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.
Friday, April 26, 2024
/ 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Experience the sounds of this unique and ancient instrument during evening concerts at the annual Dulcimer Jamboree at the Ozark Folk Center on April 26 and 27, 2024.Thanks to our sponsors the…
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | Friday, April 26, 2024 | Saturday, April 27, 2024
Whether you want to hone your musical abilities or learn to play the mountain or hammered dulcimer for the first time, the annual Dulcimer Jamboree Workshops
are a great opportunity to relax, gets…
Friday, April 26, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Have you ever heard the timeless tale of the Arkansas Traveler? Stop by the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck to hear this fun, humorous story from the Arkansas frontier told by Crafter Jamie Blakely at 1…
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | Friday, April 26, 2024 | Saturday, April 27, 2024
Whether you want to hone your musical abilities or learn to play the mountain or hammered dulcimer for the first time, the annual Dulcimer Jamboree Workshops
are a great opportunity to relax, gets…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Herbs and their healing properties are an important part of Ozark life. Learn how weeds like
dandelion, plantain, chickweed, and henbit have been used by Ozark peoples down
through the generations to…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Experience the sounds of this unique and ancient instrument during evening concerts at the annual Dulcimer Jamboree at the Ozark Folk Center on April 26 and 27, 2024.Thanks to our sponsors the…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
There are lots of different trees at Bull Shoals-White River State Park, but do you know how to identify them? Join a park interpreter to learn ways to identify the trees that you…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
As the
Earth rotates, different constellations become visible throughout the year. Discover
why these constellations were important to past cultures. Afterwards, make a star
clock so you know exactly…
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Connect with nature through timeless tales or stories for the young and young-at-heart written by Crafter Janice Clark.Meet at the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck at 1 p.m. Village Programs at the Ozark…
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Learn about the plants of the
Ozarks and the people who use them while touring the Heritage Herb Garden with a gardener or herbalist on staff at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. You'll 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 | 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…
Friday, May 03, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Have you ever heard the timeless tale of the Arkansas Traveler? Stop by the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck to hear this fun, humorous story from the Arkansas frontier told by Crafter Jamie Blakely at 1…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Join us here at Mammoth Spring State Park as we step back in time and celebrate our military forces and the vehicles that transported them into battle. Over 20 military vehicles will be on display.…
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
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Herbs and their healing properties are an important part of Ozark life. Learn how weeds like
dandelion, plantain, chickweed, and henbit have been used by Ozark peoples down
through the generations to…
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Connect with nature through timeless tales or stories for the young and young-at-heart written by Crafter Janice Clark.Meet at the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck at 1 p.m. Village Programs at the Ozark…
Wednesday, May 08, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Learn about the plants of the
Ozarks and the people who use them while touring the Heritage Herb Garden with a gardener or herbalist on staff at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. You'll experience…
Friday, May 10, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Have you ever heard the timeless tale of the Arkansas Traveler? Stop by the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck to hear this fun, humorous story from the Arkansas frontier told by Crafter Jamie Blakely at 1…
Saturday, May 11, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Herbs and their healing properties are an important part of Ozark life. Learn how weeds like
dandelion, plantain, chickweed, and henbit have been used by Ozark peoples down
through the generations to…