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Special Events

   
March 11 Regular Board Meeting 12 Noon Chamber office
   
   
April 8 Regular Board Meeting 12 Noon Chamber office
   
May 13 Regular Board Meeting 12 Noon Chamber office
   
   
May 29 Tri Lakes Big Bass Tournament - De Queen, Dierks & Gillham lakes

 

Annual Events

Here is a list of upcoming events around De Queen and Sevier County, Ark. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce office at 870-584-3225 or use the e-mail links below.  

Easter Egg Hunt--  Children of the area are invited to participate in a huge egg hunt with the Easter Bunny.  The event is held the Saturday before Easter each year. For information, contact event chairman Patty Sharp at 870-642-2212. 

Senior Citizens Day --  This annual celebration to honor the contributions of those age 55 and older is held each May on the Friday before Memorial Day. This year's celebration will be May 22

Tri-Lakes Bass Tournament--This annual tournament is held Memorial Day weekend.  Anglers fish their choice of De Queen, Dierks or Gillham lakes competing for over $11,000 in cash and prizes.  2009 Winners  Contact Chamber of Commerce at 870-584-3225.

Independence Day Celebration --  This patriotic celebration will feature a fireworks display on the Third of July. For more information, contact the City of De Queen at 870-584-3445.

Hoo-Rah Days Festival -- This event, held each year on the second weekend of October, celebrates the birth of the City of De Queen in 1897 and features a "turn-of-the-century" theme. Costumes, arts and crafts, motorcycle show, contests, craft demonstrations. The event is hosted by the Sevier County Historical Society Museum. For more information, contact museum director Karen Mills at 870-642-6642.

Annual Festival of  Lights -- The Sevier County Courthouse in downtown De Queen glows with thousands of lights each Christmas. Lights outline the courthouse  and gazebo on the square. For information, contact the De Queen-Sevier County Chamber of Commerce at 870-584-3225 (e-mail: dqscoc@ipa.net)

Annual Christmas Parade -- A regular event on the first weekend in December each year. Floats, bands and antique cars parade through downtown De Queen. Parades are held in Lockesburg and Horatio and timed so that parade lovers can be in all three events. For information, contact Patty Sharp at 870-642-2212.