Every season is the right season in Little Rock
Our mild climate, natural beauty, and southern hospitality make Arkansas one of the nation's most exciting places to visit year round. Plan your trip around special Little Rock, Arkansas festivals and events (like our popular Riverfest music festival in May or the State Fair in October) or use our Calendar to discover the fun happenings going on every season in the Capital City.
While you’re here, catch big-name and underground music talent, edge-of-your-seat sporting events, Broadway productions, art exhibits, internationally acclaimed Little Rock festivals of literature, film and more. With so much happening on a weekly basis, it’s no wonder we’re the capital of Arkansas festivals and events.
Planning a trip? Explore the calendar below to find Little Rock, Arkansas, festivals and events that suit your interests (Believe us – with a corn bread festival, car shows and everything in between, there’s something for everyone when we throw a party in Little Rock).
May
Sat
18
River Market Dist.
Today
thru
Oct 22
7:00 AM
-
3:00 PM
Tuesdays and Saturdays, April through October
Sat
18
River Market Dist.
Today
thru
May 26, 2013
Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 9:00am to Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 5:00pm
Museum of Discovery
Sat
18
Central Arkansas
Today
thru
May 27
9:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
•
$396 members; $495 non-members
Junior Arts Academy, the Arkansas Arts Centers annual summer program, provides both visual and theatrical arts instruction. The 2013 session culminates with Play & Display where budding artists show off the work they have created and, as young thespians, they perform original short plays based on the theme of the Academy.
Sat
18
Central Arkansas
Today
thru
May 27
9:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
•
FREE
The Arkansas Arts Center, the state’s premiere center for visual and performing arts, presents the Wendy Maruyama: Tag Project/Executive Order 9066 exhibition and Edward Weston: Leaves of Grass exhibition, on view February 1 - April 21 in the Townsend Wolfe and Jeannette Edris Rockefeller Galleries.
Sat
18
Downtown
Today
thru
May 19
7:30 PM
-
2:00 PM
•
$15 - $25
Arkansas Festival Ballet presents The Adventures of Pinocchio, a storybook ballet, May 17-19, 2013
Sat
18
River Market Dist.
Today
thru
Jun 14
11:00 AM
-
1:30 PM
•
See Menu on Food Truck
Every Friday until June 14, three to four food truck vendors will be setting up shop from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m on the corner of Main Street and Capitol Avenue.
Sat
18
Heights
Today
6:00 PM
-
10:00 PM
•
75
Caribbean Cabaret, the 8th annual fundraiser for Women & Children First, is cruising over to the poolside Edgehill estate. This tropical shindig will be held the evening of Saturday, May 18th from 6 – 10 pm. wcfarkansas.ejoinme.org/cabaret.
Sat
18
Downtown
Today
thru
Oct 26
7:00 AM
-
3:00 PM
The Farmers’ Market in Little Rock’s downtown River Market District will celebrate the official opening of its 39th season on Tuesday, April 30 and the following weekend, Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Sat
18
North Little Rock
Today
•
Free-Donations benefit the CPC
On race day, corporate and community teams race for glory and prizes, while land activities include cultural festivities, music, food, kid’s fun and learning area. All proceeds benefit the Children's Protection Center.
Sat
18
Downtown
Today
thru
Nov 10
10:00 AM
-
2:00 PM
•
FREE
Market Times:
EVERY Sunday
Starting April 14, 2013 -Mid November 2013
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., rain or shine!
Location:
1401 South Main Street (corner of Daisy Gatson Bates and South Main in downtown Little Rock)
Sat
18
Downtown
Today
thru
May 22
5:30 PM
-
7:30 PM
•
FREE
Permaculture or "permanent culture" is a design philosophy for living in harmony with nature. Applied to food production, it's farming the way nature does it. No-till, low-maintenance and abundant. So abundant! Join Transition Central Arkansas for this free film series on how to turn our city into an abundant edible garden oasis.
Sat
18
River Market Dist.
Today
6:00 PM
•
$75
“Beyond Hunger: Feast in the Field” will serve as a unique “farm to fork” celebration to raise funds and awareness for sustainable agriculture benefiting Heifer projects in the Arkansas Delta and Nepal.
Sat
18
River Market Dist.
Today
8:00 PM
-
9:00 PM
•
$15
Come early for a special, intimate acoustic performance by Chris Milam. 8PM showtime.
Sat
18
Various Locations
Today
thru
May 19
•
Varies
Now in it's 7th year, the Little Rock Film Festival is held each spring in the thriving historic River Market District of Little Rock, the LRFF showcases the best in narrative, documentary, and short films from around the World.
Sat
18
Midtown
Today
thru
Jun 29
6:30 PM
•
free
Works by Angela Davis Johnson. Paintings, drawings, collages, and mixed media pieces inspired by a dream of the artist. On display through June.
Sat
18
Downtown
Today
2:00 PM
-
3:00 PM
•
Free
Dr. Towns discusses the topic of the Confederacy, Southern identity and the Lost Cause and how it has shaped Southern culture.
Sat
18
Midtown
Today
2:00 PM
-
4:00 PM
•
$10 for adults $8 for children ages 1-12 Children Under 1 admitted free
Autograph signing and meet-n-greet with Zachardy Gordon and Robert Capron, stars of the hit Wimpy Kids films!
Sat
18
Downtown
Today
10:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
•
$10 per person
Red Carpet screening of the film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" with the stars of the film, Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron IN PERSON featuring a special presentation by Zachary and Robert following the screening.
Sat
18
West Little Rock
Today
thru
May 19
11:00 AM
•
Free
The International Greek Food Festival is back for another year of amazing food, fun and cultural delights.
Sun
19
West Little Rock
Today
thru
May 19
11:00 AM
•
Free
The International Greek Food Festival is back for another year of amazing food, fun and cultural delights.
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