Arkansas State Park Events

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Our interpretive guides routinely schedule fun, family-friendly adventures that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 15,000 activities each year, including outdoor recreation skills demonstrations and workshops, guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding walks, kayak tours, living history activities, nature games, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, school field trips, and much more — there’s something going on all the time! Use the search filters to view specific parks, dates, or topics.

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Oct 31
5:00pm - 8:00pm

Trick-or-Treat at Village Creek

Village Creek State Park, 201 County Road 754, Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Happy Halloween! Join Village Creek State Park and the Cross County Chamber of Commerce for a not-so-scary community trick-or-treat event. Local businesses will sponsor each campsite in Camp Loop A, providing decorations and candy. Costumes are...
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Oct 31
5:30pm - 6:00pm

Halloween Trick or Treating

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Meet the park interpreters at the amphitheater in your favorite Halloween costume to go trick-or-treating around Camp Area A. We will walk around the camp area and visit campsites that are ready to welcome some of Petit Jean State Park’s best outfits...
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Oct 31
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Washington after Dark

Historic Washington State Park, 103 Franklin Street, Washington, AR 71862 United States
An evening at Historic Washington State Park gives you a chance to satisfy your hunger and indulge your imagination. Begin with dinner at Williams Tavern Restaurant, then accompany an interpretive guide through selected sites in Washington that have...
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Oct 31
6:30pm - 7:15pm

Fall Campfire Stories

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Join the park interpreters at the amphitheater for an evening of storytelling. While we enjoy the mountain air, we will be sharing some legends of the mountain, s’mores, and a good old-fashioned game of trivia. This program lasts about 45 minutes...
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Nov 1
9:00am - 10:00am

Pedaling the Park

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Join Park Interpreter Carrie for a family-friendly bike ride along the CCC Hike and Bike Trail. We’ll start at the CCC Hike and Bike trailhead at the old visitor center, ride to Mather Lodge with a stop at the Lower Cedar Creek Canyon overlook, then...
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Nov 1
11:00am - 11:30am

Legends of Petit Jean

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Petit Jean is a strange mountain with many natural wonders, but that isn’t all that is fascinating. Meet a park interpreter to discover some stories surrounding the naming of this mountain during the early days of exploration.
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Nov 1
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Preserving the Legacy

Jacksonport State Park, 111 Avenue St., Newport, AR 72112 United States
Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum. Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat moved to Newport, and why the courthouse was almost...
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Nov 3
11:30am - 12:00pm

What's for Lunch?

Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive, Russellville, AR 72802 United States
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself what's for lunch.
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Nov 4

The Heat of History: Groundhog Kiln Wood Firing

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue, Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Experience one of Arkansas’s most dramatic and time-honored pottery traditions when the Ozark Folk Center hosts the 23rd Annual Groundhog Kiln Pottery Wood Firing, Wednesday, November 4, through Saturday, November 7, in the Craft Village. The public...
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Nov 5

The Heat of History: Groundhog Kiln Wood Firing

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue, Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Experience one of Arkansas’s most dramatic and time-honored pottery traditions when the Ozark Folk Center hosts the 23rd Annual Groundhog Kiln Pottery Wood Firing, Wednesday, November 4, through Saturday, November 7, in the Craft Village. The public...
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Nov 6

The Heat of History: Groundhog Kiln Wood Firing

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue, Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Experience one of Arkansas’s most dramatic and time-honored pottery traditions when the Ozark Folk Center hosts the 23rd Annual Groundhog Kiln Pottery Wood Firing, Wednesday, November 4, through Saturday, November 7, in the Craft Village. The public...
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Nov 6
9:00am - 2:00pm

Town in Conflict School Day

Historic Washington State Park, 103 Franklin Street, Washington, AR 71862 United States
Participate in “Town in Conflict: Civil War in Washington” at Historic Washington State Park with your school group. Turn back the clock to the years of the war and see a town engulfed in a war that put brother against brother. Washington and...
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Nov 7

Mountainous Event

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309 , Paris, AR 72855 United States
Celebrate the layers of resources that make Mount Magazine State Park such a unique and special place. Make sure to check out park program and presentation schedules upon your arrival, or check out ArkansasStateParks.com as the event gets closer...
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Nov 7

The Heat of History: Groundhog Kiln Wood Firing

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue, Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Experience one of Arkansas’s most dramatic and time-honored pottery traditions when the Ozark Folk Center hosts the 23rd Annual Groundhog Kiln Pottery Wood Firing, Wednesday, November 4, through Saturday, November 7, in the Craft Village. The public...
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Nov 7
9:00am - 12:00pm

Rug Hooking Workshop

Powhatan Historic State Park, 4414 Hwy 25, Powhatan, AR 72458 United States
Have you ever wanted to make your own decorative rug, wall hanging, or place mat? Join park staff to learn about the historic skill of rug hooking. Participants will learn about the unique history of this fiber craft and practice hands-on skills to...
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