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.
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Join special guests the Dodd Mountain
Pickers as they perform a variety of timeless country, gospel, and American folksongs at our relaxed, open-air music venue in the heart of the Craft Village.…
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Join special guests
Wes Kent & Hand Picked as they share a variety of old-time tunes,
stories, and traditional American folksongs with some humor thrown in for good measure.Experience…
Thursday, May 02, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Lavish Herbal
Feast and Heritage Herb Spring Extravaganza returns to the Ozark Folk Center
State Park in scenic Mountain View May 2 through 4.
The festival which takes place during National Herb…
Friday, May 03, 2024
Join the elderstatesmen of the Mountain View folk scene, the Whoa Mule String Band, as they perform a lively set of classic country, dance tunes, and downhome mountain music featuring fiddle,…
Friday, May 03, 2024 | Saturday, May 04, 2024
Heritage
Herb Spring Extravaganza returns to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in scenic Mountain
View May 3rd through the 4th. The festival which takes
place during National Herb Week is designed for…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Join acclaimed veteran fiddler Roger Fountain and his friends for a set of timeless
country songs and old-time fiddle tunes featuring Mountain View-style pickin’ by
celebrated local Ozark musicians.…
Friday, May 03, 2024 | Saturday, May 04, 2024
Heritage
Herb Spring Extravaganza returns to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in scenic Mountain
View May 3rd through the 4th. The festival which takes
place during National Herb Week is designed for…
Saturday, May 04, 2024 | Sunday, May 05, 2024 | Friday, September 27, 2024 | Saturday, September 28, 2024
In this class, you will learn to warp the loom and basic weaving techniques. You will choose your own colors of yarn and leave with a scarf that you wove and the skills to continue on your weaving…
Monday, May 06, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This one day class will include basic terminology, hand setting type and plate preparation for printing, and finishing of a personalized note sheet and notecard. If communicated to the instructor…
Thursday, May 09, 2024 | Friday, May 10, 2024
Make your own beautiful 7" x 10” stained glass tulip panel in your choice of colors! In this hands-on class, students will learn the Tiffany method of stained glass which uses copper foil instead…
Saturday, May 11, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
This is a great class to start your journey into the art of felting. In this beginner level class, you'll learn the basics of dry needle felting and wet felting. You'll make your own unique mushroom…
Saturday, May 11, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Explore the amazing world of herbs! In this class, you will be making a tincture, an herbal salve, a cough syrup, a bug bite remedy, a dream pillow, and more. We will walk around the beautiful…
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn to make a beautiful sterling silver and gold filled wire bracelet. You can choose either style of fine wire wrapping pictured above. All materials are provided. Tools are also furnished but if…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Thursday, May 16, 2024 | Friday, May 17, 2024
Learn various techniques to create stunning hand-pulled prints, no press necessary! Your instructor will demonstrate printmaking techniques and processes designed to be utilized without a press. We…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
/ 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…
Saturday, May 18, 2024 | Sunday, May 19, 2024
Make your own lion head child's quilt top. Beginners are welcome. Quilt kits available separately. Students must bring sewing machine and sewing supplies.
You will be emailed a supply list after…
Friday, May 24, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
This Memorial Day weekend, enjoy two nights of old-time mountain music and dance featuring lively Ozark stringbands and Mountain View's favorite pickers and folksingers on May 24th & 25th. The Ozark…
Saturday, May 25, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
In this class, you will learn the old fashioned technique of string quilting. You will use various fabric pieces sewn together into a patchwork design of your choice. Students will leave this…
Saturday, May 25, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
This Memorial Day weekend, enjoy two nights of old-time mountain music and dance featuring lively Ozark stringbands and Mountain View's favorite pickers and folksingers on May 24th & 25th. The Ozark…
Saturday, June 08, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate the life of American folksinger and songwriter John Prine (1946-2020) during a tribute concert at the Ozark Folk Center's Ozark Highlands Theater, on Saturday, June 8th in…