Category: Events
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Fayetteville Strawberry Festival returns May 18
READ MORE: Fayetteville Strawberry Festival returns May 18The Downtown Fayetteville Coalition presents its second Fayetteville Strawberry Festival on the historic square May 18 from 12-6 p.m. At this free festival, expect a pie competition, food from local farms and bakeries, art vendors, live music from local bands Arkansauce, Copper Flats, Ashtyn Barbaree, and more. “We will have over 15 dessert vendors selling…
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Diamond Chef Returns to UA-PTC Culinary School
READ MORE: Diamond Chef Returns to UA-PTC Culinary SchoolThe Iron Chef-style culinary competition Diamond Chef Arkansas returns on April 3, 2025, with its first event in six years. Originally founded in 2008, the event pits chefs in training against one another in a good-spirited cooking contest benefitting the UA-Pulaski Technical College Foundation.
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Little Rock Soup Sunday Highlight: Blackberry Market
READ MORE: Little Rock Soup Sunday Highlight: Blackberry MarketThe 44th Annual Soup Sunday benefiting Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families takes place on March 2 at The Venue at Westwind in North Little Rock. There will be soups and sweets galore, and you even might see a few soup-adjacent entries, like this Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili from Blackberry Market.
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Little Rock Soup Sunday Highlight: Trio’s
READ MORE: Little Rock Soup Sunday Highlight: Trio’sThe 44th Annual Soup Sunday benefiting Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families takes place March 2 at The Venue at Westwind in North Little Rock. As we inch closer and closer to the event, let us delve into yet another fantastic recipe from one of the participants. This time, Trio’s owner Capi Peck and executive…
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What to Know about Soup Sunday NWA with the Hangry Pedaler
READ MORE: What to Know about Soup Sunday NWA with the Hangry PedalerGet your spoons ready! Soup Sunday, a fundraiser to benefit Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, returns to the Rogers Convention Center in a few weeks. Wondering what to expect? We chatted with popular Northwest Arkansas foodie Joseph Nguyen of Hangry Pedaler NWA (@hangrypedalernwa), who serves as this year’s restaurant chair. Read on for his…
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Go Nuts at Keo’s Arkansas Pecan Festival
READ MORE: Go Nuts at Keo’s Arkansas Pecan FestivalFor centuries, pecan orchards have been admired for their beauty and, yes, their bounty. Just 20 minutes from Little Rock, the small town of Keo (known as the Pecan Capital of Arkansas) is making sure the state’s official nut is properly celebrated with an annual event, the Arkansas Pecan Festival. Held the first Saturday in December,…
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Talking 2024 Arkansas Cornbread Festival with Kevin Shalin
READ MORE: Talking 2024 Arkansas Cornbread Festival with Kevin ShalinSince 2011, the award-winning Arkansas Cornbread Festival in Little Rock’s SoMa neighborhood has been offering a day full of fun, live music, art—and of course delicious cornbread. And, with 20 vendors this year, you don’t want to miss the cornbread competition. We sat down with our friend Kevin Shalin of The Mighty Rib, who is…
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HarvestFest in Hillcrest Celebrates 30 Years
READ MORE: HarvestFest in Hillcrest Celebrates 30 YearsHarvestfest in Hillcrest is back for its 30th year on Saturday, October 12, 2024 One of Central Arkansas’s favorite fall festivals, Harvestfest is a celebration of the season with more than 110 vendors, 13 food trucks, a local beer garden, a pie contest, an all-day concert at the Lost 40 stage, a kids’ entertainment area,…
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A Taste of the 2024 Arkansas State Fair
READ MORE: A Taste of the 2024 Arkansas State FairWith the onset of autumn comes one of our most beloved fall traditions: the Arkansas State Fair. And while the rides, games, and livestock draw thousands to the Arkansas State Fairgrounds each October, there’s no denying it—we’re all about the food. This year’s fair runs Oct. 11-20 in Little Rock. To kick things off, we…
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New for Fiesta en SoMa: Tamale Taste-off
READ MORE: New for Fiesta en SoMa: Tamale Taste-offFiesta en SoMa is back, and this year it has an exciting addition to the festivities: a Tamale Taste-off! For $15, attendees will have the chance to try an array of tamales made by local participants and vote for their favorites—all while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Fiesta en SoMa, which celebrates the city’s Latino…
