Free Activities at Hobbs Fall Festival

A host of free and fun family-orientated events will take place at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area on Sunday, Oct. 2. Activities will take place at Historical Van Winkle Hollow as well as the Park’s visitor center, both located on Arkansas Highway 12, east of Rogers. Bring the entire family to learn how it was done in the past.

Activities at Historic Van Winkle Hollow run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Those activities are:

• Blacksmith Demonstration (You will love his beard)

• Old Time Cider Press (Crank your own cider)

• Civil War Physician (Hope you feel OK)

• Old Timey Games (Are you any good walking on stilts?)

• Music (Tap that foot)

• Stone Tool making Demonstration (Amazing!)

• Van Winkle Historical Presentation (Great history)

• Mountain woman and the Fur Trade Era (Real deal hunting equipment.)

• Tall Tales Tellers (Would they lie to you? Yes!)

• Dutch oven Demonstration (Holy yum!)

• Trapper (Feel the pelts)

• “Snake Oil” Salesman (Don’t let him sell anything to you)

• Pioneer Homesteader (Want to make some butter?)

See demonstrations of weavers, lace makers, spinners, music, and take short hikes.

Please park at the visitor center parking lot on Arkansas Highway 12 just east of the Arkansas 12/ War Eagle Road intersection. A free shuttle will run constantly, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., between the visitor center and Historic Van Winkle Trail. All of these family activities are free, and the public is welcome. For more information, call 479789-5000.