The City of Fayetteville will host a blood drive Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Downtown Square.

The blood drive is being held in partnership with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), which will have its “Bloodmobile” on hand to collect donations.

As a thank you, donors will receive a free Kansas City Chiefs T-shirt and a chance to win two tickets to a Chiefs game.

Appointments are strongly encouraged to manage donor flow. Schedule your appointment online at link above.

CBCO provides blood and plasma to all Northwest Arkansas area hospitals. Local donors are needed to continue to provide for local patients.

CBCO has a QuickPass system that saves time for donors by allowing them to start the registration process before arriving. To access QuickPass and complete health history questions online the day of the blood drive, go to: https://www.cbco.org/quickpass.

Little Sprouts is a weekly botanically-themed program for children aged 2 to 5. Each week we read stories, sing songs, and do fun nature crafts & activities. Whether we are learning about how bees are more helpful than harmful, or exploring the garden with handmade binoculars, the children leave the Garden with a real appreciation for the world around them and a new desire to protect it.

Not only does our program serve the little ones in attendance, but also the adults who bring them. Each week we make an effort to encourage families to take the knowledge and skills they have gained from our programs and put them to use within their own homes. This is also a great way to get to know other families in the area!

Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza in Uptown Fayetteville is saying “thank you” to its guests with a week-long Customer Appreciation Week from September 29 - Oct 5, 2025.

The celebration includes daily deals, family activities, prizes for every guest, and a grand prize drawing for Free Pizza for a Year. Guests can enter the giveaway in-store by scanning a QR code that links to the entry page. Every guest receives one entry per day.

Daily Fun Includes:
Monday: BOGO Pizzas
Tuesday: Kids Eat Free + [family activity] + Spin the Wheel to Win + Double Points on All Purchases
Wednesday: $5 Off Tapwall with any Purchase
Thursday: $3 Garlic Cheese Bread with any Purchase
Friday: Spin the Wheel to Win!
Saturday: Order Two Pizzas and get an order of Glazed Cinnamon Knots for $2
Sunday: $5 Urban Legends (regular size)

Fayetteville High School will hold the annual Homecoming parade and pep rally on the Fayetteville square on Wednesday, October 1.

The parade will depart from Harmon Field at around 5 p.m., and make its way up to the Fayetteville square. A pep rally will follow the parade in front of the Fayetteville Town Center on the south side of the square.

The parade will include several floats featuring student groups, athletic teams, the marching band, the homecoming court, and other organizations.

Homecoming is set for Friday, Oct. 3, when the Bulldogs take on Rogers at 7 p.m. at Harmon Field.

Supported by the City of Fayetteville's Parks and Recreation Community Arts Programming Grant, local circus artist Dana Krementz will be offering a free, foundational, and community based acroyoga series at Gulley Park this Fall.

Acroyoga is a joyful fusion of yoga, gymnastics, and circus acrobatics. While this can sound intimidating; acroyoga is a play-based, recreational practice where people of all ages and abilities can come together to support each other in taking on new challenges! Taking place by the new pavilion at Gulley Park every Wednesday evening September 24th-October 15th, this accessible class series will focus on teaching the foundations of acroyoga by exploring stationary postures, counter balances, and short routines (or “flows”). Following each class there will be a "jam"; an unstructured but supervised and supported play time, where anyone can practice what was learned that day or try something new!

During each class, Dana will lead groups through a series of physical warm ups, creative group games, and communication exercises before facilitating participants in exploring new ways to connect to themselves and others; to creatively express themselves through yoga, dance, and partner acrobatics; and to practice open, kind, and direct communication with others.

In this class series, acroyoga won’t just be about teaching people “cool circus tricks”, it will be about increasing community member's capacity to connect and create with others in a more supported, authentic, and community based way.

Instructor Bio:

Dana Krementz (they/them) is a 33 year old queer, nonbinary person who grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas. Dana has been dancing and playing their entire life, practicing yoga for 16 years, and became a certified acroyoga instructor with Vancity Acro in 2017. Dana has extensive experience in training, facilitating, and teaching play-based recreational circus arts and excels in facilitating safe, technically sound, and fun movement practices. They have taught people of all ages, abilities, and hold a wide variety of training and certifications related to equity, access, inclusivity, conflict de-escalation, emotional support, group facilitation, education, and trauma-informed communication.

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Over the last ten years, Dana has taught, trained, and performed acroyoga in five countries, multiple US states and Canadian provinces, and all across Arkansas.

Join us in supporting Arkansas Backcountry Hunters & Anglers at our first Pint Night of Fall! We'll have tasty local beverages and dinner, live music, and some pretty amazing giveaways.

Benefitting: Arkansas Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Beverages:Fossil Cove, Goat Lab, & Ferm Kombucha
Hors d'oeuvres: TBD
Tunes: March to August
Giveaway: Osprey Packs , Lowa, Petzl, Big Agnes

When: Wednesday, October 1, 5:30-8:00
Where: Pack Rat Outdoor Center
How: Register at link above!

What does a ticket get you?

21+:

2x Beverage tickets
1x Food ticket
1x Giveaway ticket*
Under 21:

1x Food ticket
1x N/A Beverage ticket
1x Giveaway ticket*
Note: If you are over 21 but do not want adult beverage tickets, you may purchase an Under 21 ticket.

• More giveaway tickets may be purchased (cash) from the nonprofit
• If you bring your own pint glass, get an extra giveaway ticket!

Please bring your I.D. for check in

Doggos and kiddos are most welcome!

Once registered, your name will be added to the check-in list. No actual ticket is required for check in.

The Remember Balloons is a heartwarming intergenerational tale that embraces the beauty of sharing memories while delicately addressing memory loss. James’ Grandpa treasures his balloons, each representing cherished memories – his wedding with Grandma, a fishing trip with James. When the balloons begin to drift away, James is devastated until he discovers he can share those balloons himself, one by one. Director and choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson, one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch, adapts this touching story for the stage, crafting a captivating dance-theater experience accompanied by an original score and digital projections.

Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Blues Therapy with Brick Fields, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at Morano's.
A Fayetteville tradition! Full menu and bar. $5 cover.

We are excited to introduce our new SIX TWELVE GAME NIGHT!

Hosted by our friends Cortney Hart & Jordan Bries, this GAME-PACKED evening happens every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 6~8pm, is open to EVERYONE and FREE! Grab your friends or come solo, unplug, relax and enjoy a wide variety of games!

Arrive early and hit up our DAILY HAPPY HOUR when all beer, wine, cocktails & small plates are $1 off from 3:00-6:12pm every day

Join us for Bingo every Wednesday at 6:30pm. Each month a new non-profit organization is chosen to receive all proceeds from Bingo night.
Stop in for a night of fun, great prizes, and delicious food and beer. All while supporting a good cause!  Just $1 per bingo card!

Join us every Wednesday for Trivia from 7pm-9pm at Gusano’s Pizza!

Food & beverage specials after 4pm. 

Test you team's knowledge! 

Join us for 7 rounds of "The Best Trivia in NWA" with current events and crafty trivia rounds including audio, visual and live hosted trivia with a Geeks Who Drink Quizmaster!
Our weekly trivia is free to play and we’ll be giving away prizes for answering bonus questions and gift cards for our top teams at the end of the night!
Geeks Who Drink rules limit the total number of players on your team to 6 (but bring all your friends, you can break up into teams!), so gather your smartest friends and come down to Smokin' Oak on Wednesday nights!

Tonight is your night to join The Piano Bar Band on stage and sing your heart out!!! We’ve got some great Wild’N Wednesday drink specials, and Piano Bar EATS served all night!

Doors open at 7PM
SHOWTIME at 8PM
Piano Bar EATS served 7-2AM

You asked, we answered: TRIVIA NIGHTS ARE BACK at Fossil Cove!

Written by Jonathan Norton
Directed by Dexter J. Singleton
WORLD PREMIERE | Developed at the 2024 Arkansas New Play Festival

Two young Harlemites – Little and Foxy – form an unlikely friendship over leftover fried chicken and dirty dishwater. Then a long hot summer of heartbreak, betrayal, and racial uprising moves them farther from each other—but much closer to the history-making American icons they are destined to become. This electrifying world premiere blends sharp humor with raw humanity, revealing the laughter, struggle, and brotherhood that shaped two legends. Commissioned by TheatreSquared.

Are you the king or queen of Karaoke? There is only one way to find out! Every Wednesday night at JJ's on Dickson karaoke starts at 8pm.

So grab your friends and we will see you here!

Wednesday night means Karaoke Night at Tin Roof on Dickson!
Sign up starts at 8:00pm.

Join us for Karaoke every Wednesday night.  Open at 6pm and Karaoke starts at 9pm.