🚨 Take a BITE: The NWA Championship and BITE Festival will take place in Rogers all weekend, from today, Sep 25, through Sunday, Sep 27.

🎡 Fair Game: The Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville is kicking off the Benton County Fair, returning today, Sep 25, at 4p, through Saturday, Oct 3.

🫶 You've Got a Friend: Old Friends Farm, located just south of Prairie Grove, will host its 3rd Annual Old Friends Reunion today, Sep 25, through Sunday, Sep 27.

🏍️ Wheely Fun: Bike Fest, a motorcycle rally, will roll through Eureka Springs from today, Sep 25, through Sunday, Sep 27.

🔨 No Place Like Home: The Arkansas Home Show will take over the Rogers Convention Center on Saturday, Sep 26, from 10a-8p and Sunday, Sep 27, from 10a-5p.

🐝 Buzzin' Around: Hive Networking and Queenie Be will host its first-ever Buzz Tank at the Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville tonight, Sep 25, from 6-9p.

😂 Stand and Deliver: Jones Center in Springdale will open its Center Stage Comedy series tonight, Sep 25, at 7p, kicking off a fall-through-spring lineup with comedian Michael Palascak.

🎤 Zedd-y, Set, Go: Grammy Award winner, Zedd, will play a live set at the Momentary in Bentonville tonight, Sep 25, with gates opening at 7p.

💥 Boom Goes the Dynamite: Arvest Ballpark in Springdale will host a Boom Ball baseball game tonight, Sep 25, from 5-9p.

🛍️ Shopping Spree: Benton Lane Outlet in Johnson will have another Super Sale Saturday discounted shopping event on Saturday, Sep 26, from 8a-12p.

🚒 Prep Rally: The NWA Emergency Preparedness Fair will take over Centerton on Saturday, Sep 26, from 9a-1p.

📚 Book That Night: The 4th Annual Book Fest will take over the Walton Arts Center in Downtown Fayetteville on Saturday, Sep 26, from 10a-7p.

🪴 Grow for It: The NWA Plant Festival will take place at Gather Bentonville this Saturday, Sep 26, from 10a-4p.

🐗 Go Hogs Go: The Arkansas Razorbacks football team will kick off against the University of Tulsa in Fayetteville on Saturday, Sep 26, at 7p.

🏡 Tour de Homes: Front Porch Real Estate will host an Open House Tour at four different homes on Sunday, Sep 27, from 1-3p. Guests who visit all four homes have the chance to win a $50 gift card. Learn more HERE.

Own It, Manage It: With customer-owned lights, homeowners purchase or own the decorations and hire an installer to hang them. This offers more control and potentially lower upfront installation costs, but homeowners typically handle storage, repairs, replacements, and future design changes.

Leave It to the Pros: The other option is full-service installation, which bundles the holiday to-do list into one package, including custom virtual design, professional installation, in-season maintenance, takedown, and off-season storage. At Knight’s Lights, the team operates with a full-service model so Christmas Lights become something customers get to enjoy, not another project they have to manage.

Diggin' Deep: The space is a sensory playground where kids can dig, build, explore, and create. It holds more than 17,000 pounds of sand, reportedly sourced from the Bahamas.

Sand You Believe: Only kids playing in the sandbox need a ticket. The first child is $16 for an hour of play, with sibling discounts available. Adults and babies are free.

Fallin’ for Eureka: Southern Living highlighted the Northwest Arkansas city as a gateway to the outdoors with great food, shopping, and entertainment.

The Fall of Fame: Other well-known destinations on the list include Asheville, North Carolina, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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✈️ Plane and Simple: XNA saw a slight dip in outbound passenger traffic in August.

🍎 Snack Attack: Boys and Girls Club of Benton County is offering free dinner and snacks for kids ages 6-18 at select NWA locations this school year.

🧑‍🎄 Happy Holidays: A Christmas movie filmed at Silver Dollar City in Branson will premiere on Sunday, Nov 8.

🎨 Artansas: Get an insider's look at new art being installed along trails at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville.

🍦 Scoop There It Is: All Northwest Arkansas students can enjoy a $1 off discount at Trash Ice Cream in Bentonville ad in Rogers between the hours of 3-5p.

🤖 AI, AI, Captain: The Springdale City Council approved a new AI policy.

✍️ Designing the List: A Northwest Arkansas-based architecture company made Forbes’ Top 200 Residential Architects list.

🍁 Ozarkansas: The Ozark Mountains also made Yahoo Travel’s Top 10 list of U.S. destinations with the longest fall foliage seasons.

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