Summer in NW Arkansas is such a fun season full of fun things to do! I wanted to compline a list for you of a few of my favorite things to do here in the summer. Some things I do regularly and some are places I am dying to go to this season. Let’s get to it…
TREATS
Bentonville
The Spark Cafe Ice Cream Truck | @thesparkcafe
Piehouse Bakery | *cutie little vlog* | @piehousebakery
Superfine Sweet Shoppe | @superfinesweetshoppe
Rogers
Alchemy Macarons | @alchemymacarons
Handles Homemade Ice Cream | @handels_rogers
Springdale
Vargas Fruteria | @vargas.fruteria
Fayetteville
Burton’s Creamery | @burtonscreamery
Farmington
Sweet Scoops Blender Bar | @sweetscoopsblenderbar
COFFEE
Of course I have to have coffee on this list! Most of these places have outdoor seating to make for the perfect summer hangout!!
Airship at the Pumphouse in Bentonville | @airshipcoffee
Onyx Downtown Bentonville + the HQ in Rogers | @onyxcoffeelab | *cutie little vlog*
Little Bread Company in Fayetteville | @littlebreadco
Heroes Coffee in Rogers | @heroescoffee
Confident Coffee Roasters in Fayetteville | @confidentcoffee
Arsaga’s in Downtown Fayetteville | @arsagascoffeeroasters
Red Kite Coffee Company in Springdale | @redkitecoffeeco
Trailside Coffee Company in Springdale | @trailsidecoffeecompany_
Kennedy Coffee in Bentonville | @kennedycoffee
OUTDOOR DINING
Fayetteville
City Park Fayetteville | @cityparkfayetteville | *cutie little vlog*
Rogers
The City Pump Food Trucks | @citypump623 | *cutie little vlog*
Bentonville
The Witching Hour Food Truck | Withcing Hour FB page
Louise at Thaden Field | @louise_thadenfield
Johnson
Wrights BBQ | @wrightsbarbecue
Springdale
Yankabilly Smokehouse | Yankabilly FB Page
Homegrown | @homegrownnorthwestarkansas | *cutie little vlog*
FARMERS MARKETS
Okay, maybe I’m a little partial to farmers markets because The Art of KaGie is in the Bentonville Farmers Market, but it truly is the best part of summer! Local produce and art, great community, lots of dogs, and a great time! Best part is there is one in each city in NWA.
Bentonville Farmers Market | Saturdays | @downtownbentonville
Centerton Farmers Market | Wednesdays | The City of Centerton FB page
Bella Vista Farmers Market | Sundays | Bella Vista FB page
Fayetteville Farmers Market | Saturdays | @fayettevillefarmersmarket
Rogers Farmers Market | Saturdays | @rogerslocalfoodandartmarket | *cutie little vlog*
Siloam Springs Farmers Market | Saturdays | @siloamspringsfarmersmarket
Tontitown Farmers Market | Saturdays | Tontitown Farmers Market FB page
LOCAL PRODUCE SPOTS
I did a full blog on this last year that you should check for all the deets - linked here, but here are just a couple of my favs!
Mcgarrah Farms in Pea Ridge and the Bentonville Farmers Market
Neal Family Farm a u-pick blueberry farm in Rogers
PLACES
Fayetteville
Botanical Garden of The Ozarks | @bgozarks
Bentonville
Lake Bentonville
Coler Mountain Bike Preserve (if you finish the hike you can treat yourself to Airship Coffee!) | @colermountainbikepreserve
The trails at Crystal Bridges | @crystalbridgesmuseum
Rogers
Lake Atlanta
Railyard Live | Live music and concerts in downtown | @railyardlive
Of course there is so much more to do in NWA, but I hope this list gave you a good head start to enjoy the summer!! If you go on any adventures inspired by this list, tag me on Instagram @allthingskagie and use #NWAwKaGie
XOXO,
KAGIE
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