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.
Filter
- Grid Events: Regions: North Central
- Grid Events: Categories: Special Events
- Reset Filters
- [X] Special Events
- [X] North Central
Park
Categories
Regions
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sunday, May 12, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
This Mother's Day, make the beautiful drive to the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View on Sunday, May 12th for a tasty Southern buffet and homemade desserts! The Skillet will serve its famous Mother's…
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
/ 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…
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…
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…
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, July 16, 2024 - Saturday, July 20, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
A week of fun starting nightly at 6 p.m. with carnival rides, games, prizes, food, bingo, and more each evening. Free access and parking. Sponsored by VFW Post 7831. Contact the park for more…
Saturday, August 03, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Mark your calendars! The Arkansas State Fiddle and Banjo Championships return to the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View on Saturday, August 3, 2024. ADMISSION IS FREE for both state championship…
Friday, August 23, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
This summer, getaway to the Ozarks for the Bluegrass & Fried Chicken festival at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in scenic Mountain View, Arkansas for two days of timeless music and good…
Saturday, August 24, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 10 p.m.
This summer, getaway to the Ozarks for the Bluegrass & Fried Chicken festival at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in scenic Mountain View, Arkansas for two days of timeless music and good…
Saturday, August 31, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Antique and classic cars will be on display and judged by year class. Gates open at 8 a.m. and judging begins at 10 a.m. Over 50 trophies will be awarded in addition to dash plaques for the…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
On September 7, journey back in time with clogging virtuoso and Grand Master Fiddle Champion April Verch and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Cody Walters during an evening of 50's country, folk, and…