Festivals & Fairs May 24 Thu 25th Annual May Festival of the Arts - Eureka Springs 5/1/2012 - 5/31/2012 May 24 Thu 15th Annual Augusta Days - Augusta 5/24/2012 - 5/27/2012 May 25 Fri 35th Annual Riverfest - Little Rock 5/25/2012 - 5/27/2012 Arkansas River; Little Rock & North Little Rock May 26 Sat 21st Annual Dinosaur Festival - Nashville Nashville City Park May 26 Sat Heritage Days - Gillett Gillett City Park Jun 1 Fri War Eagle Daze - Huntsville 6/1/2012 - 6/2/2012 Downtown Huntsville and Withrow Springs State Park Jun 1 Fri Portfest - Newport 6/1/2012 - 6/2/2012 Picnic Area Jun 1 Fri 35th Annual Lum & Abner Festival - Mena 6/1/2012 - 6/2/2012 Janssen Park Jun 1 Fri 27th Annual Steamboat Days - Des Arc 6/1/2012 - 6/2/2012 White River at Main St. Jun 1 Fri 28th Annual Ouachita Quilt Show - Mena 6/1/2012 - 6/2/2012 Historic Armory Jun 2 Sat Harrisburg's Festival on the Ridge - Harrisburg Courtsquare Jun 2 Sat 26th Annual Chicken and Egg Festival - Prescott Prescott City Park Jun 2 Sat War Eagle Appreciation Day - Huntsville Jun 2 Sat 2nd Annual Lavaca Berry Festival - Lavaca Lavaca High School Grounds Jun 2 Sat 27th Annual Ice Cream Social - Berryville Publix Square at Hwy 62 Jun 2 Sat 10th Annual Balloons of Hope - Hope 6/2/2012 - 6/3/2012 Hope Fair Park Jun 2 Sat 56th Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival - Warren 6/2/2012 - 6/9/2012 Court Square Jun 3 Sun 17th Annual Hot Springs Music Festival - Hot Springs 6/3/2012 - 6/16/2012 Various venues in historic downton Jun 7 Thu Warbirds Over Arkansas - Eureka Springs 6/7/2012 - 6/10/2012 Jun 8 Fri 55th Annual Lions Club Rodeo and Parade - Calico Rock 6/8/2012 - 6/9/2012 Tip Wiseman Rodeo Arena; Hwy 56 behind the Fire Station Jun 8 Fri 36th Annual Farm Fest - Wynne 6/8/2012 - 6/9/2012 In the downtown and courthouse area. Jun 8 Fri Bikes, Babes & Bling - Fayetteville 6/8/2012 - 6/10/2012 Washington County Fairgrounds Jun 11 Mon 30th Annual Bluegrass and Gospel Jamming - Vilonia 6/11/2012 - 6/15/2012 Lester Flatt Memorial Park--Off Hwy 107 Jun 13 Wed 33rd Annual Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival - Waldron 6/13/2012 - 6/16/2012 Hwy 250 Waldron Jun 14 Thu 41st Annual Oil Town Festival - Smackover 6/14/2012 - 6/16/2012 Broadway & 10th St., City Park Jun 15 Fri 2nd Annual Caddo River Festival - Glenwood Downtown Jun 15 Fri 32nd Annual CraftsFest - Mountain Home 6/15/2012 - 6/16/2012 Fairgrounds Jun 16 Sat Caddo River Festival 5K/1K - Glenwood Jun 16 Sat 2nd Annual Caddo River Festival Antique Car Show - Glenwood Downtown Jun 16 Sat KCBS Smokin' on the Square BBQ Event - Mountain View 6/16/2012 - 6/17/2012 Jun 21 Thu Malvern Brickfest - Malvern 6/21/2012 - 6/23/2012 Malvern City Park, 1313 Rodeo Road Jun 22 Fri 15th Annual Buffalo River Elk Festival - Jasper 6/22/2012 - 6/23/2012 Downtown, Court House Square Jun 22 Fri Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival XVI - Paris 6/22/2012 - 6/23/2012 Jun 22 Fri 16th Annual Mt. Magazine International Butterfly Festival - Paris 6/22/2012 - 6/23/2012 Town Square and Mt. Magazine State Park Jun 23 Sat Dorey's Catfish & Bluegrass Festival - Leola 1915 Grant Rd 5 Jun 29 Fri Freedom Fest - West Memphis Tilden Rodgers Park, I-40 take College Blvd. Exit 275 S. immediate left on south side of overpass Jun 29 Fri Archey Fork Festival - Clinton 6/29/2012 - 6/30/2012 Archey Fork Park behind Subway on 65N Jun 29 Fri Greenwood Rodeo and Parade - Greenwood 6/29/2012 - 6/30/2012 Fairgrounds Jun 29 Fri 23rd Annual PurpleHull Pea Festival & World Championship Rotary Tiller Race - Emerson 6/29/2012 - 6/30/2012 On and near grounds of Emerson High School Jun 29 Fri Red, White, Blue Festival - Mountain Home 6/29/2012 - 6/30/2012 ASUMH Campus and surrounding area Jul 3 Tue 11th Annual Ventris Trail's End Resort's Firework Display - Garfield Just South of marker "8" on Beaver Lake Jul 4 Wed 2nd Annual Cardboard Boat Race and 4th of July Celebration - Ozark Gar Creek or Ozark Lake Jul 4 Wed 4th of July Freedomfest - Greenwood Town Square Jul 4 Wed 13th Annual Sherwood's July 4th Family Celebration - Sherwood Sherwood Forest Jul 4 Wed Old Time Gathering on the Square - Mountain View Jul 4 Wed Independence Day Celebration - Bull Shoals 7/4/2012 - 7/7/2012 Jul 4 Wed 68th Annual Rodeo of the Ozarks - Springdale 7/4/2012 - 7/7/2012 Parsons Stadium -- 1423 E. Emma Jul 13 Fri 1st Annual Guy Peachfest - Guy 7/13/2012 - 7/14/2012 Guy City Park Jul 19 Thu 71st Annual Johnson County Peach Festival - Clarksville 7/19/2012 - 7/22/2012 Courthouse Square, Main Street Jul 26 Thu 33rd Annual Ding Dong Days Festival - Dumas 7/26/2012 - 7/29/2012 Memorial Park Jul 27 Fri 29th Annual Altus Grape Fest - Altus 7/27/2012 - 7/28/2012 Altus City Park Jul 30 Mon 98th Annual Sharp County Fair - Ash Flat 7/30/2012 - 8/4/2012 3 miles south of Ash Flat Aug 2 Thu 125th Annual Old Soldiers Reunion - Heber Springs Spring Park Aug 3 Fri 41st Annual Pine Tree Festival - Dierks 8/3/2012 - 8/4/2012 Dierks City Park Aug 6 Mon 93rd Annual Fulton County Fair - Salem 8/6/2012 - 8/11/2012 Fulton County Fairgrounds Aug 7 Tue 115th Annual Tontitown Grape Festival - Tontitown 8/7/2012 - 8/11/2012 Hwy 412 West, Henri De Tontil Blvd. Aug 8 Wed 69th Annual White River Water Carnival - Batesville Riverside Park Aug 9 Thu Bargains Galore on 64 - Van Buren 8/9/2012 - 8/11/2012 Along 64 Hwy. Aug 9 Thu 36th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival - Hope 8/9/2012 - 8/11/2012 Fair Park Aug 15 Wed 108th Annual Benton County Fair - Bentonville 8/15/2012 - 8/19/2012 7640 SW Regional Airport Blvd Aug 18 Sat Secchi Day on Beaver Lake - Rogers Prairie Creek Recreation Area Aug 21 Tue 68th Annual Sebastian County Fair and Parade - Greenwood 8/21/2012 - 8/25/2012 Fairgrounds Aug 21 Tue 114th Annual Johnson County Fair - Clarksville 8/21/2012 - 8/25/2012 Fairgrounds Aug 24 Fri International Waterfowl Festival & Outdoor Expo - Siloam Springs 8/24/2012 - 8/26/2012 17410 Kincheloe Road Aug 27 Mon 88th Annual Randolph County Fair and Livestock Show - Pocahontas 8/27/2012 - 9/1/2012 Fair Showgrounds Aug 27 Mon Little River County Fair & Rodeo - Foreman 8/27/2012 - 9/1/2012 Little River County Fair Grounds Sep 1 Sat 27th Annual National Championship Chuckwagon Race - Clinton 9/1/2012 - 9/3/2012 Bar of Ranch Sep 1 Sat 2nd Annual Jazz on the Lake - Pine Bluff 9/1/2012 - 9/30/2012 Saracen Landing, Lake Saracen, 200 Lake Saracen Dr. Sep 2 Sun 73rd Annual Rector Labor Day Picnic - Rector 9/2/2012 - 9/3/2012 Rector City Park Sep 3 Mon Tri-County Fair - Marvell 9/3/2012 - 9/8/2012 Tri-County Fair Grounds on Hwy. 49 Sep 4 Tue 121st Cleburne County Fair - Heber Springs 9/4/2012 - 9/8/2012 Cleburne County Fairgrounds, 880 Bittle Road Sep 7 Fri 42nd Annual Eureka Springs Antique Automobile Festival - Eureka Springs 9/7/2012 - 9/8/2012 Sep 7 Fri 24th Annual Mountainfest Arts & Crafts - Mena 9/7/2012 - 9/8/2012 Iron Mountain, 6 miles south of Mena on highway 71 Sep 7 Fri 24th Annual Mountainfest - Mena 9/7/2012 - 9/8/2012 CMA Campground Hwy 71 at Iron Mtn. Sep 7 Fri 21st Annual Tired Iron of the Ozarks Antique Tractor and Engine Show - Gentry 9/7/2012 - 9/9/2012 13344 Taylor Orchard Road Sep 8 Sat White River Water Carnival - Batesville 1850 Chaney Drive Sep 8 Sat Bull Shoals-Lakeview Rotary Hillbilly Chili Cook-off - Lake View Upper Bull Shoals--White River State Park Sep 8 Sat The Arkansas Big Catch - Osceola Sans Souci Park on the bank of the Mississippi River Sep 10 Mon 75th Annual Columbia County Fair & Livestock Show - Magnolia 9/10/2012 - 9/15/2012 County Road 13 (Old McNeil Hwy) Sep 10 Mon 77th White County Fair - Searcy 9/10/2012 - 9/15/2012 802 Davis Dr Sep 10 Mon Crawford County Fair - Mulberry 9/10/2012 - 9/15/2012 Kirskey Park Sep 10 Mon 21st Annual Hot Springs JazzFest - Hot Springs 9/10/2012 - 9/16/2012 Various including Entertainment District and Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa Sep 11 Tue 69th Annual Garland County Fair and Livestock - Hot Springs 9/11/2012 - 9/15/2012 Garland County Fairgrounds 4831 Malvern Ave. Sep 11 Tue Annual Baxter County Fair Association - Mountain Home 9/11/2012 - 9/15/2012 Baxter County Fairgrounds Sep 12 Wed Maynard Pioneer Days - Maynard 9/12/2012 - 9/15/2012 Pioneer Park Sep 12 Wed 116th Annual Dallas County Fair - Fordyce 9/12/2012 - 9/15/2012 Dallas County Fairgrounds Sep 14 Fri Arkansas State Fiddle Championship - Mountain View 9/14/2012 - 9/15/2012 Ozark Folk Center State Park, Music Auditorium Sep 15 Sat Delta Days Arts Fest - Helena-West Helena Downtown Helena Sep 15 Sat 10th Annual Rods & Ribs Car Show - Ozark Historic Downtown Courthouse Square Sep 15 Sat Beatles at the Ridge & 8th Annual Iron Mountain Festival - Walnut Ridge Main and Highway 412 (downtown) Sep 15 Sat 26th Annual Cane Hill Harvest Festival - Cane Hill 9/15/2012 - 9/16/2012 Cane Hill College Campus, just off Hwy 45 Sep 17 Mon Calhoun County Fair - Hampton 9/17/2012 - 9/22/2012 Calhoun County Fairgrounds Sep 21 Fri Cowboy Weekend Mountain View - Mountain View 9/21/2012 - 9/22/2012 Ozark Folk Center State Park Sep 22 Sat Sherwood Fest 2012 - Sherwood Sherwood Forest Sep 26 Wed 13th Annual Bikes, Blues, & BBQ - Fayetteville 9/26/2012 - 9/29/2012 Sep 26 Wed 13th Annual Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Fayetteville 9/26/2012 - 9/29/2012 Dickson St, Washington County Fairgrounds, Springdale Rodeo Grounds Sep 29 Sat 9th Annual Bluegrass in the Park - Ozark East Side Park Sep 29 Sat 34th Annual Ozark Memories Day - Dover Campus of Dover High School just off Highway 7N in Dover Sep 29 Sat Big Dam Bridge 100 Finale Festival - North Little Rock 300-600 Blocks of Main Street Sep 29 Sat 15th Annual Depot Days Festival - Newport Downtown Newport at the Iron Mountain Depot Sep 29 Sat 4th Annual Family Fun Fest - North Little Rock Dickey-Stephens Park Oct 4 Thu 27th Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival - Helena-West Helena 10/4/2012 - 10/6/2012 Cherry Street, Downtown Oct 5 Fri 29th Annual Brinkley Fall Fest - Brinkley 10/5/2012 - 10/6/2012 Friday night Greenlee Park; Saturday downtown park Oct 5 Fri 24th Annual Great Arkansas Pig Out - Morrilton 10/5/2012 - 10/6/2012 City Park on Broadway (Hwy 64) Oct 5 Fri 37th Annual Arkansas Apple Festival - Lincoln 10/5/2012 - 10/7/2012 Square Oct 5 Fri 44th Annual Hot Springs Arts & Crafts Fair - Hot Springs 10/5/2012 - 10/7/2012 Garland County Fairgrounds 4831 Malvern Ave. Oct 6 Sat 5th Annual Chili Cook-off - Clinton Main Street Oct 6 Sat 25th Annual Fall Fest - Bryant Bishop Park, 6401 Boone Road Oct 6 Sat 12th Annual International Festival - Rogers Downtown Oct 6 Sat Mt. Magazine Frontier Day Festival - Paris Downtown Square area and vacant lots Oct 6 Sat Annual Fall Celebration - Harrisburg Oct 9 Tue 13th Annual Bluegrass and Gospel Chili Fest - Vilonia 10/9/2012 - 10/13/2012 Lester Flatt Memorial Park, off Hwy 107 Oct 11 Thu 19th Annual Golden Gathering - Nashville Nashville City Park Oct 12 Fri 67th Annual Turkey Trot - Yellville 10/12/2012 - 10/13/2012 Town Square Oct 12 Fri Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show - Van Buren 10/12/2012 - 10/14/2012 Historic Main Street Oct 12 Fri 74th Annual Arkansas State Fair - Little Rock 10/12/2012 - 10/21/2012 Arkansas State Fair Complex, 2600 Howard Street Oct 13 Sat 38th Annual Old Fashioned Day Festival - Benton Courthouse Square Oct 13 Sat 5th Annual Augsburg Fall Fest - Dover Junction of State Highway 333 and Augsburg Road (Take Scenic Hwy 7 to 333N north of Dover, turn right on 333) Oct 13 Sat 49th Annual Wiederkehr WeinFest - Wiederkehr Village Wiederkehr Wineries Oct 13 Sat Ghosts of Davidsonville Fall Festival - Pocahontas Davidsonville Historic State Park, Pavillion Area Oct 13 Sat 34th Annual CabotFest - Cabot Main Street Oct 13 Sat Hometown Crawfordsville 6th Annual Harvest Festival and 5K Run - Crawfordsville Main Street Oct 18 Thu War Eagle Mill Fall Crafts Fair - Rogers 10/18/2012 - 10/21/2012 War Eagle Mill Oct 20 Sat 7th Annual Paws for the Cause - Mountain View Centennial Bank Park on Main Street Oct 20 Sat Dorey's Catfish & Bluegrass Festival - Leola 1915 Grant Rd 5 Oct 20 Sat 40th Annual Old Fashion Square Gathering - Ozark Historic Downtown Courthouse Square Oct 20 Sat 3rd Annual World Cheese Dip Championship - Little Rock Clinton Presidential Center Oct 20 Sat Harvest Home Festival - Scott Oct 20 Sat 11th Annual October Festival - Booneville Downtown Oct 20 Sat 2012 Mid-South Great Steak Cook-Off - West Memphis Southland Park Gaming & Racing Oct 20 Sat 1st Annual S.R.P.A.S. Craft Festival - Cherokee Village 10/20/2012 - 10/21/2012 Sharp County Fairgrounds Oct 27 Sat 27th Annual Gurdon Forest Festival - Gurdon Oct 27 Sat Downtown Fall Fest & Chili Cook-off - Russellville Downtown Russellville Oct 31 Wed 65th Annual Ozark Folk Festival - Eureka Springs 10/31/2012 - 11/3/2012 Nov 3 Sat Civil War Weekend - Washington 11/3/2012 - 11/4/2012 1874 Courthouse Visitor Center Nov 8 Thu Ozark Holidays Craft Show - Mountain View 11/8/2012 - 11/10/2012 Craft Village Nov 9 Fri Rally on the Ravine - Arkadelphia Nov 9 Fri 26th Annual Buck Fever Festival - Banks 11/9/2012 - 11/11/2012 Main St. Nov 16 Fri 31st Annual CraftsFest - Mountain Home 11/16/2012 - 11/17/2012 Baxter County Fairgrounds Exhibition Building Nov 16 Fri 24th Annual Fall Antique Show and Sale - Eureka Springs 11/16/2012 - 11/18/2012 Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center Dec 6 Thu 23rd Annual Christmas Parade, Chili Supper and Silent Auction - Fordyce Chili Supper/ Auction First Methodist Church, 104 E. 4th Street Dec 31 Mon New Year's Eve - West Memphis Southland Park Gaming & Racing Mar 1 Fri 35th Annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival - Bigelow 3/1/2013 - 3/31/2013 Wye United Methodist Church Mar 7 Thu Annual Spring Bluegrass Festival - Mountain View 3/7/2013 - 3/9/2013 Auditorium Mar 15 Fri 45th Annual Jonquil Festival - Washington 3/15/2013 - 3/17/2013 Apr 20 Sat 10th Annual Gumbo Fest - West Memphis Holiday Plaza parking lot