Free Fun Activities & Events Few things in life are better than a fun and free event. Tickets to big-name concerts and fancy festivals can break your travel budget–why not enjoy the simple pleasures of a family-friendly free event? Arkansas is a top spot to find free, fun activities and events. Search the listings below for events that interest you and learn where to get free event tickets, if required. May 18 Sat Lights! Camera! Arkansas! Hollywood and Arkansas - Little Rock 5/10/2013 - 3/1/2015 Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201 May 18 Sat 3-D Art Show - Mena 5/11/2013 - 6/5/2013 Main Street May 18 Sat Berry Picking at Wye Mountain Flowers and Berries - Wye 5/11/2013 - 7/20/2013 Wye Mountain Farm May 18 Sat Their Story, Our Story - Springdale 5/11/2013 - 8/17/2013 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History May 18 Sat Canned Gold - Springdale 5/14/2013 - 12/14/2013 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History May 18 Sat "Think Like a Mountain" Conservation Weekend - West Fork 5/17/2013 - 5/19/2013 May 18 Sat 3rd Annual The Art Odyssey (TAO) - Mountain Home 5/17/2013 - 5/19/2013 Majority in Mountain Home/Baxter & Marion Counties May 18 Sat Birder Weekend - Wynne 5/18/2013 - 5/19/2013 Visitor Center May 19 Sun 5th Annual e-Day Festival - Hot Springs Farmers Market May 20 Mon KASU's Blue Monday - Paragould The Red Goose Grand Hall, 101 S. Pruett Street May 23 Thu 16th Annual Augusta Days - Augusta 5/23/2013 - 5/26/2013 Main & Second Streets May 24 Fri Memorial Day Weekend Programs - Russellville 5/24/2013 - 5/27/2013 Visitor Center May 24 Fri Bauhaus Twenty-21 -- Ongoing Legacy - Little Rock 5/24/2013 - 9/22/2013 Arkansas Arts Center May 25 Sat 27th Annual Randolph County Old Fashion Plow Show - Pocahontas GEA Kilovista site May 25 Sat Senior Symphony - El Dorado West Side Baptist Church May 25 Sat Mountain Harbor Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony - Mount Ida Marina Point, just out from the Mountain Harbor Marina May 25 Sat 22nd Annual Dinosaur Festival - Nashville Baseball Complex May 25 Sat 5th Annual Heritage Day - Mount Ida Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County May 25 Sat Symphony on the Square - El Dorado Union County Courthouse Steps May 25 Sat Fishing on the Ridge Derby - Paragould Walcott Lake May 25 Sat Memorial Day Madness - Paragould Lake Ponder May 25 Sat Memorial Day Weekend - Pocahontas 5/25/2013 - 5/27/2013 May 25 Sat Memorial Day Weekend Activities - Dardanelle 5/25/2013 - 5/27/2013 Visitor Center May 27 Mon Hot Springs Concert Band - Hot Springs Whittington Park Median Strip May 29 Wed Spring River Clean-up - Mammoth Spring Welcome Center May 29 Wed British Car Week National Meet - Hot Springs Village 5/29/2013 - 6/2/2013 Ponce de Leon Center Jun 1 Sat Free Fishing Derby - McNeil Visitor Center Jun 1 Sat National Trails Day - Morrilton Jun 1 Sat 3rd Annual Bryant Kids Triathlon - Bryant Bishop Park Jun 1 Sat 140th Annual Southern Memorial Day - Fayetteville 514 East Rock Street Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Jun 1 Sat Festival on the Ridge - Harrisburg Courthouse Square on Main Street Jun 4 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jun 5 Wed 11th Annual Photography Show - Mena 6/5/2013 - 7/3/2013 Main Street Jun 7 Fri Gallery Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Jun 7 Fri 11th Annual Stars and Stripes Jubilee - Tyronza 6/7/2013 - 6/8/2013 Main Street Jun 7 Fri 37th Annual Wynne Farm Fest - Wynne 6/7/2013 - 6/8/2013 Downtown and courthouse lawn Jun 7 Fri 28th Annual Steamboat Days - Des Arc 6/7/2013 - 6/8/2013 White River at Main St. Jun 7 Fri 36th Annual Lum & Abner Festival - Mena 6/7/2013 - 6/8/2013 Janssen Park Jun 7 Fri 28th Annual Berryville Ice Cream Social - Berryville 6/7/2013 - 6/8/2013 Berryville Public Square Jun 7 Fri Bat-O-Rama XXIV - West Fork 6/7/2013 - 6/9/2013 Jun 8 Sat Kids' Fishing Derby - Huntsville Withrow Pond Jun 8 Sat Phillips County Fishing Rodeo - Helena-West Helena Storm Creek Lake Jun 8 Sat Helena Second Saturday Downtown Festival - Helena-West Helena Cherry Street in Historic Downtown Helena Jun 8 Sat Geocaching 101 - Mammoth Spring Welcome Center Jun 8 Sat Mountain Fishin' Derby - Morrilton Petit Jean State Park Jun 8 Sat Lee County Youth Fishing Derby - Marianna Ranger Pond Jun 8 Sat Arkansas Statehood Celebration - Little Rock Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201 Jun 11 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jun 11 Tue 55th Annual Auto Show and Swap Meet - Morrilton 6/11/2013 - 6/15/2013 Petit Jean State Park Jun 13 Thu Art Of Living - Hot Springs Hale Bathhouse Jun 13 Thu 57th Annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival - Warren 6/13/2013 - 6/15/2013 Court Square Jun 15 Sat Summer Outdoor Concert featuring Kerry Grombacher - Hot Springs Amphitheater Jun 15 Sat Star Party - Greenbrier Swimming Beach Jun 15 Sat 15th Annual Parish Picnic & Bazaar - Subiaco St. Benedict Church Grounds Jun 15 Sat 59th Annual Leslie Homecoming - Leslie Around the city of Leslie Jun 16 Sun Junior Fishing Fest - Bismarck Golf Course Pond #7 Jun 17 Mon KASU's Blue Monday - Paragould The Red Goose Grand Hall, 101 S. Pruett Street Jun 18 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jun 19 Wed From Horse Collars to Hot Coffee - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Jun 20 Thu 42nd Annual Smackover Oil Town Festival - Smackover 6/20/2013 - 6/22/2013 Tennyson Park Jun 21 Fri 29th Annual Fun Day - Greenbrier Jun 21 Fri Antique / Boutique Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Jun 21 Fri Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival XVII - Paris 6/21/2013 - 6/22/2013 Jun 21 Fri 17th Annual Mt. Magazine International Butterfly Festival - Paris 6/21/2013 - 6/22/2013 City of Paris Jun 22 Sat 24th Annual Children's Fishing Derby - Kirby Area E Boat Launch Jun 24 Mon KASU's Bluegrass Monday - Paragould The Collins Theatre Jun 24 Mon Hot Springs Concert Band - Hot Springs Whittington Park Median Strip Jun 25 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jun 27 Thu The Great Race - Monticello Civic Center, 102 West McCloy St 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 28 Fri Outdoor Adventure Series: Bugs, Slugs, and More Weekend - Hot Springs 6/28/2013 - 6/30/2013 Jun 29 Sat 24th Annual PurpleHull Pea Festival & World Championship Rotary Tiller Race - Emerson On and near grounds of Emerson High School Jul 1 Mon 2013 Annual Juried Art Competition - El Dorado 7/1/2013 - 7/28/2013 South Arkansas Arts Center's Galleries Jul 2 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jul 3 Wed 12th Annual Let Freedom Ring - De Queen De Queen Sportplex - CCCUA Amphitheater Jul 3 Wed CASA of the Tri-Peaks Kidz Freedom Fest - Paris City of Paris - PHS High School 2000 East Wood Street Jul 3 Wed Lions Club Fireworks - Calico Rock Earl King Park Hwy 56 Jul 3 Wed Independence Day Fun - Dardanelle 7/3/2013 - 7/5/2013 Visitor Center Jul 4 Thu Craft Day for Kids - Parkin Visitor Center Jul 4 Thu 4th of July Freedomfest - Greenwood Town Square Jul 4 Thu Sherwood's 4th of July Family Celebration - Sherwood Sherwood Forest Jul 4 Thu 4th of July Family Day - Wickes Visitor Center Jul 4 Thu 38th Annual Devil's Den Games - West Fork Devil's Den State Park Jul 4 Thu 4th of July Island Fest - Bismarck DeGray Lodge and Parkwide Jul 4 Thu 4th of July Fireworks Show - Bismarck Park Shoreline Jul 4 Thu Donkey Day: The True Spirit of Independence - Mountain View Lower Parking Lot Jul 4 Thu July 4th Fun and Games Day - Morrilton Jul 4 Thu Annual 4th of July Celebration - Mena Park Jul 4 Thu Mayor's 4th of July Fireworks Extravaganza - Fort Smith Jul 4 Thu Mountain Harbor July 4th Celebration and Parade - Mount Ida Marina Point, just out from the Mountain Harbor Marina Jul 4 Thu 2013 Fire in the Sky--4th of July Celebration - Harrison Park at Harrison Junior High Jul 4 Thu Fourth of July Programs - Russellville Jul 4 Thu Fun on the Fourth - Little Rock Playground Jul 4 Thu 30th Annual Pops on the River - Little Rock River Market Pavilions and Riverfest Amphitheater Jul 5 Fri 12th Annual Ventris Trail's End Resort's Fireworks Display - Garfield Just south of Marker "8" on Beaver Lake (To Be Seen By Boat Only) Jul 5 Fri July First Friday - Bentonville intersection of Central Street and Main Street Jul 5 Fri Gallery Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Jul 5 Fri Celebration of Independence - Hot Springs 7/5/2013 - 7/7/2013 Jul 6 Sat Fun for the Fourth - Paragould Lake Ponder Jul 6 Sat Homespun Day - Scott Jul 6 Sat 3rd Annual Arkansas River Cleanup - Russellville Visitor Center Jul 9 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jul 11 Thu Art Of Living - Hot Springs Hale Bathhouse Jul 13 Sat Helena Second Saturday Downtown Festival - Helena-West Helena Cherry Street in Historic Downtown Helena Jul 13 Sat 6th Annual General Mills Kids Triathlon - Bentonville Melvin Ford Aquatic Center Jul 13 Sat Inspect an Insect Weekend - Little Rock 7/13/2013 - 7/14/2013 Jul 15 Mon KASU's Blue Monday - Paragould The Red Goose Grand Hall, 101 S. Pruett Street Jul 16 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jul 17 Wed Murder and Mayhem--The Dark Side of Fayetteville's Past - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Jul 19 Fri Antique / Boutique Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Jul 19 Fri 41st Annual Southern Gospel Quartet Singing - Heber Springs 7/19/2013 - 7/20/2013 Spring Park Amphitheater, 200 East Main Street Jul 22 Mon Hot Springs Concert Band - Hot Springs Whittington Park Median Strip Jul 22 Mon KASU's Bluegrass Monday - Paragould The Collins Theatre Jul 22 Mon Parkin Teacher Workshop - Parkin Visitor Center Jul 23 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Jul 26 Fri 30th Annual Altus Grape Fest - Altus 7/26/2013 - 7/27/2013 Altus City Park Jul 27 Sat Feathered Flyer Weekend - Little Rock 7/27/2013 - 7/28/2013 Jul 27 Sat Works in Wood -- A Folk Art Sampler - Rogers 7/27/2013 - 9/28/2013 Rogers Historical Museum Jul 30 Tue Tuesdays at 2 - Parkin Pavilion Aug 2 Fri August First Friday -- Back to School - Bentonville Intersection of Central Street and Main Street Aug 2 Fri Gallery Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Aug 2 Fri 19th Annual Yards and Yards of Yard Sales - Eureka Springs 8/2/2013 - 8/3/2013 Citywide Aug 3 Sat Hooray for Herps Weekend - Little Rock 8/3/2013 - 8/4/2013 Aug 5 Mon Hot Springs Concert Band - Hot Springs Whittington Park Median Strip Aug 5 Mon Discovering Davidsonville Teacher Workshop - Pocahontas Visitor Center Aug 5 Mon 120th Annual Old Soldiers' Reunion - Mammoth Spring 8/5/2013 - 8/10/2013 Ballfield Area Aug 8 Thu Art Of Living - Hot Springs Hale Bathhouse Aug 8 Thu 13th Annual Bargains Galore on 64 - Beebe 8/8/2013 - 8/10/2013 Beebe First Baptist Church Aug 8 Thu 34th Annual Cave City Watermelon Festival - Cave City 8/8/2013 - 8/10/2013 Park Street Aug 9 Fri Gravette Days 2013 - Gravette 8/9/2013 - 8/10/2013 Old Town Park Aug 9 Fri Mammal Mania - Hot Springs 8/9/2013 - 8/11/2013 Aug 10 Sat Helena Second Saturday Downtown Festival - Helena-West Helena Cherry Street in Historic Downtown Helena Aug 10 Sat Star Party - Wickes Visitor Center Aug 16 Fri Antique / Boutique Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Aug 16 Fri Mountains, Music, and Motorcycles - Mountain View 8/16/2013 - 8/19/2013 Mountain View Town Square Aug 19 Mon Hot Springs Concert Band - Hot Springs Whittington Park Median Strip Aug 19 Mon President Clinton's Birthday Celebration - Fayetteville Clinton House Museum Aug 21 Wed The Tomato Club Girls - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Aug 24 Sat Cultural Celebration - Russellville Visitor Center Aug 24 Sat 19th Annual End of Summer Hang Glider Fly In - Dardanelle 8/24/2013 - 8/25/2013 Visitor Center Aug 24 Sat Geocaching Weekend - Little Rock 8/24/2013 - 8/25/2013 Aug 29 Thu An Odyssey of Dreams--A Decade of Paintings by Basil Alkazzi 2003-2012 - Jonesboro 8/29/2013 - 9/29/2013 located in the Fowler Center Aug 31 Sat Petit Jean Founders and Builders Day - Morrilton Aug 31 Sat 30th Annual Antique and Classic Car Show - Mammoth Spring Ballfield Area Aug 31 Sat Labor Day Fun - Dardanelle 8/31/2013 - 9/2/2013 Visitor Center Aug 31 Sat Labor Day Weekend Programs - Pocahontas 8/31/2013 - 9/2/2013 Aug 31 Sat Cover Stories - Springdale 8/31/2013 - 3/1/2014 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Sep 2 Mon Civil War in SE Arkansas - Pine Bluff 9/2/2013 - 1/1/2014 PBJC Historical Museum Sep 6 Fri Sandwiching in History -- Pulaski Heights Baptist Church - Little Rock Pulaski Heights Baptist Church Sep 6 Fri September First Friday - Bentonville Central Street and Main Street Sep 6 Fri Gallery Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Sep 6 Fri Art Walk - Russellville Historic Downtown Russellville Sep 6 Fri 25th Annual Mountainfest - Mena 9/6/2013 - 9/7/2013 6 miles south of Mena 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 44th Annual Ham Fest - Mena 9/6/2013 - 9/7/2013 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 44th Annual Greers Ferry Lake/Little Red River Cleanup - Higden Narrows Park Sep 7 Sat Great Arkansas Cleanup - Paragould Pavilion 3 Sep 7 Sat Star Party - Little Rock Visitor Center Sep 7 Sat 6th Annual Antique Motorcycle Show - Hot Springs Hill Wheatley Plaza Sep 7 Sat "Cache In Trash Out" Cleanup Event - Mountain Pine Visitor Center Sep 7 Sat 21st Annual Northwest Arkansas Gem & Mineral Fall Swap - Siloam Springs 9/7/2013 - 9/8/2013 Clubhouse/AR Rt 43 and Lawlis Rd. North of Siloam Springs Sep 7 Sat Design Zone at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas - Pine Bluff 9/7/2013 - 1/5/2014 Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Sep 9 Mon 26th Annual Jammers Jamboree - Vilonia 9/9/2013 - 9/13/2013 Lester Flatt Memorial Park Sep 13 Fri 12th Annual Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour - Mountain View 9/13/2013 - 9/15/2013 Court House Square (30 mile radius) Sep 14 Sat 5th Annual Conway EcoFest - Conway Popular park across from the Conway High School Sep 14 Sat Heifer Hour - Little Rock Sep 14 Sat Artifact and Fossil ID Day - Parkin Visitor Center Sep 14 Sat Walks Through History - Whittington Park Historic District - Hot Springs Dryden Ouachita Mountain Pottery Plant Sep 14 Sat Great Arkansas Cleanup - Pocahontas Visitor Center Sep 14 Sat Ward Chamber of Commerce Jamboree - Ward Sep 16 Mon KASU's Blue Monday - Paragould The Red Goose Grand Hall, 101 S. Pruett Street Sep 18 Wed Depression-Era Quilts - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Sep 19 Thu Migration Watch - Paris 9/19/2013 - 9/22/2013 Cameron Bluff Overlook Drive Sep 20 Fri Argenta ArtWalk - North Little Rock Argenta Arts & Entertainment District Sep 20 Fri Antique / Boutique Walk - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Sep 20 Fri 2nd Annual Beatles at the Ridge Music Festival - Walnut Ridge 9/20/2013 - 9/21/2013 Downtown Walnut Ridge Sep 21 Sat Fall Family Day - Little Rock Sep 21 Sat 19th Annual Autumn on the Square - Marianna Downtown Square Sep 21 Sat Delta Dayz Arts Fest - Helena-West Helena Court Square 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 Chalk It Up - Siloam Springs Henry Park Large Pavilion Sep 21 Sat Great Arkansas Cleanup - Little Rock Visitor Center Sep 21 Sat Sunset on the Mountain - Little Rock West Summit Trail Head 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 22 Sun Bat Watch - Little Rock Environmental Education Pond Sep 24 Tue 34th Annual Ding Dong Days - Dumas 9/24/2013 - 9/29/2013 Downtown & Dumas High School Sep 25 Wed 16th Annual Fall Swap Meet - Morrilton 9/25/2013 - 9/28/2013 Petit Jean State Park Sep 27 Fri Toy Dog Club of Central Arkansas Dog Show - Hot Springs Hot Springs Convention Center Sep 28 Sat Plainview Frontier Day - Plainview Western Town on Main Street Sep 28 Sat Great Arkansas Cleanup and National Public Lands Day - Morrilton Sep 28 Sat Star Party - Hot Springs Sep 28 Sat 10th Annual Mid South Car Club Car Show - Sheridan Sheridan Jr. High School Sep 28 Sat 35th Annual Ozark Memories Day - Dover Grounds of Dover High School just off Highway 7N in Dover Sep 28 Sat National Hunting and Fishing Day Celebration - Little Rock Central Arkansas Nature Center Sep 28 Sat Highpoint Encampment - Paris Brown Springs Picnic Area Sep 28 Sat Hot Springs National Park Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show - Hot Springs 9/28/2013 - 9/29/2013 Hot Springs Convention Center Sep 28 Sat Safety Weekend - Little Rock 9/28/2013 - 9/29/2013 West Summit Picnic Area Oct 2 Wed 31st Annual Arkansas Senior Olympic Game - Hot Springs 10/2/2013 - 10/5/2013 Multi venues Oct 3 Thu 23rd Annual Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend - Eureka Springs 10/3/2013 - 10/6/2013 Pine Mtn., Inn of the Ozarks, Land 0 Nod Oct 4 Fri Sandwiching in History -- Lakewood Park - North Little Rock Oct 4 Fri October First Friday--Oktoberfest - Bentonville Intersection of Central Street and Main Street Oct 4 Fri 30th Annual Timberfest - Sheridan 10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013 Town Square Oct 4 Fri 7th Annual Owlfest - McGehee 10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013 Gazebo Park / Railroad Depot Oct 4 Fri 16th Annual Bradley Junkfest - Bradley 10/4/2013 - 10/5/2013 Downtown park Oct 5 Sat 17th Annual Beebe Fall Fest - Beebe Main Street in Beebe Oct 5 Sat 12th Annual International Festival - Rogers Pavillion Oct 5 Sat Salamander Saturday - Wickes Visitor Center Oct 5 Sat Star Party - Little Rock Visitor Center Oct 5 Sat 30th Annual Bradford Fun Fest - Bradford Downtown Oct 5 Sat Fall Harvest Home Festival - Scott Museum Oct 5 Sat 34th Annual Frontier Day Festival - Paris Logan County Fairgrounds & Airport Oct 5 Sat 41st Annual Central Arkansas Gem and Mineral Show - Jacksonville 10/5/2013 - 10/6/2013 Jacksonville Community Center Oct 6 Sun Fall Festival - Rogers Van Winkle Trailhead & Visitor Center 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 9 Wed Discover Tech--Engineers Make a World of Difference - Mountain Home 10/9/2013 - 12/13/2013 Donald W.. Reynolds Library Oct 10 Thu 20th Annual Golden Gathering - Nashville Outdoor Event/Ampthitheatre Oct 11 Fri 68th Turkey Trot Festival - Yellville 10/11/2013 - 10/12/2013 Town Square Oct 11 Fri 24th Annual Hoo-Rah Festival - De Queen 10/11/2013 - 10/12/2013 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 12 Sat 35th Annual CabotFest - Cabot Downtown Oct 12 Sat 7th Annual Hometown Crawfordsville Harvest Festival - Crawfordsville Main Street Oct 12 Sat Park Cleanup and Work Day - Little Rock Visitor Center Oct 12 Sat 30th Anniversary Celebration - Pine Bluff Arkansas Railroad Museum Oct 12 Sat 50th Annual Wiederkehr Village Weinfest - Wiederkehr Village Oct 12 Sat 6th Annual Fall Fest - London Zion Lutheran Church at intersection of Highway 333 and Augsburg Road Oct 12 Sat Heifer Hour - Little Rock Oct 12 Sat Walks Through History -- Judsonia Bridge and Historic Downtown Judsonia - Judsonia Judsonia United Methodist Church Oct 15 Tue Senior American Special - Morrilton 10/15/2013 - 10/17/2013 Oct 16 Wed Museum Objects from the Cherokee Removal Period - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Oct 17 Thu 45th Annual Bella Vista Arts & Crafts Festival - Bella Vista 10/17/2013 - 10/19/2013 Oct 18 Fri Cruisin' in the Rock - Little Rock River Market Pavilions Oct 18 Fri 7th Annual Round About Artist Studio Tour - Arkadelphia 10/18/2013 - 10/20/2013 various studios Oct 18 Fri 3rd Annual Hardy Mountain Man Rendezvous & Festival - Hardy 10/18/2013 - 10/20/2013 Loberg Park Oct 19 Sat 33rd Annual Championship Chili Cook-Off, 5K and Poker Run - Blytheville Downtown Oct 19 Sat 2nd Annual Paws on Pinnacle - Little Rock West Summit Picnic Area Oct 19 Sat 26th Annual Good Earth Harvest Time - Pocahontas GEA Living Farm Museum of Ozarks Oct 19 Sat Gardening 101 Workshop - Siloam Springs Siloam Springs Community Building Oct 19 Sat 8th Annual Paws for the Cause - Mountain View Centennial Bank Park on Main Street Oct 19 Sat Autumn in Arkansas - Russellville Visitor Center Oct 22 Tue Warfield Concert: Alvin Ailey II - Helena-West Helena Lily Peter Auditorium Oct 22 Tue Photography Workshop & Trail Hike - McNeil Visitor Center Oct 25 Fri 11th Annual Boo on the Bayou - Pine Bluff 10/25/2013 - 10/26/2013 Delta Rivers Nature Center Oct 25 Fri Millwood Reunion - Ashdown 10/25/2013 - 10/27/2013 Oct 26 Sat Free Admission on Hillary Clinton's Birthday - Fayetteville Clinton House Museum Oct 26 Sat Halloween Season Fun at Petit Jean - Morrilton 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 Trick or Treat at Village Creek State Park - Wynne Campground A Oct 26 Sat 7th Annual Tour Da' Delta - Helena-West Helena Wild Hog Saloon (registration) Oct 26 Sat 37th Annual Grand Prairie Rice Festival - Hazen City Park Oct 26 Sat Congregation Appreciation Day - Perryville Heifer Ranch Learning Center Oct 26 Sat Annual Autumn Harvest Festival - Wickes Visitor Center Oct 29 Tue Fall Choir Concert - Arkadelphia First United Methodist Church Oct 31 Thu After Dark in the Park - Mountain View Auditorium Oct 31 Thu Goblin Parade - Rogers Downtown Rogers Nov 2 Sat Fall Star Party - Greenbrier Swimming Beach Nov 2 Sat Tracks and Tracking - Hot Springs Visitor Center Nov 2 Sat Indoor Yard Sale - Piggott Piggott Community Center Nov 2 Sat Dutch Oven Dessert and Game Night - Star City Cane Creek State Park, Visitor Center Nov 2 Sat Fall Foliage Weekend - Mountain Pine 11/2/2013 - 11/3/2013 Visitor Center Nov 2 Sat Pioneer Village Fall Fest - Searcy 11/2/2013 - 11/3/2013 Late 1880's village Nov 3 Sun Second Stage Series: Student Directed Short Plays - Arkadelphia 11/3/2013 - 11/4/2013 Arkansas Hall Auditorum Nov 4 Mon 2013 Membership Show and Competition - El Dorado 11/4/2013 - 11/22/2013 South Arkansas Arts Center Nov 6 Wed Wild Women Wednesday - Little Rock Nov 8 Fri Veteran's Day Reception - Fort Smith Fort Smith Musuem of History Nov 9 Sat Heifer Hour - Little Rock Nov 9 Sat Indoor Yard Sale - Piggott Piggott Community Center Nov 9 Sat Walks Through History -- Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District - Perryville Meet at the Great Hall Nov 9 Sat The Artists’ Eye: Georgia O’Keeffe and the Alfred Stieglitz Collection - Bentonville 11/9/2013 - 2/3/2014 Crystal Bridges Nov 10 Sun 7th Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony - Fordyce Peace Park Nov 11 Mon Arkansas Traditional Quilt & Craft Show - Clinton 11/11/2013 - 11/16/2013 Graham Weatherly Performing Arts Building Nov 14 Thu The Irene Rosenzweig Annual Juried Exhibition at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas - Pine Bluff 11/14/2013 - 12/30/2013 Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Nov 15 Fri Argenta ArtWalk - North Little Rock Argenta Arts & Entertainment District Nov 16 Sat Casqui Foods - Parkin Nov 17 Sun The Art of Christmas--Boutique - Hot Springs Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Nov 17 Sun East Quarry Exploration Hike - Little Rock Visitor Center Nov 20 Wed Second Stage Series: Senior Showcase - Arkadelphia Arkansas Hall Auditorum Nov 22 Fri 3rd Purple Friday Weekend - Ozark 11/22/2013 - 11/23/2013 Old Historic Courthouse Square Nov 22 Fri Mulberry River Reenactment Event - Ozark 11/22/2013 - 11/24/2013 Byrd's Adventure Center Nov 25 Mon Holiday Lighting Contest - Horseshoe Bend 11/25/2013 - 12/31/2013 main street Nov 27 Wed Thanksgiving Getaway - Bismarck 11/27/2013 - 12/1/2013 Nov 29 Fri Santa in the Park - Eureka Springs Basin Spring Park Nov 29 Fri 16th Annual Petit Jean Mountain Rendezvous - Morrilton 11/29/2013 - 12/1/2013 Petit Jean State Park Nov 29 Fri 16th Annual Mountain Rendezvous - Morrilton 11/29/2013 - 12/1/2013 Nov 30 Sat Trail of Holiday Lights, Parade and Santa Shack - Paris Downtown on the Square Nov 30 Sat Holiday Hoopla Kick-off - Rogers Frisco Stage-Downtown Rogers Nov 30 Sat 2nd Light up Gravette Parade - Gravette Dec 2 Mon Hot Springs Christmas Parade - Hot Springs Historic Downtown Dec 2 Mon Annual Bean Feed and Christmas Parade - Greenwood Dec 2 Mon HSU Carol of Lights - Arkadelphia South Lawn on campus Dec 2 Mon 29th Annual Main Street Texarkana Christmas Parade - Texarkana Historic Downtown Texarkana Dec 2 Mon The Festival of Trees - El Dorado 12/2/2013 - 12/13/2013 South Arkansas Arts Center Dec 2 Mon 12th Annual Enchanted Forest Trail of Lights - Sherwood 12/2/2013 - 12/30/2013 Sherwood Forest Dec 3 Tue 20th Annual Carols of Christmas Parade - Monticello Main Street Dec 3 Tue Second Stage Series: Short Play Festival - Arkadelphia 12/3/2013 - 12/4/2013 Arkansas Hall Auditorum Dec 5 Thu 24th Annual Christmas Parade, Chili Supper, and Silent Auction - Fordyce First United Methodist Church Dec 6 Fri Art Walk - Russellville Historic Downtown Dec 6 Fri Sandwiching in History -- Faucette-Cook Building - North Little Rock Dec 6 Fri Forrest City Community Christmas Parade - Forrest City Dec 6 Fri Downtown Art Walk - Russellville Downtown Russellville Dec 6 Fri 13th Annual Holiday Art Sale (formerly the Block Street Art Sale) - Springdale 12/6/2013 - 12/8/2013 The Life Styles Blair Center Dec 7 Sat 56th Annual Jacksonville Christmas Parade - Jacksonville Main Street Dec 7 Sat Big Jingle Jubilee - Little Rock Robinson Center Auditorium Dec 7 Sat Annual Sherwood Christmas Parade - Sherwood Dec 7 Sat 75th Annual Christmas at the Capitol - Little Rock Arkansas State Capitol Dec 7 Sat Christmas Parade and Courthouse Lighting - De Queen Sevier County Courthouse Square Dec 7 Sat 26th Annual Sulphur Springs Progressive Dinner - Sulphur Springs (Benton County) Starting at City Museum Dec 7 Sat Winter at the Lake - Russellville Visitor Center Dec 7 Sat Dutch Oven Dessert and Game Night - Star City Cane Creek State Park, Visitor Center Dec 7 Sat Christmas Open House - Morrilton Historic Mather Lodge at Petit Jean State Park Dec 7 Sat Christmas Open House - Paris Visitor Center Dec 7 Sat Christmas Open House - Civil War Living History Weekend - Prairie Grove 12/7/2013 - 12/8/2013 on Park grounds Dec 7 Sat Helena Holiday Festival - Helena-West Helena 12/7/2013 - 12/21/2013 Dec 8 Sun Hike in the Hills - Little Rock Visitor Center Dec 13 Fri Fort Smith Trolley Museum's Annual Polar Express - Fort Smith The Fort Smith Trolley Museum Dec 14 Sat Annual Night Time Christmas Parade - Van Buren Dec 14 Sat Annual Holiday Lights Festival - North Little Rock Burns Park Softball Complex parking lot Dec 14 Sat City of Caraway Annual Christmas Parade - Caraway Will begin at City Hall Dec 14 Sat Winter in the Park - Hot Springs Dec 14 Sat 5th Annual Anniversary Open House - Little Rock Central Arkansas Nature Center Dec 14 Sat Heifer Hour - Little Rock Dec 14 Sat Walks through History -- Marked Tree Commercial Historic District - Marked Tree Dec 14 Sat Holiday in the Park - Jersey Visitor Center Dec 14 Sat 12th Annual Ouachita Hills Christmas Program - Amity Amity City Hall Dec 15 Sun Hike in the Hills - Little Rock Visitor Center Dec 17 Tue Fantasy in Lights Decorating Contest - Jacksonville City limits of Jacksonville Dec 17 Tue Scenes of Newton County - Springdale 12/17/2013 - 5/10/2014 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Dec 19 Thu Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count: Mississippi River State Park - Marianna Visitor Center Dec 20 Fri Christmas Bird Count - Wynne Visitor Center Dec 21 Sat Birding Basics - Hot Springs Visitor Center Dec 21 Sat Caroling in the Forest - Little Rock Kingfisher Trailhead Dec 22 Sun Hike in the Hills - Little Rock Visitor Center Jan 1 Wed First Day Hike - Ashdown Waterfowl Way Trailhead Jan 1 Wed First Day Hike - Marianna Bear Creek Lake Nature Trail Jan 1 Wed First Day Hike - Pocahontas Visitor Center Jan 1 Wed First Day Hike - Wynne Lake Austell Boat Ramp Jan 9 Thu Small Works on Paper at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas - Pine Bluff 1/9/2014 - 1/29/2014 Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Jan 10 Fri Family Game Night - Siloam Springs Siloam Springs Community Building Jan 11 Sat Heifer Hour - Little Rock Jan 11 Sat Cabin Fever Reliever - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Jan 11 Sat Eagle Awareness Weekend - Morrilton 1/11/2014 - 1/12/2014 Jan 15 Wed "Weaving Warmth: Uncovering Ozark Coverlets" - Springdale Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Jan 17 Fri Argenta ArtWalk - North Little Rock Argenta Arts & Entertainment District Jan 17 Fri 48th Annual Tri-Lakes Coin Show - Hot Springs 1/17/2014 - 1/19/2014 Hot Springs Convention Center Jan 18 Sat Wonders of Winter Wildlife - Rogers Visitor Center Jan 18 Sat Indoor Yard Sale - Piggott Piggott Community Center Jan 18 Sat Eagle Watch Weekend - Mountain Pine 1/18/2014 - 1/19/2014 Visitor Center Jan 24 Fri 35th Annual Eagles et Cetera - Bismarck 1/24/2014 - 1/26/2014 Jan 30 Thu 2014 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition - Jonesboro 1/30/2014 - 2/28/2014 located in the Fowler Center Feb 7 Fri General William O. Darby Birthday Celebration - Fort Smith Fort Smith Musuem of History Feb 8 Sat Heifer Hour - Little Rock Feb 8 Sat 26th Annual Home and Garden Seminar & Show - Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Convention Center Feb 14 Fri Great Back Yard Bird Count - Marianna 2/14/2014 - 2/15/2014 Feb 14 Fri Great Backyard Bird Count - Wynne 2/14/2014 - 2/16/2014 Visitor Center Feb 21 Fri Argenta ArtWalk - North Little Rock Argenta Arts & Entertainment District Mar 1 Sat 35th Annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival - Bigelow 3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014 Wye United Methodist Church Mar 8 Sat Spring Break - Mountain Pine 3/8/2014 - 3/30/2014 Visitor Center Mar 14 Fri 46th Annual Jonquil Festival - Washington 3/14/2014 - 3/16/2014 Apr 13 Sun Arkansas Champion Trees--An Artist’s Journey at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas - Pine Bluff 4/13/2014 - 5/21/2014 Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Aug 30 Sat 63rd Annual Clothesline Fair - Prairie Grove 8/30/2014 - 9/1/2014 Park Grounds Oct 3 Fri 46th Annual Hot Springs Arts & Craft Fair - Hot Springs 10/3/2014 - 10/5/2014 Garland County Fair Grounds Dec 6 Sat Anniversary Battle of Prairie Grove Reenactment - Prairie Grove 12/6/2014 - 12/7/2014 Park Grounds Dec 5 Sat Christmas Open House - Civil War Living History Weekend - Prairie Grove 12/5/2015 - 12/6/2015 Park Grounds
