Mountain View, Arkansas is home to several major festivals and events throughout the year. Already we've enjoyed the spring Mountain View Blue Grass Festival (March 7 -8) and the Arkansas Folk Festival (April 18 - 20.) More events are scheduled throughout the year:
Autoharp Workshop at The Inn at Mountain View
August 1st – 3rd 2008
Workshop price $50.00 (includes ticket for Saturday night’s performance at the Britton Curry show Live) where Fredona will be performing with her son’s band. [More...]
A Medley of Old-Time Music Workshops
with Billy Mathews and Colin Blair
There's a great thing happening on August 15 and 16, 2008 at The Inn at Mountain View! We are offering FOUR instrument workshops over a two-day period - plus evening jam sessions where we put it all together. Learn to play, but also learn to play with others! [More...]
An Old Time Gathering on the Square
Mountain View celebrates our Fourth of July with an Old Time Gathering on the
Square. Each year leading up to the Fourth Mountain View is home to parades,
live music, fun games for families including a children’s fishing tournament
and of course, FIREWORKS!
Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour
Mountain View is chock full of some of the most talented artisans in the country
and the Off
the Beaten Path Studio Tour September 12, 13, & 14, 2008,
is a unique way to see their work. A free self guided tour takes you to the
studios of these artisans, where you can watch them create their amazing works
of art. It's a great way to see the beautiful scenery of the countryside, too.
Beanfest and the Great Championship Outhouse Race!
If filling up on beans and cornbread and then cheering wildly decorated outhouses
as they careen down the street sounds like fun, then the Beanfest
and the Great Championship Outhouse Race, the last
Saturday in October is for you. There is plenty of pickin' on the Square to be found during The
Beanfest, in addition to a talent show, craft booths throughout town, and great
beans & cornbread for all.
Super Cruise in Mountain View Arkansas
The fun begins on Friday, November 14, 2008 - bring your poodle
skirt and roll up those blue jeans. The show continues on Saturday with a fun
filled cruise and ends on Sunday with church service and door prize drawing.
All the fun is in the parking lot at Cash's White River Hoedown.
Caroling in the Caverns
Blanchard
Springs Caverns is the setting for Caroling
in the Caverns, performed during the holidays, the first three weekends
in December. Talented area musicians perform traditional carols in the
cathedral like atmosphere. One visitor said it best, "I
was underground, but never felt closer to heaven."
Courthouse and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Mountain View celebrates the holidays with light displays and decorations,
caroling, Nativity Parade, a merchant open house event and the annual
Courthouse and Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 1.
