Things to do in NWA on Saturday, October 17, 2026

Morning before noon · 15

• 7AM

  Fayetteville Saturday Farmers Market

  Food & Drink:Fayetteville Farmer's Market & Historic Square· Fayetteville
• 7:30AM

  2026 Bentonville Farmers Market - Outdoor Season

  Outdoor & Active:Bentonville Square· Bentonville
• 7:30AM

  Hero Half Marathon

  Outdoor & Active:Fayetteville

  $35-$100
• 8AM

  Downtown Pea Ridge Farmers Market

  Community:Downtown Pea Ridge· Pea Ridge
• 8AM

  War Eagle Fair 2026

  Community:War Eagle Fair Grounds· Rogers
• 9AM

  Heart of the Ozarks Craft Fair and Fall Festival

  Community:Washington County Fairgrounds· Fayetteville

  Free
• 9AM

  Game Day Saturday Brunch

  Food & Drink:Nomads Trailside· Fayetteville
• 10AM

  Fall Festival at Rivercrest Orchard

  Community:Rivercrest Orchard· Fayetteville
• 10AM

  Shoptober Saturday

  Live Music:Historic Downtown· Siloam Springs
• 10AM

  Yoga + Mimosas!

  Family & Kids:City Park Fayetteville· Fayetteville

  $17.85
• 10:30AM

  Foraging the Ozarks with Bo Brown

  Outdoor & Active:Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area· Rogers
• 11AM

  Free Beginner Hip Hop Classes in The Ramble (All Ages Welcome)

  Live Music:Upper Ramble· Fayetteville

  Free
• 11AM

  October Rainbow Library Pop-Up

  Family & Kids:Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar· Fayetteville
• 11AM

  FamJam: Joseph Kekuku and the Voice of the Steel Guitar

  Family & Kids:The Jones Center· Springdale

  $12 public
• 11AM

  Pottery on the Patio

  Family & Kids:Community Creative Center· Fayetteville

  Free

Afternoon noon to 5 · 8

• 1PM

  Intro to Archery

  Outdoor & Active:The Quiver Archery Range· Bentonville

  $40
• 1PM

  Diamond Classic Softball - U of A

  Family & Kids:Bogle Park· Fayetteville
• 1:30PM

  Death and Burial, Traditions and Tombstones: Lecture by Abby Burnett

  Outdoor & Active:Peel Museum & Botanical Garden· Bentonville

  $25
• 2PM

  George Dombek Fall 2026 Open Studio

  Arts & Culture:844 Blue Springs Rd· Fayetteville
• 2PM

  Oktoberfest NWA Beer Festival with Fuzzy Logik, Polka Polka

  Food & Drink:Railyard Live· Rogers
• 3:15PM

  Razorback Hockey vs Illinois State

  Community:The Jones Center· Springdale

  $12 seated
• 4PM

  Nightmare on Block Street

  Arts & Culture:Pinpoint· Fayetteville
• 4PM

  Diamond Classic Baseball - U of A

  Family & Kids:Baum–Walker Stadium· Fayetteville

Evening 5 to 9 · 6

• 5PM

  Common Roots Live at Gotahold Brewing

  Live Music:Gotahold Brewing· Eureka Springs
• 6PM

  Fayetteville Drum Circle at the Upper Ramble

  Family & Kids:Upper Ramble· Fayetteville
• 7PM

  Mark Currey Live @ Six Twelve

  Live Music:Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar· Fayetteville
• 7PM

  Sunset Latino

  Arts & Culture:Walton Arts Center· Fayetteville
• 8PM

  Ashley McBryde

  Live Music:Ozark Music Hall· Fayetteville
• 8:30PM

  Me Like Bees

  Live Music:George's Majestic Lounge· Fayetteville

All day & open hours no set start · 2

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  Historic Cane Hill: Arkansas Portraits Exhibition

  Arts & Culture:Historic Cane Hill Gallery· Cane Hill
• All
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  OZ Kids™ Crit Championship Series at Big Sugar Classic

  Family & Kids:703 SW A St· Bentonville