Events - Oklahoma Restaurant Association

Events

Hospitality Day and "A Tasteful Affair" Legislative Reception

Join us at the Capitol as we speak to legislators about issues facing our industry. We’ll end the day with the biggest legislative reception in the state.

ORA Academy

The ORA Academy offers continuing education and professional development via four half-day sessions throughout the year.

ProStart® Student Invitational

ProStart® students will wow the crowd with culinary and management skills.

Tulsafest

TulsaFest is an annual event featuring a luncheon, educational sessions, and the popular TulsaFest Culinary Tasting.

ORA Golf Classic

Our Golf Classic is the first big tournament of the spring, benefitting the ORA Victim's Impact Fund.

Odyssey de Culinaire

Benefit dinners that create collaboration among Oklahoma City and Tulsa chefs working alongside culinary students.

Oklahoma ProStart® Teacher Bootcamp

All ProStart® teachers should attend this educational event.

Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo

This annual fall event is the largest trade show in the state of Oklahoma and the most important event for foodservice and hospitality industry professionals.

Culinary
Cook-off

Oklahoma's premier culinary competition in which the most talented chefs in the state race the clock to create dishes using a mystery basket of ingredients.

Cocktail Shakedown

The state's most talented bartenders race their way through three timed rounds, each preparing innovative and delicious signature cocktails.

Thirst
for a Cause

This benefit features over 30 wineries and raises money for restaurant employees with urgent medical needs.

Hirst Hospitality Awards

This event pays tribute to the backbone of the restaurant industry - the restaurant employees.

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Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo Set for August 30 and 31

04.24.17

This annual Fall event is the largest trade show in the state of Oklahoma and the most important event for foodservice, hospitality, and tourism industry professionals, featuring hundreds of exhibits, an opening night party, the ever-popular ORA Culinary Cook-off, the exciting ORA Cocktail Shakedown and over 6,000 industry attendees.

Will You Attend the Last ORA Academy Session of 2017?

02.09.17

The ORA Academy is back in 2017 with both a BOH/Culinary track and a FOH/Management track! The goal of the Academy is to offer continuing education and professional development to particular demographics of ORA’s membership. At the end of the year, if a student has attended all 4 sessions, they will be awarded an ORA Academy “Certificate of Knowledge” and be recognized in The Restaurateur magazine.

ORA Sponsoring Hospitality Category in 2017 NextGen Under 30 Awards

07.28.17

Do you know anyone (maybe yourself!) who is under 30 years of age and demonstrates talent, drive and service to their communities? Consider nominating them for the Hospitality category of the statewide NextGen Under 30 Awards! Nominees must be 30 or younger in 2017, and applications are due by August 25.

Are You ServSafe Certified?

11.08.16

Our one-day course is designed so you can earn industry-acknowledged national food safety certification.