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Now now for your weekend activities — there is a LOT going on.

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Weekend Events
Catch The Fun

BELLA VISTA
🍑 Fruit Truck Truckload Sale | Sat Jun 27 | 10:15–10:45 AM | Kingswood Golf Course, 4 Kingsdale Ln, Bella Vista | Georgia freestone peaches, dark cherries, South Dakota honey, and GA pecans. First come, first served. Cash or card at the truck.

BENTONVILLE​
🧚 Fairy Festival | Sat Jun 27 | 1–11 PM | Arts and crafts, live music, bubble magic, costumes, food, drinks, and woodland creature vibes. Wings and glitter encouraged. Bring the whole fam.
🎨 Splash Pad Summer Party | Sat Jun 27 | 11 AM–3 PM | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way, Bentonville | Hands-on artmaking, music, games, and the brand-new Splash Pad. Free, no tickets required. Bring swimsuits, towels, and water shoe

EUREKA SPRINGS​
🌸 Sacred Dance Workshop & Public Performance | Sat Jun 27 & Sun Jun 28 | 10 AM–5:30 PM | 68 Mountain St, Eureka Springs | Mandala Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara — a Tibetan ritual dance honoring the Mother of Wisdom. No dance experience needed. $108 for the full weekend. Public performance Sunday 4–5:30 PM, suggested donation $7.
🎸 Cherise Carver & Crimson Road | Sat Jun 27 | 7–10 PM | Wanderoo Lodge and Gravel Bar, Eureka Springs | Country covers and originals from an Arkansas trio.

FAYETTEVILLE
✨ Firefly Fling | Sat Jun 27 | Evening | Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Fayetteville | One of NWA's favorite summer traditions returns after hours. Live entertainment, hands-on activities, glowing surprises, food, drinks, and Garden magic. Family fun all night. Tickets available — prices increase day-of.
🏳️‍🌈 NWA Pride Weekend | Fri–Sun Jun 27–28 | Dickson St, Fayetteville | The state's largest LGBTQ Pride celebration — 22 years strong. Festival Saturday 11 AM–5:30 PM, Parade Saturday 6 PM, Glitterville with Brooke Lynn Hytes & Sam Gee at George's Majestic Lounge at 9 PM. Hi Tea Dance & Pool Party Sunday noon–6 PM at Mount Sequoyah Center. Tickets at Stubs.net.
🦀 Parker's Seafood Boil | Sun Jun 28 | Doors 12 PM, Boil starts 1 PM | Parker's Sports Grill, 3980 W Wedington Dr #1, Fayetteville | Seafood boil, cold drinks, and free pool all day. Come out and support local.
📚 Tales & Traditions | Sun Jun 28 | 2–3:30 PM | Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W Mountain St, Fayetteville | Monthly series featuring staff genealogists and guest speakers sharing stories about people and places in Ozark history.

​HOLIDAY ISLAND​
🦋 Pollinator Festival | Sat Jun 27 | 10 AM–2 PM | Recreation Center Pavilion, 13 Buckskin Ln, Holiday Island | 3rd annual free family festival with native plants for sale, honey tasting, monarch butterfly garden tours, kite flying, bug painting for kids, and a pollinator costume contest at 12:30 PM. Speaker presentations at 11 AM. Free.

ROGERS
🎷 NWA Jazz & Arts Festival | Sun Jun 28 |10 AM–10 PM | Music Depot, 206 W Walnut St, Downtown Rogers | Live jazz, live painters, pop-up galleries, local vendors, education workshops, youth showcases, and a late-night jam session finale. Intimate 90-capacity event. Tickets at The Music Depot.
🌈 Tie Dye Patio Party | Sat Jun 27 | 4–7 PM | Ozark Beer Company, 109 N Arkansas St, Rogers | Make your own tie dye tee — all supplies provided, youth through adult sizes. Red Cloud Food Co. on-site with fish tacos. All ages. Reserve your shirt size at their website.
🎸 That '70s Band | Sat Jun 27 | 8 PM | Railyard Live, 101 E Cherry St, Downtown Rogers | All the groove and nostalgia of the iconic '70s era brought to life.
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​SILOAM SPRINGS​
🎉 4th Friday Siloam — Art in the Park | Fri Jun 26 | 3–8 PM | Memorial Park, Siloam Springs | Food trucks, local vendors, and free activities for all ages. Line dancing with Glenda Mueller 5–6 PM, live music with Thanks for Nothing on the Chautauqua Amphitheater stage at 6 PM.
🏛️ Heritage Day 2026 | Sat Jun 27 | 10 AM–1 PM | Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N Maxwell St, Siloam Springs | New and updated exhibits plus a temporary showcase of local artist Cecil Savage's artwork. Sit in on a live conversation with Cecil about his work and his love of Siloam Springs. Free.
🐻 Arkansas Black Bear Program | Sat Jun 27 | 1–2 PM | Siloam Springs Public Library, 205 E Jefferson St, Siloam Springs | Learn about black bears in Arkansas from an Arkansas Game & Fish Commission bear biologist. All ages. Free.

SPRINGDALE​
🤠 82nd Annual Rodeo of the Ozarks | Wed–Sat Jun 24–27 | 7:30 PM nightly | Parsons Stadium, 1423 E Emma Ave, Springdale | One of NWA's longest-running rodeo traditions. Bull riding, arena action, and 82 years of cowboy culture.
🎩 Impossible Things | Sat Jun 27 | 3 PM & 7 PM | The Medium, A Place to Create, Springdale | Intimate close-up magic with only 10 seats per show — every audience member gets pulled in. Opening performance by magician Keith Helman. Drinks by Rendition available. Ages 16+.

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