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, 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
/ 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, 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…
Tuesday, May 28, 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 29, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
With floating season cranking up it's time to pitch in and volunteer to clean up one of North Central Arkansas premiere trout streams- The Spring River! Join the park staff and volunteers as we do our…
Wednesday, May 29, 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 31, 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, June 01, 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, June 04, 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, June 05, 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, June 07, 2024 - Sunday, June 09, 2024
Get outdoors and enjoy some of the best fishing in the Midwest. This weekend (Friday at Noon- Sunday at Midnight) Arkansas Fish and Game is offering "Free Fishing." Size and limits apply; stop in the…
Friday, June 07, 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, June 08, 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, 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…
Tuesday, June 11, 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, June 12, 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, June 14, 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, June 15, 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, June 18, 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, June 19, 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…