We had a great day at this event. They had it well organized. Fantastic variety of gumbos to try…read more Local favorites from food trucks and caterers as well as gumbo enthusiasts. If you come out ask for small portions from each booth you WILL get full fast!!! ;)

Great little Renn Fair. Plenty of venders & great entertainment. So break out your medevil armor or…read morepirate gear & stop by.

From the owner: We are a renaissance festival that takes place the third weekend of March every year. We are set in…read more1540 Queensferry Scotland.We have wonderful artisans, entertainers and living history exhibits. We are open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm the third weekend of March every year

I lived in Bentonville from 2002 to 2006 and return often to visit family and friends. It's been…read moreinteresting to see this town develop and grow as a result of Walmart and the people who moved here to work for Walmart or who work for vendors and suppliers that service Walmart. I could go with the "I remember when this was all farmland" but let's just say that this is the most cosmopolitan small city in the "Flyover States." Downtown Bentonville has pubs and bars and restaurants and retail shopping. This year, they have an ice skating rink with an actual Zamboni. There is public art and free modern parking decks and a world-class art museum (that's free to visit!). I learned that Bentonville is a mountain biking capital thanks to the investment of the Walton family to build trails throughout Northwest Arkansas. And tiny XNA that used to be Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is now Northwest Arkansas NATIONAL Airport with regular commercial service to far away hubs including MSP and PHX and LGA and even FLL and MIA! The former US Highway 71 that was upgraded to Interstate 540 is now Interstate 49 and it connects I-40 with I-44 from Fort Smith to Joplin. Amazing! This evening, I had a chance to walk around the Bentonville Square which is all lit up for Christmas. What a great little city and well worth a visit! [Review 2331 of 2024 - 381 in Arkansas - 23345 overall]

The city reminds me the downtown in Gilmore Girls series, you will travel back at 50. The plaza is…read morereally beautiful at Christmas time. The lights are wonderful! You will see the first Walmart store. There is a museum to visit, and many cool restaurants!

What a great local festival! It had mostly Mexican food. More food stations than I could try. Also…read moredifferent other ethnic food tents. Live music under a big tent with a car show in the parking lot. I can't wait for the next one.

Come get your kicks on Route 66 in Joplin, MO! Plenty of vintage cars to check out and you can…read moreeven see Tow Mater and Lightning McQueen from the movie CARS! The Group Grass roots plays tonight. So excited for so much family fun in the town of Joplin! Not to mention all the fantastic food that we had and my Route 66 cream soda was YUMMO!

Fun filled free event for the whole family!…read more If you haven't been before keep your eyes peeled as you approach the venue (we drove straight by a couple of times as we missed the small sign). Parking is aplenty. $5 donation gets you a closer spot, otherwise you'll park one field over (be careful there are ticks). The bands started playing at 8:30 am helping all get into the festive spirit. While late registrants were accepted for the cook off you needed to arrive at 7:30am which we sadly missed. Samples of quail sausage, pork sausage, mango salsa, and more. Want something more ordinary? No worries, there were corn dogs, funnel cakes, pizza, sodas and shave ice. While we did snag some squirrel gumbo before leaving many of the other teams were still cookin'. Driving out of the venue it was wild to see how backed up the cars were (at least 30). So glad we arrived early!

First time at Squirrel Fest. Checked this out because a favorite band was playing & to show some of…read morethe traditional South to a friend who was visiting from CO. The scene: Bentonville Co Quail Grounds- music was playing, the Quail Barn was open (want to buy a rifle? they're there), food (squirrel & non-squirrel) was cooking, raffles for huge smokers, a Sherp all terrain vehicle which you could climb into (see photo) beer tents (Lost Forty), attendees drinking beer at 9am, people dressed up as squirrels, a shaved ice vendor with a dill pickle option, t-shirts for sale, alligator on a stick, a pig being roasted on a spit & traditional fair food like corn dogs, funnel cakes, etc. Since the competitors started cooking at 7:30, most of the food would not be ready until noon. That's when people started showing up & is also when we left. We did try the squirrel gumbo (figured it was the safest bet) & unknowingly ate a squirrel and turkey slider. Oh, $5 parking which we were told goes to a charity. If you don't pay the $5, you can park for free but of course, further away. When we were leaving at noon, the lot was almost filled & cars were backed up on the road. One of the vendors expected around 400 people to attend. Not sure if that's the approximate # but it gives you an idea of the size. They did block an entrance to the tents by the parking area (not sure why, because it's a free event in the middle of nowhere) which made it inconvenient to get to the lot. Very interesting day, for sure.

Came here this previous Saturday and it was great! We showed up a little before 7pm and it was…read morepretty crowded. PARKING: Luckily we were able to find pretty close parking. We lucked out. It was street, metered parking - coins only. However, one quarter is an hour, which is awesome! Most parking around the square is street parking. The streets off of the square have parking too. LIGHTS: Lots and lots of lights everywhere! It is so beautiful. I loved it. ATTRACTIONS: There are camel rides, pony rides, food/drinks/dessert (some food trucks around the square and in the center there is a cupcake shop), santa and reindeers, horse carriage rides and live musicians. Santa is $2, I'm not sure how much everything else costs because we didn't do them. There is so much to do here. Just walking around seeing everything is fun. Enjoy!

Very cool to walk through. Amazing to see all the strings of lights. There are different little…read morefood and drink trucks around the square. Highly recommend.