See what's happening during Artosphere 2023! -

Happy May, mamas! We love how Northwest Arkansas looks this time of year — so green and pretty! Not too hot, and not too cold. It’s the perfect time to get out and enjoy Artosphere 2023!

With locations across Northwest Arkansas, Artosphere has events happening May 4-24, 2023. Artosphere is a celebration of art, music and nature with exciting performances, activities and events for the whole family. Each year, Artosphere showcases artists and performers from around the world who are inspired by nature. Artosphere also provides a creative framework for the community to discuss issues of sustainability and environmental awareness.

The multi-week festival features a mix of free and low-cost events, including outdoor performances, large orchestral concerts and several chamber music performances in special spaces throughout our region.

Whether you’re looking for a concert in a garden, a fun art exhibition, performers on the trails or in bars, free film screenings or even yoga with live music, Artosphere has something creative, unexpected and accessible for all.

New this year, throughout the month of May you can enjoy Tunes on the Trail when you visit the trail systems at Lake Fayetteville, Mount Kessler, Mount Sequoyah, Cato Springs, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Frisco Trail. Enjoy a curated playlist featuring Artosphere Festival Orchestra’s most-loved performances from the past 10 festival seasons. To listen along while enjoying the trails, scan the QR code on signage placed at each trailhead.

Also new this year is Fashion Machine May 13-14, an opportunity to foster creativity in the next generation of artists. Professional artists, photographers and textile experts from Canada’s Theatre SKAM will guide 28 local children as they redesign and rework outfits worn by audience members. After an hour at the hands of the kids’ sewing machines, the audience members will don their remade outfits and showcase their new looks in a fashion show with commentary by the kids.

Except where noted below, tickets or reservations for these events are available now. Purchase or reserve tickets to all events at artospherefestival.org, by calling 479.443.5600 weekdays 10 am-5 pm or in person at the Walton Arts Center Box Office weekdays 10 am-2 pm.

For more information about the Artosphere Festival and a complete event lineup, download the Artosphere App from Google Play or the Apple App Store or visit artospherefestival.org. The Artosphere App is compatible with all standard smartphones and tablets.

Here’s a list of Artosphere events in Northwest Arkansas during May 2023:

Ticketed Performances

Indie Films Artosphere Curated by Fayetteville Film Fest

8 pm | Friday, May 12 | Starr Theater, Walton Arts Center
Tickets: $15 plus applicable fees

Artosphere Festival Orchestra An Evening of Brahms and Beethoven

7 pm | Tuesday, May 16 | Baum Walker Hall, Walton Arts Center
Tickets: $10

Dover Quartet An Evening of Hadyn, Walker and Dvořák

7 pm | Wednesday, May 17 | Starr Theater, Walton Arts Center
Tickets: $29 plus applicable fees

Chapel Music Series: Smokey & The Mirror

6:30 pm | Wednesday, May 17 | The Chapel Ruins at Sassafras Springs Vineyard, Springdale
Tickets: $15 plus applicable fees

Chapel Music Series: Smokey & The Mirror

6:30 pm | Thursday, May 18 | Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel, Bella Vista
Tickets: $15 plus applicable fees

Artosphere Festival Orchestra Respighi’s Roman Trilogy

8 pm | Saturday, May 20 | Baum Walker Hall, Walton Arts Center
Tickets: $15-50 plus applicable fees

Artosphere Festival Orchestra Live from Crystal Bridges: Mozart in the Museum

7 pm | Wednesday, May 24 | Crystal Bridges’ Great Hall
Tickets: $49 plus applicable fees

Free Events and Performances

Trout Fishing in America

6:30 pm | Tuesday, May 9 | Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Fayetteville
Tickets: Free but ticketed event

StoneLion Puppet Theater’s Little Red Hen’s Garden

10:30 am | Tuesday, May 9 | Fayetteville Public Library

StoneLion Puppet Theater’s Little Red Hen’s Garden

4 pm | Wednesday, May 10 | Springdale Public Library

Artosphere Film Screening: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds

8:30 pm | Wednesday, May 10 | Prairie Street Live, Fayetteville
Tickets: Free but ticketed event

StoneLion Puppet Theater’s Little Red Hen’s Garden

2 pm & 5:30 pm | Thursday, May 11 | Bentonville Public Library
Free tickets available starting at 9am on-site, day of show

Trail Mix on The Lower Ramble

5:30-7:30 pm | Friday, May 12 | The Lower Ramble, Fayetteville

Fashion Machine

7 pm Saturday, May 13 | 2 pm Sunday, May 14
Yvonne Richardson Community Center, Fayetteville
Tickets: Free but ticketed event

The Herbie Hancock Institute National Peer-to-Peer Jazz Sextet

7 pm | Thursday, May 18 | Starr Theater, Walton Arts Center
Tickets: Free but ticketed event

AFO Off the Grid

7-11 pm | Thursday, May 18 | Downtown Fayetteville Entertainment District
Official locations will be announced soon!

Artosphere Film Screening: The Artist and the Astronaut

7 pm | Friday, May 19 | Starr Theater, Walton Arts Center
Tickets: Free but ticketed event

Yoga in the Atrium

2 pm | Sunday, May 21 | Walton Arts Center Atrium
Tickets: Free but ticketed event

Partner & Artosphere-Sponsored Events

First Thursday featuring Papa Rap & Irie Lions

Sponsored by Artosphere
5:30-9 pm | Thursday, May 4 | Downtown Fayetteville Square
Free

Arkansas Pottery Festival

May 5-7 | Community Creative Center
Free

First Friday featuring Papa Rap & Coloring Twelve, presented by The Music Education Initiative

Sponsored by Artosphere
5-9 pm | Friday, May 5 | Downtown Bentonville Square
Free

Railyard Live featuring Proyecto Tumbado & DJ Susie Q

Sponsored by Artosphere
8 pm | Friday, May 5 | Downtown Rogers Butterfield Stage
Tickets: Free-$30 available at railyardlive.com

Yoga in the Garden

9:30 am | Saturday, May 6 | Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Fayetteville
Tickets: Free but ticketed event at bgozarks.org

Square to Square Starting Line featuring The Juice

Sponsored by Artosphere
7 am | Saturday, May 6 | Walker Park, Fayetteville
Square to Square registration is $35 for adults 14 and up / $20 for youth 13 and under
Register at fayetteville-ar.gov