🥒 Dink, Drink, Repeat: The Dam Slam Pickleball Tournament returns to Osage Park in Bentonville from Saturday, Jun 6, through Sunday, Jun 7, with fast-paced matches, prizes, and plenty of friendly competition for players of all skill levels.

🎨 Big Reveal Weekend: Crystal Bridges, America’s Art Museum, in Bentonville will open a 114,000-square-foot expansion. On Jun 6 and 7, the museum invites everyone to celebrate with two days of free special events.

🎬 Five Free Fayetteville Films: The Fayetteville movie series kicks off at Walker Park with a showing Spy Kids this Friday, Jun 5, at 7:30p.

🎥 Movie Magic: Springdale Parks & Recreation will host a Summer Movie at Luther George Park tonight, Jun 5, at 8:30p.

☀️ Friday Night Lights: Head to the Bentonville Square today, Jun 5, from 3-9p for Downtown Bentonville’s June First Friday.

🏃‍♀️ Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Pig Trail Mud Run will trot through Springdale on Saturday, Jun 6, at 7a.

☕️ Brewed For Speed: Ruddington Cars & Coffee will take over the Rogers Convention Center on Saturday, Jun 6, from 8-11a.

🪴 Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Garden Gate Tour sponsored by the Washington County Master Gardeners, a self-guided tour showcasing seven privately owned local gardens in Fayetteville, will take place this Saturday, Jun 6, from 9a-4p.

⏰ Time Travel: Rogers Historical Museum will host a Family Day on Saturday, Jun 6, from 10a-2p.

🏞️ Base Camp: The Buffalo Base Camp in Kingston will officially open to the public on Saturday, Jun 6, from 10a-6p.

🎡 Mudtown Mayhem: Country artist Larry Fleet will play a free, family-friendly concert for Mudtown Days at KJ Memorial Park in Lowell on Saturday, Jun 6, at 8p.

🌧️ Rain Garden Gains: Wild Ones will host a Native Garden Tour for Residential Rain Gardens in Fayetteville on Saturday, Jun 6, at 10a, to help homeowners use stormwater to in their landscape design.

🚙 Cruise Control: Another edition of Black Top Sunday will take over the Pinnacle Hills Promenade on Sunday, Jun 7, from 8-11a.

📚 Booked for Fun: The NWA Book Fest for Kids will take over The Apollo on Emma in Springdale on Sunday, Jun 7, from 10a-4p.

☀️ Pickin’ in Eureka: Eureka Vintage & Outdoor in Eureka Springs will host a Yard Party on Sunday, Jun 7, from 12-6p.

🌙 Market After Dark: The Frisco Plaza in Downtown Rogers will host a Night Market on Sunday, Jun 7, from 6-10p.

A Love Story Set in 1940s Arkansas: She's a tune he can't stop singing. But he only came to play. Now they have to live with it. Adapted from Pushkin’s classic, with an original bluegrass score performed live.

Every Seat Within 40 Feet: Tony winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown) transformed T2's West Theatre into an in-the-round picking circle — 15 actor-musicians, each playing their own instrument, no bad seats. Tickets from $26.

Seven Wonders of NWA: To put that into perspective, we created a guide highlighting seven categories where Northwest Arkansas stands out on the national or global stage.

Greatest Hits: From the world's best coffee shop to the Mountain Biking Capital of the World, the guide showcases some of the people, places, and achievements that make Northwest Arkansas unique.

The First of Its Kind: Founded by University of Arkansas graduate Lillian Holt, the Spare Change store will offer items completely free, supported by crowdfunding and donations.

What to Expect: Stop by the Grand Opening with donations, and expect screenprinting opportunities, plus several surprises from the Spare Change team.

Onyx Coffee Lab To Open New Spot

Bentonville Ranked No. 2 Best Mountain Bike Town In The United States

Bentoville Food Theater Officially Opens This Week

Nine Bookstores Worth Exploring Across NWA

Downtown Rogers Night Market To Return On Sunday

🚜 Farm to Fun(d): The Center for Arkansas Farms & Food will host its Annual Benefit Happy Hour supporting new local small farms on Thursday, Jun 11 from 5-7:30p at The CAFF Farm in Fayetteville. The night will feature food, drinks, a silent auction, and live music. Get tickets HERE.*

👞 Founding The Future: Bold Lives Men’s Thrift opens October 9 and is inviting the community to become part of its permanent Founding Members Wall featuring embossed leather name pieces honoring early supporters.*

🎨 Get Wild at Art Camp: Young artists can dive into two imaginative summer art camp series at Wild Brush Revival in Fayetteville, with Dragons & Castles in June and Color Explosion in July, offering themed creative adventures for ages 4–13. Sign up HERE.*

🎣 Something Fishy This Way Comes: Think trout and smallmouth are the Ozarks’ only fly-fishing stars? A new roundup highlights four underrated species worth targeting.

📜 Will Power Hour: HootOwl Estate Planning will lead an Estate Planning Intensive at the North ROC Coworking in Bentonville on Tuesday, Jun 9, from 6-7:30p.

💍 Here Comes the Bill: The average wedding in Northwest Arkansas costed about $27,900 last year, trailing the national average at $32,900.

🍽️ Lunches on the House: Fayetteville Public Schools will offer free meals to kids this summer.

🎤 Shay It Ain't So: Dan + Shay, a well-known country band, made a surprise appearance at the Walmart Shareholders Meeting this week.

☕ Espresso Your Interest: Make new connections during Good Morning Fayetteville at the Generations Bank Fayetteville branch, happening Wednesday, Jun 10, from 8-9:30a.

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