Taste of Downtown 2026 Recap
Photos courtesy of Loriann Lushbough & Uncanny Media
200 people, 16 downtown Norman businesses, and one very hot August evening at the Studio of the Sooner Theatre.
A sold out crowd of 200 filled the Studio of the Sooner Theatre on Saturday, August 8 for the first Taste of Downtown. Guests worked their way through 16 downtown food and drink booths with tasting passports in hand, sampling as they went and voting on the way out. Tickets sold out days ahead, and people were still asking at the door.
The votes came in nearly even across all vendor booths and three winners emerged.
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What's next?
With the success of this event, Taste of Downtown will return in 2027. We are also developing a retail version to bring downtown's shops into the same kind of shared space. More information coming soon.
Thank you to the people of downtown Norman for turning out for this event and to the businesses that make this place worth celebrating. The Downtowners Association exists to help Norman's cultural heart keep growing and working together. Taste of Downtown was the first attempt at a shared table for the district and when we show up for each other, it has such a positive impact on our community and beyond!
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Special Thanks to our 2026 Sponsors
