Festivals
- Air Guitar World Championships
- Elojazz
- Oulu Theatre Festival for Young Audiences (in Finnish)
- The Irish Festival of Oulu
- Lumo Light Festival
- Oulu Arts Night
- Oulu August Festival
- Oulu Days
- The Oulu International Children's Film Festival
- Oulu Music Festival
- Oulu Music Video Festival
- Oulunsalo Soi
- Qstock – Rock Festival
- OuDance Festival
- Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu (in Finnish)
Theatre, circus, dance
- JoJo – Oulu Dance Centre
- Meri Oulu – open air theatre performances
- Oulu City Theatre
- Oulun Työväen Näyttämö (in Finnish)
- Oulun tähtisirkus (in Finnish)
- Oulun ylioppilasteatteri
- Teatteri Rio (in Finnish)
Music
- Oulu Conservatoire (In Finnish)
- Oulu Music Centre
- Oulu Symphony Orchestra
Rock clubs and live music
- 45 Special
- Club Teatria (in Finnish)
- Merikapteeni Petrellin Saluuna (in Finnish)
Museums and exhibitions
- Galleria Harmaja (in Finnish)
- Galleria 5
- The Northern Ostrobothnia Museum
- Oulu City Art Museum
- Valvegalleria
Films
- Finnkino
- Movie theatre Star (in Finnish)
- The Oulu Film Centre
