Events
March
First Saturday – Miss Daffodil Pageant, Camden
Second Friday & Saturday – Daffodil Festival, Camden
Second Saturday – Annual Steak Cook-off, Daffodil Festival 5K Run/Walk, Camden
Second Saturday – Union County Master Gardeners Dirt Friends Festival, El Dorado
Third Saturday – El Dorado Art Walk, El Dorado
Fourth Saturday – Antique Power Show, El Dorado
Late – EBWYC “Kidz Runnin’ the Show” Corvette Car Show, Camden
April
Early – Spring Market Shopping Event, El Dorado
First Thursday – Taste of El Dorado, El Dorado
First Saturday – Hogskin Holidays Pageants, Hampton
First Saturday – Hogskin Holidays Kickoff, Thornton
Second Saturday – Festival on the Rails, McNeil
Second Weekend – Hogskin Holidays, Hampton
Second Weekend – Sawmill Days, Sparkman
Second Weekend – Calhoun County Annual Rodeo, Hampton
Second Weekend – South Arkansas Literary Festival, El Dorado
Third Weekend – Oil Discovery Days, Stephens
Fourth Saturday – Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Steak Cook-off & Festival, Fordyce
Fourth Weekend – Re-enactment of Battle of Marks’ Mills, Marks’ Mills Battleground State Park
May
Early – City Wide Garage Sale, Camden
3-5 – Southern Food and Wine Festival, Murphy Arts District, El Dorado
5th – Mayhaw Festival, El Dorado
5th – Heritage Day, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
5-6 – Thornton Music Festival, Thornton
5-6 – Wolrd Famous Armadillo Festival, Hamburg
12-13 – Montrose Heritage Festival, Montrose
12-13 – Annual Oil Town Festival, Smackover
Third Week – Annual Magnolia Blossom Festival & World Championship Steak Cook-off, Magnolia
19th – Kids to Park Day, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
26-27 – Grand Marais Fest, Felsenthal
27th – Symphony on the Square, El Dorado
Memorial Day Weekend – Oil Belt Four Ball Golf Tournament, El Dorado
June
Early -Juneteenth Festival, El Dorado
2nd– National Trails Day, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
2nd – Annual Hooked on Fishing Derby, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
2-3 – Hampton Rodeo, Hampton
2-3 – Festival City Shootout, El Dorado
7-9 – Chautauqua: Living History Character Event, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, Smackover
8-9 – Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival, Warren
9th – Felsenthal Spring Bass Tournament, Felsenthal
9th – Kids Fishing Derby, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
15-17 – Junteenth Festival, Camden
16th – Annual Perch Jerk Classic Bream & Crappie Tournament, Moro Bay State Park, Jersey
16-17 – Gazebo Festival, Bearden
23rd – Showdown at Sunset, El Dorado
29-30 – PurpelHull Pea Festival, Emerson
30th – Crossett Area Chamber of Commerce Buddy Bass Tournament, Crossett
July
Early– Stick Horse Rodeo, Crossett
First Week – Fantastic Fourth Celebration, El Dorado
First Week – Sparks in the Park – Independence Day Celebration, Magnolia
4th – Star Spangled Spectacular, Camden
4th –Independence Day Celebration, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
14th – Star Party, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
14th-15th – Hamburg Rodeo, Hamburg
14th-15th – Pine Belt Four Ball Golf Tournament, Fordyce
28th – Showdown at Sunset,El Dorado
28th – The Summer Concert Series,El Dorado
August
2nd- 5th- El Dorado Film Festival, Murphy Arts District, El Dorado
4th- 5th – Annual Play Day, Portland
8th-11th – Annual Crossett PRCA Rodeo, Crossett
Mid Crossett Street Dance, Crossett
Last Week – Ashley County Fair & Livestock Show, Hamburg
25th- Showdown at Sunset, El Dorado
25th – The Summer Concert Series,El Dorado
29th- Sept. 3- Legacy Week, White Oak Lake State Park, Camden
September
First Week – Calhoun County Fair, Hampton
First Saturday after Labor Day – Dallas County Fair, Fordyce
Second Week – Ouachita County Fair & Livestock Show, Camden
Second Week – Bradley County Fair & Livestock Show, Warren
Second Saturday – Fair on the Square, Magnolia
Second Saturday – SouthArk Outdoor Expo,El Dorado
Second Saturday – Sticky Fingers BBQ Cook-Off, Fordyce
Third Week – Columbia County Fair & Livestock Show, Magnolia
Third Week – Union County Fair & Livestock Show, El Dorado
Third Saturday – Village Deer Dog Days Festival, Magnolia
Third Saturday – Annual Boomtown Classic Football Game Featuring Different Teams Each Year, El Dorado
Third Saturday – Celebrate the Outdoors, Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
Last Saturday – Camden Barn Sale, Camden
Late September-Early November – Fall Fun in the Country, Hampton
October
First Weekend – Annual MusicFest, El Dorado
Second Saturday – Annual Wiggins Cabin Festival, Crossett
Second Saturday – Harvest Festival, Stephens
Second Weekend – Southern Arkansas University Rodeo, Magnolia
Third Friday-Saturday Nights – All Hallows Eve Cemetery Walk, Camden
Columbus Day (Monday) – Dallas County Medical Center Golf Tournament, Fordyce
Last Saturday – Norphlet Crater Cook-Off, Norphlet
November
First Thursday-Friday – Annual Methodist Women’s Christmas Bazaar, Fordyce
First Friday-Saturday – Klassy Kruzers Antique Car Show, Crossett
First Saturday – Frontier Days, Fountain Hill
Sunday before Veterans Day – Ceremony in Peace Park Honoring Veterans, Fordyce
Second Saturday – Ouachita County Arts & Crafts Show, Camden
Second Weekend – Buck Fever Festival, Banks
Second Sunday – Christmas Open House, Camden
Third Weekend – Christmas Open House on the Square, Magnolia
Opening Day of Duck Season – Waterfowl Days, Felsenthal
Fourth Tuesday – Christmas on the Square, Hamburg
Fourth Friday-December 31 – Lights Extravaganza, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, Smackover
Saturday after Thanksgiving-December – Downtown Christmas Open House & Festival of Lights, El Dorado
December
All Month – Christmas Celebrations, Crossett, El Dorado, Fordyce, Hamburg & Magnolia
First Week – Celebration of Lights, Christmas Parade, Lighting of the Bell Tower at Southern Arkansas University, Caroling & Holiday Buffet Dinner, Magnolia
First Thursday – State’s Largest Christmas Parade, El Dorado
First Thursday – Hamburg Holidays, Hamburg
First Thursday – County Tree Lighting Ceremony, Hampton
First Thursday – Christmas Parade, Fordyce
First Thursday – Annual Chamber Chili Supper & Silent Auction, Fordyce
First Friday – Annual Crossett Christmas Parade & Downtown Christmas Festival, Crossett
First Saturday – Hogskin Christmas, Hampton
First Sunday – Crossett Christmas Tour of Homes, Crossett
First Sunday – Christmas Tour of Homes, Hamburg
Second Saturday – Christmas Tour of Homes, Warren
Second Saturday – Main Street Camden Christmas Parade & Lights Around The Courthouse, Camden
