Oklahoma · OK · Money & taxes
Oklahoma: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Has a tax-free period
Oklahoma holds a sales tax holiday on the first weekend of August for clothing and footwear priced under $100.
The holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August through midnight Sunday; by that rule, the 2026 holiday fell on August 7 to 9. Accessories, athletic or protective gear, and clothing rentals are not included. The pages opened don't say whether city and county sales taxes also stop.
Conditions
- First Friday in August through the following Sunday
- Clothing and footwear under $100 per item
- Excludes accessories, athletic or protective gear, and rentals
What the law says
Sales of any article of clothing or footwear designed to be worn on or about the human body and the sales price of the article is less than one hundred dollars ($100) are exempt. ... The first Friday – Sunday in August.
Sources
- Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday infographic Official · oklahoma.gov
- Oklahoma Tax Commission Help Center, Businesses Official · oklahoma.gov
- 68 O.S. § 1357.10, as shown in SB 231 (2025, as introduced) Official · oklegislature.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Oklahoma Tax Commission
- Phone
- 405-521-3160
- Website
- oklahoma.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arkansas Has a tax-free periodArkansas holds a back-to-school sales tax holiday every year on the first weekend of August, covering state and local tax.
- Colorado No tax-free periodColorado has no state sales tax holiday; back-to-school holiday bills failed in 2024 and 2026.
- Kansas No tax-free periodKansas has a 6.5% state sales tax and no sales tax holiday.
- Missouri Has a tax-free periodYes. Missouri holds a back-to-school holiday each August and a Show Me Green holiday for Energy Star appliances each April.
- New Mexico Has a tax-free periodNew Mexico holds an annual back-to-school gross receipts tax holiday over a weekend in late July or early August.
- Texas Has a tax-free periodTexas holds four yearly sales tax holidays: emergency supplies in April, Energy Star and water-saving products in May, and back-to-school in August.