1st Annual Heart of the Ozarks Outdoor Expo at the Dr. Charles D. Daniel Civic Center in Marshall! Booths set up for outdoor activities such as: Floating, Jeep Rides, Cycling, Hiking, Motorcycling, Horseback Riding, ATV Rides, Waterfalls, Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Dark Sky Viewing, etc.
Two shows. 5pm and at 7:30pm.
Dustin Reid Memorial Poker Run, Sat. April 1st. Registration 7:30-9:00am. Call (870) 496-2440
Marshall Alumni Banquet is 8 April! Hospitality Hour 5PM, Banquet at 6PM.
The Children's Advocacy Alliance is having their Searcy County Child Abuse Awareness Rally at the Courthouse Square in Marshall on Thursday, 13 April at 12 Noon! Please join them!
National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) mountain bike outreach event in Marshall for 6th grade to 12th grade students!
The event day timeline looks like this. I arrive around 8am with a trailer and staff loaded with bikes and helmets. I set up a tent to register participants and sign release forms at 8:45. At 9, I make introductions to parents, chaperons and prospective coaches and what a NICA practice may look like. I will also include some basic mountain bike skills. At 12 we brake for lunch. At 1 we register kids and make more introductions. I set an expectation and instruct the kids how to have a fun and safe time on the bikes. Helmets and waivers are mandatory for all participants. We also will go over basic (On the bike skills) OTB101. Ending the day at 3 with a Q&A, snacks and refreshments. By 4 we pack up and head home.
A Touch-a-Truck event is coming on 18 April from 4-6pm at the Searcy County Airport-4A5, Marshall AR! Free! Everyone is invited! See aircraft, trucks, fire engines, police, military vehicle, etc. Kids can look at, explore, climb into! Save the date! Call Melissa Smyth at 8704486488.
Kenda Drive-In Throwback Thursdays-Last Thursday of the month, April to Sept in Marshall!
Searcy County Farmer’s Market in season Fridays 3PM – 6PM, Tuesday’s 9AM – 1PM at the Berry Shed in Marshall.
3rd Historic Strawberry Festival, Berry Shed Marshall
Witts Springs UTV Night Ride. Sat. May 13. Call (870) 496-2440
Quilt of Valor Ceremony, 1PM, Searcy County Veteran's Memorial Hall in Marshall. 108 Noah Horton Memorial Drive.
Desert Storm Veterans of Detachment 1 224th Maintenance Company and the Searcy County Veterans Memorial Association will sponsor a Desert Storm Reunion to commemorate 32 years since Operation Desert Storm! Held at the Searcy County Veterans Memorial Association Hall in Marshall from 8am till about 5pm on 20 May! Invitation extended to All 224th Maintenance Company Veterans, all Gulf War Veterans, and former members of the Guard Unit in Marshall! Come fellowship together!
Kenda Drive-In Throwback Thursdays-Last Thursday of the month, April to Sept in Marshall! See both a Drive-In Movie and Vintage Cars!
Memorial Day Ceremony at 11am on the Courthouse Square in Marshall.
The Searcy County Historical Society is preparing to host the 32nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, 2023 in Marshall, Arkansas, Saturday, June 3, 2023. We have been fortunate to be able to hold the Fair in a Marshall jewel–the Veterans Memorial Hall. The Hall is open at 7:00 a.m. for people and organizations to set up their tables. Tables and chairs are provided free and choice of location in the Hall Goes to first arrivals. At 9:00 a.m. the doors open to the public to visit the information providers, doors close at 3:00 p.m.
A new feature has been added to this year’s Ancestor Fair. The new, award winning Buffalo River Historic Jail and Museum will be open after the Fair for tours and special events. If one’s ancestor ended up in jail after a wild weekend, one can see the facilities where he stayed. The North Arkansas Ancestor Fair is truly where one learns about the forefathers from people who know.
Sometimes described as a place to brag on your ancestors, it is a gathering of family genealogists and historians–and just plain interested folks–to share genealogical and historical information–and old family stories–about families and communities. Historical/genealogical societies, libraries and descendant organizations help researchers (or seekers) with information not commonly on the Internet. Visitors from all over the country learn from locals about their forefathers. In 2022 a man from Hawaii met the daughter of his father's best friend.We try to be broad, certainly to enlist Searcy County’s surrounding counties, but also to go further away to include all of North Arkansas. We have been fairly successful in enlisting other North Arkansas counties and communities. Many visitors start a day or two earlier at the expansive genealogical/historical section of the Searcy County Library.
An opportunity for family researchers to meet with historians/county genealogical societies/ descendant organizations and local experts to research and locate family and ancestors. We meet Friday evening for a Mixer-Dinner and Saturday doors open at Veterans Hall at 7:30 for information providers to set up at provided tables. At 9:00 am doors open for the public and run until 3:00 pm.50 year Anniversary for Ferguson’s! Live music from 5 to 7 with samples of cinnamon rolls. Will have door prizes!
Free Event at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center in Leslie! Mary Parker & Sylamore Special with special guests Little Miss Charlene Parker & Carolina Mendoza! 6pm
Wild game or domestic meats will be cooked and judged by Chef Micheal Dampier plus there will be a People’s choice award. Other activities to be determined.
Kenda Drive-In Throwback Thursdays-Last Thursday of the month, April to Sept in Marshall! See both a Drive-In Movie and Vintage Cars!
Kenda Drive-In Throwback Thursdays-Last Thursday of the month, April to Sept in Marshall! See both a Drive-In Movie and Vintage Cars!
Arkansas Gravel series cycling race in Leslie. Contact Bobby Rickard, (479) 685-6934
Kenda Drive-In Throwback Thursdays-Last Thursday of the month, April to Sept in Marshall! See both a Drive-In Movie and Vintage Cars!
The 2nd Annual Arkansas Dark-Sky Festival is September 14 – 16, at Bear Creek Creek Log Cabins outside Marshall! This year the event will be three nights long, with two days for tabling, presentations, and other activities. We are hoping to identify, perhaps even organize, some daytime side activities.
Local attractions: Attractions | Searcy County Chamber of Commerce (searcycountyarkansas.org)
Local Lodging: Lodging | Searcy County Chamber of Commerce (searcycountyarkansas.org)
Local Food: Dining | Searcy County Chamber of Commerce (searcycountyarkansas.org)
The goal of the festival is to highlight the challenges facing the nocturnal environment, promote awareness of the economic and recreational value of the state’s disappearing natural night sky resource, and reconnect people with the reality of our place in the universe lost for most to light pollution. Participatingorganizations can leverage the Festival to advance their own mission. Only two things are required to participate:
1. Appoint a liaison to serve as the contact between the event andyour organization.
2. Formulate a specific plan to disseminate the event and yourorganization’s participation in it to your membership and share that plan withthe Festival – newsletter, email, social media, announcement at meetings,whatever you think would be effective and practical. The festival willprovide a flyer in a word format with graphics that you can use, whole or inpart, for the purpose.
The hilarious comedy THECOMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) on Thursday, 21 September 7pm at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center in Leslie! (1) Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre | Conway AR | Facebook
Kenda Drive-In Throwback Thursdays-Last Thursday of the month, April to Sept in Marshall! See both a Drive-In Movie and Vintage Cars!
The Searcy County Horse Show is held at the Flintrock Saddle Club Rodeo Arena at the Fairgrounds in Marshall! Call 870-504-1165
The 33rd Annual Junkfest is Wednesday 4 October through Saturday 7 October throughout Searcy County! Yard sales all over the area!
Quilt of Valor Ceremony, 1PM, Searcy County Veteran's Memorial Hall in Marshall. 108 Noah Horton Memorial Drive.
Veteran's Day Ceremony at 11am on the Courthouse Square in Marshall.
Pre-Eclipse Music! Fabulous performers.
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The fabulous Searcy County Quilt Show open to the public 5-6 April 9am till 5pm at the Charles D. Daniel Civic Center at 515 Zack Road in Marshall, AR 72650! Quilt judging is on 4 April and closed during judging.
The Wiede Family Traditional Folk Music Show, 5-6 April, 7pm, Veteran's Hall in Marshall. Pre-Eclipse. 108 Noah Horton Memorial Drive, Marshall, Arkansas, 72650.
JONNIE W is coming to Leslie, Arkansas! In a world where more and more people are choosing to stay home and binge-watch their entertainment, Jonnie W. represents an anomaly - an artist whose show needs to be experienced LIVE. Combining music, off-beat standup, and a skewed view of the world unfolding around him, Jonnie crafts a comedy experience that you and your family will be quoting in the car on the way home. He’s brought the funny to stages in 48 states - from comedy clubs to Fortune 500 companies, churches and leadership conferences. Jonnie's award-winning comedy is played daily on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and has been featured in WORLD Magazine. He lives with his lovely wife Curry in Nashville, because that's where all their stuff is. Jonnie W. Comedy - Home
Total Solar Eclipse over the Ozarks and the Buffalo National River!