Host Your Event in Shawnee
Shawnee is home to a variety of quality events year-round, from the annual International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR) to Fireflight Balloon Festival. We would love to host your event here too!
Our city of just under 32,000 features all the amenities of a big city without the traffic you may find in neighboring OKC and Tulsa. Plus, our locals are delighted to share their city with you! We're easy to get to regardless of where you're coming from; just 30 minutes east of OKC on I-40, close to I-35, I-44, and historic Route 66.
Planning a Successful Event in Shawnee
Venues
Search all Shawnee venues by type of event or venue features, whether you're looking for space for 50 or 2,000 we have the perfect space for your event.
Catering
Peruse our list of Shawnee-area caterers, whether you need full service, just snacks and drinks, or licensed liquor service.
Heavenly Grind
Beverage Service, Light Snacks
Specialties are coffee, smoothies, protein shakes, and sno cones. Delicious beverages and food of all kinds. We specialize in unique flavor combinations and have all drink flavors available sugar-free.
Established in 2004. Heavenly Grind is locally owned and operated. Owners are passionate about coffee, tea, lunch options, shaved ice, and overall making life happier.
Owner of several other businesses around the Shawnee area. A true Shawnee local favorite, now at their Main Street location!
Catering and special services available.
Theopolis Social Club
Beverage Service, Self-Serve Buffet, Liquor, Light Snacks
A jewel on Shawnee's Historic Main Street, Theopolis Social Club is a neighborhood restaurant that makes all its food from scratch, using as many local ingredients as possible. It also boasts of a full bar featuring craft cocktail, beer and wine.
In addition to plush indoor digs, "Theo's Backyard" is an adjoining outdoor dining space with two covered patios and a small stage where live music is played every Friday night and Sunday brunch.
Lakeside Wedding Venue
Self-Serve Buffet, Light Snacks
Located just south of I-40 on paved roads 10 minutes from Shawnee, Lakeside Wedding Venue has hosted weddings, meetings, proms, and more! With a spacious indoor facility, beautiful outdoor lakeside outdoor area complete with a bridal suite and a covered patio, the venue has the perfect backdrop for the event of your dreams.
Billy Boy Bar-B-Que
Self-Serve Buffet
Billy Boy's BBQ is a casual, family owned, fast casual restaurant that has served the Shawnee community great barbecue since 1973.
Lunch Box
Beverage Service, Self-Serve Buffet, Light Snacks, Full Meal Service
The Lunch Box is a sandwich shop located in Shawnee, OK. Serving sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts. Delivers. Not deli... Just delicious.
Brickhouse Saloon
Liquor
Brickhouse Saloon is the place to be any day of the week to just unwind! We offer a great place to sit down, kick back, and enjoy an ice cold beer or one of our awesome drink specials. We are home to one of the best stages in Oklahoma and host live music throughout the week.
What bar would be complete without a few games to blow off steam? After you grab a drink, feel free to ask any of our staff to borrow a pool cue or set up beer pong and play away!
Event Services
Find local vendors for everything your event needs to thrive, from portable restrooms, to tents, stages, dance floors, photographers, etc.
Tailored Events
Catering, Floral & Decor, Entertainment / DJ
Our Services
We offer a wide range of services to make sure your event is a great success. From event planning, coordinating, decorations, catering and entertainment, we have everything you need to create a memorable experience for your guests. Let us take care of the details so you can focus on what matters,
Our Location
We are conveniently located in downtown Shawnee, with easy access to several great shopping and dining options. Plenty of parking is located behind the building.
HTeaO
24 Flavors of fresh tea brewed hourly featuring the best 100% broadleaf iced tea. All of our tea and water is brewed with double-pass reverse osmosis water and is available by the bottle, gallon, & 5-gallon!
City Bites
Catering, Bakery
City Bites is an Oklahoma-based, family owned and operated restaurant chain. This popular deli has been in business for 35 years and is known for its funky atmosphere, serving up delicious hot or cold subs, stuffed baked potatoes, soups, salads, wraps, tacos, cookies and more.
Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookies
Bakery, Catering
Marble Slab Creamery & Great American Cookies - Where imagination has no limits. Life is Sweet with a handcrafted Ice Cream Cake. Select and customize the perfect cake for your O-Cake-Sion and we will have it ready for pick-up.
Marble Slab Creamery has built its reputation by specializing in premium ice cream with the finest ingredients. It isn’t just dessert. It’s the world’s freshest ice cream, made just the way you like it, just when you want it. We allow our customers to create their own experience!
Vintage Stock
Audio & Visual
Vintage Stock is your entertainment superstore!
From the newest hit movies, music, and video games to the rarest comics, toys, and memorabilia, Vintage Stock is the only store to have it all! Everything you want, all in one store.
What do we buy and sell?
Online & In Stores:
Movies: Blu-ray, DVDs, 4K UHD
Video Games: Both retro & new games.
Collectibles: new Toys and Posters
In Stores only:
Music: CDs & LPs
Video Games: Retro & new consoles, accessories, & guides.
Collectibles: comic books, graphic novels, used toys, board games, & memorabilia
Cards: sports cards & collectible game cards, like Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, & Yu-Gi-Oh!
Books: We carry books in our Joplin, MO, V·Stock, and EntertainMART locations, both classic and new best-sellers.
House of Flowers
Floral & Decor
Local flower and gift shop; and best of all, homemade fudge! Established in 1947, House of Flowers has grown to be the most highly regarded florist in Shawnee! Known for exceptional floral designs, delicious homemade fudge and renowned Spot the Van contest, their family owned and operated flower shop is committed to providing only the finest florist gifts and quality products with personal service.
House of Flowers is the perfect one-stop-shop for great gifts, featuring everything from house plants and hand-crafted arrangements to greeting cards, unique gift items, home decor, and more!
Visit Shawnee Event Support
As the City of Shawnee's Department of Tourism, we function as Shawnee's convention & visitor's bureau and we can help your event thrive in Shawnee.
Our staff specialize in event management and promotion and offer a range of services from including your event in free marketing opportunities to helping you get hotel blocks arranged.
We would love to learn more about your event and see how we can help!
Event Permits
If your event will be on public property (streets, parks, etc) OR will include inflatables, noise like concerts, or fireworks, you may need a permit!
We (Visit Shawnee, the City of Shawnee's Department of Tourism) manage the event permitting process and are happy to offer guidance as needed by phone, email, or in person at the Welcome Center.
Our staff are experts on Shawnee's locale and can assist you in finding and booking your ideal shoot locations, lodgings, and can help get your production permitted with the City of Shawnee.
Shawnee was designated as a Film-Friendly Community by the State of Oklahoma's Film & Music Office in 2021.
Click here for more information about the film industry in Shawnee.
Click here to register your production to film in Shawnee.
