Events

Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, Northwest Arkansas! Here's your Weekend Roundup:

• ✈️ It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane… It’s First Friday! Downtown Bentonville’s August First Friday is taking off with a full day of activities planned. Expect a Capitol of Cool theme, food trucks, yoga, live music, a sensory alley, and even an airplane fly-over! Festivities run this Friday, Aug 1, from 11a-9p.

• 🎨 Sips & Snacks: Enjoy artmaking, tunes, and late-night sips and snacks at Crystal Brigdes’ Art Trail this Friday, Aug 1, from 8-11p.

• ⚾️ Family Fun: It’s Fireworks Friday, Harry Potter Saturday, and Family Sunday at Arvest Ballpark as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals take on the Corpus Christi Hooks in Springdale, Aug 1-Aug 3.

• 🇸🇻 Celebrate Salvadoran Culture: Enjoy free music, traditional dances, and local cuisine & crafts at The Festival Salvadoreno 2025, hosted at Springdale’s Jones Center this Saturday, Aug 2, starting at 10a.

• 🍋 But First, Margaritas: It’s 5 o'clock somewhere at the Northwest Arkansas Margarita Festival, hosted by Main Street Siloam Springs on Saturday, Aug 2, from 4-7p.

• 🚗 Windows Down & Cruiiiiise: Take your car for a spin at Bella Vista’s Sonic Cruise Night this Saturday, Aug 2, from 4:30-9p. All makes & models are welcome!

• 🕺 Let’s Groove Tonight: Sharpen your salsa skills and dance late into the night at Backroom’s Latin Dance Night this Saturday, Aug 2, from 8:30p-1:30a.

• 😂 You Can Doooo it! Star-actor-turned-comedian, Rob Schneider, brings the laughs to Fayetteville’s JJ’s Live, Saturday, Aug 2, at 7p.

• 🎶 Rising Stars: Her Set Her Sound hits The Railyard in Rogers this Saturday, Aug 2, from 7-10p with beats from artists like hART thROb, Deaja Monet, Afroshoujo, and DJ Dribblz.

• 🍾 Gone But Not Forgotten: Grab a mimosa and say goodbye with Nomad’s Southtown during their (new) final day this Sunday, Aug 3.

• 🫖 What’s The Tea? Sip tea with famous princesses at Briar Rose Bakery’s Princess Tea Party this Sunday, Aug 3, from 3-5p.

• 🎺 Streets Collide: Beale Street collides with Dickson Street at the 2025 Bound 4 Beale Blues Challenge, happening at Fayetteville’s Georges Majestic Lounge this Sunday, Aug 3, from 6-10p.

• 🎤 Amish Paradise: Get weird with “Weird Al” Yankovic at the Walmart AMP this Sunday, Aug 3, at 8p.

Find events like these and more on our Events Calendar HERE.

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Arts & Culture Monthly Spotlight

Keep up with Northwest Arkansas’s vibrant arts & culture scene with the Arkansas Creative Calendar by CACHE. Here are a few events we’re excited about this August:

• 🎷 Swing Into Summer: The Eureka Springs Jazz Weekend returns Friday–Sunday, Aug 1–3, filling downtown with free live music all day—plus a $5 late-night set at Chelsea’s. It’s the perfect weekend getaway for jazz lovers ready to soak up soulful sounds in a scenic setting.

• 🎶 Woozy on the Green: Still Woozy hits the outdoors stage at the Momentary on Monday, Aug 4, from 7–9:30p with his genre-blending Loveseat Tour, joined by local openers MODELING.

• 🌌 Spacey & Spontaneous: Genre-blending jam giants Papadosio hit the Butterfield Stage in Downtown Rogers on Thursday, Aug 14, from 6:30–9p with a one-of-a-kind live show full of prog rock, jazz, and livetronica vibes.

• 🗡️ All for Fun: Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers brings sword fights, sharp wit, and big laughs to TheatreSquared in Fayetteville from Wednesday, Aug 20, through Sunday, Sep 7. This all-ages adaptation is a bold twist on the classic tale.

• 🪩 The Year 2000: JJ’s Live is throwing a 2000s rave on Friday, Aug 29, from 8:30–11p, packed with Y2K vibes, drinks, and dance floor hits. Doors open at 8p, and all ages are welcome.

Find other events happening this month on the CACHE Creative Calendar.

Restaurant News

France Meets Rogers At New Café Set To Open This Month

The Plaza at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers is gaining a new French-inspired café, set to open later this August.

• Bon Appétit: Un Deux Trois Café will offer sustainably sourced, European-inspired food and drinks, including French-style coffee and tea, craft cocktails, wines, wellness beverages, and more. The café will be open daily from 7a-4p.

• Pardon My French: Located near the Ruth’s Chris Steak House and upcoming Hotel Vin, this new café brings another high-quality dining experience to the area, along with new job opportunities and continued economic growth in Rogers.

Get a taste of what Un Deux Trois Café has to offer HERE.

Non-Profit

Children’s Shelter Marks 30 Years Of Impact In NWA

The Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter has welcomed over 13,000 kids since its doors opened 30 years ago. Here is how its mission continues today!

• Safe Haven for Kids: Staffed 24/7, the shelter welcomed 230 children last fiscal year, half of them from Northwest Arkansas, offering safety, healing, and support for kids in crisis.

• Filling the Foster Gap: With 400 children in foster care and only 100 eligible foster families, the shelter is shifting focus to close the foster care gap. How? Through community-driven giving, education & awareness, and a new transitional house launching in 2027 to support young adults aging out of the system.

Hear the full story from KUAF’s Ozarks at Large HERE.

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• Three New Restaurants To Open in Downtown Bentonville

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• New Pocket Park Coming To South Fayetteville

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In other news

• 🍕 Say Cheese (Part 2): Popular pizza joint, Pizzeria Ruby, is adding extra toppings to its Northwest Arkansas footprint with a new sister shop, Pizza Lotties, set to open soon.

• 🦟 A Bug’s Life: The Arkansas Storm Team radar recently mistook a swarm of insects along the Arkansas River at sunset for a storm brewing. Tell us it’s summer in Arkansas without telling us it’s summer in Arkansas.

• 🥵 Cooler Days Ahead: The dog days of summer may be behind us. 40/29 Chief Meteorologist Darby Bybee says the worst of the summer heat is nearing its end, with cooler temps expected this weekend.

• 📚 Back To School Savings: Arkansas’s annual Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend, Saturday, Aug 2, through Sunday, Aug 3, offering savings on a select list of school supplies, clothing, and more. Deals apply both in-store and online.

• ⚡️ On The Rise: Electric vehicles are gaining traction throughout The Natural State, with over 60K registered EVs in the first half of this year, up from 50K registered during the latter part of last year.

• 🎨 Help Wanted: Frozen fruit favorite, Trü Frü, is on the hunt for a local artist to design a 12’ x 5’ mural in Downtown Bentonville. The submission deadline is Aug 11. Submit your idea today!

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