Friday, Aug. 24

It’s Fayetteville Roots Festival week, y’all. That means there’s music (and food, and drink) all over the place in Fayetteville for the next few days. Mainstage headliners on Friday include Raina Rose, Charley Crockett, Birds of Chicago, Mary Gauthier, and Josh Ritter.

Also in Roots Festival music, there’s a big show at George’s with Earl & Them, Charlie Hunter Trio, Arkansauce, and Shook Twins.

Those shows are ticketed, but there are free shows on Friday, too. There’s a fun live broadcast of Ozarks at Large at noon at the Fayetteville Public Library. The show will feature interviews and live performances from festival artists.

Friday night, you can see excellent locals Lost John at Maxine’s Tap Room for free, and you can also check out another great local band, Cutty Rye with special guest Mark Bilyeu of Big Smith sitting in at Kingfish.

There’s a lot more below, and you can see the full Roots Festival lineup here.

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Full list:

12:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Ozarks at Large Live Fayetteville Public Library	Music
3:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Main Stage Music Fayetteville Town Center	Music
5:00 pm	Arkansas Volleyball Back To School Bash Barnhill Arena	Sports
5:00 pm	Washington County Fair Washington County Fairgrounds	Community
6:00 pm	Eric Miller Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
7:00 pm	Dualling Songwriters: Sean Harrison and Marty Shutter Stage 18	Music
7:00 pm	Lucas Wiggington Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:00 pm	Razorback Soccer vs. Nebraska Omaha Razorback Field	Sports
7:00 pm	Sugar Creek Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:00 pm	Vince Turner Foghorn’s – Springdale	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Once Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Caleb Ryan Martin Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Dave Bright Band Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Tater Mater and Squarsh Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:30 pm	Heath Sanders JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Maud Crawford JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
10:00 pm	DJ Syca Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
11:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Heartbreak House	Music

Saturday, Aug. 25

There’s a lot more Roots Festival fun to be had on Saturday.

There’s another free show at the Fayetteville Public Library featuring local legends and Grammy Award nominees, Trout Fishing in America at 10 a.m.

How about a food festival? The first ever Roots Food and Spirits, a new event put on by the Roots Festival folks featuring chef tasting stations, cooking competitions, demonstrations, and more, begins at 11 a.m. at Pratt Place Inn & Barn. Hopefully you already have tickets, though, because this one’s sold out.

Mainstage headliners on Saturday at the Fayetteville Town Center include Kaia Kater, Joe Purdy, Smokey & The Mirror, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Gillian Welch.

The late night show at George’s Saturday night features Charley Crocket, American Aquarium, and John Fullbright.

Maxine’s has another free show Saturday night featuring Jamie Lou and the Hullaballoo, Kingfish has Paul Benjamin Band featuring Chooch, and Stage 18 has a free show with Rebecca Loebe.

There’s a lot more below. Have fun.

Full list:

7:00 am	Saturday Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
11:00 am	Fayetteville Roots Festival: KUAF Live Fayetteville Public Library	Music
12:00 pm	Washington County Fair Washington County Fairgrounds	Community
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Once Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
4:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Main Stage Music Fayetteville Town Center	Music
5:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Crystal Bridges – Bentonville	Music
6:00 pm	John Murphy Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:00 pm	Razorback Fan Day Razorback Stadium	Sports
7:00 pm	Last Saturday: Jimmy Garrett / Hill Raisers / Holly Nace / Galen Harp American Legion	Performance
7:00 pm	Route 358 Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:00 pm	The Atlantics Foghorn’s – Springdale	Music
7:00 pm	Warehouse 90 Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Once Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Benjamin Del Shreve The Odd Soul – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Busty Brunettes / Spirit Cuntz / The Wirms Backspace	Music
8:00 pm	Monk is King Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Richard Burnett Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:30 pm	Ciderday Night Comedy Show: Reena Calm Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:30 pm	Maximum Overdrive JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Mike & Grady JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
10:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
10:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Kingfish	Music
10:00 pm	Hoezarkia – A Dance Party Axis Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	The Couch Jackets Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
11:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Heartbreak House	Music
11:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Stage 18	Music

Sunday, Aug. 26

More cool things are happening on Sunday. There’s another food/music party at TriCycle Farms at 11 a.m.

A bunch of local musicians are coming together for a Randy Newman Tribute at Maxine’s on Sunday night, which should be cool. Here’s more about who’s performing at that.

Mainstage Fayetteville Roots Festival headliners at the Town Center on Sunday include Turnpike Troubadours, John Fullbright, War & Treaty, and The Honey Dewdrops.

Full list:

12:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music and Food Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
1:00 pm	The Baskins Terra Studios	Music
2:00 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Main Stage Music Fayetteville Town Center	Music
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Once Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
5:30 pm	Fayetteville Roots Festival: Music Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
7:30 pm	Charlie Puth / Hailee Steinfeld The AMP – Rogers	Music
8:30 pm	Last Sunday featuring Flintwick, Domewrekka and friends George’s Majestic Lounge	Music