Free Fare Days

Fixed-Route buses, OKC Streetcar, RAPID, Zone 1 ADA Paratransit will be free to ride on these listed dates:

• 2025
  • June 10 – Special Elections*
  • June 19 – Juneteenth
  • June 20 – Third Friday Free
    • This includes Oklahoma River Cruises
  • July 4 – Fourth of July
  • July 18 – Third Friday Free
    • This includes Oklahoma River Cruises
  • August 15 – Third Friday Free
    • This includes Oklahoma River Cruises
  • September 1 – Labor Day
  • September 19 – Third Friday Free
    • This includes Oklahoma River Cruises
  • October 14 – G.O. Bond Election*
  • November 11 – Veterans Day
  • November 27 – Thanksgiving Day
  • December 25 – Christmas Day
  • December 31 – New Year’s Eve

*If election is not called for, services will not be free.*

FREE Downtown in December RIDES - EMBARK offers complimentary fares on the OKC Streetcar, and 1 ADA Paratransit every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday November 14-January 4

• November 14-16
• November 21-23
• November 28-30
• December 5-7
• December 12-14
• December 19-21
• December 25
• December 26-28
• December 31
• January 1
• January 2-4

Festival of Arts & OKC National Memorial Run - April 23-26, 2025*. Note: *Dates may shift to reflect actual event dates.

Does EMBARK charge fares during snow route service? Yes. However, if advised by the City of Oklahoma City, EMBARK fixed-route buses will implement free rides to the city’s six overnight shelters during freezing temperatures

• 2026
  • January 1 – New Year’s Day
  • January 13 – Special Elections*
  • January 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • February 4 – Rosa Parks Day
  • February 10 – Special Elections*
  • March 3 – Special Elections*
  • April 7 – General Elections/Special Elections*
  • April 22 – Earth Day
  • May 15 – Third Friday Free
  • May 25 – Memorial Day
  • June 16 – Special Elections*
  • June 19 – Juneteenth/Third Friday Free

Updated: 6/3/2025