Two sets of reaction conditions for the regiodivergent C2-or C5-direct arylations of oxazole are reported. In both cases, phosphine-free catalysts and inexpensive bases were employed allowing the access to the arylated oxazoles in moderate to high yields. Using Pd(OAc)2/KOAc as catalyst and base, regioselective C5arylations were observed; whereas, using Pd(acac)2/Cs2CO3 system, the arylation occurred at the C2-position of oxazole. The higher reactivity of C5-H bond of oxazole as compared to the C2-H bond in the presence of Pd(OAc)2/KOAc system is consistent with a concerted metalation deprotonation mechanism; whereas the C2-arylation likely occurs via a simple base deprotonation of the oxazole C2-position. Then, from these C2-or C5-arylated oxazoles, a second palladium-catalyzed direct C-H bond arylation affords 2,5diaryloxazoles with two different aryl groups. We also applied these sequential arylations to the straightforward synthesis of 2-arylphenanthro[9,10-d]oxazoles via three C-H bond functionalization steps. The Ru-catalyzed C-H arylation of the aryl unit of 2-aryloxazoles is also described.