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Events

Weekend Roundup

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

• 🎈 We’re Soaring, Flying: The 5th annual SOAR NWA hot air balloon festival is coming to the Benton County Fairgrounds this weekend, Aug 16-17, taking the fun to new heights and opening avenues for our neighbors with disabilities.

• 🎮️ Game On: Enjoy live music, free food, and interactive fun during the ReWired Festival at the Momentary in Bentonville this Friday and Saturday, Aug 16-17. This event is entirely FREE and features cutting-edge tech, exciting esports, and the biggest creators on the planet. Bring the whole family. 

• 💃 Get Your Dance On: Join NWA’s largest bachata dance organizer, NWA Bachata Beats, for a night of dance lessons, socializing, and pure fun at Punjabi Kitchen in Centerton this Friday, Aug 16. Beginner classes start at 9p, and social dancing lasts from 10p-1:30a.

• 🧱 Everything is Awesome: Arkansas’s first LEGO Store will host its grand opening, featuring an on-site mystery mural reveal, a LEGO brick-building activity, and promotions all weekend starting Friday, Aug 16.

• 🍑 Just Peachy: Hatch Farm will host its 2nd Annual Hatch Farm Peach Festival & Scottish Highland Cow Showcase at their farm in Wesley, between Goshen and Elkins, this weekend, Aug 16-17.

• 📚 Booked All Weekend: NWA Book Fest returns for its second year, featuring a day of author panels, story times, book markets, makers markets, and more at the Fayetteville Town Center on Saturday, Aug 17, from 10a-7p.

• 🪜 Rise Up: Coler Mountain Bike Preserve in Bentonville will host the first session of The Rise Challenge on Saturday, Aug 17, from 7-10:30a to see who will be crowned Queen & King of the Rise, based on who can do the most rounds (up and down = 1) on The Rise staircase in just one hour.

• 💃 Havana Night: Get your dancing shoes on for a night of cha-cha and salsa during Havana Night with Dance With Me Studio at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, including dance classes and social dancing, this Friday, Aug 16, from 7p-12a.

• 🛻 Bigfoot’s Return: The 10th Anniversary of the Monster Truck Insanity Tour is roaring back into Parsons Stadium in Springdale this Saturday, Aug 17.

• 🐶 Wag Your Tail: Meet your new best friend at Bentonville Brewing Company during the next Barks and Brews this Saturday, Aug 17, from 4-6p.

• 💙 Bluey: Celebrate returning to school with a free meet and greet event with Bluey and Bingo at Bella’s Gifts in Downtown Springdale this Saturday, Aug 17, from 11a-1p!

• 🏎️ If You Catch My Drift: Watch professional races drift around curves during the second round of the Drift NWA Tōge at The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs will take off this weekend, Aug 17-18.

• 👗 Model Citizens: INTERFORM will host modeling auditions for the NWA Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2024 at the Medium in Springdale on Saturday, Aug 17, from 9a-12p.

• 🎯 Bullseye: The Quiver Archery Range in Bentonville will host a Community Day, offering free access to the range and beginner instruction, on Sunday, Aug 18, from 1-5p. Registration is required.

• 👰‍♀️ Here Comes The Bride: Find everything you need to plan the perfect wedding during the Kiss The Brides Expo at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale this Sunday, Aug 18, from 2-6p.

• 🎒 Get Schooled: 4 The Culture NWA is hosting its 2nd Annual Back To School Bash, including free haircuts, food, games, music, and lots of fun at the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville this Sunday, Aug 18, from 2-6p.

• 🌊 Making A Splash: Crystal Bridges will host a free Splash Day: H2O Party at its new Campus Parking Plaza and Splash Pad this Sunday, Aug 18, from 11a-3p.

• 🍽️ Let’s Eat: Bentonville Restaurant Week kicks off Sunday, Aug 18. Find a list of special menus and discounts around town HERE.

Find events like these and more on our Events Calendar.

Community

Weave: The Social Fabric Project To Host Community Building Events Throughout Northwest Arkansas

The Weave NWA initiative, a locally driven project to strengthen community ties, will launch with a series of events to foster connection across the region from Aug 19-22.

• Coffee + Conversation: Enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea as you meet neighbors, share stories, and talk at Hail Fellow Well Met in Johnson on Monday, Aug 19, from 2-4p or at Onyx Coffee Lab @ the Momentary in Bentonville on Thursday, Aug 22, from 9:30-11:30a.

• Community Dinners: Enjoy a buffet dinner, one-on-one conversations, creative games, and community-building activities at the Fayetteville Public Library on Tuesday, Aug 20, from 5:30-7:30p or at Brick & Mortar in Downtown Rogers on Wednesday, Aug 21, from 5:30-7:30p. Events will conclude with Neighbor Night with For The Love NWA in Downtown Bentonville on Thursday, Aug 22, from 5:30-6:30p.

RSVP for any or all of the events HERE.

Events

Enjoy An Evening Of Historical Spirits In Support Of The Rogers Historical Museum

The Rogers Historical Museum Foundation will host its third annual tasting event, An Evening of Historical Spirits, at the Metroplex Event Center in Rogers on Thursday, Sep 12, from 6-8p.

• Relics of Rogers: Join a celebration of history, culture, Arkansas-grown spirits, specialty cheeses, and signature cocktails. All proceeds from the event benefit the Rogers Historical Museum Foundation’s work to preserve the past, support the present, and secure the future of the Rogers Historical Museum.

• Distinguished Distillers: Special guests include Angela Bolt from South Maple Street Cocktails and Delta Dirt Distillery, Arkansas's oldest Black-owned family distillery from Helena, which has been featured in the new AMC+ docuseries Distilled.

Register for the event and explore sponsorship opportunities HERE.

ICYMI

This Week’s Top Stories

• SOAR NWA Hot Air Balloon Festival Takes Off This Weekend

• Arkansas First LEGO Store Opens In Rogers

• Hatch Farm Hosts Peach Festival & Scottish Highland Showcase

• Red Barn Bentonville Announces Dates For Fall Farm Dinner Series 

• How Each NWA City Got Its Name

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• 🎮️ Game On: Enjoy live music, free food, and interactive fun during the ReWired Festival at the Momentary in Bentonville this Friday and Saturday, Aug 16-17. This event is entirely FREE and features cutting-edge tech, exciting esports, and the biggest creators on the planet. Bring the whole family. More info HERE.*

• 🏈 Pack The Stadium: We’re giving away a pair of season tickets to all home football games at Razorback Stadium! Entries close this Saturday, Aug 18. Head over to our Instagram or Facebook for details on how to enter.

• 💪 A Story of Resilience: Avenue Design Co, a home decor and design business in Downtown Rogers, has reopened in a temporary location at 207 S 2nd St after suffering massive inventory loss and tornado damage at its previous location.

• 🛼 Fire Blades: Global pop sensation Benson Boone has expanded his Fireworks & Rollerblades World Tour to include a stop at the Walmart AMP on Monday, Oct 14.

• 🐷 Guess Who’s Back: Former owner of long-time favorite Dickson St. establishments Common Ground and Hag Haus is getting back in the restaurant game with plans to open The Feral Pig on College Ave in Fayetteville.

• 📅 Ditch the FOMO: Post your upcoming events on our Events Page, and stay in the know about upcoming events mentioned in the newsletter.

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