The annual Norman Restaurant Week will take place June 28-July 7 with proceeds benefiting the Norman Public Schools Fine Arts programs. If you are a restaurant wanting to participate, email Katie Ringer or find out more here. For diners, the list of participating restaurants is linked below.

During Taste of Norman Restaurant Week, the Norman Chamber of Commerce will be offering a gift card bounce back program. For every $50 a customer spends at a participating establishment, customers will get a $10 gift card to return to that business. (Customers must present their receipts to the Norman Chamber of Commerce showing amount, business name and date purchased between June 28 and July 7, 2024. Customers can received up to $50 in gift cards.)

As part of the There's Only Place to Be July 1 activities to celebrate The University of Oklahoma's first day in the SEC, VisitNorman will list businesses who want to participate in the Shop & Hop. Many of these businesses will be selling OU x SEC merchandise for the first time on July 1. Each business contributes a $25 gift card toward a customer drawing.

Shoppers will check in at the participating locations to earn a badge through the VisitNorman app and must earn a badge in at least three of these seven districts to be eligible for a drawing. The more checkins, the better the chances to win. Districts include Sooner Mall, Brookhaven Village, Lindsey Street, Carriage Plaza, Downtown Norman, Campus Corner and University North Park.

The annual Official Visitors Guide to Norman/University of Oklahoma Visitors Guide printed by VisitNorman is getting ready for publication again with our friends from The University of Oklahoma.

This publication is a great opportunity for you to get your message to someone who might have an interest in visiting Norman, potential visitors as they plan a trip to Norman or read the guide as a visitor who has arrived in Norman. Click below to see the rate card, deadline and other details.

Feel free to contact Mark Stevens or call 405-366-8095 to reserve space for your advertising placement and/or with any questions about the Official Visitors Guide for Norman/University of Oklahoma Visitors Guide.

The Norman Chamber of Commerce, VisitNorman and the City of Norman are once again partnering present the Sizzling Summer Sale July 12-14 as part of a state-wide initiative with the Independent Shopkeepers Association's Weekend of Local. You can register your business to participate with Sara Kaplan.

At the annual Oklahoma Travel Industry Association RedBud Awards presentation June 11, VisitNorman picked up merit and RedBud honors. Held at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Edmond, VisitNorman won a RedBud for Outstanding Media Coverage for the 2023 National Beep Baseball Association World Series held and a Merit Award for Overall Marketing Campaign.

The VisitNorman staff, from left, Mark Stevens, Dan Schemm, Madelaine Base, Ryan Smith, Trent Brown, Stefanie Brickman and Katie Ringer alongside VisitNorman board member Kyle Allison as they accepted the honor.

Book your stay today for the 2024 Sooner football season!

The 2024 Oklahoma Sooner football season will feature SEVEN home games in Norman, including visiting SEC opponents: Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama. Plan your Norman Game Day with VisitNorman resources here.

The 2024 schedule includes:

Aug. 30: Sooners vs. Temple at 6 p.m. in Norman (Friday night!)

Sept. 7: Sooners vs. Houston at 6:45 p.m. in Norman

Sept. 14: Sooners vs. Tulane at 2:30 p.m. in Norman

Sept. 21: Sooners vs. Tennessee either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m. in Norman

Sept. 28: Sooners at Auburn between 2:30 & 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 5: Open date

Oct. 12: Sooners vs. Texas at 2:30 p.m. in Dallas

Oct. 19: Sooners vs. South Carolina between 11 a.m. & Noon in Norman

Oct. 26: Sooners at Mississippi between 11 a.m. & Noon

Nov. 2: Sooners vs. Maine at 1:30 p.m. in Norman

Nov. 9: Sooners at Missouri either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m.

Nov. 16: Open date

Nov. 23: Sooners vs. Alabama either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m. in Norman

Nov. 30: Sooners at LSU either between 2:30 & 3:30 or between 5 & 7 p.m.