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AY’s Guide to the 2026 Holiday Season

It seems like only yesterday folks were dusting off the grill and trying to beat the heat — and with weather like Arkansas’, maybe they were — but with somewhat cooler temperatures come the familiar buzz and glow of the holiday season. Communities across the Natural State are preparing for downtown parades, Turkey Trots, light displays and other festive fun to finish out the year. Meanwhile, heads of household batten down the hatches and get ready to welcome gaggles of loved ones for all the chaos and coziness of annual family gatherings.

Little Rock, AR · 9d
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8 Arkansas Fall Day Trips That End With Pie, Soup, Or A Really Good Dinner

Arkansas has an official state pie, and its crust is made from meringue, crackers, and pecans. Then it gets piled with whipped cream and pineapple. I love that a whole state agreed on something that sounds like a dessert dare. That pie is only one reason to gas up the...

Arkansas · 12d
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North Little Rock's Johnny Cash Pavilion Nears Opening, Birthdate Typo and All

An eight-foot bronze Johnny Cash now stands bolted to a pedestal at Argenta Plaza in North Little Rock, the centerpiece of a pavilion meant to honor the state's deepest musical roots. But look closely at the base and you'll spot an error: it lists Cash's birth year as 1935 instead of 1932. Workers assembled the pavilion's elaborate steel structure through summer temperatures that hovered around 100 degrees, and with a grand-opening ceremony approaching, organizers expect the mistake likely won't be fixed in time.

North Little Rock, AR · 12d
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More than 900 volunteers helping with Simmons Bank Championship

There were over 900 volunteers helping out at the Simmons Bank Championship over at Pleasant Valley County Club, and many of those volunteers also lived in the surrounding neighborhoods of the golf course.

Little Rock, AR · 11d

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Foodie Fun Down at Fraggle Rock!

Filled with music, laughter and imagination, the all-new stage adventure, Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE based on the Emmy®-winning Apple TV series welcomes audiences on a joyful, nostalgia-filled trip to Fraggle Rock! Featuring exclusive new puppet creatures all from Jim Henson's Creature Shop, along with fan-favorite songs and exciting visual effects, it's an unforgettable theater experience that will have Silly Creatures of all ages dancing in the aisles on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3 pm.

Arkansas · 10d

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Entergy Arkansas’s Power to Care Golf Tournament raises $315,000 to support customers in need

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The 2026 Power to Care Golf Tournament brought together 54 teams, 48 sponsors and more than 70 volunteers to support Entergy Arkansas customers facing financial challenges and help them keep their power on. The tournament generated $315,000, along with $25,000 in in-kind contributions, thanks to...

Arkansas · 11d

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Arkansas History for October 29: Early political leader mortally wounded in duel

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for October 29, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPT has collected this data.

Arkansas · 11d

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Arkansas TV spreads warmth across the state with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive

CONWAY, Ark. — Arkansas TV and more than 40 organizations across the state have partnered for the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive as tribute to Fred Rogers and his example of being a caring neighbor. This drive will be held Nov. 1-30. “Fred Rogers showed us that being a good neighbor starts with caring for the people around us,” Arkansas TV Executive Director and CEO Carlton Wing said. “Through this statewide Sweater Drive, we have an opportunity to put that lesson into action by helping our fellow Arkansans stay warm this winter. We’re grateful to the organizations and community members joining us in this effort, and we hope people across the state will take part.”

Arkansas · 11d

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Wynonna Judd Brings ‘The Hard Truth’ to Hot Springs

The legendary Wynonna Judd is bringing The Hard Truth Tour to the Oaklawn Event Center in Hot Springs on Feb. 20. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music begins at 7 p.m. In her most recent album, The Hard Truth, Judd reinvents herself as an artist while carrying everything she’s endured. The album consists of 10 tracks dedicated to sorrow and persistence that strip away layer after layer, delivering her most personal and powerful work yet.

Hot Springs, AR · 12d

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Preserve Arkansas announces 2026 list of Arkansas’s Most Endangered Places

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Preserve Arkansas announced its 2026 Most Endangered Places list on Oct. 22 in Hot Springs during its Arkansas Preservation Conference. The 2026 list comprises seven properties, including a Folk Victorian-style hotel in Poinsett County, a jailhouse at Magnolia, churches at Little Rock and Clarksville, a Civilian Conservation Corps-built complex in Hot Springs, the Leachville Cotton Belt Depot, and a prominent Victorian home at Pine Bluff.

Arkansas · 13d

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Gibson Brothers, Nothin’ Fancy headline Mountain View Fall Bluegrass Festival Nov. 12-14

The 24th annual Mountain View Fall Bluegrass Festival returns to the Ozark Folk Center State Park Nov. 12-14 with three days and two nights of bluegrass and gospel, headlined by The Gibson Brothers, Nothin’ Fancy and Carson Peters & Iron Mountain. The lineup also includes The Amanda Cook Band,...

Mountain View, AR · 11d

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Gimme Shelter: Archeologist to talk discoveries found at bluff shelters

Archeologists document a bluff shelter in the Arkansas Ozarks. Courtesy photo. Jessica Kowalski of the Arkansas Archeological Survey will present “Revisiting Bluff Shelter Archeology” at the November meeting of the Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society. This talk will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Hugo Room in the CIC Building at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, 200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs. The event is free and open to the public.

Hot Springs, AR · 13d

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Winter Jam 2027 Christian music event set for Simmons Bank Arena on Jan. 31

Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, is scheduled to host the tenth stop of the Winter Jam Christian music tour on January 31, 2027.

North Little Rock, AR · 12d

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Work nears completion on pavilion honoring Arkansas music legends

Before dawn Tuesday, a crane lifted an 8-foot-tall bronze statue of Johnny Cash — an exact replica of the one representing Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol — onto a pedestal at a newly constructed pavilion in North Little Rock. After working with a crew to adjust its position,...

North Little Rock, AR · 12d

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Chills and Thrills with the EOA

This spooky season, turn to your local CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas for all your creeptacular needs!. Creepy-crawlies abound in Arkansas, from scorpions, tarantulas, and leeches to bats, snakes, and alligators. Our folklore includes many monstrous tales, such as the Gowrow, the Heber Springs Water Panther, the Fouke Monster, the Snawfus,...

Arkansas · 13d

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UofA piano competition honors Little Rock composer Florence Price

Today is Public Radio Music Day. It’s a small celebration of the more than 700 public radio stations playing music as part of their schedule, stations that share more than 20 million listeners weekly. And we certainly celebrate music here at Ozarks at Large. And the University of Arkansas will celebrate one of the state’s legendary musical figures, Florence Price, next month.

Fayetteville, AR · 11d

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Arkansas History for October 27: Massacre of passenger pigeons

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for October 27, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPT has collected this data.

Arkansas · 13d

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This Arkansas Drive-In Theatre Brings Back An Old-Fashioned Movie Night Under The Stars

A big screen, a car radio, and a sky full of lightning bugs. That is the whole recipe for a movie night in the Ozark foothills town of Mountain View, Arkansas. Drive-in theaters have become rare in the state, and this one still runs new releases on a field-sized screen.

Mountain View, AR · 15d

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First Annual Arkansas Apple Butter Festival A Big Success

A year-round farmers’ market located on Petit Jean Mountain sponsored the first annual Arkansas Apple Butter Festival Saturday and organizers called it a great success with an estimated attendance of over 3,000 people. With live music and 52 vendors, apple butter was only one attraction but it proved worthy with the total supply sold out by 11:30 am.

Arkansas · 13d

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Winter Jam 2027 Christian music event set for Simmons Bank Arena on Jan. 31

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with Simmons Bank Arena said they will host Christian music’s largest annual tour on Jan. 31, 2027. The tour will feature performances by artists including Crowder, Anne Wilson, Andy Mineo, Strings & Heart, Terrian, Red and Newsong, along with speaker Zane Black. Fans can arrive early for the Pre-Jam Party, featuring Natural State, CJ Emulous and Mary-Clair, officials said.

North Little Rock, AR · 12d