Life on the Arkansas Side Blog - Experience Texarkana Arkansas

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Happening Now: 81st Annual Four States Fair & Rodeo Takes Over Texarkana

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The 81st Annual Four States Fair & Rodeo is officially underway in Texarkana, bringing together live entertainment, rodeo action, great food, and plenty to do...

The 2026 Boggy Creek Monster Festival: South Arkansas’s Wildest Weekend Is in Your Backyard

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The legend of the Fouke Monster has been drawing people to Miller County, Arkansas for over 50 years. This spring, there’s a reason to make...

Musicians perform live outside of a dress shop in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas.

Downtown Live Returns to Downtown Texarkana

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On March 13, 2026, Main Street Texarkana’s Downtown Live filled Texarkana’s historic downtown with open shops, live art, and open house tours of some of...

Hunting the Boggy Creek Monster: A Cryptid Hunter’s Weekend Itinerary from Texarkana, Arkansas

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The Sulphur River bottoms don’t look like much on a map. Sixteen thousand acres of cypress swamp, tupelo, and bottomland hardwood—flat, dark, and as remote...

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Things to Do

Your Ultimate Spring Event Guide for Texarkana, Arkansas

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If your spring calendar is still wide open, consider this your sign to fill it. Texarkana is gearing up for one of its best seasons...

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Texarkana Catfish & Mudbug Festival Brings a Full Day of Food, Music, and Community to Downtown

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Spring in Texarkana means festival season downtown, and one of the biggest is happening at Front Street Plaza. The Texarkana Catfish & Mudbug Festival takes...