Tulsa festival-palooza

Tulsa is overrun with special events this weekend, September 22 - 23, 2012, and next week the Tulsa State Fair begins.

Tulsa Greek Festival: Saturday is the final day, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., at 12th and Guthrie on the grounds of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. Get in free with a printable ticket on the website.

Tulsa Irish Festival: Saturday only, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., at Holy Family Roman Catholic Cathedral, 8th and Boulder in downtown Tulsa.

The Art of Barbecue: This year in the Blue Dome District near 1st and Elgin downtown. Taster kits will be available starting at 11, and taste testing will begin at 11:30.

Down the street, on Elgin between 1st and the Frisco tracks, McNellie's will hold its third annual Harvest Beer Festival from noon to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25, available at the pub or online at ticketstorm.com.

WestFest, in the Sand Springs Line neighborhood west of downtown, starts at noon Saturday with a parade from Mark Twain Elementary School to Penny Park, 531 S. 49th West Ave.

John Calvin is playing a gig at The Colony. If you go, be sure to request his big hit, "I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art."

If you were wondering about the Scottish Games and Gathering, it was last weekend. And Tulsa's 2012 Oktoberfest will be held October 18-21.

For a long list of Saturday activities in and around Tulsa, check out This Land Press's Do What events calendar.