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Saddle Up for St. Jude
Saturday, October 18, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Join us in our effort to help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. We will have children's horse and wagon rides, an auction, lunch, a barbeque dinner, music, and other activities with all of the…
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Great Arkansas Cleanup
Saturday, October 18, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Great Arkansas Cleanup is a state-wide volunteer
event sponsored by Keep Arkansas Beautiful. Cane Creek State Park is looking
for volunteers to get outdoors for a morning of reducing litter on our…
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Great Arkansas Cleanup at Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Saturday, October 18, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Do your part to keep Arkansas beautiful by volunteering in the Great Arkansas Cleanup at Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Meet at the Wonder House at 10 a.m. to register and pick up garbage bags, gloves,…
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Harvest Hootenanny
Saturday, October 18, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Come celebrate the fall season with a fun-filled day of activities in the charming setting of our historic town. Enjoy traditional games, delicious food, and fall festivities, all…
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Halloween in the Park 2025
Saturday, October 18, 2025
/ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join the friends and staff of Lake Catherine State Park as we host a community fall festival. This event features trick-or-treating in the campground and a hot dog and marshmallow roast. The event…
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Fall Star Party
Saturday, October 18, 2025
/ 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Discover astronomy with the Memphis Astronomical Society. This is a family-friendly event for all ages! The first part of the program will be inside to teach guests what is in the night sky.…
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Cleanup
Sunday, October 19, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Help Keep Arkansas Beautiful by volunteering at Mount
Magazine State Park! Projects include, but are not limited to, litter pickup
along roadsides and trails, trail beautification and improvement,…
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Senior American Special at Petit Jean State Park
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - Thursday, October 23, 2025
Experience the scenic beauty of Petit Jean State Park while enjoying the hospitality of the friendly park staff! Join us for free guided walks, talks, demonstrations, and entertainment. Although…
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Senior American Special: Concert with Flint Ridge
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for the fun of our final evening as we enjoy live music performed by the talented Flint Ridge Folk Group.
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Shakespeare in the Park (Student Matinee)
Friday, October 24, 2025
/ 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Students
can enjoy a matinee performance of Shakespeare’s historic drama “Julius Caesar” by the Texas Shakespeare Festival of Kilgore.
Performances begin at 10:30 a.m. in the 1940 WPA Gym. Seating is…
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Shakespeare in the Park
Friday, October 24, 2025
/ 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Enjoy an evening performance
of Shakespeare’s historic drama “Julius Caesar” by the Texas Shakespeare Festival of Kilgore. Performances
begin at 7:30 p.m. in the 1940 WPA Gym. Call ahead for ticket…
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Volunteer Opportunity: Garden Day
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join Master Naturalists and other volunteers to help work on the native plant garden beds in the park! Remember to bring your gardening gloves and tools.
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Living Forest 2025: The Wizard of Hobbs
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Our most popular event of the year
returns as you will experience the forest at Hobbs State Park like never before – with
costumed animals and some “wicked” as well as “good” humans as you “follow…
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Great Arkansas Cleanup
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Let’s take action against littering by cleaning one of your Arkansas State Parks. The Plum Bayou Mounds site has been used by mankind for over 1,300 years. Over that time period this land has seen a…
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Ghost Roast
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Come to Cane Creek State Park for an event so fun it's
scary! A night of fun awaits as you trick-or-treat in the campground! There
will be parking for the event at the boat ramp and a walk up through…
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Trick or Treat at Village Creek
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join Village Creek State Park and the Cross County Chamber of Commerce for Trick or Treat at Village Creek State Park. Local businesses will sponsor each campsite, providing decorations and candy for…
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Woolly Holloween
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Grab your costume and join our park staff to enjoy a fun night of games and competitions in celebration of Halloween! All games will be held at the pavilion and followed by campground…
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Halloween in the Park
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Come join us for a “spooktacular” time at White Oak Lake
State Park! Festivities include trick-or-treating from 6-8pm for children 12
and under and a haunted hike at 7 p.m. for those who would like to…
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Fall Next Generation Concert
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
This fall, make the beautiful drive to the Ozark Folk Center for the Next Generation Concert during Bean Festival in Mountain View, Arkansas on Saturday, October 25, 2025. You're sure to enjoy…
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Great Arkansas Cleanup at White Oak Lake
Sunday, October 26, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
We invite you to join park staff as we do our part to keep Arkansas beautiful. This year we will be focusing on trash removal in the campground and day use area following our Halloween event. The…
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