Tips for Tulsa

To and From the Airport

The Tulsa International Airport is about 15 minutes away from Tulsa’s downtown. The Hyatt Regency offers a complimentary 24-hour-shuttle transportation service, round-trip; Hotel Indigo offers complimentary round-trip shuttle service between the hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm; Fairfield Inn & Suites offers complimentary shuttle service upon request – their number is included below in the “Parking” section. If you have other hotel accommodations, we recommend downloading Lyft or taking a cab to your destination. If you are staying at either the Brut Hotel,may be worthwhile to contact them about transportation from the airport, and their phone number is included below in the “Parking” section.

Walking

Tulsa downtown provides a friendly, walk-able, aesthetically pleasing experience, but outside the downtown area it turns into more of a sprawl: if you’re staying outside downtown, be sure to prepare by downloading “Uber” or “Lyft” on your phone, or familiarize yourself with a local cab company. Any of these services can be provided when commuting from the airport, and it is about a 15 minute drive from the Tulsa airport to downtown. In addition to these options, we have recently begun to offer electric scooters from the companies “Lime” and “Bird,” as well as a bike sharing service called “This Machine,” all accessible via phone-apps. For shorter distances this can be a fun, cheap way to get around, but if you plan to use them, please bring a helmet!

Parking

The recommended hotels featured on our website all offer different rates for parking your vehicle there, and also offer valet services. The information for each hotel is below, as according to their websites. We have included some information, but for more details, we recommend contacting the hotel with the numbers that we provide.

Hyatt Regency: +1 (918)-234-1234

Weather

Though it is safe to assume that the weather here at the end of July will be quite hot and humid, Oklahoma weather is notoriously unpredictable, so we would recommend being prepared for anything. It will likely be in the 90’s during your stay, but could drop much lower in the evenings, and it will be much cooler indoors. We recommend light fabrics such as cotton or linen with easily removable jackets or cardigans, and comfortable walking shoes. While rain is not anticipated, you might still bring an umbrella to shade yourself from the sun.

Other Points of Interest

Woody Guthrie Center: Tulsa is home to the fascinating Woody Guthrie Center, where you can see and hear some of Woody’s original instruments, writings and recordings. You can even experience living in the Dust Bowl with the virtual reality experience, in addition to a circulating exhibit which has featured other musical acts and genres since the center opened.

Philbrook: Don’t miss the excellent Philbrook museum downtown, one of two locations where you can experience some of Tulsa’s engaging art scene. Exhibitions featured during the conference will include almost nine centuries of Samurai armor, connections between Japanese and American art, three generations of scenic landscapes from the Wyeth family, and bold artwork by Eduardo Sarabia which “prompts questions about definitions of taste and the consequences of economic forces, especially on long-held traditions and the natural world” (Philbrook).

Additionally, there will be live music events at Brady Theater, The Vanguard, Sound Pony, Cain’s Ballroom, and more!