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, March 19, 2024 - Friday, March 22, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
“School is Out, and Spring Break is In” at Petit Jean State Park! Family-friendly programs, including some evening activities, will be scheduled during this week. These may include guided nature…
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Start off
the New Year by planning a retreat to Mountain View! Whether you want to hone your
craft or try something new, the Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain
View is the perfect…
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Start off
the New Year by planning a retreat to Mountain View! Whether you want to hone your
craft or try something new, the Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain
View is the perfect…
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
For
the children of sharecroppers and tenant farmers in the early 20th
century, games might’ve looked quite a bit different than the ones kids play today. Join park
staff at the museum to learn about…
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Start off
the New Year by planning a retreat to Mountain View! Whether you want to hone your
craft or try something new, the Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain
View is the perfect…
Thursday, March 21, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Weaving was an important skill for early Arkansans and is still very important in our lives today. So many things that we wear every day are made by weaving. Try your hand at weaving a craft of your…
Thursday, March 21, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Friday, March 22, 2024
Start off
the New Year by planning a retreat to Mountain View! Whether you want to hone your
craft or try something new, the Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain
View is the perfect…
Friday, March 22, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
In
the late 19th and early 20th centuries, buying toys was a
luxury that few could afford, especially the children of sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Instead, kids made
their own toys from whatever…
Friday, March 22, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Start off
the New Year by planning a retreat to Mountain View! Whether you want to hone your
craft or try something new, the Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain
View is the perfect…
Saturday, March 23, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join us at Lake Poinsett State Park for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt! This event is family-friendly and a great way to get outside. The eggs do go quickly, so you'll need to be fast. Kids 12 and under…
Saturday, March 23, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
For
the children of sharecroppers and tenant farmers in the early 20th
century, games might’ve looked quite a bit different than the ones kids play today. Join park
staff at the museum to learn about…
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Saturday, March 23, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
In partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Cane Creek State Park will open its stocked catfish pond to all angler kids. Bring your finest fishing tackle and your best bait to try and…
Saturday, March 23, 2024
/ 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Did you know that the American Indians here wore jewelry for some of the same reasons we wear jewelry today? Join a park interpreter to discover how Native Americans here at Plum Bayou crafted their…
Sunday, March 24, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Sunday, March 24, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
At the end of World War II, a group of six Japanese American families who had once resided in central California moved to the rural farming community of Scott, Arkansas. Isolated from the Japanese…
Friday, March 29, 2024 - Sunday, March 31, 2024
Join Lake Catherine State Park staff in welcoming spring! This weekend-long event will include programs and hikes that are free to the public. Please reach out to the park for details.
Friday, March 29, 2024 - Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Celebrate spring and the great outdoors at our Great Escape Weekend! Enjoy free nature-related and family-oriented activities. The celebration concludes with an Easter egg scramble for about…
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