As You Are Church Services
Sunday, September 14 & Sunday, September 21 – 9 a.m.
The Oklahoma State Fair is proud to offer “Come As You Are” Sunday service. Rain or shine, join Pastor and Chuck Wagon Master, David Roberts “just as you are” for an uplifting message and time of fellowship.
Discover the Frontier!
The wild ways of the Oklahoma frontier seep into every part of OFE. Experience a frontier church service, see a working chuck wagon camp, and visit with all the talented frontier craftsmen. Then look inside a life-size teepee and get up close and personal with Longhorn cattle and horses.
Wick & Whimsy Frontier Candle Maker
All the way from Rockwood, Tennessee, Jenni brings her craft of 1800s candle making to the Oklahoma Frontier Experience. Oklahoma welcomes her back to our great Fair and can’t wait to learn how candles were made on the Frontier.
Fiber to Felt to Historical Hats
Cindie is part of a husband-and-wife team who are very passionate about keeping history alive and passing on the skills and trades used by our ancestors. She’ll demonstrate how felt is made and then turned into a historically accurate felt hat.
Rope Making
As the other part of this husband-and-wife team, Bob is passionate about several historical crafts. One of his favorites is transforming strands of cord into a strong rope. Drop by, say hi, and watch him create. Maybe you’ll get to make and take your own little piece of history home.
Early American Potter
From digging up the clay to the finished product, learn what it took to make pottery back in the 1800s. Showcasing her amazing craftsmanship, Reggie will show you the various methods it takes to make products that were used in the frontier’s everyday life!
Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin'
David and Sheryl Roberts’ working chuck wagon display takes you back to a time when modern conveniences didn’t exist. Timing is everything and maybe you’ll be able to sample a taste of the old west and Oklahoma grub.
Blacksmiths of the Frontier
The Saltfork Craftsmen Artist-Blacksmiths show fairgoers the art and skill of blacksmithing. Frontier blacksmiths forged items out of necessity, today’s blacksmiths are using those same skills to make everything from tools and decorative pieces to jewelry.
Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning
Using a human-powered spring pole lathe, Roger Abrahamson shows crowds bowl turning techniques that date back thousands of years.
For the Li'l Wranglers
Mutton Bustin’
If your child lives for excitement and dreams of riding in the rodeo, then let him/her try mutton busting. Maybe you’ll discover the next NFR Bull Riding Champion? Registration and waivers required; restrictions apply.
REGISTRATION & RULES
- Registration takes place at the OK Kid’s Corral, inside OFE, 30 minutes before each show.
- Ages 4-6, max 60 lbs. (strictly enforced)
- All children must weigh in, no exceptions.
- Each child must have parent/guardian sign a release.
- A helmet & vest will be provided and must be worn. No spurs or ropes allowed.
- Each show is first-come, first-served as entry is limited.
OK Kids' Corral Activities
Grab yer hat and ride on in for the sack racin’ stampede, the stick horse rodeo or some dummy ropin’ fun held in the OK Kids’ Corral. Before you leave, be sure to have yer kin snap a picture at the Li’l Wrangler Photo Op.