Annual Events

With so many happenings scheduled, there are plenty of events and activities for residents and visitors to enjoy. Here are the top annual events in the area.

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David’s Trail Endurance Run

January - David's Trail Endurance Run offers a challenging course through the Ozarks along beautiful Norfork Lake. A great mix of single and double track takes you through 5,000+ ft. in elevation change for the 25K and even more for the 50K. davidstrailendurancerun.com

Baxter County Master Gardeners Seminar

March - Speakers share their expertise and experience to help attendees learn more about their gardens. The seminar will be held at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Center in Mountain Home.

Sowbug Roundup

March 27, 28, 29, 2025 - Baxter County Fairgrounds

Fly-tying and fly-casting demonstrations, seminars, and vendors are featured at the Baxter County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $10 for all three days. For more information, contact North Arkansas Fly Fishers at webmaster@northarkansasflyfishers.org.

Farmer's Market

Farmers and Merchants Bank and Jack's Package Store are proud to present this year's Farmers Market, hosted by the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas. Join the market each Wednesday and Saturday between April 2nd and November 26th at the corner of 5th and Shiras Streets in downtown Mtn. Home. You'll find over fifty vendors, including food trucks each week with live music performances on the first Saturday of each month.

Enjoy your mornings as you visit our vendors and take home everything from produce and flowers to honey, soaps, crafts, baked goods, metal works, artwork, spices, signature BBQ rubs, furniture, and so much more. Be sure to get in on our 50/50 drawings and amazing door prizes!

Whether you're visiting for the weekend or you've lived here your entire life, the Farmers Market has just what you need! For more information, contact the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas at 870-499-7565.

Market Concert Series: (11 am until 1 pm)

April 2 - The Kattie Laney Project

May 7 - Patient Eyes

June 4 - Jerry Hopper

July 2 - Melodikats

August 6 - High Strung Band

September 3 - Shotgun Divorce

October 1 - Burnin’ Daylight

November 5 - Mtn. Home High School Choir

SUMMER EVENTS

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Cotter Trout Festival

May - The Cotter Trout Fest is a wonderful time to come out to Cotter’s Big Spring Park, and enjoy the day with food, music, and fun for all ages!

Baxter Healthcare Summer Concert Series

May-August - Hickory Park, Mountain Home

Enjoy live music on various Saturday evenings, May through August. Contact the City of Mountain Home for exact dates and times.

Norfork Pioneer Days Heritage Festival

May - Jacob Wolf House, Norfork

Join us for a small-town springtime celebration on the third Saturday in May. Art, food, music, and fun await at this heritage festival. Living history tours, reenactors, and ironworks will be at the Jacob Wolf House. https://www.facebook.com/NorforkPioneerDays/

North Arkansas Woodcarvers Club Show and Sale

May - Baxter County Fairgrounds

This event features whittlers, woodcarvers, woodturners, vendors, judged competitions, demonstrations, and a carving contest. http://www.northarkansaswoodcarvers.org/

Red, White and Blue Festival

June - ASUMH Campus

The festival offers a parade, rodeo, car shows, a pageant, concerts, kids activities, food, fireworks, and more. Held the last full weekend of June, the highlight of the festival is an amazing fireworks display on Saturday night on the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home campus. Go to our Red White & Blue Festival website for more information! redwhitebluefestival.com

Farmer's Market

Market Concert Series: (11 am until 1 pm)

April 2 - The Kattie Laney Project

May 7 - Patient Eyes

June 4 - Jerry Hopper

July 2 - Melodikats

August 6 - High Strung Band

September 3 - Shotgun Divorce

October 1 - Burnin’ Daylight

November 5 - Mtn. Home High School Choir

FALL EVENTS

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Baxter County Fair

September - Baxter County Fairgrounds

The annual Baxter County Fair runs five days starting Tuesday and continuing through Saturday. The carnival is open from 5 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Events include a pageant, talent show, truck pull, parade, commercial exhibits, livestock judging, and baby contest. baxtercountyfair.org

Jamfest

October 19th from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Get ready for our 3rd Annual JamFest brought to you by the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mountain Home on Saturday, October 19th!

JamFest is all about bringing our community together to celebrate everything LOCAL. Be sure to join us for a full day of fun with live music, vendors, a jam competition, a kid's zone, and more!

VENDORS: We are now accepting applications for vendors. To sign up as a vendor, please click here: bit.ly/2024JFVendor

SPONSORSHIP: Our festival is possible through sponsor partnerships with our community. Being a sponsor for JamFest is a great advertising opportunity! For more Sponsorship information, please click here: bit.ly/JamSponsor2023

JAM COMPETITION: During JamFest, we will hold our 3rd Annual Jam Competition! Does your homemade Jam have what it takes to take home the blue ribbon? We have a category for jam dabblers - those who are new to jam-making and professional - those who sell their jam. Enter your Jam here: bit.ly/JamComp24

Feel free to reach out to Rachel for any questions or additional information at (870) 425-5111 or rachel@enjoymountainhome.com

Farmer's Market

Market Concert Series: (11 am until 1 pm)

April 2 - The Kattie Laney Project

May 7 - Patient Eyes

June 4 - Jerry Hopper

July 2 - Melodikats

August 6 - High Strung Band

September 3 - Shotgun Divorce

October 1 - Burnin’ Daylight

November 5 - Mtn. Home High School Choir

Turkey Trot Festival

Second Weekend In October - Downtown Yellville

Each year, since 1946, Marion County residents have celebrated what is known as Turkey Trot in downtown Yellville. Held on the second weekend in October, the event was conceived as a way to call attention to the region’s abundant wild turkeys. https://www.facebook.com/turkeytrotyellville/

The Art Odyssey

September - Baxter County

Visit with artists inside their studios as they open their doors and showcase their work. See and feel workspaces where creativity thrives. theartodyssey.com

Craft Fest

Baxter County Fairgrounds- November 22nd-23rd, 2024

Craft Fest is a juried two-day craft show sponsored by the Arts & Crafts Association of Mountain Home. Beginning in 1963, Craft Fest is the longest-running craft show in

Mountain Home.

Craft Fest is held the third full weekend of June and the weekend before Thanksgiving in November each year.
Show hours are Friday 9 am -5 pm, Saturday 9 am - 4 pm. It is a juried show, open to vendors who handcraft their items. No commercial, retail, manufactured, or re-sell items are eligible. FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING to the public. Drawings for free gifts are donated every hour by participating vendors. The Arts and Crafts Association sponsors a drawing for vendors at the close of each show.

mhcraftfest.com

(870) 232-2113

Holiday Gifts at StoneCreek

Holiday Gifts at StoneCreek is the perfect place to shop for everyone on your list. 40+ booths sell gifts for women, men, kids, and pets. Admission and parking are free, and Norfork Brewing Co. and Hobo Beef Shack will be there. Join us on November 22nd and 23rd at the magical StoneCreek Ranch, and make holiday shopping fun! We are happy to join our friends at Craft Fest in promoting local artisans and small businesses together this weekend. Visit Craft Fest at the Baxter County Fairgrounds, and then come out and join us at Holiday Gifts at StoneCreek. Have lunch with your friends in between! For booth info, contact deb@debpeterson.com.

StoneCreek Ranch 870-424-7433

626 Circle B Lane in Mountain Home.

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WINTER EVENTS

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White River Marathon For Kenya

November

White River Marathon for Kenya is a marathon, half and 5K that takes place annually in Cotter, Arkansas. WRM is a flat course and Boston qualifier. whiterivermarathon.com

ASUMH Performing Arts Series

13th Anniversary Season

To order tickets or become a Patron of the Performing Arts, please contact The Sheid at 870-508-6280 or drop by the VadaSheid Community Development Center's administrative affairs office just inside the front doors. We will be happy to take patron donations or help with buying tickets. Tickets are also available online at www.thesheid.com and asumh.edu.

The Arkansas State University-Mountain Home 13th Annual Performing Arts Series season, featuring a free Gaston Lecture, free Arvest Concert, and four ticketed events, will begin on September 17 in the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the campus of ASU-Mountain Home.

Sean of the South – Sean Dietrich

Presented by the Gaston Lecture Series

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Tickets: FREE – No tickets required

Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader's Digest, Garden and Gun, The Tallahassee Democrat, the Birmingham News, and The Mobile Press-Register, and his column appears in newspapers throughout the U.S. He has authored fifteen books; he is the creator of the Sean of the South Podcast and makes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.

Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA

Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: Adults: $45 +fees Students: $22.50 +fees

Arrival from Sweden is the world’s most popular and best-selling ABBA production. Since its start in 1995, the production has toured over 70 nations. The band has done nearly 100 tours in the USA since 2005 and has played together with more than 100 symphony orchestras worldwide since 2007. An Arrival from Sweden show is the closest you can get to the experience of seeing “The real ABBA” on stage. Featuring hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Mama Mia,” “Take A Chance,” “SOS,” and many more delivered with such accuracy, it’s hard to believe that it’s not the real ABBA on stage.

Grand Ol’ Christmas

Presented by the Coulter Holiday Endowment

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Time: 2:00 p.m. Matinee

Tickets: Adults: $40 +fees Students: $20 +fees

Don’t touch that dial…broadcasting live from the Grand Ol’ Radio Network on 1225 AM, N-OE-L Radio, it’s Will Hearn’s Grand Ol’ Christmas Show! Brought to you by The Grand Ol’ Production Company and a cast of the best artists and entertainers in Texas, like Dalton Flake, the Dirty River Jazz Band, Americana standout Blue Water Highway, and the NOEL Radio Orchestra and Gospel Singers! This raucous, rollicking retro radio show features all-time favorite festive Christmas classics like you’ve never heard them before and sketch comedy shenanigans that progressively and cleverly blur the lines between nostalgia and satire. Made for music and comedy lovers alike from boomer to millennial, The Grand Ol’ Christmas Show is an inspiring Holiday tradition!

Forever Young

Presented by the Haley Cultural Arts Endowment

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: Adults: $40 +fees Students: $20 +fees

Forever Young follows one unforgettable group of friends as they discover the greatest hits of all time! Set in a music-filled suburban basement, this unbelievable, heartfelt true story is guaranteed to take you back to the first time you pushed play, tuned in, and set the needle down. Featuring songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis & The News, Styx, Queen, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Brooks & Dunn, The Black Crows, Bon Jovi, and many more, this multi-award-winning production is jam-packed with powerhouse vocals, dynamite choreography, and one sensational true story that is guaranteed to make you feel…FOREVER YOUNG.

Suzy Bogguss

Presented by the Arvest Concert Series

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Tickets: FREE – No tickets required

During the creative explosion that was country music in the 1990s, Grammy winner Suzy Bogguss sold 4 million records with sparkling radio hits like “Outbound Plane,” “Someday Soon,” “Letting Go,” “Drive South,” and “Hey, Cinderella.” In the midst of her country popularity, she made albums with the legendary Chet Atkins and Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel. An album of original music in 2007 landed her on the jazz charts, and her folk music roots show through in her frequent appearances on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. Her latest offering, “Prayin’ For Sunshine,” is an Americana tour de force.

Michael Cavanaugh: The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: Adults: $45 +fees Students $22.50 +fees

Michael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook, made famous for his piano/lead vocals in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. Michael began playing piano at age seven, but an opportunity to play in Las Vegas at the famed New York, New York Hotel and Casino changed his life. It was there that Billy Joel spotted Michael and joined him on stage one fateful night of February 2001. It only took two songs before Billy was convinced that he had found his new Piano Man: Michael Cavanaugh. Michael moved to New York City to work alongside Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp to shape the Broadway Musical that would be called Movin’ Out. In the lead role, he received both Tony and Grammy nominations.

Season ticket packages include five shows for $150 plus fees. That’s a savings of $20 on tickets if purchased separately.

Total single ticket prices = $170 for adults

Season ticket prices include one ticket to each show = $150

A savings of $20 for a season ticket!

Ordering tickets is as easy as 1-2-3: 1. Online at www.TheSheid.com—Available 24/7 through the secure, online system iTickets, or 2. Phone—(870) 508-6280, or 3. In-Person—Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and one hour prior to performance and during intermission. Holiday hours vary according to the ASUMH schedule.

For more information, contact the Vada Sheid Community Development Center at 870-508-6280.

Coulter Celebration Of Lights

This annual drive-through light celebration will be available to tour on the ASUMH campus. coulterlights.com

The City of Mountain Home and ASUMH will host a drive-through holiday light display and a walking area this year. Lights will be displayed throughout the campus from November 29, 2024, to December 29, 2024.

November 29, 2024 - December 29, 2024

November 29 - Lighting Ceremony and Candy Cane 5K Walk/Run

November 29 - Opening date for the general public. Donations for student scholarships and Coulter Celebration of Lights operations will be collected again this year at the exit gate.

December 13 - 14

Santa/Mrs. Claus 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Winter Slides 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Food Trucks 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

December 15

Santa/Mrs. Claus, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Food Trucks 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

To maximize the experience, please dim your headlights and roll down your windows. Cars will enter the display at the ASUMH College Street Thompson/Martin gates and exit off Hwy 62 West through the Hurd gates. We hope you enjoy the display!

Candy Cane 5K Holiday Run/Walk Fundraiser

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Sponsored by the ASUMH Alumni Association
Immerse yourself in lights as you run or walk through the 5k trail. This holiday fun run/walk will be the only opportunity to experience the entire magical event on foot! All participants will receive a Candy Cane 5K t-shirt. Virtual runners are welcome (Register for a t-shirt and a high five!)

Date: November 29, 2024

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: Keller Fountain

ASUMH 1600 S. College

Mountain Home, AR 72653

Registration Fees

Range from $20 - $40

All participants must arrive before 5:15 p.m. to park and attend the Coulter Celebration of Lights dedication ceremony.
Click here to pre-register. Be sure to select your t-shirt size as you place your order.
Proceeds from this holiday run will be used to support an ASUMH Alumni Scholarship.

Mountain Home-Town Christmas Festival

December - Downtown Mountain Home

Festival

The 2024 Mountain Home-Town Christmas Festival will be held on Friday, December 6th, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, on 6th St. on the Square in the Baker District.

We are currently accepting applications for vendors: https://bit.ly/XmasFestival2024

Parade

The parade will be held on Friday, December 6th, at 6:00 PM.

The parade will follow the traditional parade route from Hospital Dr. to the Square.

Registration is required by December 2nd to prepare for judging: https://bit.ly/XmasParade2024

As a reminder, all entries must be decorated, and please, no Santas!

Our theme for this year is "Twas the Night Before Christmas."

For more information, please get in touch with the Chamber at 425-5111