An Arkansas Festival You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: July 18, 2012
An Arkansas festival you can sink your teeth into kicks off tomorrow.
The Johnson County Peach Festival in Clarksville began way back in 1938. {Click the video box for highlights from recent years].
Organizers say today it's the oldest festival in the state of Arkansas.
The festival being held in Historic Downtown Clarksville wraps up on Sunday.
It includes family fun and entertainment, good ol' home cookin' and handmade arts and crafts, plus:
Photo above courtesy of KARK 4 News Content Partner Tie Dye Travels. Click here to read about Kat Robinson festival visit from 2009.
The Johnson County Peach Festival in Clarksville began way back in 1938. {Click the video box for highlights from recent years].
Organizers say today it's the oldest festival in the state of Arkansas.
The festival being held in Historic Downtown Clarksville wraps up on Sunday.
It includes family fun and entertainment, good ol' home cookin' and handmade arts and crafts, plus:
- Bullfrog race
- Terrapin derby
- Greased pig chase
- Fishing derby
- Cardboard boat regatta
- Jam and jelly bake-off
- Peach eating contest
- Peach cobbler bake-off
- 4-mile run
- Main Street Parade
- Free concert featuring four-time Grammy nominee "Trout Fishing in America"
- Teen Street Dance
- And of course those famously delicious Johnson County peaches!
Photo above courtesy of KARK 4 News Content Partner Tie Dye Travels. Click here to read about Kat Robinson festival visit from 2009.
