Festivals and Special Events around
Mountain View, Arkansas
Mountain View, Arkansas
Event Calendar
March 11-13
Mountain
View Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass Festival to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday
at the large auditorium of the Ozark Folk Center. Great bluegrass
music all weekend long. Single day pass or Festival pass
available. www.mountainview-bluegrass.com.
March 12-14 Days
of 3 Syllamo Stage Run
Three runs will be held within the Sylamore Ranger District,
and 90% on single-track trails including the North Sylamore Creek
Trail, Sylamore Creek horse trails, and the Syllamo mountain
bike trails. For general information visit www.runarkansas.com.
Or www.3daysofsyllamo.com
April 10-11 Timbo
Volunteer Fire Department Gun and Knife Show
Event to be held at Stone County Fairgrounds. Over 90 tables
of guns and knives on display. Benefits go to purchase
equipment to better serve the community. For additional
information contact Sheila Crymes at 870-746-4349 or e-mail timbovfd@hotmail.com.
April 15-18
48th
Annual Arkansas Folk Festival
Annual Spring celebration featuring handmade crafts, frontier
life demonstrations, parade, lots of "folk, mountain, and
bluegrass" music, dancing on the Courthouse Square, and
window decorating contest. A great fun family festival. Ozark
Folk Center opens for the season. Free admission to Crafts
Village during this weekend. Free shuttle from downtown
to the Folk Center.
April TBA White
River Auto Club Car Show
In
Mountain View. Prizes awarded in various categories.
May 7-8 Heritage
Herb Extravaganza
Hands on activities, vendors & tours of the Garden! Call
(870) 269-3851 to register for workshops or to be placed on the
herb mailing list.
May 1 6th
Annual
Syllamo's Revenge - Mountain Bike Challenge
40 plus miles of awesome mountain biking through the beautiful
Ozark Mountains offering changing scenery and beautiful views
of the White River Valley, Sylamore Creek Valley and the Ozark
Mountains. For event information e-mail steveparker@mvtel.net. For trail
information click here.
May 14-15
8thAnnual
Ozark Volkswagen Festival
Great fun at this car show and swap meet at Taylor's Sons of
the Ozarks. Bring your Volkswagen and your family and cruise
the Ozarks. Prizes, trophies and great music. Call
870-269-9597 or visit www.ozarkvw.com for
details.
July 3 Old
Time Gathering on the Square
Come join the small town festivities of games on the square,
music and watermelons along with good old time fun. A fireworks
celebration concludes the festivities.
August 20-22
Mountains,
Music, & Motorcycles
This is a one of a kind event for Mountain View. With biker games
, a poker run, and a bike show. There is something for
the biker in everyone. Prizes, Games, Music and Good Food for
the whole family. For more information call the Mountain
View Chamber of Commerce @ (870)-269-8068 or visit www.yourplaceinthemountains.com
September 17-19 Off
the Beaten Path Studio Tour
Come visit the studios of local artisans as they demonstrate
and display their crafts. Tour maps will be available for
visitors to find the studios. An excellent opportunity
to shop early for Christmas. www.offthebeatenpathstudiotour.com.
October 9-10 Timbo
Volunteer Fire Department Gun and Knife Show
Event to be held at Stone County Fairgrounds. Over 90 tables
of guns and knives on display. Benefits go to purchase
equipment to better serve the community. For additional
information contact Sheila Crymes at 870-746-4349 or e-mail timbovfd@hotmail.com.
October 1-2
Herb
Harvest Festival
Herb enthusiasts will participate in workshops. Presented
by experts on herbs and their many uses, from cooking to medical. Herb
vendors will also be here for the two-day event. For more
information contact 870-269-3851.
October 28-30 28th
Annual Bean Fest & Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Races
Beans and cornbread, music, dancing on Courthouse Square, handmade
crafts and outrageous outhouse races. The “Bean Fest Cooking
Champion” and the “Arkansas Outhouse Races Champion” are
crowned. Watch the next generation of Outhouse Racers compete,
as the kids take their seats in pedal powered Outhouses. The
KWOZ talent show is held on the Square after the outhouse races.
November 11-13 Mountain
View Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass Festival to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
the large auditorium of the Ozark Folk Center. Great bluegrass
music all weekend long. Single day pass or Festival pass
available. www.mountainview-bluegrass.com.
November TBA 2010 "Classic Car" Super
Cruise
Classic and antique car gathering at White River Hoedown parking
lot. Great fun and great cars. Everyone welcome. For
more information call 870-269-4161.
December 4 Courthouse
and Christmas Tree Lighting
(*A part of the Arkansas Parks & Tourism Christmas Trail
of Lights). Experience an Ozark Mountain Christmas! Historic
Courthouse, town square and along Main Street come aglow with
lights, music and spirit. Tree Lighting and courthouse lighting
are scheduled for 6 pm. Enjoy Christmas music on the square
along with a Live Nativity. Santa will be there for the children.
Nov. – 27 & 28 Caroling
in the Caverns - A Christmas Concert
Dec. – 4,5,11,12,18,19
Marvel
at the beauty of astonishing formations coupled with the sounds
of caroling resounding through the caverns as musicians perform
your favorite old-time Christmas songs. 870-269-8068
Plan on staying as busy as you
like while visiting Mountain View. There are plenty of fun filled
family activites throughout the year and festivals that appeal
to music lovers, art connoisseurs, and fun loving folks in general.
Most every festival or event seems to involve folk, mountain or
bluegrass music in same way.
Arkansas Folk Festival The oldest festival is the Annual
Arkansas Folk Festival, held in the glorious spring.
A highlight of this festival is an old fashioned "home-town" parade,
which brings out school bands, patriotic veterans groups, dudded-up
horses, and decorated floats of all sorts. [Click
here for more...]
Beanfest and the Great
Championship Outhouse Race! If filling up on beans and cornbread
and then cheering wildly decorated outhouses as they careen down
the street sounds like fun, then the Beanfest
and the Great Championship Outhouse Race, the last Saturday
in October is for you. There is plenty of pickin' on the Square
to be found during The Beanfest, in addition to a talent show,
craft booths throughout town, and great beans & cornbread
for all. [Click here for more...]
Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass fans will find festivals
devoted to this increasingly popular type of music in both mid-March
and mid-November. The many activities of the Mountain
View Bluegrass Festival are planned indoors, in case the
weather chooses not to cooperate! Both Bluegrass festivals are developing
a reputation for attracting top notch national music groups.
Smokin on the Square BBQ Throwdown Competition The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce will
hosts the annual BBQ Throwdown Competition in late June on
the Square in Mountain View. This is a State Championship Event
and sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. [Click
here for more...]
An Old Time Gathering on the Square Mountain View celebrates our
Fourth of July with an Old Time Gathering on the Square. Each year
leading up to the Fourth Mountain View is home to parades, live
music, fun games for families including a children’s fishing
tournament and of course, FIREWORKS! [Click here for the July 4th Flyer]
Mountains, Music & Motorcycles
It’s
time to get revved up for Mountains, Music & Motorcycles
held every Augustin
Mountain View, AR on the courtsquare!
Roll into Mountain View for Mountains, Music & Motorcycles!
Three sides of the Courtsquare will be closed to general traffic
and used for bike parking for the show. There will be live entertainment,
a poker run, special biker challenge games and lots of food and
fun! [Click
here for more…]
Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour The annual "Off
the Beaten Path Studio Tour" is held in mid-September.
Twenty five artists, representing a wide variety of 2-D art and
fine crafts, are participating in this free self-guided driving
tour. These talented artists will
open their private working studios to the public on this special
weekend from 9 am to 6 pm on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 am
to 4 pm on Sunday. All studios are located within 30 miles of the
Court Square in Mountain View, Arkansas, including Calico Rock,
Pineville, and Fox. Don’t
miss this unique opportunity to meet the artists in their own environment
and see where and how they work.
[Click here for more...]
4th Annual Paws for the Cause
Stone County Humane Society kindly welcomes
all who love
animals (and people too) to the 4th annual Paws for the Cause.
Centennial Bank Park on Main Street will be the place to be
on Saturday October 23th from 10am until 3pm.
This year's events include:
THE BEST SILENT AUCTION IN TOWN |
PET SHOW & CONTEST |
CUTEST CAT PHOTO CONTEST
CHILI COOK-OFF, FABULOUS FUDGE CONTEST |
PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST |
BAKE SALE - Treats for People & Pets |
CAKE WALK, PONY RIDES, FACE PAINTING |
GAMES FOR ALL AGES |
PEOPLE FOR 3-LEGGED PETS CHAMPIONSHIP RACES |
TOP DOG CONTEST |
POULTRY FOR PAWS |
MUSIC & DANCING
PLENTY OF FOOD & DRINK
Generous donations from many friends will make this a very special
day.
There are a variety of contests to enter with trophies and prizes
to be won.
Come join all of the "Cool Cats & Diggity Dogs" at
Paws for the Cause!
.
Super Cruise Scheduled in Mountain View Mark your calendars for late November when
the fun filled Super Cruise will take place at Cash’s White River Music and Comedy Show in
Mountain View Arkansas.
This is an absolute necessity
for all car enthusiasts and sure to be a fun filled event. The
Super Cruise will begin on Friday with registration from 3 till
7 p.m. There will be free food starting at 4:30 for registered
entries and guests and a live music show and womanless wedding
at 8 p.m. along with a best dressed 50’s and dance contest. [Click
here for more...]
Caroling in the Caverns Blanchard
Springs Caverns is the setting for Caroling
in the Caverns. Treat your family to wonderful holiday
music, created from the acoustic combination of talented area
musicians' voices and stringed instruments filling the air
of the great Cathedral Room at Blanchard Springs Caverns, near
Mountain View, Arkansas. [Click
here for more...].
Courthouse and Tree Lighting Ceremony Mountain View celebrates the holidays with light displays and decorations, caroling, Nativity Parade, a merchant open house event and the annual Courthouse and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 1. [ More...]
Seems as if there is always something special
going on in Mountain View, so be sure and check the Schedule
of Activities to find out what's happening when you are
planning a visit to the area.
