Kite Fest is held each year at TCWR on the fourth Saturday in March. This is a free family event open to everybody. Bring your kite and fly it or buy one here. This event includes vendors, contests, and fun activities. 10 AM - 4 PM.

"Art With An Altitude"
Kite Festival Coming

(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – Kaleidokites of Eureka Springs has announced the theme for the 18th annual Eureka Springs Kite Festival, set for Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge March 27 from, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The "Art With An Altitude," theme "will bring an explosion of color and youthful exuberance to the Ozarks," according to Kaleidokites co-owner Linda Rogers.

Admission to the kite festival is free. Regular admission prices apply for those wishing to tour the refuge. The annual event is one of the refuge’s most attended days of the year. Proceeds help finance the rescue of and sanctuary for the tigers, lions, cougars, leopards and other animals housed there.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own kites. Kaleidokites' experts will assist children in kite making and flying. A donation to the refuge is requested for kite making assistance. Kaleidokites has donated and Turpentine Creek will raffle off a Japanese fighting "Rokkaku" kite and a smaller tiger kite, with proceeds going to benefit the animals.

"Kite-making is a 'green' sport. It gets kids away from the TV and video games and it’s wind-fueled," explained Kaleidokites co-owner Steve Rogers. He added, "It's a great photo-op event, too. These aren't just your mega-store mass-produced kites. These are works of art!"

Kite aficionados are expected to attend from the Kansas City Kite Club, Tulsa Wind Riders and other area clubs. Several world-class kites worth over a thousand dollars apiece will be featured.

The 18th annual Eureka Springs Kite Festival is part of "The 45 Days of April," Eureka Springs' outdoor tourism month. Eco-tourism and outdoor events are planned in the city from March 15 to April 30, 2008.

For more information contact Kaleidokites at 479.253.6596 or 888.836.6251, email kaleidokites@hotmail.com.

Halloween can be a hair-raising experience, especially when you throw over 100 big cats into the mix. TCWR's annual Halloween party is the only time you can view our cats in the dark of night. The main compound is open for the whole family to experience the night habits of our lions, tigers, cougars, bobcats and more. A terrifying trail ride past our habitats gives you the spine tingling experience of being watched by our true night stalkers. Our spooky "Trail of Terror" gets your heart racing and blood pumping as you walk through our unique haunted field. (Parents be advised, this is scary!) Games, food and spooky storytelling is all part of the one of a kind experience, and provides fun for all ages. The Spooktacular is the Halloween night (Oct. 31) from 7-9 PM. Call ahead for prices at 479.253.5841.

Held each year on July 4th starting at 6 PM. Bring your own fireworks or buy them here. We have the perfect Ozark Mountain Top venue for the public, both tourists a locals, as a safe and legal place to shoot off you fireworks. Shoot off your fireworks in the company of others! Easy access, free parking, family event. Ends at 1 AM.

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Fathers Day Weekend

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, located 7 miles south of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on Scenic Highway 23, will again host its popular Native American Pow Wow on Father's Day Weekend.

The festivities at Turpentine Creek are as follows:

- Craft Booths open at 3 PM on Friday – Grand Entry at 7 PM
- Craft Booths open at 10 AM on Saturday – Grand Entry at 1 & 7 PM
- Craft Booths open at 10 AM on Sunday – Grand Entry at 1 PM