2024 Elk Festival Schedule: Events, Activities, and Locations

Friday

8:00 Little Buffalo River Visitor’s Center Opens
10:00 AM Festival Opens – Main Stage
11:00 AM Kids activies – Main Stage
11:00 AM Drawing for free hourly raffles -Main Stage
12:00 PM KCWD remote/ prizes giveaways
12:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
1:00 PM On-Site Elk Permit Drawing Registration at
Little Buffalo River Visitor’s Center 1-4pm
1:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
1:30 PM Unashamed Bluegrass – Main Stage
3:00 PM Drawing for the 2pm free raffles (so we don’t
interupt the music) – Main Stage
3:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
3:15 PM RIO – Main Stage Folk & Rock, Songwriter
4:00 PM Registration for on-site Elk permits closes
for the day
4:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
5:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
5:00 PM Debby Young – Main Stage
Local Songwriter, Gospel, Country, Bluegrass
6:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
6:45 PM Ryan Harmon – Main Stage –
Country Music Singer/ Songwriter, Former American Idol Contestant
2022 ACMA Acoustic Act of the Year
8:30 PM 7 South – Main Stage – Local Country &
Southern Rock

Saturday

7:00 AM Running with the Elk – Lost Valley Canoe &
Lodging, Ponca sponsored by Kiwanis
7:00 AM Pancake Breakfast American Legion Hut
8:00 AM Kids Fishing Derby Registration
Bradley Park
9:00 AM Fishing Derby Begins – 9-11am in
Bradley Park
9:00 AM On-site Elk permit registration until 4 PM
Little Buffalo River Visitor’s Center
9:00 AM Premier Dutch Oven Cook-off begins
Harp Realty
10:00 AM Opening Ceremonies – Main Stage
10:15 AM Batterton and Edwards – Main Stage
American Roots music… a cross of Blues,
Bluegrass, Folk & Old Country
11:00 AM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
11:00 AM Elk Fest Talent Show – Main Stage
sponsored by JPAC
11:00 AM Fishing Derby Ends at Bradley Park
12:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
12:00 PM Fishing Derby Awards – Main Stage
(Must be Present to win)
12:00 PM Elk Calling Contest Registration
ON our website OR the Official Merch tent
12:30 PM Donald Payne – Main Stage
Vocal Impressions
12:45 PM Espn Daniels – Main Stage
Elvis Impersonator
1:00 PM Dutch Oven Cook-off – Harp Realty
Judging begins followed by
“Tasting the Vittles”
1:10 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
1:15 PM Arkansas State Championship Elk Calling
Main Stage
2:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
2:00 PM Arkansas State Championship Elk Calling
Contest continues (winners announced) – Main Stage
3:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles – Main Stage
3:00 PM Dutch Oven Cook-off Winners Announced – Main Stage
3:00 PM Running with the Elk Winners Announced – Main Stage
3:15 PM James White – Main Stage – Acoustic, Rock and Roll
4:00 PM ON Site Permit Draw Registration ENDS Little Buffalo River Visitor’s Center
4:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles
5:00 PM On-site Elk Permit Drawing Last Permit Drawing of the Day – Main Stage
5:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles
5:05 PM Shotgun Shell Drop CANCELLED
5:15 PM Ain’t Got Nothin’ Band – Main Stage
Country/Old Rock
6:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles
7:00 PM Drawing for free hourly raffles
7:00 PM Nighthawk – Main Stage
Rock
8:00 PM Drawing for free and paid RAFFLES – Main Stage
8:45 PM Whistlin’ Dixie – Main Stage
Southern Rock to Red Dirt / Outlaw Country
9:50 PM Fireworks – Seen from square
Remember to bring a chair!