Friday, Nov. 16

Ready or not, here comes the Holiday Season. In Fayetteville, it kicks off with the annual Lights of the Ozarks parade and lighting ceremony, and that event will take place at 6 p.m. on the Fayetteville Square. Here’s more info, including a map of the parade route.

A new show by the team behind the one-man show “There Ain’t No More” will be performed at Fenix Gallery on Saturday. The show, titled “A Confederate Widow in Hell” and starring local musician Willi Carlisle, will begin at 8 p.m. at the gallery.

Walton Arts Center has a unique show on Friday Night called Hello Sunshine x Together Live. The show, which combines speakers, storytelling, and song, is also set for 8 p.m. Here’s ticket info.

Also in performances, there’s a roast battle championship featuring local comedians making fun of each other at Stage 18. It’s part of the NWA Roast Battle League, and this is the championship round.

Music-wise, there’s a rock show at Nomad’s featuring Ghost Cities, Groaners, and TV Preacher, George’s has a show featuring locals, Mudhawk, and Goose is at JJ’s on Dickson.

Also, there are several events this weekend related to The Artist’s Laboratory Theatre’s community visioning festival called “Imagine South Fayetteville.” Here’s more info about that.

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Full list:

3:00 pm	Christmas In The City Fayetteville Town Center	Community
6:00 pm	Lights of the Ozarks parade and lighting ceremony Fayetteville Square	Fundraiser
6:00 pm	Ultrasuede / Mudhawk George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: Top Girls UA – University Theatre	Performance
8:00 pm	A Confederate Widow in Hell Fenix Gallery	Performance
8:00 pm	Ashtyn Barbaree Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Flashback Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Ghost Cities / Groaners / TV Preacher Nomads	Music
8:00 pm	Hello Sunshine x Together Live Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:00 pm	NWA Roast Battle Championship: Round 1 Stage 18	Comedy
8:00 pm	The Dreamwalkers Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:30 pm	Goose JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	September’s End JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
10:00 pm	Ahhfugyeahs Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music

Saturday, Nov. 17

Saturday marks the final outdoor Farmers’ Market of the season this year, so you’d better get out there and enjoy it while you can. Don’t panic too much, though. After that, the winter market will be set up inside Ozark Natural Foods beginning Dec. 1.

There are a couple races happening on Saturday to check out. The Kessler Trail Run is taking place on Kessler Mountain beginning at 9 a.m. On Mount Sequoyah, a new gravel bike race called the Raptor Gravel Grinder will start and finish on the mountain on Saturday.

Music-wise, there’s a big show at Walton Arts Center featuring Paul Thorn & Band, Blind Boys of Alabama and The McCrary Sisters. Ticket info is here.

Full list:

7:00 am	Saturday Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
9:00 am	Kessler Trail Run Kessler Mountain	Activity
9:00 am	Raptor Gravel Grinder Mount Sequoyah	Activity
9:00 am	TEDxFayetteville Fayetteville High School	Community
10:00 am	Bus Tour: Hands On, South Fayetteville Artist’s Laboratory Theatre	Community
10:30 am	Wild Animals with NHECM Fayetteville Public Library	Family
11:00 am	Christmas In The City Fayetteville Town Center	Community
5:00 pm	Sand Mandala closing ceremony UA campus	Community
7:00 pm	Griffin & Friends Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar	Music
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: Top Girls UA – University Theatre	Performance
8:00 pm	A Confederate Widow in Hell Fenix Gallery	Performance
8:00 pm	Ciderday Night Comedy Show: Dave Yates Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Comedy
8:00 pm	Mick Flannery Mickey Finn’s Irish Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Mission Temple Fireworks Revival: Paul Thorn & Band / Blind Boys of Alabama / The McCrary Sisters Walton Arts Center	Music
8:00 pm	Nick Caffrey Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:30 pm	Mark Shield’s & Good Co. JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
8:30 pm	Shotgun Billys JJ’s on Dickson	Music
9:00 pm	Emily Rowland The Nines	Music
9:00 pm	Large Coats / Fuck-Tards / ESC Backspace	Music
10:00 pm	Worst Party Ever Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music

Sunday, Nov. 18

Full list:

8:00 am	Pump Cross Crusade and Epic CX Run Challenge Jones Center – Springdale	Activity
9:00 am	Run for the Parks! Lake Fayetteville	Activity
1:00 pm	Arkansas volleyball vs. Tennessee Barnhill Arena	Sports
1:00 pm	Meet the Artists – Holiday Showcase Terra Studios	Art
1:30 pm	Experience Fayetteville Sunday group bike ride Columbus House Brewery	Activity
2:00 pm	UA Theatre: Top Girls UA – University Theatre	Performance
2:30 pm	Arkansas men’s basketball vs. Indiana Bud Walton Arena	Sports
7:00 pm	Arkansas women’s basketball vs. Arizona State Bud Walton Arena	Sports
8:00 pm	The Oh Hellos / Samantha Crain George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
8:00 pm	ToT – Live All-Female Comedy Album Recording Stage 18	Comedy
9:00 pm	Sub-Sahara / Datenight / The Phlegms Backspace	Music