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Labor Day crafts and square dancing fill battlefield grounds
Three free days of juried crafts, food, and square-dance competitions draw families to Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park over Labor Day weekend.
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Handmade art, craft booths, food vendors, and spirited square-dance competitions spread across the historic grounds of Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park during the Clothesline Fair, a free Labor Day tradition that balances shopping and performance beneath the shade of open battlefield lawns each September.
The relaxed, park-based setting suits families well: plenty of open lawn for children to move between craft browsing and watching the square-dance competitions, with shade and space to spread out rather than crowd into narrow festival aisles all afternoon.
The three-day schedule makes Northwest Arkansas lodging worth considering, especially for families combining the fair with Fayetteville, Beaver Lake, or Devil’s Den State Park. Arrive early for easier parking, and bring a lawn chair or blanket for the dance competitions, since good viewing areas fill quickly once the morning heat sets in and crowds begin to gather. It is a gentle, free way to close out summer together with craftsmanship, performance, and open battlefield green space, the kind of unhurried day that rewards families willing to wander rather than rush from booth to booth, pausing wherever curiosity leads.
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