Past events
These move here on their own. One events file feeds both the calendar and this
page, and an item crosses over the day its date passes. Nothing has to be remembered.
Ran and retired
Items pulled for a reason worth recording, so the same mistake is not
repeated next season.
Lowe's limited-time promotion tie-in
Up July 2026, taken down July 24, 2026
The promotion it pointed at ended, so the card became a dead end for readers who clicked it expecting something still available.
Lesson: Box-store promo tie-ins need an end date written on the card the day it goes up, not the day someone notices it expired. If a card cannot carry an end date, it does not belong on the site.
Annual watch list
What recurs, by month. Built from the events we have already verified,
so it grows every time something new is added rather than needing a separate list.
January
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
February
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
March
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
April
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
May
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
June
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
July
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
August
- Washington County Fair
Late August, Prairie Grove - Evening HVAC program starts, Arkansas HVACr Academy
Fall term starts late August - NWACC fall term and electrical apprenticeship
Fall term starts mid to late August - Home Depot Kids Workshop
First Saturday, every month - Lowe's kids workshop: Paw Patrol build
Roughly monthly
September
- Arkansas Home Show
Late September, Rogers - Benton County Fair
Late September into early October, Bentonville - Bikes, Blues & BBQ
Late September into early October, Rogers - Lowe's kids workshop: Haunted House build
Roughly monthly
October
- War Eagle Fair
Mid October, Hindsville - Ozark Regional Arts & Crafts Fall Fair
Mid October, Springdale - Lowe's kids workshop: Firefighting Plane build
Roughly monthly
November
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
December
Nothing recurring tracked yet. If you find something that runs this month every year, it belongs here.
No fixed month
- Flagger certification comes to NWA
Runs periodically, watch the AGC training calendar - XNA Western Concourse expansion is out to bid
Check procurements page quarterly - $2,500 Track to the Trades scholarship
Check the listing each spring and fall - Get EPA 608 certified online
Always open - Free tools and maker space, Fayetteville Public Library
Fall class calendar posts in August - Build with Habitat for Humanity of NWA
Year round - Free home weatherization help for qualifying households
Year round, funding dependent
Open questions
Known gaps. Each one is a phone call or an email, not a research project.
Still unresolved
- Does ACEF actually run apprenticeship classes in Springdale? Their education page names it, their contact page does not list an address. Call 501-372-1590.
- Does IBEW Local 700 truly cover Benton and Washington counties? Their own site says 17 NWA counties, the IBEW national map appeared to show a different local.
- Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship: ADHE publishes $800 on one page and $3,000 on another. Email workforce.grants@adhe.edu.
- Northwest Technical Institute publishes almost nothing on cost, length or start dates. It is the closest trade school to most readers. One phone call would fix the biggest gap in our data.
- Is there an NWA farmers-markets hub worth building, rather than linking out to the statewide Arkansas Grown map?
Monthly rhythm
Every month, without fail
- Check supplier and box-store event calendars for the coming month
- Re-verify any card whose date sits inside the next 30 days
- Sweep for cards whose dates have already passed and move them here
- Check NWACC, NWTI and apprenticeship pages when a term is about to start