JASPER, Ark. — The Buffalo River Elk Festival has announced the dates for its return to the Jasper downtown square.
On June 24 and 25, the festival will offer attendees entertainment, local art and handmade goods, food vendors, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission sponsored games/presentations and outdoor activities.
The Buffalo River Elk Festival is held annually in Newton County, the elk capital of Arkansas, and celebrates the successful reintroduction of wild elk to the Buffalo River.
This year’s festival will feature musical performances by regional artists.
Festival activities will include:
- Dutch oven cookoff
- Arkansas State Championship Elk Calling Contest
- Youth fishing derby
- Presentations by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission educators
- Arkansas elk tag lottery
- Shotgun Shell Drop
- Pie Contest
- Pageant
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission also holds a drawing for the Elk permits every year at the festival which has permits that you can only sign up for at the festival. For more information visit the AGFC website.
For more information about the Buffalo River Elk Festival, click here. For updates and announcements, click here.
To apply to become a festival vendor, click here.
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