Join us at The Clayton House as we celebrate Judge Clayton's birthday during this year's Fall Festival & Octoberfest.
This is a free event and fun for the whole family with cupcakes, lawn games, story time with Mrs Clayton, and craft activities.
Don't want to miss out on the fall fun?
Schedule
Clayton House
The Clayton House will be hosting a birthday celebration for Judge William Henry Harrison Clayton from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Enjoy carnival games, food, and fun all for FREE!
Fort Smith Farmer's Market
From 7:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, organic eggs, grass-fed beef, and more!
Museum of History
Special Discounted Admission:
$5.00—Ages 10-99 years
$2.00—6-9 years
Free: 5 years and Under
Free: FSMH Museum Members
History Alive: Voices from Early Fort Smith will be 1 PM to 3 PM
offering re-enactor depictions of Judge Parker, Belle Starr, Bonnie &
Clyde, General Darby, and other historical figures.
Enjoy a build-your-own sundae bar ($5 per person) and reduced admission to the museum!
Miss Laura's Brothel Museum
Free Admission.
Open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
FREE SCREENINGS of Emmy nominated short film, “Step Into Miss Laura’s,” by Mad Possum Pictures with tours to follow.
Our tour guides will be dressed in attire reflective of the early years of operation at Miss Laura's.
Regional Art Museum
Join us for our Annual Fall Family Day taking place as part of the Fort Smith Fall Festival!
10 am – 3 pm
FREE – Just Drop by!
Sponsored by Arcbest and Mercy
This year's RAM Fall Family has been announced and you better 'be-leaf' it's full of fun!
Join us Saturday, October 5, from 10 am – 3 pm for FREE hot dogs, music, and local artists’ wares on the patio, as well as make-and-take Fall crafts in the RAM Studio. Art scavenger hunts with prizes will also be held in all three galleries.
The trolley will bring you right to our front door! Make RAM a stop on your free trolley ride, courtesy of the City of Fort Smith
Doors Open: 10:00 am
Fall Crafts Begin: 10:30 am
FREE Lunch Hours: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm (while supplies last)
Fort Smith Downtown Business Association
Tons of fun for the whole family!
A car show, Oktoberfest celebration, and shopping at a Harvest Market full of local vendors.
Car Show: 9:00 am between 3rd and 5th Street on Rogers Ave.
Harvest Market times: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at 800 Garrison Ave
Oktoberfest times: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at 601 Garrison Ave
Car Show
Oktoberfest
Harvest Market
Main Street Fort Smith
FREE ELECTRIC TROLLEY RIDES and a 3/4 mile tour of historic
downtown Fort Smith, courtesy of Main Street Fort Smith.
Look for the orange trolley stop signs for locations to climb aboard.
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Witches Ride
The Downtown Witches Ride is a fun event in Downtown Fort Smith. Women of all ages dress as witches and ride their brooms (bikes) & pass out candy along the way! Supports Bonneville House, Clayton House, FS Museum of History & Junior League of Fort Smith.
The ride begins at 9:00 AM and flies down Garrison Ave between 6th and 9th Streets.
Health Fair at Pendergraft Park
A free health fair brought to you by our partners at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education. More info to come!
U.S. Marshals Museum
Welcome Fall with a "Seven Dollar Saturday" at the U.S. Marshals Museum, featuring admission for only $7 during the Fall Festival!
Experience what it’s like to be a frontier marshal by participating in roping activities and ponies from Packard Point Ranch from 10 am to 11 am.
We will also have a Curator Cart showcasing artifacts from our collections from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, "Bass Reeves is Innocent" Curator Talk at 1:00 pm, and Tommy Wildcat, Cherokee Flute Player at 2:00 pm.
National Historic Site
Located at 301 Parker Ave.
Program Schedules:
10:00am: Belle Starr Trial Reenactment~
11:00am: Civil War Musket Demonstration
11:30am: Civil War Artillery Demonstration
12:00pm: ‘Running at the Heads’ Cavalry Demonstration
1:00pm: Belle Starr Trial Reenactment in the Visitor Center Courtroom
2:00pm: The Rifles of Fort Smith Weapons Demonstration at North Parade Ground
2:30pm: Civil War Artillery Demonstration at North Parade Ground
3:00pm: ‘Running at the Heads’ Cavalry Demonstration on South Parade Ground
3:30pm: ivil War Musket Demonstration at North Parade Ground
Other Offerings (happening from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
-Children's Activity Area with arts, crafts and games
-Live music
-Vendor Fair
-Food Trucks with eating area
-Volunteer Fair
-Laundress Demonstrations
-Deputy Marshal and fur trapper encampments
-Military Timeline including War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, WW1, WW2, and Desert Storm
