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Festivals & Fairs

With a popular selection of outdoor music festivals, craft fairs, art exhibitions and more, Arkansas is a prime spot to catch a festival or fair. Fall festival activities are always popular thanks to near-perfect Arkansas weather, but we know how to have a good time all year round. Find fall festival activities, outdoor music festivals, county fairs, food festivals and more below!
Jun 20 Thu

Jacksonville Farmers Market - Jacksonville

6/1/2013 - 10/26/2013
Jacksonville Farmers' Market
Jun 20 Thu

42nd Annual Smackover Oil Town Festival - Smackover

6/20/2013 - 6/22/2013
Tennyson Park
Jun 21 Fri

17th Annual Mt. Magazine International Butterfly Festival - Paris

6/21/2013 - 6/22/2013
City of Paris
Jun 21 Fri

3rd Annual Spring River Rally - Hardy

6/21/2013 - 6/22/2013
45 Griffin Park
Jun 21 Fri

Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival XVII - Paris

6/21/2013 - 6/22/2013
Jun 21 Fri

The Great War Memorial Balloon Race - Little Rock

6/21/2013 - 6/23/2013
War Memorial Park
Jun 28 Fri

Fun After 5! Five Minute Film Fest! - Eureka Springs

Basin Spring Park
Jun 28 Fri

Malvern Brickfest - Malvern

6/28/2013 - 6/29/2013
Malvern City Park, 1313 Rodeo Road
Jun 28 Fri

Archey Fork Festival - Clinton

6/28/2013 - 6/29/2013
Off Hwy 65 behind the Subway
Jun 29 Sat

24th Annual PurpleHull Pea Festival & World Championship Rotary Tiller Race - Emerson

On and near grounds of Emerson High School
Jul 3 Wed

12th Annual Let Freedom Ring - De Queen

De Queen Sportplex - CCCUA Amphitheater
Jul 3 Wed

SPA Blast featuring Lee Greenwood - Oaklawn Racing and Gaming - Hot Springs

Jul 3 Wed

69th Annual Rodeo of the Ozarks - Springdale

7/3/2013 - 7/6/2013
Parsons Stadium
Jul 4 Thu

4th of July Freedomfest - Greenwood

Town Square
Jul 4 Thu

Mountain Harbor July 4th Celebration and Parade - Mount Ida

Marina Point, just out from the Mountain Harbor Marina
Jul 4 Thu

Old Time Gathering on the Square - Mountain View

Jul 12 Fri

5th Bi-Annual Quiltfest Borders and Sign Beyond - Hot Springs

7/12/2013 - 7/13/2013
Jul 13 Sat

Helena Second Saturday Downtown Festival - Helena-West Helena

Cherry Street in Historic Downtown Helena
Jul 25 Thu

34th Annual Ding Dong Days Festival - Dumas

7/25/2013 - 7/28/2013
Memorial Park
Jul 25 Thu

72nd annual Johnson County Peach Festival - Clarksville

7/25/2013 - 7/28/2013
Court Square
Jul 26 Fri

30th Annual Altus Grape Fest - Altus

7/26/2013 - 7/27/2013
Altus City Park
Aug 2 Fri

42nd Annual Pine Tree Festival - Dierks

8/2/2013 - 8/3/2013
Dierks City Park
Aug 6 Tue

115th Annual Tontitown Grape Festival - Tontitown

8/6/2013 - 8/10/2013
Hwy 412 West, Henri De Tonti Blvd.
Aug 8 Thu

34th Annual Cave City Watermelon Festival - Cave City

8/8/2013 - 8/10/2013
Park Street
Aug 8 Thu

37th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival - Hope

8/8/2013 - 8/10/2013
Fair Park
Aug 9 Fri

Gravette Days 2013 - Gravette

8/9/2013 - 8/10/2013
Old Town Park
Aug 9 Fri

3rd Annual Eureka Springs Multi-Sports Festival - Eureka Springs

8/9/2013 - 8/11/2013
Courthouse Parking Lot
Aug 14 Wed

109th Annual Benton County Fair - Bentonville

8/14/2013 - 8/18/2013
7640 SW Regional Airport Blvd
Aug 15 Thu

42nd Annual Bluegrass Festival - Harrison

8/15/2013 - 8/17/2013
Beacon Park, 5 miles North of Harrison
Aug 16 Fri

Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival - Eureka Springs

8/16/2013 - 8/18/2013
Basin Spring Park & The Auditorium
Aug 16 Fri

Mountains, Music, & Motorcycles - Mountain View

8/16/2013 - 8/18/2013
Aug 20 Tue

69th Annual Sebastian County Fair and Parade - Greenwood

8/20/2013 - 8/24/2013
Fairgrounds
Aug 23 Fri

Frisco Festival - Rogers

8/23/2013 - 8/24/2013
Downtown
Aug 27 Tue

Polk County Fair and Livestock Show - Mena

8/27/2013 - 8/31/2013
Polk County Fair Grounds
Aug 31 Sat

2nd Annual Legendary Blues Festival - Helena-West Helena

Cherry Street Pavillion
Aug 31 Sat

62nd Annual Clothesline Fair - Prairie Grove

8/31/2013 - 9/2/2013
on Park grounds
Sep 2 Mon

72nd Annual Rector Labor Day Picnic - Rector

Rector Memorial Park
Sep 2 Mon

Tri-County Fair - Marvell

9/2/2013 - 9/7/2013
Tri County Fair Grounds
Sep 3 Tue

Nevada County Fair - Prescott

9/3/2013 - 9/8/2013
Nevada County Fairgrounds
Sep 4 Wed

117th Annual Dallas County Fair - Fordyce

9/4/2013 - 9/7/2013
Dallas County Fairgrounds
Sep 5 Thu

South Franklin County Fair - Charleston

9/5/2013 - 9/7/2013
So. Franklin County Fairgrounds and Community Center
Sep 5 Thu

3rd Annual Festival on the Border - Fort Smith

9/5/2013 - 9/7/2013
Harry E. Kelley Park - Riverfront
Sep 6 Fri

25th Annual Mountainfest - Mena

9/6/2013 - 9/7/2013
6 miles south of Mena
Sep 6 Fri

44th Annual Ham Fest - Mena

9/6/2013 - 9/7/2013
Sep 6 Fri

43rd Annual Eureka Springs Antique Automobile Festival - Eureka Springs

9/6/2013 - 9/7/2013
The Village at Pine Mountain
Sep 6 Fri

22nd Annual Tired Iron of the Ozarks Antique Tractor and Engine Show - Gentry

9/6/2013 - 9/8/2013
13344 Taylor Orchard Road
Sep 7 Sat

Arkansas Championship Hillbilly Chili Cook-Off - Bull Shoals

Sep 7 Sat

2nd Annual Big Catch Festival - Osceola

San Souci Park on the Mississippi River
Sep 7 Sat

19th Annual T.N.T. Festival - Newark

City Park/Newark Lake behind Town & Country
Sep 7 Sat

76th Annual Van Buren County Livestock Show & Fair Assoc. - Clinton

9/7/2013 - 9/14/2013
Fair Grounds
Sep 7 Sat

77th Annual White County Fair - Searcy

9/7/2013 - 9/14/2013
802 Davis Dr
Sep 9 Mon

92nd Annual Crawford County Fair - Mulberry

9/9/2013 - 9/14/2013
Sep 9 Mon

45th Annual Howard County Fair & Livestock Association - Nashville

9/9/2013 - 9/14/2013
Howard County Fair Grounds
Sep 9 Mon

70th Annual Garland County Fair & Livestock Show - Hot Springs

9/9/2013 - 9/14/2013
Garland County Fairgrounds
Sep 10 Tue

Union County Fair - El Dorado

9/10/2013 - 9/14/2013
Union County Fairgrounds
Sep 11 Wed

Clay County Fair - Piggott

9/11/2013 - 9/14/2013
8 blocks N on N. Garfield off E. Main @ Fairgrounds
Sep 11 Wed

Boone County Fair - Harrison

9/11/2013 - 9/14/2013
NW Arkansas District Fairgrounds, just off Hwy 65 B
Sep 13 Fri

20th Annual Eagle Fest - Ash Flat

9/13/2013 - 9/14/2013
Near the Ozarka College Campus
Sep 13 Fri

69th Annual Four States Fair & Rodeo - Texarkana

9/13/2013 - 9/22/2013
Four States Fair Grounds
Sep 14 Sat

Ward Chamber of Commerce Jamboree - Ward

Sep 14 Sat

36th Ozark Quilt Fair - Springdale

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Sep 14 Sat

5th Annual Conway EcoFest - Conway

Popular park across from the Conway High School
Sep 16 Mon

Calhoun County Fair - Hampton

9/16/2013 - 9/21/2013
Calhoun County Fairgrounds
Sep 18 Wed

14th Annual Bikes, Blues, & BBQ - Fayetteville

9/18/2013 - 9/21/2013
Dickson St, Baum Stadium, Washington County Fairgrounds, NWA Mall
Sep 20 Fri

2nd Annual Beatles at the Ridge Music Festival - Walnut Ridge

9/20/2013 - 9/21/2013
Downtown Walnut Ridge
Sep 20 Fri

77th Annual Arkansas Oklahoma State Fair - Fort Smith

9/20/2013 - 9/28/2013
Kay Rodgers Park
Sep 21 Sat

26th Annual Bryant Fall Fest - Bryant

Bishop Park, Lake Charles, Lake Norma
Sep 21 Sat

19th Annual Autumn on the Square - Marianna

Downtown Square
Sep 21 Sat

ACRDC 18th Annual Benefit Concert - Clinton

The Alread FUN Park
Sep 21 Sat

70th Annual White River Water Carnival - Batesville

Riverside Park
Sep 21 Sat

37th Annual Sherwood Fest - Sherwood

Sherwood Forest
Sep 21 Sat

27th Annual Cane Hill Harvest Festival - Cane Hill

9/21/2013 - 9/22/2013
Cane Hill College Campus, just off Hwy 45
Sep 21 Sat

21st Annual Pumpkin Hollow Pumpkin Patch - Piggott

9/21/2013 - 10/31/2013
Sep 23 Mon

North Central Arkansas District Fair - Melbourne

9/23/2013 - 9/28/2013
Fairgrounds, 1927 LaCrosse Road
Sep 24 Tue

69th Annual Southwest District Livestock Show - Hope

9/24/2013 - 9/28/2013
Fair Park-Coliseum
Sep 24 Tue

34th Annual Ding Dong Days - Dumas

9/24/2013 - 9/29/2013
Downtown & Dumas High School
Sep 26 Thu

Mary's Pumpkin Patch 5th Annual - Bryant

9/26/2013 - 11/9/2013
Sep 28 Sat

35th Annual Ozark Memories Day - Dover

Grounds of Dover High School just off Highway 7N in Dover
Sep 28 Sat

BPW Barn Sale(sm) - Camden

Historic Tate Barn
Sep 28 Sat

4th Annual EurekaPalooza Outdoor Festival - Eureka Springs

Ball Fields at Lake Leatherwood City Park
Sep 28 Sat

Plainview Frontier Day - Plainview

Western Town on Main Street
Oct 4 Fri

16th Annual Bradley Junkfest - Bradley

10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013
Downtown park
Oct 4 Fri

The Hot Water Hills Music & Arts Festival - Hot Springs

10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013
Dowtown Hot Springs
Oct 4 Fri

7th Annual Owlfest - McGehee

10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013
Gazebo Park / Railroad Depot
Oct 4 Fri

30th Annual Timberfest - Sheridan

10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013
Town Square
Oct 4 Fri

38th Annual Arkansas Apple Festival - Lincoln

10/4/2013 - 10/6/2013
Square
Oct 4 Fri

45th Annual Hot Springs Arts & Crafts Fair - Hot Springs

10/4/2013 - 10/6/2013
Garland County Fairgrounds
Oct 5 Sat

12th Annual International Festival - Rogers

Pavillion
Oct 5 Sat

83rd Annual Terrapin Derby Festival - Lepanto

Main Street
Oct 5 Sat

34th Annual Frontier Day Festival - Paris

Logan County Fairgrounds & Airport
Oct 5 Sat

30th Annual Bradford Fun Fest - Bradford

Downtown
Oct 5 Sat

Now We're Cookin' Dutch Oven Workshop - Mammoth Spring

Maintenance Building
Oct 5 Sat

17th Annual Beebe Fall Fest - Beebe

Main Street in Beebe
Oct 5 Sat

Brinkley 30th Annual Fall Fest - Brinkley

Oct 5 Sat

2nd Annual Bluegrass Festival - Mansfield

Mansfield City Lake
Oct 8 Tue

14th Annual Bluegrass and Gospel Chili Fest - Vilonia

10/8/2013 - 10/12/2013
Lester Flatt Memorial Park, off Hwy 107
Oct 11 Fri

2nd Annual Leslie Mountain Man Rendezvous - Leslie

10/11/2013 - 10/12/2013
Behind the Killebrew House in Leslie
Oct 11 Fri

24th Annual Hoo-Rah Festival - De Queen

10/11/2013 - 10/12/2013
Oct 11 Fri

68th Turkey Trot Festival - Yellville

10/11/2013 - 10/12/2013
Town Square
Oct 11 Fri

37th Annual Arkansas Rice Festival - Weiner

10/11/2013 - 10/12/2013
Kings Highway
Oct 11 Fri

33rd Annual Montgomery County EHC Quilt Show - Mount Ida

10/11/2013 - 10/13/2013
Billie Crane Bld - the red bldg
Oct 11 Fri

74th Annual Arkansas State Fair - Little Rock

10/11/2013 - 10/20/2013
Arkansas State Fair Complex
Oct 12 Sat

35th Annual CabotFest - Cabot

Downtown
Oct 12 Sat

6th Annual Fall Fest - London

Zion Lutheran Church at intersection of Highway 333 and Augsburg Road
Oct 12 Sat

7th Annual Hometown Crawfordsville Harvest Festival - Crawfordsville

Main Street
Oct 12 Sat

50th Annual Wiederkehr Village Weinfest - Wiederkehr Village

Oct 12 Sat

35th Annual Wiggins' Cabin Festival - Crossett

Junction of Hwy 133T and Parkway Drive
Oct 12 Sat

Homestead Festival - Harrisburg

10/12/2013 - 10/13/2013
Historical Log Buildings
Oct 17 Thu

45th Annual Bella Vista Arts & Crafts Festival - Bella Vista

10/17/2013 - 10/19/2013
Oct 17 Thu

War Eagle Mill Fall Craft Fair - Rogers

10/17/2013 - 10/20/2013
Oct 19 Sat

2013 Mid-South Great Steak Cook-off - West Memphis

Southland Park Gaming & Racing
Oct 19 Sat

8th Annual Paws for the Cause - Mountain View

Centennial Bank Park on Main Street
Oct 19 Sat

Oktoberfest - Rogers

Frisco Park
Oct 19 Sat

Homestead Festival - Harrisburg

10/19/2013 - 10/20/2013
Historical Log Buildings
Oct 25 Fri

17th Annual Lake Chicot Fall Festival - Lake Village

10/25/2013 - 10/26/2013
Courthouse parking lot, downtown by the lake
Oct 26 Sat

22nd Annual Downtown Fall Festival & Chili Cookoff - Russellville

Throughout Russellville's Downtown Historic District
Oct 26 Sat

Fall Festival - Magnolia

Downtown Square
Oct 26 Sat

Fall Fest and Chili Cook-Off - Russellville

Russellville Train Depot, Main Street
Oct 26 Sat

27th Annual Corning Harvest Festival - Corning

Wynn Park
Oct 26 Sat

37th Annual Grand Prairie Rice Festival - Hazen

City Park
Oct 29 Tue

10th Annual Monster Madness at Mills - Bryant

Mills Park Walking Trails and Tennis Courts
Nov 2 Sat

Group Living 40th Anniversary Street Party - Arkadelphia

Beehive Thrift Store
Nov 2 Sat

Pioneer Village Fall Fest - Searcy

11/2/2013 - 11/3/2013
Late 1880's village
Nov 6 Wed

37th Annual CARTI Auxiliary Festival of Trees - Little Rock

11/6/2013 - 11/9/2013
Statehouse Convention Center Ballroom
Nov 8 Fri

5th Annual Mistletoe Market - Russellville

11/8/2013 - 11/9/2013
L.V. Williamson Boys & Girls Club
Nov 23 Sat

68th annual World's Championship Duck Calling Contest and Wings Over the Prairie Festival - Stuttgart

11/23/2013 - 11/30/2013
Dec 2 Mon

The Festival of Trees - El Dorado

12/2/2013 - 12/13/2013
South Arkansas Arts Center
Dec 6 Fri

Annual Christmas Festival, Parade and Fireworks - Mena

Janssen Park
Dec 7 Sat

75th Annual Christmas at the Capitol - Little Rock

Arkansas State Capitol
Dec 7 Sat

Spirit of Christmas Festival - Hermitage

Hermitage Community Center
Dec 7 Sat

Helena Holiday Festival - Helena-West Helena

12/7/2013 - 12/21/2013
Dec 14 Sat

Ozark Annual Christmas Parade - Ozark

Down W. Commercial St. to the Courthouse
Jan 24 Fri

35th Annual Eagles et Cetera - Bismarck

1/24/2014 - 1/26/2014
Feb 14 Fri

Wildwood's LANTERNS! Festival - Little Rock

2/14/2014 - 2/16/2014
Within the Park's Gardens and Indoor Facilities
Mar 1 Sat

35th Annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival - Bigelow

3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
Wye United Methodist Church
Mar 14 Fri

46th Annual Jonquil Festival - Washington

3/14/2014 - 3/16/2014
Apr 24 Thu

Wild Hog Music Festival - Helena-West Helena

4/24/2014 - 4/27/2014
Cherry Street Pavilion
Jun 5 Thu

Arkansas State HOG Rally - Hot Springs

6/5/2014 - 6/7/2014
Jun 12 Thu

New Play Festival - Fayetteville

6/12/2014 - 6/15/2014
Jul 11 Fri

2nd Annual Crystal Music Festival - Mena

7/11/2014 - 7/13/2014
Board Camp Campground & Crystal Mine
Jul 18 Fri

2nd Annual Crystal Music Festival - Mena

7/18/2014 - 7/20/2014
Board Camp Campground & Crystal Mine
Aug 30 Sat

63rd Annual Clothesline Fair - Prairie Grove

8/30/2014 - 9/1/2014
Park Grounds
Sep 19 Fri

Old Time Fiddle Weekend - Mountain View

9/19/2014 - 9/20/2014
Oct 3 Fri

46th Annual Hot Springs Arts & Craft Fair - Hot Springs

10/3/2014 - 10/5/2014
Garland County Fair Grounds