May 1-18, 2025

Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival, will return to Fayetteville from May 1-18, 2025, bringing dozens of free and low-cost perfromances and events to all of Northwest Arkansas!

Presented annually by the Walton Arts Center, the Artosphere Festival celebrates art, music and nature with a mix of free and paid performances, activities and events for the whole family all throughout the month of May. It's often arguably the best month for springtime weather in Fayetteville, which makes the many outdoor events included extremely enticing - and there's definitely something for everyone to enjoy!

The multi-week festival will offer outdoor performances, free drop-in yoga classes, a nature-themed cocktail class, world-class dance performances, jazz jam sessions, chamber music performances, and dozens of other free and low-cost community events. The 2025 festival events are curated to spotlight artists and performers from around the globe who are inspired by nature, with the intention to provide creative spaces to discuss sustainability and our natural environment - with a heavy dash of FUN! This year’s Artosphere Festival will see the return of some much-loved events and experiences, including a berry special appearance at the second annual Fayetteville Strawberry Festival, Trout Fishing in America at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, and Jazz on the Mountain at Mount Sequoyah.

Artosphere Trail Mix, a popular event focused on Fayetteville's arts culture and magnificent trail system, will also be a returning feature of this year’s festival. Performers and activities station themselves along the trail, this year in the Lower and newly-completed Upper Ramble, for a fun evening of enjoying art in nature. Another favorite returning this year is Artosphere's Tunes on the Trail, a curated playlist accessible by QR code signage at the trailheads of Lake Fayetteville, Mount Kessler, Mount Sequoyah, Cato Springs Trail, Frisco Trail and the Lower Ramble, Wilson Springs Preserve Trail, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Trails and the Razorback Greenway Trail. Listen along to the AFO's most-loved performances over the past 11 seasons of Artosphere while using the trails however you please throughout the month of May!

Artosphere Festival events taking place in Fayetteville include:

• Saturday, May 3:
  • Cocktails in the Garden
• Monday, May 5:
  • Yoga on the Glade
• Tuesday, May 6:
  • Trout Fishing in America
• Friday, May 9:
  • Nimbus Dance
  • Trail Mix on The Lower Ramble
• Saturday, May 10:
  • Recycled Workshop with Shannon Green
• Sunday, May 11:
  • Music on the Glade with Candy Lee
• Monday, May 12:
  • Havana Hop
• Wednesday-Friday, May 14-16:
  • Polyglot Theatre’s Bees
• Thursday, May 15:
  • Yoga on the Mountain
• Saturday, May 17:
  • Dover Quartet with Edgar Meyer

You'll also find the Artosphere Festival participating in established events, like these Fayetteville favorites:

• Sunday, April 27:
  • Sundays on the Square
• Friday-Sunday, May 2-4:
  • Arkansas Pottery Festival
• Saturday, May 3:
  • Square to Square
• Thursday, May 15:
  • Jazz on the Mountain
• Sunday, May 18:
  • Fayetteville Strawberry Festival
• Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18:
  • Folk School of Fayetteville: Music on the Lawn

For more details and a complete schedule of Artosphere events, please visit WAC’s Artosphere page.