With so many festivals, fairs, and celebratory events on the horizon, we have prepared a guide to help your family easily find their favorites. And be sure to check out our guide devoted to all the upcoming performing arts shows as we head into the holiday season!
😋 Festivals for Foodies 😋
Food Trucks
- Downtown Little Rock Food Truck Festival @ Capitol Ave. from Woodlane to Chester St.
- Sunday, Sept 22, 11 am-6 pm | music, vendors, kids' zone, drinks
- 2nd Annual Enlighten Tours Food Truck Festival @ Arch Street
- Saturday, Mar 22, 2025, 3-8:30 pm ($5 entry fee on Eventbrite)
Cheese Dip
- The Great Southern Mac & Cheese Championship @ Argenta Plaza
- Sunday, Sept 29, 1-4 pm
- 13th Annual World Cheese Dip Championship & Foam Fest @ Dickey-Stephens Park
- Saturday, Oct 5, 12-4 pm (tix on sale)
- The Salty Cheese Dip Festival @ Saline County Courthouse
- Saturday, Oct 5, 11 am | Check Facebook for the tix link (2023 prices $5-$10)
🍺 Eat, Drink, & Be Merry Events (Age 21+) 🍺
- Arkansas Times Fall Margarita Festival @ Argenta Plaza
- Thursday, Sept 19, 6-9 pm | Tix on sale $35-$45 | Food trucks | VIP Zone $100
- Arkansas Times Pig & Swig @ Argenta Plaza
- Thursday, Nov 7, 6-9 pm | Premium Whiskey and Pork Tasting | Tix on sale $40-$100
💃🏽 Hispanic Heritage Month & Independence Day Celebrations 💃🏽
- Fiesta de Independencia Hispana 2024 - Saturday, Sept 14, 5-9 pm @ Plaza Frida
- North Little Rock Hispanic Heritage Festival - Saturday, Sept 21, 4-7 pm @ Argenta Plaza
- Hispanic Food/ Arts & Crafts vendors, Kids' Activities, Live Entertainment | Free Admission
- 2nd Annual Fiesta en SoMa - Friday, Oct 4, 4-10 pm @ SoMa Little Rock
- Live Music, Art, Dance, Street Vendors, Kids Zone & Tamale Taste-Off (tasting tix $15)
🥨 Oktoberfest🥨
- Little Rocktoberfest - Sept 28, 5-9 pm @ Rusty Tractor Vineyards - Little Rock
- Beer, Bratwurst Dinner, and Homebrew Exhibition | $10-$75 (Early Bird tix available)
🍁 Fall Festivals 🍁
- 13th Annual Tinkerfest - Sat, Sept 14, 9 am-3 pm @ Museum of Discovery - LR
- Makers, artists, and tinkerers showcase their work and invite you to engage in hands-on fun
- The Big Steam Music Festival - Fri-Sat, Sept 27-28 @ Hill Wheatley Plaza, Hot Springs
- Arkansas Rasta Fest + 5K/10K Run/Walk - Sat, Oct 5, 9 am-6 pm @ Northshore Riverfront Park
- Vendors, Food Trucks, Music, & More | Register for Run/Walk - Kids under 10 participate Free
- Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts - Fri-Sat, Oct 11-12 @ Main Street
- 30th Annual Hillcrest Harvestfest - Sat, Oct 12, 11 am-7 pm on Kavanaugh Blvd. - LR
- 100+ vendors, food trucks, concert stage, dog show, kid's zone, beer garden & more
- Annual Fall Harvest Festival - Sat, Oct 26, 9 am-4 pm @ Petit Jean Farmers' Market - Morrilton
- Apple Butter Cook-off, Vendors, Crafters, Hot Air Balloon, Pumpkins & More | Free Admission
🫶🏽 Community Events 🫶🏽
- Little Rock Yoga Festival - Sunday, Oct 6, 8 am-5 pm @ Wildwood Park for the Arts - LR
- Walk for CommUNITY - Sunday, Oct 6, 2-5 pm @ Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts - LR
- Free Family Day ft. PBS Kids Characters - Sat, Oct. 19, 10 am-2 pm @ Arkansas PBS - Conway
- Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) - Saturday, Oct 26, 9 am-2 pm @ Little Rock Zoo
- 7th Annual Naturally Hurd Hair Event - Sunday, Nov 3, 3 pm @ Maumelle Event Center
📍Little Rock Metro & Roland - Benton - Bryant - Alexander - Bauxite
- 13th Annual Tinkerfest - Sat, Sept 14, 9 am-3 pm @ Museum of Discovery
- Downtown Little Rock Food Truck Festival - Sunday, Sept 22, 11 am-6 pm
- Little Rocktoberfest - Sept 28, 5-9 pm @ Rusty Tractor Vineyards
- 2nd Annual Fiesta en SoMa - Friday, Oct 4, 4-10 pm
- The Salty Cheese Dip Festival- Saturday, Oct 5, 11 am @ Saline County Courthouse
- Little Rock Yoga Festival - Sunday, Oct 6, 8 am-5 pm @ Wildwood Park for the Arts
- Walk for CommUNITY - Sunday, Oct 6, 2-5 pm @ Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
- 30th Annual Hillcrest Harvestfest - Sat, Oct 12, 11 am-7 pm
- 2nd Annual Enlighten Tours Food Truck Festival - Saturday, Mar 22, 2025, 3-8:30 pm
📍 North Little Rock & Maumelle - Sherwood - Scott - Jacksonville - LRAFB
- Arkansas Times Fall Margarita Festival - Thursday, Sept 19, 6-9 pm @ Argenta Plaza
- North Little Rock Hispanic Heritage Festival - Saturday, Sept 21, 4-7 pm @ Argenta Plaza
- Arkansas Rasta Fest + 5K/10K Run/Walk - Sat, Oct 5, 9 am-6 pm @ Northshore Riverfront Park
- 13th Annual World Cheese Dip Championship & Foam Fest - Sat, Oct 5, 12-4 pm @ D-S Park
- 7th Annual Naturally Hurd Hair Event - Sunday, Nov 3, 3 pm @ Maumelle Event Center
Arkansas Times Pig & Swig - Thursday, Nov 7, 6-9 pm @ Argenta Plaza
🚘 Conway, Morrilton, & Russlleville
- Free Family Day ft. PBS Kids Characters - Saturday, Oct. 19, 10 am-2 pm @ Arkansas PBS - Conway
Annual Fall Harvest Festival - Oct 26, 9 am-4 pm @ Petit Jean Farmers' Market - Morrilton
🚘 Arkadelphia, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff
- The Big Steam Music Festival - Fri-Sat, Sept 27-28 @ Hill Wheatley Plaza
- Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts - Fri-Sat, Oct 11-12 @ Main Street
😎 See Ya Next Year!
- Celebrity All-Star Back-to-School Basketball Game - Sat, Aug 17, 2-5 pm @ LRSW High School
- Baptist Health Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Breakfast - Sat, Aug 18, 8-10 am @ AR State Fair Hall of Industry
- Little Rock Celtic Festival: Highland Games - Sat, Sept. 7, 9 am-5 pm @ Burns Park
- Zoo Brew & Cocktails, Too! - Thursday, Sept 12, 6-9 pm @ Little Rock Zoo
🚘 NWA - Fayetteville, Rogers, Ft. Smith
- Junkin' Market Days Summer Market @ Washington County Fairgrounds
- Friday, Sept 6, 12-7 pm & Sat, Sept 7, 9:30-5 pm | Admission is $2.50 per person
