2017 Ozark Byways Events
Every Monday 6:30 p.m., Bingo, Fairfield Bay VFW Post 4513
Every Monday evening 5-8 p.m., “Pickin’ and Grinnin’”, Diamond City Community Center
Every Monday 7-8:30 p.m., Square Dancing, Searcy County Senior Center
Every third Tuesday, Searcy County Cattlemen’s Association ,Searcy County Fair Grounds
Every Thursday 6-8 p.m., Art Classes ,Searcy County Senior Center
Every Saturday 3-6 p.m., Live music ,Norfork Old Arkana Schoolhouse
Every Thursday night, Bingo ,Post 340 Diamond City
Every Friday night, Friday Night Out 5-7 p.m. ,Post 340 Diamond City
Every Friday night, Karaoke ,Diamond Hills Country Club
Every Friday noon, Marshall Rotary Club ,Los Aztecas Restaurant
Every Saturday night, Karaoke ,Post 340 Diamond City
1st & 3rd Thursdays 6:30 p.m., McEntire Music Jam ,Veterans Memorial Hall Marshall
Every 2nd & 5th Saturday, Live music ,Leslie Ozark Heritage Arts Center (OHAC)
1st Friday monthly, Game Night ,Witts Springs Community Center
1st Saturday, March-September, Downtown Yard Sales ,Shirley
Last Thursday March-July, Throwback Thursday ,Kenda Drive-In Marshall
Saturdays monthly in season, Community Flea Market ,Lead Hill City Park
Every Friday June-October 3-6 p.m., Searcy County Farmers Market ,Marshall
Saturday mornings in season, Leslie Farmers Market ,Leslie
Fridays 4-6 p.m. June-October, Witts Springs Farmers Market ,Witts Springs Park
1st Saturday March-October, American Legion Hillbilly Skeet Shoots ,Between Leslie & Marshall
June 3 – September 30, 8-noon, St. Joe Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market ,Depot
January 20, Chili Cook-Off ,Marshall
February 12, DC Chamber Annual Mtg & Bus. Apprec. ,Diamond City Community Center
February 25, 2 p.m., Witts Springs Seed Swap ,Witts Springs
March TBA, Searcy County Library Seed Swap ,Marshall
March TBA, Color on the Hills Fun Run ,Diamond City
March 9, Searcy Co. Chamber & Awards Banquet ,Marshall
March 12, Annual Casino Night ,American Legion Lead Hill
March 12, Annual meeting/Honor Banquet ,Lead Hill School
March 18, MHS Art Club Chocolate Roll Festival ,Marshall High School
March 19, Annual Chamber Banquet ,Lead Hill
March 25, Community Good Friday Services ,Diamond City Community Center
March 31-April 1, Hee Haw Show ,Leslie OHAC
April TBA, Witts Springs ATV Poker Run ,Witts Springs
April 1, Opening of Mercantile for the season ,Mt. Judea
April 8, 7th Annual Community Egg Hunt ,Marshall
April 8-9, Timbo VFD Gun & Knife Show ,Stone County Fairgrounds
April 15, Community Easter Egg Hunt, Valley Springs City Park
April 15, Community Easter Egg Hunt, Shirley
April 15, Marshall High School Alumni Banquet, Marshall High School
April 16, Community Easter Sunrise Service, Lake Pavilion Diamond City
April 23, Family Fun Fishing Tournament, Bull Shoals Lake at Diamond City
April 29, Searcy County Health & Safety Expo, Marshall Community Center
May TBA, Frontier Days, Bruno-Pyatt School
May TBA, Special Olympics Fund Day, Tyler Bend
May 6, MJAA Heritage Day, Mt. Judea
May 6, Lead Hill Fire Dept. Flea Market, Lead Hill Fire House
May 13, Bloomin’ in the Bay Festival, Fairfield Bay
May 13, Leslie City Wide Rummage Sale, Leslie
May 13, 8th Annual Fishing Derby, Leslie
May 20, Dance Factory/Dixie Diamond Cloggers, Leslie OHAC
May 19, Pioneer Days, Parade 10 a.m., Norfork
May 27, Bay Fest, Fairfield Bay
May 27, Big Flat Homecoming, Big Flat
May 31, 31st Annual Hillbilly Daze, Witts Springs
May 29, Memorial Day Observance, Marshall Square
June TBA, Elton Britt Night Kenda Drive-In, Marshall
June TBA, Kids’ Free Fishing Derby, Diamond City Bull Shoals Lake
June 2-4, Shirley Homecoming, Shirley
June 2-3, 28th Annual North Ark. Ancestor Fair, Marshall
June 3, March for Meals 5K Run, Marshall
June 16-17, Surf the Bay Watersport Festival, Fairfield Bay
June 13-17, 63rd Annual Leslie Homecoming, Leslie
June 17, Summer Blast-Off, Mt. Judea
June 24, Motorcycle Poker Run, Marshall
June 26-29, Summer Learning Camp, Mt. Judea
June 30-July 2, Old Alpena Pass Crafts & Antique Show, Alpena
July TBA, 50th year graduates class reunion, Lead Hill
July TBA, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Leslie OHAC
July TBA, Kenda Drive-in Free Family Night, Marshall
July TBA, Kenda Drive-in Throwback Thursday, Marshall
July 2, Car Show, Lead Hill
July 3, Fireworks on the Lake, Diamond City
July 1-2, 4th of July Picnic, Lead Hill
July 2, 4th of July Picnic Parade, Lead Hill
July 3, Fireworks over the Lake, Fairfield Bay
July 4, 4th of July Celebration and Parade, Fairfield Bay
July 4, 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks, Fox
July 29, 4th Thunder on the Mountain Bull Blast, Marshall
August 5, V.S. Alumni Reunion & Half-Century Club, Valley Springs School
August 20-27, Newton County Fair, Jasper Fairgrounds
September 23-24, Diamond City Festival, Diamond City
September TBA, Lady Bass Anglers Tournament, Bull Shoals Lake in Diamond City
September TBA, Festival Parade 10 a.m., Diamond City
September TBA, GNFC Chili Supper 4 p.m., Diamond City Community Center
September 5, Labor Day Celebration, Diamond City
September 5-9, Searcy County Fair & Rodeo, Marshall Fairgrounds
September 16, Hog Wild Days, MarshallSeptember 16, Paddle Battle/Boati Gras, Fairfield Bay
September 15-17, Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour, Fox, Timbo, Mtn. View, Calico Rock
September 20-23, Junkfest, Searcy County
September 23, OZARK BYWAYS BUY-DAYS, Throughout the Ozark Byways network
October TBD, Ozark Folklife Festival, Tyler Bend
October 1, Lead Hill Fire Dept. Flea Market, Lead Hill Fire House
October 7, Fall Fest, Marshall
October 7-8, 38th Annual Falling Water Trail Ride, Snowball-St. Joe
October 14-15, Timbo VFW Gun & Knife Show, Stone County Fairgrounds
October 8, Smokin’ in the Pass BBQ Cookoff, Alpena
October 7, Oktoberfest, Fairfield Bay
October 7, 10th Annual Flying Jam, Marshall
October 13, St. Joe Fall Festival, St. Joe
October 13-14, 6th Annual Mtn. Man Rendezvous, Leslie
October 21, 3rd Annual Pedestal Rock 40 Bike Ride, Witts Springs
October 31, Witts Springs Fall Festival, Witts Springs
October 31, Boo Fest, Shirley
October 31, Searcy County Library Trick or Treat, Marshall
November TBA, 6th Annual Salute to Veterans Concert, Leslie OHAC
November 4, Cast Iron Cook-Off & Artisan Market, Cozahome
November 4, Turkey Trot 5K, Fairfield Bay
November 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Craft and Plant Sale, Shirley Community Center
November 20, Community Thanksgiving Service, Diamond City Community Center
November 11, Veterans Day Observance, Marshall Square
November 11, Veterans Day Supper, Post 340 Diamond City
November 18, 5th Community Thanksgiving, Marshall
November 24, Courthouse Square Lighting Ceremony, Marshall
December 1, Light the Bay, Fairfield Bay
December 4-15, Festival of Trees, Fairfield Bay Conference Center
December TBA, Community Christmas Concert, Diamond City Community Center
December TBA, Lead Hill School Choir Singing, Arvest Bank Lead Hill
December 1, Sugarplum Pageant, Leslie OHAC
December 2, 8th Annual Sugarplum Festival, Leslie
December 2, Christmas Parade, Mt. Judea
December 2, Christmas Parade, Marshall
December 3, Christmas Parade, Lead Hill
December 3, Christmas Parade, Alpena
December 2, 6 p.m., Santa at City Hall, Shirley
December 11, Chamber Christmas Home Tour, Diamond City
December 21, Friendship Christmas Carnival/Santa Pics, Marshall
