October is Sustainability Month!

Check out the 2026 calendar of events below to get involved, get outside, and stand for what matters.
 

• Community Art Studio
  Every Saturday, 10 a.m. - noon
  Prairie Arts Center (1001 S. Duck St.)
  Enjoy a free art project (matchbox Day of the Dead Nichos) and buy local at the Stillwater Farmer’s Market! artscenter.okstate.edu
   
• Art Lunch Break: Guided Art Walk with OSU Museum of Art and Office of Sustainability
  Monday, October 5, 11:30 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  Meet at the Student Union Plaza
  Discover public art, hidden gems, and sustainability campus tidbits while enjoying a leisurely, approximately 1-mile guided walk. Wheelchair accessible.
  Center for Humanities, Museum of Art, and Office of Sustainability
   
• Crescent Moon Poetry Open Mic Night
  Thursday, October 8, 7 p.m.Velvet Fudge (916 S. Lewis Street)
  Read your own poem, a favorite poem, pick a poem from a box at the door, or come listen!
  Full Moon Poetry Club and Center for the Humanities
   
• Tailgate Recycling Kick Off
  Saturday, October 10, before the OSU v. UCF game Volunteer to help reduce gameday waste! Register here:
  https://cglink.me/265/r377403Office of Sustainability and Landscape Services
   
• Vermiculture Workshop
  Tuesday, October 13, 6 p.m.Horticulture Education Center, OSU Botanic Garden
  Join the Payne County Master Gardeners for a vermiculture workshop and free kit! Call 405-747-832 to pre-register.
  Payne County Master Gardeners and OSU Extension
   
• Sustainability Student Stop
  Wednesday, October 14
  10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Classroom Building Lawn
  Stop by for reusable giveaways and learn about sustainability at OSU!
  Office of Sustainability
   
• Opening of OSU’s Heritage Garden and Volunteer Planting
  Monday, October 12 
  10:30 a.m. (ceremony); volunteer planting to follow. Register here: https://cglink.me/265/r377691Native American Student Association, Environmental Science Club, Center for Sovereign Nations, Office of Sustainability, and Landscape Services
  This project was funded by an SGA Green Student Initiative Grant 
   
• Cowboy Pumpkin Harvest - More details coming soon!
  Help harvest pumpkins from OSU’s own micro patch and take one home.
  This event has limited spots. Register on Cowboy Central.
  Landscape Services and Office of Sustainability
   
• Sustainability in the Workplace Workshop
  Wednesday, October 21, 10 a.m. - noon
  Registration required through OSU’s Learning Management SystemLearn how faculty and staff can get involved in OSU sustainability efforts, take a mini sustainability campus tour, and receive a sustainability starter kit.
  Office of Sustainability and Human Resources
  
• Free Yoga All Month Long!
  Participate in free yoga sessions on Mondays (Oct. 5, 12, and 19) on the McKnight Center Lawn (6 p.m.), Tuesdays at Block34 (5:45 p.m.), and Thursdays at the Botanic Garden (5:45 p.m.).