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.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This workshop covers the basics of safe harnessing and driving
horse teams. If you like hands-on learning opportunities and want to experience
the fun of wagon and carriage transportation, this class…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Arkansas State Parks invites tree lovers in South Arkansas to join us at South Arkansas Arboretum for outdoor fun and an opportunity to explore and enjoy the beautiful natural resource. Activities…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the
world of Dutch ovens. Participants will prepare a full meal and learn how to
use and care for Dutch ovens. Register by calling the park at…
Saturday, May 11, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Join us at Historic Washington State Park’s candle shop and
be part of a hands-on experience making candles and learning the history of
candle making. Not only will you make your own creations, but…
Saturday, May 11, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Learn how to make your very own mosaic stepping stone using materials found in the Crater of Diamonds Search area. The cost of this workshop includes a nonrefundable registration fee due by May 4 (pay…
Saturday, May 18, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Join the park smiths at the forge for a hands-on class
covering the basic operations of blacksmithing. Participants will make simple
art objects and more functional objects with the beauty that only…
Sunday, May 19, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Join the park smiths at the forge for a hands-on class
covering the basic operations of blacksmithing. Participants will make simple
art objects and more functional objects with the beauty that only…
Saturday, May 25, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Our local cemeteries are important parts of our community
history. Learn how to properly care and clean tombstones with the park curator.
The workshop will cover the basics of tombstone care and…
Saturday, June 01, 2024
/ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
An evening at Historic Washington State Park gives you a
chance to indulge your imagination. Light your candle lanterns and accompany an
interpretive guide through selected sites in Washington that…
Saturday, June 15, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join us at Historic Washington State Park’s Candle Shop and
be part of a hands-on experience making candles and learning the history of
candle making. Not only will you make your own creations, but…
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | Sunday, September 22, 2024
In order to purchase a hunting license in Arkansas anyone who was born after December 31, 1968, must complete Hunters Education. This is a 10-hour course that will be held from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on…
Saturday, September 21, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tinkerfest is a one-day maker festival a the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources on our Boomtown Street and Oil Field Park. Free to the community, Boomtown Tinkerfest offers up to 20 hands-on…
Saturday, September 21, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn how to make beautiful, one of a kind jewelry out of rocks and minerals from the Crater of Diamonds search area! Freeform wire wrapping requires few tools, the most important being imagination.…
Friday, October 11, 2024 - Sunday, October 13, 2024
Open the door to all your senses by getting away and reconnecting with nature. During this three-day, two-night adventure, we will offer sessions in basic camping, hiking, introduction to kayaking,…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, November 02, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn a new hobby based on
an old art form that would have been essential during the height of the
Magnesia Springs tourism era. All materials and tools will be supplied to weave
a market basket based…