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, July 04, 2020
The entire family can enjoy this celebration by having fun bobbing
for apples, sack racing, carrying eggs, and competing in a watermelon seed spitting
contest. There will be ice…
Thursday, July 09, 2020
/ 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Celebrate the rich tradition of shapenote singing in the Ozarks by being part of an old-fashioned "singing" using both four-shape and
seven-shape books. Check in on
Thursday at 6…
Friday, July 10, 2020
/ 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Celebrate the rich tradition of shapenote singing in the Ozarks by being part of an old-fashioned "singing" using both four-shape and
seven-shape books. Check in on
Thursday at 6…
Friday, July 10, 2020
/ 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Join us for an enjoyable and relaxing evening in the park from 6
to 9 p.m. You can visit for the whole evening or during concert intermission.
The crafts people will have special…
Saturday, July 11, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Celebrate the rich tradition of shapenote singing in the Ozarks by being part of an old-fashioned "singing" using both four-shape and
seven-shape books. Check in on
Thursday at 6…
Saturday, July 11, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Feature Concert Series at
the Ozark Folk Center presents the Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons. Watch this award-winning duo from Seattle, Washington
as they perform a variety of American roots music…
Monday, July 13, 2020 | Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | Thursday, July 16, 2020 | Friday, July 17, 2020
Folk Kids' Summer Day Camp is designed for young people who
love to explore, create artwork, go on adventures, and swim. Your child will
enjoy five fun-filled days of activities with park staff…
Monday, July 13, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn to make beautiful sterling silver and gold-filled wire bracelet with the fine wire wrapping like the one in the picture. All materials are provided. Tools are also furnished but if you have…
Monday, July 13, 2020 | Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | Monday, October 26, 2020 | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Taught by Rusti Barger
Take home your own skein of handspun as you spend a couple of days acquiring the peaceful and rewarding art of crafting your own yarn.
Spinning is a wonderful way to while…
Monday, July 13, 2020 | Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Taught By Judi Munn & John PerryLearn to create beautiful, functional mugs, bowls, vases, and other pottery using an electric potter's wheel.This class is for beginning to intermediate students…
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Taught by Linda WidmerLearn to make a beautiful sterling silver wire wrapped pendant similar to the one in the picture. All materials are provided. Tools are also furnished but if you have your own…
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | Thursday, July 16, 2020 | Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | Thursday, October 29, 2020
Taught by Rusti BargerTake home your own handwoven scarf from this 2-day workshop where you will learn this fun and easy craft, or hone your skills and pick up a few new tricks! In this class, we…
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Taught by Linda WidmerLearn to make beautiful sterling silver and gold-filled wire rings. Tools are furnished for the class, but if you have your own, feel free to bring them.This class does require…
Thursday, July 16, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Taught by Janice ClarkEnjoy making your own personalized leather journal while learning basic leather crafting skills - tooling, staining, lacing, and finishing. All materials are provided.Maximum…
Friday, July 17, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Taught by Rusti BargerSpend a day in the mountains learning the time-honored techniques of knitting! We will cover all the basics needed to begin creating your own knitted pieces. Make your own…
Saturday, July 18, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
In this one-day class, students will learn the basics of beginning a personal herbal apothecary, using herbs to produce tinctures and salves. We will begin by making single herb tinctures, followed…
Monday, July 20, 2020 | Tuesday, July 21, 2020 | Wednesday, July 22, 2020 | Monday, September 21, 2020 | Tuesday, September 22, 2020 | Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Taught by Troy OdomLearn letterpress printing on 100-year-old presses run by Master Printer Troy Odom. Turn back the clock to a time when printing was produced using handset metal type and…
Monday, July 20, 2020 | Tuesday, July 21, 2020 | Sunday, September 20, 2020 | Monday, September 21, 2020 | Sunday, October 25, 2020 | Monday, October 26, 2020
Taught by Linda OdomIn this two-day class you'll learn to make wholesome soaps using old-fashioned ingredients and modern methods. Using vegetable oil, lye, and water you'll make your soap. Then you…
Saturday, July 25, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Feature Concert Series at the Ozark
Folk Center presents Grammy award-winner Dom Flemons and Andy Hedges. Watch this duo of American songsters as they perform a variety of…
Thursday, August 06, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The Annual Old-Time Fiddle
Weekend features instruction for three levels of players with the region's top
players and teachers including…