How about a festival for stirring up some fun?
Our colorful get-togethers celebrate everything from pigs and peaches to pickles, posies, bluegrass music, and butterflies. Come share the good times in the Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks Region. Join the fun and excitement of our many colorful festivals and events with themes from pigs to peaches to bluegrass and more.
BARGAINS GALORE ON 64 - Second weekend in August. 180 miles of flea markets and sidewalk sales on State Highway 64 from Altus to Morrilton. (501) 354-2393.
CONWAY COUNTY
Wildflower Weekend - Early April. Petit Jean State Park, Morrilton. Wildflower walks, demonstrations, and green games. (501) 727-5441. www.ArkansasStateParks.com.
Mustangs on the Mountain - Late May. Show and Shine held annually at the Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean Mountain. (501) 727-5427.
Annual Antique Auto Show & Swap Meet - Mid-June. Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton. Annual car show co-hosted by the Mid-America Old Time Automobile Association and the Museum of Automobiles. (501) 727-5427.
Annual Great Arkansas Pig Out - Last weekend in July. Morrilton. Stage events featuring nationally known and local talent, sporting events, arts, crafts, food, children's activities. All entertainment is free. (501) 354-2393.
Annual Fall Antique Auto Swap Meet - Late September. Held at Museum of Automobiles atop Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton. (501) 727-5427.
Petit Jean Mountain Rendezvous - Weekend after Thanksgiving. Petit Jean State Park, Morrilton. Visit the Mountain Man Camp and learn the skills of the mountain men and Native Americans. (501) 727-5441.
Christmas in the Park - Thanksgiving weekend through New Year's. Morrilton. Dozens of lighted Christmas displays at Conway County Fairgrounds. (501) 354-2393.
JOHNSON COUNTY
Walmart / CMN Talent Show held in February. Contact Natasha Wilson (479) 754-4500.
Annual Johnson County Peach Festival - Mid-June. Held at Clarksville, it includes a peach pit spitting contest, water balloon toss, diaper derby, terrapin derby and more. (479) 754-9152.
Annual Johnson County Fair- 2nd week in September at the JC Fair Grounds.
Annual Season of Thanks - Mid November. Clarksville Merchants Open House Early bird sale Friday after Thanksgiving 7-10 a.m. Lighting Ceremony & Annual Christmas Parade 1st Saturday in December. (479) 754-2340.
Rodeos - Johnson County’s three rodeo arenas schedule several rodeo events throughout the year, playing host to local, state and National competitions—see the Chamber’s website for schedules: http://www.clarksvillearchamber.com/
Santa’s River Run “Parade of Lights" - Lighted boat parade along Dardanelle Lake in Clarksville, best seen from the bluffs of Spadra Park--6 pm nightly the weekend before Christmas.
LOGAN COUNTY
Annual International Butterfly Festival/Mount Magazine State Park and Paris, Arkansas - Mid-June. Butterfly seminars, food, crafts, entertainment, parade, photography exhibit, children's activities and field trips. www.butterflyfestival.com. (479) 963-2244.
St. Joseph's Labor Day Picnic & Bazaar - Labor Day weekend, September. Paris. Games, entertainment, food, and rummage sale. (479) 963-2131.
Mount Magazine Frontier Days Celebration - First Saturday in October. Paris. Local entertainment, kids' activities, parade, log sawing, and nail driving contests. (479) 963-2244.
PERRY COUNTY
Annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival - Second weekend in March. Bigelow. Features seven acres of daffodils in 30 varieties, arts and crafts, and barbecue. (501) 330-2403.
Jammers Reunion - Early April. Adona. Cypress Creek Park at Adona is the setting for a weekend of camping, cooking, and old-time bluegrass music. (501) 327-4214.
Biggest Little Motorcycle Rally in Arkansas- Mid May. Perry County Fair Grounds. (501) 889-2292
Fourche River Days- Held mid-May on the courthouse square in Perryville. Car & truck show, horseshoe tournament, bunco tournament and lots of entertainment. Admission is Free. For more information call the Perry County Area Chamber of Commerce at (501) 889-1571
Annual Bluegrass Festival - Second weekend in July. Hundreds of folks gather at Adona to play or listen to bluegrass music over a three-day period. (501) 327-4214.
Adona Fest - Late September. Entertainment, food, games, ATV/tractor pulls, pageants, and live music. (501) 662-4508.
Global Village Day - Mid October. Heifer International celebrates its Annual Global Village Day with international entertainment and education at Heifer Ranch, near Perryville, Arkansas.
POPE COUNTY
Taste of the Valley - Late April. Russellville. Award winning tasting party features the River Valley's finest food. (479) 967-1437.
Annual Wal-Mart/CMN Open Buddy Bass Tournament - Late April. Russellville and Lake Dardanelle State Park. (479) 452-4143.
Mercy Old Post Challenge - Late May. Russellville Old Post Park. (479) 967-3449 or 331-4660.
Annual Valley Fest - Third weekend in August. Russellville corporate games, rides, food, children's activities, events, exhibitions and contests such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, horseshoes, softball, and bicycling. (479) 968-7819.
Annual Ozark Memories Day Festival - Late September. Dover. Craft booths, food, parade, artisan exhibits, and music. (479) 331-2094.
Downtown Fall Festival & Chili Cookoff - Last Saturday in October. Historic downtown Russellville. (479) 967-1437.
Tri-Peaks Annual Motorcycle Show - Mid August (479)-890-3007.
YELL COUNTY
Affair At Boqqs Mill Civil War Re-enactment - Early April. Dardanelle. Re-enactment of the skirmish at Boggs Mill, January 1865. (479) 967-1328.
Annual Old Time Day - Early June. Ola. A fun-filled day of arts and crafts, games, and good food.
Annual Hang Gliding Festival - Late August. Mount Nebo. Hang gliders from across the country demonstrate this exciting sport. (479) 229-3650. www.ArkansasStateParks.com.
Annual Civil War Days - Late August. Mount Nebo State Park, Dardanelle. Civil War encampment, drills, marches, living history demonstrations. (479) 229-3650. www.ArkansasStateParks.com.
Mount Nebo Chicken Fry - Late September. Children's activities, events, great food, and politicians. (479) 229-3328.
NOTE: See Calendar of Events for other Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks Festivals.
