Stringband festival brings old-time music back to Ozark Folk Center Oct. 9-10

The Stringband Music & Arts Festival returns to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9 and 10, with two evenings of concerts at the Ozark Highlands Theater and daytime music, dance and craft demonstrations in the park's Craft Village. The lineup is headlined by Murphy Campbell, an…

ByChris FultonOctober 5, 20260Comments

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Ozark Folk Center to hang dozens of historic quilts across Craft Village Oct. 2

The Ozark Folk Center State Park will hang dozens of historic quilts across its Craft Village on Friday, Oct. 2, reviving an old Ozark housekeeping ritual and putting pieces on display that have not been shown together in decades. The Airing of the Quilts draws from a collection the Committee of One Hundred for the…

ByChris FultonSeptember 28, 20260Comments

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Fiddle and banjo championships return to Ozark Folk Center on Aug. 8

The Arkansas State Old Time Fiddle and Banjo Championships return to Ozark Folk Center State Park on Saturday, Aug. 8, with a full day of competition and an evening concert. Admission to the park's Ozark Highlands Theater is free from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and again from 1 to 5:30 p.m. The indoor venue seats…

ByChris FultonJuly 24, 20260Comments

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Bluegrass legend Sam Bush returns to Ozark Folk Center on July 18

Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and three-time Grammy winner Sam Bush will bring his band to Ozark Folk Center State Park on Saturday, July 18. The show marks the mandolin player's first return to the park's Ozark Highlands Theater since a sold-out 2010 appearance. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the concert begins at 7…

ByChris FultonJune 23, 20260Comments

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Homecoming Hootenanny concert slated for May 22-23 at Ozark Folk Center State Park

The Ozark Folk Center State Park will host its Memorial Day weekend Homecoming Hootenanny on May 22 and 23, with both shows starting at 7 p.m. The event features Ozark Folk Center bands, dancers and alumni musicians across two nights. Stone Bank is the sponsor. The lineup includes Roger Gardner and Friends, Jed Clark, Riggsville…

ByChris FultonMay 18, 20260Comments

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Ozark Folk Center hosting Heritage Herb Garden Spring Extravaganza in May

The Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View will host its Heritage Herb Garden Spring Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, offering two days of presentations, workshops and hands-on learning for gardeners, farmers, herbalists and nature enthusiasts. This year's event, themed "From Healthy Soil to Healthy Lives," blends science, tradition and hands-on learning…

ByChris FultonMarch 3, 20260Comments

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