Veterans Village at the 2026 Tulsa State Fair
Bringing Our Heroes Home, One Operation At A Time. Reach One More.
Eleven days. Expo Square, Tulsa. October 1 through 11, 2026. A free, walk-up space inside the fair where veterans, service members, and their families connect with the people and programs built to serve them.
What Veterans Village Is
Veterans Village is a first-ever collaboration between Eagle OPS and Expo Square at the Tulsa State Fair to make a veterans destination for some military fun, connection, camaraderie, and local resources. It is open to everyone. The whole community is welcome to stop in, say hello, and witness what Eagle OPS Rally Points are all about. The services and benefits provided inside the village are built specifically for our veterans, service members, and their families. Just like all Rally Points, the cost of admission is simply showing up.
Difference Makers (Eagle OPS volunteers) and our partner organizations will staff booths across all three daily shifts for the full run of the fair, so there is always someone here to answer a question, share a resource, or point a veteran toward the help they have earned.
OUR FLAG
A Community-Built Tribute
ADD A TAG. TELL A STORY. BUILD OUR FLAG.
Be part of OUR FLAG at Veterans Village! Everyone who visits Veterans Village is invited to add a dog tag to this one-of-a-kind community-built flag. Honor a veteran who served, remember a hero, or simply add your service member or veteran. Every tag tells a story. Together, they build OUR FLAG.
The Intel
What: Veterans Village at the Tulsa State Fair – a free, walk-up resource space hosted by Eagle OPS Foundation with veteran service organizations, tribal nations, mental health providers, and state and federal VA offices.
When: Thursday, October 1 through Sunday, October 11, 2026. All eleven days of the fair, three shifts a day (morning, afternoon, and evening).
Fair hours: Veterans Village is open during Tulsa State Fair building hours each day:
- Thursday, October 1: 11am to 9pm
- Friday, October 2: 10am to 10pm
- Saturday, October 3: 10am to 10pm
- Sunday, October 4: 10am to 9pm
- Monday, October 5: 11am to 9pm
- Tuesday, October 6: 11am to 9pm
- Wednesday, October 7: 11am to 9pm
- Thursday, October 8: 11am to 9pm
- Friday, October 9: 10am to 10pm
- Saturday, October 10: 10am to 10pm
- Sunday, October 11: 10am to 9pm
Where: Southeast corner of the SageNet Center at Expo Square, 4145 East 21st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Cost: Free to visit with fair admission. Veterans Village is open to everyone, and its benefits and services are focused on veterans, service members, and their families throughout the run of the fair.
At Veterans Village you can:
- Connect with VA health care, benefits, and claims resources
- Meet local and statewide veteran service organizations
- Learn about mental health, peer support, and resiliency programs
- Find community events and ongoing Eagle OPS Rally Points near you
Veterans Village Map
Here is the lay of the land. Come in through the arch, grab your passport at the Eagle OPS booth, and start exploring. Find your partners by booth number and jump into the fun: golf, freedom shoots, foam axe, esports, cornhole, and the firepit base camp each night.
Check in once, then scan the QR at each booth to earn raffle tickets. More booths, more chances to win.
Who You Will Meet
Veterans Village brings the right people under one roof so no veteran has to chase down help alone. Participating partners include:
Eagle OPS Foundation • Mighty Oaks • Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) • Creoks • Grand Mental Health • Blue Star Moms • Soldiers Wish • Cherokee Nation • Coffee Bunker • Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) • Veterans Health Administration (VHA) • Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) • VA Vet Center • Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Who You Will Find at Veterans Village
Get to know the organizations serving alongside Eagle OPS at Veterans Village. Each one brings resources, programs, and people ready to help our veterans and their families.
Eagle OPS Foundation
Eagle OPS Foundation is an Oklahoma veteran-serving nonprofit working to prevent veteran suicide through relationship and resource connection. Eagle OPS builds community-based Rally Points where veterans, service members, and their families reconnect and get pointed to the help they have earned. Veterans Village is an Eagle OPS Rally Point: our team hosts the space, runs the activities, and staffs Passport HQ.
Mighty Oaks
Mighty Oaks provides peer-to-peer Resiliency and Recovery Programs that serve as the catalyst to assist our Nation’s Warriors dealing with challenges related to the struggles of daily military life, combat deployments, and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTSD), offered at no cost to our Nation’s Warriors, including travel, at beautiful ranches across the US.
Survivor Outreach Services (SOS)
Survivor Outreach Services is the official Army program designed to provide long-term support to Families of fallen Soldiers. SOS Coordinators and financial counselors provide outreach and support to survivors, regardless of a loved one’s Army component, duty status, location or manner of death. SOS serves Army National Guard, Army Reserve and active component Families at SOS offices across the country. There is no greater calling than to serve one’s nation with honor and dignity. For SOS, there is no greater duty than to support the Families of those who died in service to our nation. At Veterans Village, SOS shares Booth 3 with Mighty Oaks.
Creoks
For more than 45 years, CREOKS Health Services has provided outpatient behavioral health and substance use care to adults, teens, and children across Oklahoma. Its Veteran Services team pairs evidence-based therapy with a real understanding of military culture and the challenges veterans face, helping veterans and their families work toward lasting recovery. Care is offered in CREOKS clinics, in the home, and out in the community.
Grand Mental Health
GRAND Mental Health is one of Oklahoma’s largest behavioral health providers, with clinics across more than a dozen counties and a 24/7 crisis line. It offers counseling, crisis intervention, addiction recovery, and specialty programs for children and adults, taking a whole-person approach that also addresses housing, employment, and physical health. Veterans and anyone in need can request services directly, no referral required.
Blue Star Moms
The Broken Arrow chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America is made up of mothers of service members and veterans who support one another, our deployed troops, and local veterans. They send care packages to service members overseas, back veteran events across the community, and take part in efforts like Wreaths Across America. Chartered by Congress, Blue Star Mothers has stood alongside military families for generations.
Soldiers Wish
Based in Tulsa with national reach, Soldier’s Wish grants fully funded wishes that meet real needs for service members, veterans, and their families, from adaptive living aids and home modifications to educational and recovery support. The organization steps in where other help falls short, often meeting a need before it becomes a crisis. Every wish is delivered with gratitude and respect for those who served.
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is the largest tribal government in the United States, and its Office of Veteran Affairs serves the many Cherokee citizens who have worn the uniform. The office connects Cherokee veterans and their families to benefits, claims help, and services, and honors their service through programs like the Cherokee Warrior Flight to Washington, D.C. Veterans of every generation are welcome.
Coffee Bunker
The Coffee Bunker is a Tulsa-based center where veterans and their families find community, resources, and a place to belong as they transition to civilian life. Its Connection Table, peer support specialists, and on-site services cover employment, education, VA claims, housing, food, and more, all offered in a relaxed, come-as-you-are setting. As they put it, everybody needs a Bunker.
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA)
The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs serves the state’s veterans and their families through accredited service officers, benefits and claims assistance, long-term care veterans homes, and memorial affairs. Its service officers help veterans understand and access the state and federal benefits they have earned. ODVA is a central point of connection for Oklahoma veterans, from first enrollment through lifelong care.
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, anchored by the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee and clinics across the region, provides a full range of health and support services to veterans, their families, and caregivers. Services include primary and specialty care, mental health care, and online tools to manage appointments and prescriptions. Staff at Veterans Village can help veterans find a nearby clinic and enroll in VA health care.
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
The Veterans Benefits Administration is the arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that delivers the benefits veterans earn through service. That includes disability compensation, pension, the GI Bill and education benefits, VA home loans, veteran readiness and employment, life insurance, and survivor benefits. VBA staff help veterans and their families file claims and access what they have earned.
VA Vet Center
Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers run by the VA’s Readjustment Counseling Service. They offer free, confidential counseling to combat veterans, service members, and their families, covering readjustment to civilian life, post-traumatic stress, grief, and military sexual trauma. The Tulsa Vet Center provides individual, group, and family counseling in a welcoming, low-barrier setting.
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. Its professionally trained service officers help veterans and their families file VA claims at no cost, and DAV also provides free rides to medical appointments, transition and employment support, and a nationwide network of volunteers. For more than 100 years, DAV has fought for the men and women who served.
The Eagle OPS Rally Point at the Fair
Every night of the fair, Eagle OPS will host a Firepit and a “Game On” Rally Point from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. It is our corner of the fair to slow down, swap stories, and reconnect.
Grab a beverage from the fair, stop by, and tell some stories with other veterans. Hang out around our firepit. Need a break from the fair? We have got a comfy chair for you and friendly conversation.
Rally Point Demos & Activities for All
Rally Points are how Eagle OPS keeps veterans connected all year long. Come see what we do and try some of it yourself. Everyone is welcome to jump in:
- Golf Nights – swing away and connect on the green
- Freedom Shoots – marksmanship and camaraderie
- Axe Throwing – steady hands, good company
- E-Gaming (Game On) – controllers up, squad assembled
- Cornhole – toss a bag, make a friend
- Firepit Nights – slow down and swap stories
- Brews & B.S. – honest talk, real connection
Want the full lineup of Eagle OPS Rally Points near you? Explore Rally Points.
America 250 at the Tulsa State Fair
This year the Tulsa State Fair is celebrating America’s 250th birthday, and veterans and their families are right at the heart of it. While you are at Veterans Village, make time for the patriotic tributes and activities happening across the Fair.
Stars, Stripes & State Fair Night • Tuesday, October 6, 2026
A night honoring active-duty military, veterans, and their families. On October 6, verified GOVX military and veteran members can buy one Tulsa State Fair gate admission ticket for just $2.50. Verify your GOVX membership to receive a one-time-use discount code, then enter it at checkout under “Apply Discount Code.”
More America 250 tributes across the Fair:
- Veteran Honor Wall – this is Eagle OPS’s OUR FLAG, the community-built dog-tag tribute you can add to right here at Veterans Village (see the OUR FLAG section above)
- Freedom Truck Mobile Museum – an interactive museum bringing the story of American independence to the fairgrounds
- Fireworks Spectacular – a red, white, and blue celebration lighting up the Fair skyline
- America 250 Photo Activations – patriotic backdrops and themed photo moments across the fairgrounds
See the full lineup on the Tulsa State Fair America 250 page.
Answer the Call. Become a Difference Maker.
Veterans Village runs on people who show up. Difference Makers are the Eagle OPS volunteers who staff the booths, welcome visitors, and make sure every veteran who walks in gets pointed to the right help. Take a shift, bring a battle buddy, and help us reach one more.
Sign up at events.eagleops1.org/o/tulsa-state-fair-veterans-village
About Eagle OPS Foundation
Eagle OPS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 83-4076257) based in Owasso, Oklahoma. Through recurring community events called Rally Points, Eagle OPS focuses on upstream prevention and connection for veterans, service members, and their families. Our mission is a simple charge: Bringing Our Heroes Home, One Operation At A Time. Reach One More.
Media and partnership inquiries: Johnathon Shepherd, Executive Director • js@eagleops.org • Office 918-600-1911