Thank goodness the weekend is on its way…and the weatherman says it’s going to be a beautiful one! We’ve gathered up a list of fun things going on all over Arkansas this week,

Just click the red text to visit the Facebook page with information about each event.

However you spend your weekend,

we hope it’s a wonderful one!

NOTE: As always, we do our best to bring you accurate information… however, we encourage you to reach out to event venues to confirm before you head out to an advertised event!

Friday, October 21st

FRIDAY AT 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

60th Annual Autumn Color Tour

Bradley Park

The 60th Annual Autumn Color tour will originate at Bradley Park in Jasper, Arkansas. Tour registration and morning refreshments will begin at 8 am with the tour welcome at 8:30 am. Buses will leave promptly at 9:00 am and return at approximately 3:00 pm.

The route this year will include stops at the Bradley House Museum, Color Fest in Ponca, Beechwood Cemetary in Boxley Valley with a presentation from Misty Langdon, the Walnut community, and local craftsman Jack Kelly's woodworking shop in Parthenon and downtown Jasper. (The route is subject to change should presenters become unavailable, to weather, or road conditions.)

Event by Jasper Arkansas and Michelle Martin

OCT 21 AT 10 AM – OCT 22 AT 4 PM

Color Fest

Ponca Nature Center

Join us for our annual Color Fest Event on October 21-22. Hours are 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. both days. Vendors will be set up demonstrating and selling their art/crafts in our yard area. In addition, our nature center and gift shop will be open to the public, along with a variety of classes throughout both days (check our Facebook page for a full lineup of classes to be updated). Be sure to check out our kid’s area as well as visit our two food vendors who will be there! (No registration required)

Event by Ponca Nature Center

OCT 21 AT 4 PM – OCT 22 AT 10 PM

Arkansas' First Ever Dark-Sky Festival

Tyler Bend - Buffalo National River

The Arkansas Natural Sky Association, along with various regional astronomy and environmental groups, are proud to host Arkansas’ first-ever Dark-Sky Festival! We’ll marvel at the last of the Summer Milky Way under the nearly natural skies of the Buffalo National River, the state's only designated International Dark-Sky Park.

Where? Tyler Bend Campground – St. Joe, AR

When? October 21st and 22nd

How Much? Free! But be sure and check out our Festival Store to find items to help you make the most of this experience.

This family-friendly event will be bursting with activities, including:
Constellation Tour
Telescopic Star Party
Orionid Meteor Shower
Celestial Art Class
Nocturnal Wildlife
Light Pollution Awareness
Nightscape Photography Contest
Giant Bubble Blowing
Solar Marshmallows
… and so much more!

For more information, and to download your Festival Guide, visit the festival website: darkskyarkansas.org/dark-sky-festival

For details about the Nightscape Photography Contest:
darkskyarkansas.org/photo-contest

Event by The Arkansas Natural Sky Association

FRIDAY AT 4:30 PM

North Little Rock Airshow

North Little Rock Municipal Airport

After a six-year hiatus, the North Little Rock Airshow will return to North Little Rock Municipal Airport at 8200 Remount Road with an additional show on Friday, October 21, 2022.

The North Little Rock Airshow features intense, entertaining aerial demonstrations by nationally recognized aerial acts as well as a jet truck, parachute team, military aircraft and equipment, scale model aircraft demonstrations, and more! A kid’s zone will include bounce houses and STEM projects and activities with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and other local agencies.

An event schedule, as well as ticket information, are available at https://nlrairshow.com and on the North Little Rock Air Show Facebook page. The airport is currently still seeking sponsorships, volunteers, and community involvement for the Airshow; interested parties can email airshownlr@gmail.com for more information.

Event by North Little Rock CVB and North Little Rock Airshow

OCT 21 AT 7 PM – OCT 23 AT 12:30 PM

Captivated: 50th Anniversary

City Church

Come celebrate 50 years of ministry with us! Over the course of three days we will be commemorating all God has done through the years!

Friday 7-9PM: "Silent Disco Night"
Come dressed up in your favorite decade 70s, 80s, 90s, or 2000s. Drinks will be provided but eat before! We'll have dancing, games, and prizes for the best dressed!

Saturday 11AM-1PM: "Picnic at the Church"
Ridgewood Brothers BBQ will be provided with all the fixings. We will have bouncy houses, yard games, and lots of fellowship!

Saturday 6-8PM: "Worshipping Through the Decades"
Come prepared to encounter the Father with praise and worship.

Sunday 10:30AM-12:30PM: "Captivated"
Much like our regular Sunday services we will have praise and worship followed by a message to close the weekend out.

John 6: 67-69
"So Jesus said to his twelve, "And you-do you also want to leave?' "Peter spoke up and said,"But Lord, where would we go? No one but you gives us the revelation of eternal life. "We're fully convinced that you are the Anointed One, the Son of the Living God, and we believe in you!"

Event by City Church

FRIDAY AT 8 PM

Huckleberry Jam @ Arkansas State Fair (Main Stage)

Little Rock,Ark

We are playing a 30-minute set on the mainstage at the Arkansas State Fair for the KSSN 96 homegrown showdown.

It’s a contest but we are just excited to play and have fun! Our friends Joseph Logue and Ryan Harmon are performing so bring wear your party boots!

Event by Huckleberry Jam

FRIDAY AT 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM

Midnight South Live at Kings

Kings Live Music

Midnight South Live at Kings!

www.facebook.com/MidnightSouthBand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHrmFs_uDu4

Event by Kings Live Music and Midnight South

FRIDAY AT 9 PM

Hoodbillys

Tavern Round the Bend

Come on down and enjoy some great music some great fun and talent great food and a great time.

Event by Tavern Round the Bend

Saturday, October 22nd

SATURDAY AT 7 AM

Sunrise Yoga at the Levee

The Levee

Join us at the Levee Stage before the Farmer's Market to enjoy a beginner yoga class taught by Shine Yoga. The class is open to anyone and everyone, just be sure to bring a yoga mat or towel/blanket.

Event by Clarksville - Johnson County Chamber

SATURDAY AT 9 AM – 4 PM

Sweet Treats Event Center Fall Craft & Junk Fair!

Sweet Treats Lamar

On October 22nd from 9 am-4 pm at the Sweet Treats Event Center, we will be hosting our 4th Annual fall craft & Junk fair! We will have vendors that will have Antiques, vintage, handmade crafts, Jewelry, Boutique items, plants, garden items, and much more! There will be no fee for admission and Parking! We will have food trucks and live music! Once again we hope to see everyone there this year!

Event by Sweet Treats Event Center and Greg Heiser

SATURDAY AT 9 AM

North Little Rock Airshow

North Little Rock Municipal Airport

After a six-year hiatus, the North Little Rock Airshow will return to North Little Rock Municipal Airport at 8200 Remount Road on Saturday, October 22, 2022.

The North Little Rock Airshow features intense, entertaining aerial demonstrations by nationally recognized aerial acts as well as a jet truck, parachute team, military aircraft and equipment, scale model aircraft demonstrations, and more! A kid’s zone will include bounce houses and STEM projects and activities with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and other local agencies.

An event schedule as well as ticket information will be available soon at https://nlrairshow.com and on the North Little Rock Air Show Facebook page. The airport is currently still seeking sponsorships, volunteers, and community involvement for the Airshow; interested parties can email airshownlr@gmail.com for more information.

Event by North Little Rock CVB, North Little Rock Airshow and City of North Little Rock - Government

SATURDAY AT 10 AM

Paint the Night Sky

Buffalo River Art Gallery

In conjunction with the Arkansas Dark Sky Festival, Buffalo River Art Gallery is hosting a "Paint the Night Sky" painting class.
Come learn to paint the night sky with us at Buffalo River Art Gallery. We will walk you through step by step, teach you tricks and help you create your Night Sky masterpiece. You will have the opportunity to use special glow-in-the-dark paint for an added "wow" effect.

Reservations are required for this class and the class size is limited. Everyone will leave with a completed 9x12 project.
Come join the fun on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 11am. The class will be 1-1/2 hours long. The cost is $25 per person.

Event by Buffalo River Art Gallery

OCT 22 AT 10 AM – OCT 23 AT 5 PM

GREENHILL FARM-FEST!

Green Hill Farm

Come join our family on the farm and at the market for a fun and safe shindig! Hayride, chicken and duck feeding, bounce house, photo booths, PUMPKIN PATCH, “tattoo parlor” fortune teller booth, and more! Let’s get the kids off the TV and onto the farm! Bring old clothes for the kiddos and let them run around and be kids! Big kids can shop @ the front porch market. FOOD TRUCK ONSITE Fun starts at 10 am Saturday, October 22nd! Sunday the 23rd 12-4! Grab a ticket at the market— $12 gets the kids access to everything and they take home a pumpkin!
See y’all there!

Event by The front porch market

SATURDAY AT 12 PM – 4 PM

Howl-O-Ween Fest

The Pine Hill Ranch Canine Center

Join the Pine Hill Ranch Canine Center for Halloween or should we say HOWL-O-Ween!
We will have a doggie costume contest with cool prizes for the winners.

Come watch our dog sport demos in obedience, agility, scent work, dock diving, and more! Free 15-minute mini-private lessons will be offered for each activity.

For those brave souls, test your aptitude for the various sports offered at Pine Hill Ranch Canine Center by participating in the obstacle trail course!

Plus visit our doggie-related vendors, adopt your new best friend, and enjoy some food.

*Well-mannered (non-aggressive) Furry family members welcome. Please have your human on a leash!

Event by The Pine Hill Ranch Canine Center

SATURDAY AT 2 PM

Hocus Pocus I-Scream Social

Faulkner County Library

What a glorious day we will have at the library! Celebrate the return of a cult favorite trio with an ice cream social, interactive movie, and sequel premiere party.

Andy's Frozen Custard will be here for an ice cream social at 2 pm.

An interactive screening of the first movie will begin at 3 pm.

The second movie premiere party will begin after the first movie ends, around 5 pm.

Event by FCL - Teens Advocating Change

SATURDAY AT 3 PM – 5 PM

Pony Rides W/ Plantation Horses

5435 Plantation Rd, Ozark, AR 72949-2450, United States

$10 pony rides, We have drinks, horse coloring pages, pony Cowboy to brush on, & 4 other ponies giving the rides! ALL AGES ARE WELCOME! We have a horse adults can ride! (Take plantation road, the road next to Anderson’s station in Web City!)

Event by Plantation Horses & Photography and Brett Hutchison

SATURDAY AT 5 PM

Fright Night Halloween Party

560 Peaceful Valley Rd, Dover, AR

Fright Night Halloween Costume Party with 4 hours of live music by the band StageFright! If you love 80's rock then you don't want to miss this because they put on a hell of a show!

This is an outdoor event on the Brookstock stage so bring a lawn chair, ice chest, snacks, etc and come have a great time. You may bring a canopy with solar lighting if you wish.

There will be a Halloween Costume Contest so come in costume for a chance to be crowned Pumpkin King or Pumpkin Queen!

Check-in is as early as 4 pm and the band starts at 6 pm. Tickets are $15 each or $10 if you come in costume! You may pay at check-in.

You may bring a camper or tent - just know it is primitive although there will be porta potties. Let us know if you plan to camp.

***Adults Only - Must be 21+ to attend.

Link to StageFright Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/975402576709653

Event by Brookstock Events, James Brooks and Tena Gosvenor Brooks

SATURDAY AT 5 PM – 7 PM

Vilonia Trunk or Treat 2022

21 Cemetery St, Vilonia, AR 72173-9305, United States

It's time for ghouls, goblins, and gas-powered treat mobiles! Vilonia Trunk or Treat 2022 is on schedule for Saturday, October 22, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Presented by Vilonia City Hall and brought to life by the efforts of our community businesses and organizations, the event is sure to be a spooktacular marvel! Remember it's all free, so don't be scared to come join in!

Have questions? Want to reserve a trunk location? Email cityhall@cityofvilonia.org or fill out the form at the bottom of our Trunk or Treat webpage.

Event by City of Vilonia, AR

SATURDAY AT 5 PM – 7 PM

Cabin Creek at Trick or Treat Trail

Lamar Park

We'll be passing out candy and meeting all the little characters!

Event by Cabin Creek Baptist Church

SATURDAY AT 6 PM

Trunk or Treat hosted by Future Through the People

Conway Station Park

Free Community Event. On Saturday, October 22nd we will be hosting our 3rd annual free Trunk or Treat event at Conway Station Park (1501 Robins) in Conway, AR. Trick or Treating will begin at 6 pm and end at 8 pm. All are welcome!

Event by Future Through the People: A Black Lives Matter Group

SATURDAY AT 6:30 PM

Murder Mystery Dinner at Point Remove

Point Remove Brewing Company

Grab your friends and join us for an Italian-themed murder mystery dinner at the brewery! Tables of 8 and individual tickets are available.

You'll receive character and costume assignments from us via email before the event.

Your ticket includes dinner from The Pizza Factory at Point Remove and non-alcoholic beverages. A cash bar will be available.

Event by Point Remove Brewing Company

SATURDAY AT 7:30 PM

River Valley Roast 3

Dog Ear Books

The return of the revenge against the attack of the killer swarm of zombie bee brides of the sons of the ghost in the museum
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another standup comedy open mic from PlumBum Productions. quite a few comics will be returning!

we will be giving out Trick or Treat bags AND doing a food drive for families in need of Thanksgiving baskets.

Cover Charge is still TBD

Event by Amie Gates and Russellville Arkansas Word of Mouth

Sunday, October 23rd

SUNDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Open House at 1308 E M Street

1308 E M Street Russellville, AR

Come take a look at 1308 E. M Street in Russellville, AR with Live Love Arkansas Agent, Courtney Oden!
This adorable home has been completely remodeled, inside and out!
It's in a great location convenient to all of your needs! The beautiful stucco exterior on this home helps keep energy costs low due to the foam insulation underneath.
It features:
3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1,342 Sqft
Click this link foral the details:
https://bit.ly/3yic72q
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Event by Tabatha Davis Team - Live.Love.Arkansas