Oklahoma Law
What Goes Into the Crew Behind Your Bar
Great bartending starts with great people. Here's what we look for when building the crew that serves your event, and why some traits matter more than a perfect pour.
Boomtown Bartenders
The Rig Inspection
Bar operations, crew logistics, and the no-nonsense event playbook for hosts who bring their own bar.
Interactive
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Seasonal
Tailgate Packages Are Coming: A Professional Bar for Your Game Day
Your tailgate deserves better than a cooler of warm beer. Boomtown Tailgate Packages bring a professional bar to your game day, launching Fall 2026.
Seasonal
Your Outdoor Event in Oklahoma: How We Handle Sun, Wind, and Heat
Your Oklahoma outdoor event might bring 100 degree heat, 30mph wind, and weather that turns on a dime. Here's how our crew keeps your bar running through all of it.
Bar Operations
The Barback: The Person Behind a Bar That Never Slows Down
Every great bartender has a great barback behind them. Here's what a barback actually does, and why adding one can keep your bar faster and cleaner all night.
Bar Operations
How Your Bartending Crew Works With Your Other Vendors
Your bartending crew is one piece of your event team. Here's how Boomtown coordinates with your caterer, DJ, planner, and venue, so you can relax and enjoy the day.
Corporate Events
Game Day Bartending: How We Keep Your Event Running Smoothly
Tailgates, watch parties, tournament gatherings. Game day plays by different rules, and here is how a professional crew keeps your event running with the energy.
Corporate Events
The Boomtown Watering Well: Choose the Exact Bartender for Your Event
What if you could browse bartender profiles, read reviews, and pick the exact crew for your event? That is the Watering Well, and it is coming soon.
Oklahoma Law
Dry-Hire Bartending: How to Keep Your Event Beverage Budget Clean and Predictable
If you have to approve the event budget, or defend it afterward, you want transparent line items, returnable alcohol, and no hidden markups. The dry-hire model was built for that conversation.
Corporate Events
Hosting a Company Event? Here's Why Labor-Only Bartending Saves You Money
When you are responsible for the event budget, you want it to be predictable. Labor-only bartending gives you a fixed crew cost, retail alcohol prices, and no hidden markups.
Bar Operations
Book Boomtown and Scissortail Together for a Bar Everyone Can Enjoy
Boomtown handles your bar. Scissortail handles everything else. Together you get a beverage program that takes care of all of your guests, not just the ones drinking cocktails.
Behind the Scenes
How Far We'll Travel for Your Event (and What It Costs)
OKC metro is our home base, but Oklahoma celebrations happen everywhere from Tulsa to Turner Falls. Here's how travel works for your event and what it costs.
Bar Operations
Everything We Bring to Your Bar (All Included)
A professional bar takes professional tools. Here's the full list of what shows up with your Boomtown crew, all part of your labor, plus the simple shopping list you buy yourself with no markup.