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.
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,…
Friday, April 19, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Come see the fish feast! It is very entertaining and quite interesting to watch the feeding habits of native fish, like a bass striking at a worm or minnow. Gather around the fish tanks and enjoy the…
Friday, April 19, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Have you ever heard the timeless tale of the Arkansas Traveler? Stop by the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck to hear this fun, humorous story from the Arkansas frontier told by Crafter Jamie Blakely at 1…
Friday, April 19, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Did you know that Arkansas used to be called the Bear State? Join a park interpreter for a fascinating program on the history and present habitat of bears in Arkansas. This informative…
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
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Bull Shoals-White River State Park is home to a multitude of wildflowers that are lots of
different shapes, sizes, and colors that bloom for a short time before giving
way to the next lineup of…
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Herbs and their healing properties are an important part of Ozark life. Learn how weeds like
dandelion, plantain, chickweed, and henbit have been used by Ozark peoples down
through the generations to…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter to discover what animals live here at Bull Shoals - White River State Park and what their fur feels like! Learn what features the animals have that help them survive…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Discover how food was cooked in the Ozarks in the good old days. Join park staff for a Dutch oven cooking demonstration, and learn how to make an easy Dutch oven delight. Don’t miss your chance to…
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…
Sunday, April 21, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Are you new to birding or interested in becoming a bird watcher? This introductory session led by a park interpreter discusses the basics of using a field guide, how to properly adjust and…
Sunday, April 21, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Is it a frog or a cricket? What are the sounds of the spring? Are they different from the sounds that we hear in the fall? Join a park interpreter for this wonderfully illustrated program on the…
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…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Connect with nature through timeless tales or stories for the young and young-at-heart written by Crafter Janice Clark.Meet at the Bessie Moore Memorial Deck at 1 p.m. Village Programs at the Ozark…
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…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Learn about the plants of the
Ozarks and the people who use them while touring the Heritage Herb Garden with a gardener or herbalist on staff at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. You'll experience…
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…
Thursday, April 25, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Camouflage
is an important survival strategy in the animal kingdom. Whether animals are
hunting for their meal or trying to avoid being eaten, blending into their
environment is important! Join a park…
Thursday, April 25, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Arkansas is home to the fluffy flying mammal known as the bat! At this program we will learn about this nocturnal creature and the ways it can help us humans.