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October 8th, 2021
Come to Eureka Springs this November and experience 3 days of fun and music at Original Ozark Folk Festival 2021. This year marks the 74th annual return of America’s longest continuously running folk festival. November 11th through the 14th at various venues around Eureka Springs.
The Original Ozark Folk Festival has been celebrating Ozarks culture in Eureka Springs since 1947. The event draws both talented musicians and hordes of eager Folk and Americana fans to the city every year.
2021 will see a partial return to a normal event after last year’s more cautious festivities, with performances taking place in a variety of venues around town. Some safety precautions will still be in place to help insure the personal safety of all who attend.
2021 venues include the Basin Park Hotel, the Main Stage Theater, and the City Auditorium. Basin Spring Park will also once again ring with the sounds of free music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Tags: Arkansauce, Basin Park Hotel, Basin Spring Park, Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, Eureka Springs inn, Gangstagrass, Jonathan Byrd, Melissa Carper, Mighty Fine Time, Sam Baker, Still on the Hill, The Creek Rocks, Todd Snider
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September 10th, 2021
The fall crafts fair at War Eagle Mill is on, scheduled for October 14-17, 2021! Artisans across the Ozarks work hard all year preparing for this weekend. If you appreciate genuine, handmade, arts and crafts – or just a good time – you don’t want to miss War Eagle Craft Fair 2021!
Summer 2021 is coming to a close and the Ozarks will soon begin their stunning, fall color show. Eureka Springs is one of the top spots in the nation to view fall foliage and the annual craft show at War Eagle Mill just adds to the reasons why you should come experience autumn in the Ozarks.
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Tags: arts and crafts, Bean Palace Café, eureka springs, Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, fall foliage, Rogers AR, The Sharp Show, War Eagle Fair, War Eagle Mill Fall Arts and Crafts Fair
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August 13th, 2021
Step back in time with a train ride aboard a vintage locomotive on the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway! Enjoy a narrated rail excursions, a lunch trip, or the special dinner trip from the historic depot. And all just minutes from the front door of our Eureka Springs Inn!
There’s nothing quite like a ride aboard an antique locomotive.
While rail travel was once very common and mundane, today the experience is rare and unique. The chugging engine, the tug of the cars as they begin to move, the rhythmic clickety-clack of the rails. It’s like living history and an amusement ride all rolled up in one.
If this sounds fun to you, then you should definitely consider reserving a ride aboard the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway.
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Tags: Dinner Train, Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, Eureka Springs inn, Eureka Springs Railroad, Eureka Springs trolley, historic depot, Lunch Train, narrated rail excursions, train turntable
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July 17th, 2021
Volkswagen fans and German car enthusiasts alike will not want to miss the 2021 Eureka Springs Volkswagen Weekend and Ozark Euro Rally. August 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2021.
Volkswagens have been popular since the early 1960’s and the Eureka Springs Volkswagen Weekend has been a local tradition since 1992. People come from all over the region every year to show off their own cars or to see all the gussied up VW’s.
So many folks and cars show up, in fact, that they had to make an overflow show, some years back. Then the overflow show grew so large that it earned its own name: the Eureka Springs Ozark Euro Rally. Though this event was originally just the VW-show overflow, it is now open to German cars of all types and has its own rabid fan-base of attendees.
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Tags: all-German car show, Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, Eureka Springs inn, Great Passion Play, Ozark Euro Rally, VW-show
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June 7th, 2021
Get set for the 2021 Eurekan! Eureka Springs’ annual, 3-day multisport festival is back after last year’s unavoidable hiatus. This year’s festival promises a triathlon, bike races, a 5k, a 10k, and more! July 23rd through the 25th, 2021 in Eureka Springs, AR.
Looking for a way to shake off all the dust and cobwebs from last year’s social distancing and staycationing? How about participating in the 2021 Eurekan?
The annual festival offers a variety of physical challenges to choose from. Registered participants may enter any event they choose or go whole hog and attempt them all to achieve the Full Eurekan.
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Tags: 10k, 5k, bike races, Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, Eureka Springs Multisport Festival, Holiday Island, Table Rock Lake, Triathlon
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May 15th, 2021
Take your summer vacation to new heights with a zipline canopy tour in Eureka Springs’ with Ozark Mountain Ziplines!
If you’ve never ridden a zipline, it’s quite an experience. A little like flying, a little like an amusement ride, and a whole lot of exciting fun.
Ziplining is like flying in that you’re high above the ground and moving quickly with nothing around you but the treetops. It’s like an amusement ride in that it takes no effort or concentration on your part; just relax and enjoy the experience.
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April 10th, 2021
Arkansas is home to some of the best caves in the country and many are within easy reach of Eureka Springs. Cosmic Cavern is a great example, with interesting rock formations, two underground lakes, wild cave tours, and all less than 30 minutes away from 5 Ojo.
Cosmic Cavern is Arkansas’s largest privately owned show cave. The cave was discovered in 1845 but wasn’t developed as a show cave until 1927. As with virtually all Arkansas caves, Cosmic Cavern is a “living” karst cave.
Karst caves are created by natural erosion over thousands of years. Flowing water slowly eats away softer rock, like limestone, from harder, surrounding stone to leave an empty pocket. A “living” cave is one that is still forming through this process of flowing water and deposited minerals.
Cosmic Cavern is considered one of the top Show Caves in the United States and their cave tours are very popular.
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Tags: Beaver Lake, Berryville, blind cave trout, cave bacon, Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, Eureka Springs inn, flowstone, Guided Cave Tours, helictite, Onyx Cave, stalactites, stalagmites, War Eagle Cavern, Wild Cave Tour
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March 8th, 2021
Eureka Springs’ Aviation Cadet Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated to the history of America’s military flight training programs and cadets. The unique facility includes historical aircraft, flight simulators, military memorabilia, and much more.
The U.S. Army Signal Corps initiated the first Flying Aviation Cadet Pilot Training Program, in 1907. The U.S. Air Force adopted the program in 1947 and similar programs based upon its blueprint continue to this very day.
Fans of history, flight, and the military will enjoy an opportunity to explore this mostly overlooked world at the Aviation Cadet Museum. The museum serves as a singular tribute to all aviation cadets and military pilots from World War I on.
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Tags: AeroBall Simulation Cabinet, Aviation Cadet World, Convair T-29, Eureka Springs Narrow Gauge Railroad, Eureka Springs Railroad Historical Museum, F-100 Super Sabre, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, NASA Space Shuttle, Navy T-34 Mentor, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, Silver Wings Field, supersonic fighter-bomber, supersonic Northrop F-5
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February 8th, 2021
Eureka Springs, AR has a rich and fascinating history filled with colorful characters and unusual events. Discover this for yourself with a visit to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum.
One visit to Eureka Springs’ downtown Historic District is all you really need to know there’s more than a little history in town. Downtown’s stunning collection of Victorian buildings make that readily apparent. Entrancing as it is, architecture is just one facet of Eureka Springs’ history. What else? Where to start?
Healing springs, Powell Clayton, The Artist’s Bridge, Myrtie Mae Barrett, Pond Mountain, and The Barefoot Ball. Eureka Springs transforming from a 10,000 person tent city into a Victorian Health Spa community with 54 luxury hotels.
These are just a few of the unique people, places, and things that are part of our unlikely Arkansas town’s storied history. Learn about them all and much more at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum.
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January 11th, 2021
“Roaring River State Park Dam and Spillway” by Keith Snyder is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Roaring River State Park is one of Missouri’s most unique and popular state parks – and is only a little over a half hour’s drive from our Eureka Springs inn, 5 Ojo!
Eureka Springs offers so many fun things to do and see that you really don’t have to leave town to stay entertained. Our historic downtown is well worth your time and loaded with shops, restaurants, and galleries. Then there are attractions like Basin Spring Park, Christ of the Ozarks, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Onyx Cave, Thorncrown Chapel, and so much more.
Explore beyond Eureka Springs’ borders, however, and discover that the entire region has a lot to offer. Roaring River State Park is an excellent example.
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Tags: Arkansas Bed and Breakfast, Basin Spring Park, Christ of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs inn, Onyx Cave, Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center, Table Rock Lake, Thorncrown Chapel, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
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