Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Are you looking for fun activities during your visit to an Arkansas State Park? Our park interpreters routinely schedule fun, family-friendly programs that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 50,000 activities each year, including guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding adventures, kayak tours, living history demonstrations, nature games, historic site tours, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, outdoor skills workshops, A.D.E.-accredited teacher professional development, and much more — there’s something going on all the time.
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The dates, details, and admission prices in this calendar of events were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We recommend that you check with local sponsors before making a trip to any event.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - Monday, May 31, 2021
Washington, Arkansas was founded in 1824 as a community in
southwest Arkansas when Arkansas was still a territory. Arkansas Territory had an influx of settlers who
established small communities and…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Join Ozark musicians Down Yonder as they
play old-timey tunes and songs during this unplugged music performance in the
Craft Village featuring banjo, guitar, and more.Experience…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Print Museum, Morrison Tavern
Taproom, and the Sanders House. This tour will focus on three socioeconomic stations available to women during the 19th century
by visiting…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Visit the Crouch House, Purdom Home, and the Royston Townhouse to see where the people of common occupations lived
and worked in 19th century Washington. This will cover the…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit the Royston Log House and the Morrison Inn Kitchen. This tour will focus on the types of houses and the
lifestyles of early Arkansas settlers and the variety of chores done to…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visit the Print Museum, Morrison Tavern
Taproom, and the Sanders House. This tour will focus on three socioeconomic stations available to women during the 19th century
by visiting…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Visit the Crouch House, Purdom Home, and the Royston Townhouse to see where the people of common occupations lived
and worked in 19th century Washington. This will cover the…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit the Royston Log House and the Morrison Inn Kitchen. This tour will focus on the types of houses and the
lifestyles of early Arkansas settlers and the variety of chores done to…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn to make a beautiful sterling silver wire wrapped pendant! All materials are provided. Tools are also furnished but if you have your own feel free to bring them. This class requires some hand…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Learn how to make your own beautiful Tiffany-style stained glass in this hands-on class taught by Dona Sawyer. Make your very own 7 x 10” stained glass May flower panel in your choice of colors to…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Join Ozark musicians Signal Hill Crossing as they
play old-timey tunes and songs during this unplugged music performance in the
Craft Village featuring this young up-and-coming…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Visit the Crouch House, the Royston Log House, and the
Presbyterian Church. The lives of black
citizens in Washington and their significant contributions to the community,
and the…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit the Weapons Museum, the Print Museum, and the 1836
Courthouse, the
remaining businesses from the Business District of Washington. This tour will
focus on the types of…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Visit the Crouch House, the Royston Log House, and the
Presbyterian Church. The lives of black
citizens in Washington and their significant contributions to the community,
and the…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit the Weapons Museum, the Print Museum, and the 1836
Courthouse, the
remaining businesses from the Business District of Washington. This tour will
focus on the types of…
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Taught by Linda WidmerLearn to make a beautiful sterling silver and gold-filled wire ring. Tools are furnished for the class, but if you have your own, feel free to bring them.This class does require…