Fall festival fun this October
Editor’s note: The event featured in this article occurred in 2017, but we hear that this year’s will be the best yet. Find it on our events page.
Ohhhh, October! How we love you! In The Natural State, October means cooler temperatures, fall color, and great festival fun.
In McGehee, it’s the 11th annual Owlfest on Oct. 6-7. The citywide festival features free entertainment the entire weekend, plus events like a 5K run/walk, street dances, the Owl Hoot contest, a petting zoo, a motorcycle show, a talent show, kids’ activities and arts and crafts. And…yum…lots of food vendors.
The 35th annual Wild Duck Festival, Poinsett County’s largest community festival, takes place in Trumann on Oct. 13-14. The festival features duck calling contests, a carnival midway, a pickle eating contest, a parade, a carnival midway with vendor booths, and an outdoor stage with live music.
Blytheville has the 37th annual Blytheville Chili Cook-off and Harvest Festival slated for Oct. 13-14. The event kicks off Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. with food trucks, a beer tent and live music featuring the Peter Moon Band. Saturday’s events include the chili cook-off, live music, a variety of vendors and activities just for the kids.
It’s the 11th annual Crawfordsville Harvest Festival on Oct. 14 in Crawfordsville. The award-winning festival features food and craft vendors, a kids’ parade, live music, a bake-off competition, a kids’ play area and a car show. There are also free shuttles available to and from the festival.
Downtown Lake Village, along the shores of beautiful Lake Chicot, is the setting for the 21st annual Chicot County Fall Festival on Oct. 27-28. The family-friendly and pet-friendly event includes an antique car show, food and crafts vendors, a bike stunt show and much more.