Arkansas Festivals
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Jan 8 - 4 2025Mardi Gras Month - Bull Shoals
Restaurant specials and discounts, parade (date TBA), Mardi Gras Ball. A full month of activities and special events! -
Jan 11 - 1 2025Annual Mardi Gras Ozarks Style - Bull Shoals
February is declared Mardi Gras month in the communities of Bull Shoals and Lakeview by their mayors. Restaurants offer Cajun specials on the week-end ... more » -
Feb 15 2025Annual Heritage Party - Blytheville
At the Annual Heritage Party fundraising event we will honor and celebrate a specific decade or era in regional history. GET READY FOR THE ROARING 20s ... more » -
Feb 21 - 22 2025Annual Camden Daffodil Festival - Camden
Annual daffodil festival includes tours of massive daffodil gardens, historic home tours, cemetery walk, civil war reenactors, arts & crafts festival, ... more » -
Feb 22 2025Annual Bluegrass Music Show - Clinton
Bluegrass and gospel music; 5-6 bands. Van Buren Co. Special School benefit. Trailer parking available, concessions, no alcohol and no electric hook-u ... more » -
"Natural State Brass Band" Warfield Music Festival - Helena-West Helena
A delightful event where you may bring lawn chairs and a picnic. The show features marches, patriotic songs and other favorites. Children will have th ... more » -
Mar 8 - 6 2025Annual Osceola Heritage Music Festival - Osceola
Exact date TBA. Blues and Country music. Food vendors, kids' carnival, raffle and prizes. -
Mar 14 - 16 2025USA Festivals/Mid-South Regional - Pine Bluff
Square dancers from around the region gather for square dance calling, dancing and visiting. RV parking available. -
Mar 22 - 5 2025Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest - Little Rock
This annual celebration of the cinema arts is held on three consecutive weekends in Little Rock, Heber Springs, and Batesville. -
Mar 28 - 29 2025Festival of Two Rivers - Arkadelphia
Fun community festival with arts & crafts booths, entertainment, and event competition: bike race, canoe race, BBQ cook-off, dog show, Arkadelphia's A ... more » -
Mar 28 - 29 2025Annual Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Festival - Fordyce
Fordyce on the Cotton Belt celebrates the rich railroad heritage of this small town. Good food, friendly atmosphere and great entertainment are always ... more » -
Mar 28 - 29 2025Annual Hogskin Holidays Festival and Cook-Off - Hampton
The festival celebrates the heritage of Calhoun County, with events including a pork cook off, carnival, arts & crafts, quilt show, racing pigs, rodeo ... more » -
Apr 1 - 6 2025Watercolor Exhibition Warfield Concerts Music Festival - Helena-West Helena
Reception April 25, 5 p.m. to honor juror and artists. Prizes awarded. (Entry blanks artists available after March 1, 2006). -
Apr 2 2025"Sleeping Beauty" Warfield Music Festival - Helena-West Helena
A full-length ballet in 3 acts with music by Tchaikovsky and a company of 50. Direct from Moscow with artistic director, Sergei Radchenko, this Columb ... more » -
Apr 2 2025Phillips County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Warfield Music Festival - Helena-West Helena
This gathering of civic clubs and the general public will be entertained by Barbara Gay. The popular vocalist will accompany herself on the acoustic k ... more » -
Apr 3 2025"Three on a String" Warfield Music Festival - Helena-West Helena
Jerry Ryan, Bobby Horton, and Brad Ryan are fine musicians and entertainers; their 3-part harmony is unique and pleasing. With guitar, harmonica, banj ... more » -
Apr 4 - 5 2025Annual Carving In The Ozarks Festival - Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs is the site of the Carving In The Ozarks chainsaw carving festival. Wood chips will fly as carvers from all around the US participate i ... more » -
Apr 4 - 5 2025Annual Arkansas Folk Festival - Mountain View
Annual Spring celebration featuring handmade crafts, frontier life demonstrations, parade, lots of "folk, mountain, and bluegrass" music, dancing on t ... more » -
Apr 4 2025UAPB Band Festival - Pine Bluff
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Apr 5 2025Annual Spinach Festival - Alma
Pony Rides! Carnival Games! Food! INFLATABLES! BOUNCE HOUSES! MECHANICAL BULL! LIVE MUSIC FROM THE STAGE ALL DAY! -
Apr 5 2025"Opera Memphis" Warfield Music Festival - Helena-West Helena
Four fine vocalists and their pianist perform an evening of beautiful music with selections from Gilbert and Sullivan and Broadway melodies. Many old ... more » -
Apr 11 - 13 2025Springfest - Heber Springs
Quality Art & Handmade Crafts, Food & Entertainment - Art, Jewelry, Pottery, Wood Art, Wrought Iron, Yard Furniture & Native American crafts are just ... more » -
Apr 11 - 13 2025Annual Dogwood Festival - Siloam Springs
Since 1974 the Dogwood Festival has brought around 30,000 people to Siloam Springs and its parks for this 3-day event. Food, crafts, entertainment, fl ... more » -
Apr 11 - 13 2025Annual Ole Applegate Place "Spring" Arts & Crafts Festival - Benton
The Ozarks' Largest Spring Arts & Crafts Festival with over 400 arts & crafts exhibitors. Large variety of live entertainment including cloggers, blue ... more » -
Apr 11 - 13 2025Annual Ole Applegate Place-Clarion Conv. Ctr. Arts & Crafts Festival - Benton
Quality juried show located inside the climate controlled convention center -- 125 arts and craft exhibitors! You'll find hand crafted clothing and je ... more » -
Apr 11 - 13 2025Annual World Famous Armadillo Festival - Hamburg
The World Famous Armadillo Festival provides fun and entertainment for the entire family with activities such as a carnival, live music, puppet shows, ... more » -
Apr 11 - 12 2025IC Spring Festival - Fort Smith
An event for the whole community and surrounding areas. Festival features games for all ages, food, crafts, silent auction, used book sale, live enter ... more » -
Apr 12 2025Annual Whistlestop Festival - Ashdown
CASI sanctioned chili cook-off, local chili cook-off, art show, collections exhibit, craft and antique booths, 5K Run/Walk, 2K Walk, special museum ex ... more » -
Apr 12 2025South Arkansas Mayhaw Festival - El Dorado
A fun filled day of crafts, musical entertainment, civil war living history, children's activity area, local musical entertainment and most important. ... more » -
Apr 12 2025Novel Ts All-You-Can-Eat BBQ Fest - Pine Bluff
Novel Ts All-You-Can-Eat Bar-B-Que Fest features a Bar-B-Que Cooking Contest,All-You-Can-Eat Bar-B-Que for the public, music, and lots of fun and game ... more » -
Apr 18 - 20 2025Hot Springs Springfest - Hot Springs
A variety of events including concerts, contests, and cook-offs. -
Apr 18 - 19 2025Annual Rough & Ready Days Festival - Monticello
Large variety of live entertainment both days. Arts & crafts, youth fishing derby, chicken races, chicken cook-off, kids' activities include games, ri ... more » -
Apr 18 - 19 2025Annual Picklefest - Atkins
Pickle eating and pickle juice drinking contests, arts, crafts, food vendors, tractor pull, rodeo and parade. Activities for kids include petting zoo, ... more » -
Apr 19 2025Peach Blossom Festival - Nashville
Visitors coming to the Peach Blossom Festival spent the day listening to live entertainment, shopping with craft vendors, talking with political candi ... more » -
Apr 20 - 20 2025May Festival of the Arts - Eureka Springs
A month-long celebration of the arts in Eureka Springs. Visual and performing events, activities and attractions focusing on the arts. Parades, exhibi ... more » -
Apr 25 - 26 2025Annual Dermott Crawfish Festival - Dermott
Crawfish eating, food vendors, arts & crafts, live band, horseshoe pitching, fire truck rides, beauty pageant, free children's activities, and carniva ... more » -
Apr 25 - 26 2025Loose Caboose XVII - Paragould
Annual Festival. Exact date TBA. Carnival, crafters, vendors, live entertainment and fun for all ages. -
Apr 25 - 27 2025Annual JUMP JIVE & JAM FEST - Texarkana
Music! Food! Fun! Art! A different kind of outdoor celebration for all ages/all interests. Blacksmithing, bladesmithing, pottery throwing, glass bead ... more » -
Apr 26 2025Mudbug Madness Crawfish Festival - Pine Bluff
Gumbo cook-off, all you can eat crawfish, street dance, zydeco music and carnival. -
May 2 - 4 2025Annual Toad Suck Daze - Conway
A 3-day festival of food, family and fun held on the streets of downtown Conway, Arkansas. This ‘Laid Back Weekend’ occurs annually the first week ... more » -
May 3 2025Annual Dogwood Days Festival - Horseshoe Bend
Food, crafts, games, music, art show, and more. -
May 3 2025Annual Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Festival - Helena-West Helena
The Delta Cultural Center hosts the 6th Annual Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Festival. The festival features the best in local, regional and national g ... more » -
May 3 - 4 2025Heritage Days Festival - Fort Smith
Fundraiser dinner on May 27. Home tours, live music, crafts and living history on May 28. -
May 4 2025Annual Springtime in Paris Festival - Paris
Springtime in Paris, Arkansas is held annually the first Saturday in May. Craft and food vendors, live entertainment, pet parade, Miss Paris pageant, ... more » -
May 10 - 11 2025Annual Old Timers Day Steampunk Festival - Van Buren
Gears, googles and Victorian clothing fill Van Buren's Main Street for a fun-filled weekend in May. Vendors, food trucks, kids zone, and performers f ... more » -
May 16 - 18 2025Crawdad Days Festival - Harrison
Food, crafts, music and fun, kids games, cardboard boat race, 5K run, 3-on-3 basketball, volleyball, tennis tournament, fishing derby, horseshoes, big ... more » -
May 16 - 18 2025Riverfest - Little Rock
Riverfest is the annual festival of the visual and performing arts held on the banks of the Arkansas River in Little Rock & North Little Rock. The fes ... more » -
May 9 - 10 2025Annual Portfest "Rollin' on the River" Festival - Newport
Held on the banks of the White River at beautiful Jacksonport State Park, Portfest offers quality family entertainment at a low cost. Attractions incl ... more » -
May 16 - 17 2025Annual Pink Tomato Festival - Warren
One of the state's most popular festivals, the Pink Tomato Festival includes 5K Run/Walk, arts & crafts, street dance, tomato eating contests, Kidslan ... more » -
May 16 - 17 202527th Annual Portfest "Rollin' on the River" Festival - Newport
Held on the banks of the White River, Portfest features the Arkansas State Catfish Cooking Contest, Miller Spectacular carnival, family activities, fo ... more » -
May 17 2025Annual Choo Choo Ch'Boogie Delta Music Festival - Brinkley
Outdoor Musical Festival. Noon til midnight. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket. Concessions on the grounds. Delta music from blues to rock-n-roll. Bik ... more » -
May 17 2025Delta Rivers Bluesfest - Pine Bluff
Concerts by several different blues artists. Concessions available. -
May 21 - 24 2025Annual Oil Town Festival - Smackover
June 14 - June 17, 2006 Gospel night, teen night, major entertainment Friday and Saturday nights, lip sync contest, drill bit throwing, horseshoe pit ... more » -
May 23 - 24 2025Annual Wynne Farmfest - Wynne
Free outdoor family festival - Carnival Rides, KCBS Delta Smoke Barbecue Contest, 5K "Flat As A Pancake" Run, Pet Show, Children's Games, Arts & Craft ... more » -
Jun 6 - 7 2025Annual Chicken and Egg Festival - Prescott
Famous Cacklin-Crowing Contest, food vendors, arts & crafts, games, tennis, softball and basketball. Search for the Golden Egg! First Friday and Satur ... more » -
Jun 6 - 7 2025Annual Valley Fest - Russellville
Valley Fest is a weekend community festival and is also a major fund-raiser of the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley. All proceeds bene ... more » -
Jun 13 - 14 2025Mudtown Days - Lowell
Good Old-Fashioned Fun! Car Show, Games, Carnival Rides, Food, Contests, Activities, Pageants, Bingo, Live Music, Fireworks! -
Jun 14 2025Siloam Springs Heritage Festival - Siloam Springs
An all-day, family friendly celebration of community, history and Ozark Culture featuring a variety of traditional music performances, living history ... more » -
Jul 2 - 6 2024Annual T Tauri Film Festival - Batesville
The T Tauri Film Festival is a digital movie event for kids and teens. The event includes a Young Filmmakers Competition, digital filmmaking workshops ... more » -
Jul 4 2024FreedomFest - Pine Bluff
Motorcycle show, bike games, People's Choice Hamburger Cook-off, live music, a spectacular fireworks display, and a movie under the stars. -
Jun 7 2025Jammin' in the Delta Blues Festival - Lake Village
The sweet sounds of rhythm and blues echo across the Delta as Lake Chicot State Park host blues musicians from all over the south. Food and fun will b ... more » -
Jul 5 2025Annual Ding Dong Days of Dumas - Dumas
Celebrating the founding of the city with fun, food, festivities and fireworks. Music and sporting events, antique car and motorcycle shows. Activitie ... more » -
Jul 17 - 19 2025Annual Johnson County Peach Festival - Clarksville
The Johnson County Peach Festival is the oldest outdoor festival in the state! Craft booths, concessions, entertainment, street dance, water balloon ... more » -
Jul 24 - 26 2025Annual Hope Watermelon Festival - Hope
Festival celebrates Hope's legendary watermelon -- over 200 booths of arts & crafts, music, food, melon eating contest, seed-spitting contest, childre ... more » -
Aug 15 - 17 2025Annual National Championship Chuckwagon Race - Clinton
The National Championship Chuckwagon Races are held Friday through Sunday every Labor Day Weekend at the Of Ranch in Clinton, Arkansas. An estimated o ... more » -
Aug 16 2025Annual White River Water Carnival - Batesville
Arkansas's oldest annual water event, which includes numerous features such as arts and crafts, foods, entertainment, sporting events, a car show, bik ... more » -
Sep 6 2025Annual Lick Skillet Day Festival - Brinkley
Join us at our family oriented festival. Pancake breakfast, food, music, CASI chili cook-off, arts & crafts, free health screenings. Watch for the Ivo ... more » -
Sep 13 202567th Mt. Nebo Chicken Fry - Dardanelle
The purpose of the annual festival is to promote the poultry industry which is the largest industry and job provider in our area. The public, as well ... more » -
Sep 13 2025Annual Autumn on the Square - Marianna
A Festival full of food, fun, and entertainment! Bring the whole family this year to listen to the bands, climb the rock wall, shop, and many more fun ... more » -
Sep 20 2025Plainview Frontier Day - Plainview
Frontier Day began as a celebration of Plainview's centennial in 2007 and lasted through 2015. It was a time when the town came together to celebra ... more » -
Sep 20 2025Annual Cabotfest - Cabot
Join the fun at Cabotfest! Over 200 exhibitors, carnival, free children's activities, live entertainment, rock climbing wall, bull ride, inflatable pl ... more » -
Sep 26 - 27 2025Herb Harvest Festival - Mountain View
Herb enthusiasts will want to participate in our workshops, presented by experts on herbs and their many uses, from cooking to medicinal. Herb vendors ... more » -
Sep 27 2025Old Fashioned Square Gathering - Ozark
Arts & crafts, food, & fun for the whole family. On the Courthouse Square in Historic Downtown Ozark; Junction of U.S. Highways 64 & 219. For more i ... more » -
Sep 30 - 11 2025Harvest Festival - Mountain View
Join us in the Ozark Folk Center craft village as we celebrate the harvest of this year's fields and forests. Special events during the two week cel ... more » -
Oct 4 2025Annual Mt. Magazine Frontier Day Festival - Paris
Enjoy events such as a parade, car show, live entertainment, arts & crafts, food, log sawing contest, nail driving contest, and pageant. Anyone attend ... more »