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, April 16, 2024
Join David Wright &
Friends as they perform a variety of country blues, gospel, folk, and
old-time country music featuring David’s acclaimed flat-picking guitar style.Experience authentic
mountain…
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Join
singer Alex Prince, bassist Gresham McMillon, and National Mountain Dulcimer
Champion and multi-instrumentalist Duane Porterfield as they perform American
folksongs from the past and present…
Thursday, April 18, 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…
Friday, April 19, 2024
Join
the 5 South stringband as they perform
old-time, Celtic, and bluegrass fiddle tunes and songs featuring Arkansas State
Fiddle Champion Kailee Spickes and her brothers on guitar, upright bass,…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Join Uncle Dave &
Friends for a lively variety of classic bluegrass, folk, and country
inspired songs featuring fiddle, banjo, upright bass, and Dave's flat-pickin'
guitar and singing.Experience…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Make the beautiful drive to the Ozark Folk Center for the Next Generation Concert during Folk Festival in Mountain View, Arkansas on Saturday, April 20, 2024. You're sure to enjoy performances by…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Join
all-female supergroup Sweet Jam for traditional Ozark dance tunes,
American melodies, and stories featuring fiddle, upright bass, banjo,
and lots of mountain dulcimer! Experience…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Join David Wright &
Friends as they perform a variety of country blues, gospel, folk, and
old-time country music featuring David’s acclaimed flat-picking guitar style.Experience authentic
mountain…
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Join
husband and wife duo Tom & Jenny Sartain as they perform old-time
mountain melodies and Irish tunes on clawhammer banjo and guitar that are sure
to get your toes tapping.Experience…
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
Join
Ruth Haynie & Friends as they perform timeless gospel, folk, and
bluegrass-inspired songs in a relaxed atmosphere at the open-air Blacksmith
Stage in the heart of the Craft Village. Experience…
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…
Saturday, April 27, 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.…
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
/ 1:30 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…
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,…