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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Aug 15
10:00am - 11:00am

Herbs and Herb Uses

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
The settlers of the Arkansas Grand Prairie had many uses for wild and domesticated herbs. Join museum staff in the kitchen garden to learn about garden herbs that grow in the Delta and what uses they had in the households of the southern Grand...
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Aug 22
10:00am - 11:00am

Paint the Prairie

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Explore summer on the Arkansas Grand Prairie. Beautiful wildflowers, vibrant green grasses that blow in the wind, and bright rays of sunshine across the clear blue sky. Join park staff for a creative watercolor painting program. Capture your favorite...
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Sep 4

Wash Day

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Join the museum staff for an Old-Fashioned Wash Day. Life could be an adventure before modern conveniences. Wash clothes outside like its 1877. Gather under the big oak tree beside the visitor center. Washpots will be filled with water and scrub...
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Sep 4
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Welcome to the Weekend Social: Museum Tour

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Join the park staff for an in-depth guided tour of the museum and its grounds. This experience explores the rich cultural heritage of the Arkansas Delta and the Arkansas Grand Prairie, highlighting the history, traditions and stories that have shaped...
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Sep 5
9:00am - 11:00am

Wash Day

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Join the museum staff for an Old-Fashioned Wash Day. Life could be an adventure before modern conveniences. Wash clothes outside like its 1877. Gather under the big oak tree beside the visitor center. Washpots will be filled with water and scrub...
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Sep 5
10:00am - 11:00am

Herbs and Herb Uses

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
The settlers of the Arkansas Grand Prairie had many uses for wild and domesticated herbs. Join museum staff in the kitchen garden to learn about garden herbs that grow in the Delta and what uses they had in the households of the southern Grand...
Get Directions
Sep 6
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Herbs and Herb Uses

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
The settlers of the Arkansas Grand Prairie had many uses for wild and domesticated herbs. Join museum staff in the kitchen garden to learn about garden herbs that grow in the Delta and what uses they had in the households of the southern Grand...
Get Directions
Sep 6
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Paint the Prairie

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Explore summer on the Arkansas Grand Prairie. Beautiful wildflowers, vibrant green grasses that blow in the wind, and bright rays of sunshine across the clear blue sky. Join park staff for a creative watercolor painting program. Capture your favorite...
Get Directions
Sep 7
9:00am - 11:30am

Wash Day

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Join the museum staff for an Old-Fashioned Wash Day. Life could be an adventure before modern conveniences. Wash clothes outside like its 1877. Gather under the big oak tree beside the visitor center. Washpots will be filled with water and scrub...
Get Directions
Sep 12
10:00pm - 11:00pm

Paint the Prairie

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Explore summer on the Arkansas Grand Prairie. Beautiful wildflowers, vibrant green grasses that blow in the wind, and bright rays of sunshine across the clear blue sky. Join park staff for a creative watercolor painting program. Capture your favorite...
Get Directions