Van Buren Christmas at the Parks
2020-11-21 18:00 - 23:00, 2020-12-18 18:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | AR
UPDATE
1st Annual Van Buren Christmas at the Parks
Make it a family tradition to start your Holiday Season off with thousands of twinkling lights bringing Historic Downtown Van Buren to life with a stroll on Main street taking in over 11 photo op displays from the County Courthouse up to Freedom Park where our thirty foot Majestic Christmas Tree with a six foot gleaming star atop and Santa’s Sleigh awaits your family photos. Then with a short drive up to Dr. Louis Peer Memorial Park where you will enter a Wonderland of its own with a 60 foot lighted tunnel with over 14,000 pixel lights and over 25 Lighted displays throughout the park synched to Christmas music as you pass the beaming light show off of Lake Cap Bedell. Do not miss out on our 1st Annual Van Buren Christmas at the Parks!
THIS WILL BE A ONEWAY DRIVE THRU STARTING AT CITY PARK ROAD AND NORTH 20TH AND EXITING ON NORTH 11TH. NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON NORTH 11TH FROM LINCON STREET TO CITY PARK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE TIMES OF THE DISPLAY.

Drive thur Christmas Lights Display (formally Hodo Family Christmas Light Display)

Holiday Express Train
2020-11-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2020-11-29 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)

Jingle & Mingle on Main
2020-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
For more information contact Old Town Merchants Association @ 479-922-6862.

Veterans Day Parade
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC
For more information contact Les Thomas at 479-652-3374 or vbvetparade@gmail.com

Old Timers Day Steampunk Festival
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC, 2021-05-08 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
For more information contact 479-922-6862.

Pioneer Day Parade
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC, 2021-05-29 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
For more information call 479-2581 Ext. 8 Crawford County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol

Dowtown Junkfest
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC
More information to come. Contact # 479-922-6862

Fall for Art Festival
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC
Join us on Historic Main Street, Van Buren, Arkansas, on October 9 & 10, for our Fall for Art Festival – a celebration of creativity and the changing seasons.
Fall for Art Festival is a unique opportunity for artists and vendors, like yourself, to display and sell your passions. For more information on being a vendor, visit our website – oldtownvanburen.com/festivals
or Contact # 479-922-6862

Halloween on Main Street
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC
Zombie Crawl, Candy for Kids, Costume Contest, Hocus Pocus in the Park, & Witches Dance

More information to come. Contact # 479-922-6862

Jingle & Mingle on Main
2020-12-10 00:00 UTC

Van Buren Christmas Parade
2020-12-12 18:00 (America/Chicago)
We need a little more Christmas spirit now more than ever. 2020 has been hard, but now it is time to “Light Up The Season” on Historic Main Street! This year (like all of 2020) will have a special twist – the parade will sit still and (YOU!) the spectators will drive by the floats and other displays (including the first annual Van Buren Christmas at the Parks – Freedom Park display), and of course Santa Claus will be present!

For more information call 479-922-6862

Interested in having a float? Complete our application and view more information here >> https://tinyurl.com/yyjhasve

Second Saturday on Main "Easter Edition"
2021-02-10 00:00 UTC, 2021-03-13 10:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Come enjoy our Main Street with Easter Activities, Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Photo ops, and more! For more information contact 479-922-6862

Earth Day Festival
2021-03-05 00:00 UTC, 2021-04-24 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)

Second Saturday on Main "Spring Edition"
2021-03-05 00:00 UTC, 2021-04-10 10:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
For more information contact 479-922-6862

Bargains Galore on 64
2021-03-18 00:00 UTC

Family Bank Fishing @ Lake Lou Emma
2021-03-23 00:00 UTC, 2021-03-26 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Are you looking for a kid friendly outside activity during spring break? Arkansas Game and Fish Commission educators will be at Lake Lou Emma offering a free family friendly bank fishing opportunity. We will provide all the fishing poles and tackle and bait. Youth under 16 do not need a fishing license. Anyone over 16 who wishes to participate and fish must possess a valid AR fishing license. Open to all ages, but youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. (If the adult doesn’t want to fish but to just assist the child, they will not be required to purchase a license)

Ride the Train to Winslow
2021-04-03 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-06-04 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
A scenic tour through the Ozark Boston Mountains. Burrow through the quarter mile Winslow tunnel and over a trestle that towers over 125′ above the ground with views for miles. Corporate & Private Charters, Fundraisers, Gift Certificates, and Group rates. For more information call 1-479-725-4017 or 1-800-687-8600 or visit http://www.amtrainrides.com.

Second Saturday on Main Vintage Days Edition
2021-04-08 00:00 UTC

Arkansas Game & Fish Free Fishing Weekend
2021-04-28 00:00 UTC
Free Fishing Weekend | June 11-13 (Statewide)

June 11, 2021 at noon – June 13, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.

Free Fishing Days begins noon Friday, June 11, until midnight Sunday night., June 13. No angler will need a fishing license or trout permit to fish anywhere in Arkansas.
Residents and nonresidents may fish this weekend without fishing licenses or trout permits. Regulations for Arkansas waters apply: daily limits, slot limits and length limits must be observed.

City of Van Buren Fireworks
2021-06-01 00:00 UTC
Fireworks Sponsored by Jim & Carole Williamson & the City of Van Buren

Touch A Truck
2021-06-07 00:00 UTC
For More information contact Carrie Terry @ 479-782-1311 or cterry@unitedwayfortsmith.org
