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.
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…
Saturday, May 11, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us for a celebration of the wonderful blooms and bugs of spring. We will have guided hikes, presentations, crafts, and games to celebrate the wildflowers and bugs found in the park. Check with…
Sunday, May 12, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us for a celebration of the wonderful blooms and bugs of spring. We will have guided hikes, presentations, crafts, and games to celebrate the wildflowers and bugs found in the park. Check with…
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 a.m. - 10 a.m.
This fishing derby is all about fun! Kids age 15 and under
will have the chance to land their "lunker" and have their very own tall tales of fishing at White Oak Lake. Registration…
Saturday, June 08, 2024
/ 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join us at Logoly State Park for our annual fishing derby. Kids ages 5-15 will be able to fish at the pond starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 11 a.m. Awards will be given for biggest fish and most…
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…
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Join us for our annual keystone event celebrating diamond miners in Arkansas! Festivities include games for all ages, treasure hunt, the annual Famous Crater Diamonds Exhibition, and more! Pick up a…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, July 04, 2024
Join the park interpreters for a classic, family friendly, Fourth of July celebration. This day will be filled with games and activities. Please contact the park for more information.
Thursday, July 04, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Join the park interpreters for a fun-filled Fourth of July celebration. We will kick off the day with a canoe race with the fastest of our park guests. Will you be the winner? Be at the marina boat…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, July 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join the park staff for a fun-filled volleyball game on the swim beach! This game will last about 30 minutes.
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Thursday, July 04, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Grab your bicycle and meet the park interpreters in the cul de sac by campsite 70 for a different kind of race. How fast OR slow can you go? Be sure to grab your bicycle before joining the fun.
Heart Healthy
Thursday, July 04, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join the park interpreters at the nature cabin to see who may win this speedy three-legged race!
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