Bentonville's big weekends.
These are the weekends when this town hums — hotel rates spike, trailheads fill, and the Square stays loud past dark. If one of them is your reason to come, tell us when you join the waitlist and we'll point you at the Adventure Stay departure that lines up. Dates shift a little year to year; links go to the official sources.
Bentonville's premier MTB stage race — riders roll in from 30+ states and half a dozen countries, and the trail network buzzes all week.
Race the OZ trails by day, recover at the basecamp by night.
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National headliners under the Ozark sky all summer, 15 minutes from the basecamp. Check the lineup before you pick your departure — a show night is a great cap to a trail day.
Ride all afternoon, catch the encore that evening.
See the lineup →
The single biggest demand week of the year — it flat-out exceeds regional hotel capacity. If your team is in town for it, a private basecamp beats a waitlisted hotel block.
Meetings by day, patio dinners and fire-pit debriefs by night.
Visit Bentonville →Around 15,000 visitors for UCI trials, slopestyle, and enduro. The whole town turns into a bike expo — and lodging books out fast.
The festival village, the downhill park, and demos all day.
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Talent, industry, and press converge on downtown Bentonville for a week of screenings and panels.
Downtown screenings, a Crystal Bridges afternoon, dinner on the Square.
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Fireworks at the Walmart AMP plus classic holiday-weekend energy across NWA.
Lake day, backyard BBQ, then the AMP fireworks.
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Home gamedays run September through November about 30 minutes south — and the marquee matchups (think Georgia, Tennessee, and the Golden Boot rivalry with LSU) compress lodging across the whole region.
Tailgate, the game, then a victory bonfire back at the basecamp.
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The LPGA's annual stop at Pinnacle Country Club draws pros, sponsors, and galleries from across the country.
Follow the leaders at Pinnacle, golf and a long lunch nearby.
Event site →One of the region's largest motorcycle rallies — engines, live blues, and a whole lot of smoked meat.
The rally in Rogers plus a downtown food crawl.
Event site →The season-finale gravel race and the #1 weekend of the Bentonville year. It sells out. The town sells out. Plan earliest for this one.
Race day on the gravel, then celebrate at the fire pit.
Event site →The Razorbacks–LSU Golden Boot rivalry lands on Thanksgiving weekend — feast, football, and fall color in one trip.
Friendsgiving feast, then the rivalry game.
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The winter-break getaway window — quiet trails, cozy fires, and the Square dressed in lights.
Slow mornings, downtown holiday lights, long fires.
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