Solar Eclipse Festival
Solar Eclipse Festival in Mena, AR
April 5th - 8th, 2024
Eclipsync Participation Forms are available April 5th-7th at Janssen Park. Open to the first 15 registrants only.
Many thanks to www.timeanddate.com
The Great North American Eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024, and Arkansas will be the perfect place to experience this historic event. From southwest to northeast, two-thirds of Arkansas will be in the path of totality. Mena, Hot Springs, Little Rock, and Jonesboro are among the cities it passes through.
There was a partial total solar eclipse in Arkansas in 2017, the last time a total solar eclipse occurred in North America. This is a historic occasion, so what makes it so special?
The state of Arkansas has only experienced two total eclipses in its history. Two years after Arkansas became the 25th U.S. state, one took place in 1834 when Arkansas was still Arkansas Territory. In 1918, there was a second one.
The Arkansas Natural Sky Association has created a website, ar-eclipse.info, to provide more information about this history. A useful table on the website lists the phase times and durations of the eclipse for Arkansas areas. Cities and towns are listed in the first table, followed by Arkansas State Parks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sites, college stadiums, and Buffalo National River.
Get your Eclipse Swag!
Know What to Expect with a Total Solar Eclipse
Hotels, cabins, campground etc., will book years in advance.
Timeline
Eclipse Coverage
Activities and Places to Stay
American Artisans - Special Hours
Avalon Eclipse Music Festival and VIP Camping
Blue Zipline & Farm Solar Eclipse Festival
Fully Baked Cafe - Special Hours
Grace Bible Church - Food, Parking, Eclipse Viewing
Honey & Pearls - Special Hours
Mena Masonic Lodge - Special Breakfast Offering Benefitting Rex Burns Scholarship
Mena Municipal Airport - Fly-in for the 2024 Eclipse
Mena Elks Lodge Solar Eclipse Blitz
Ouachita Little Theatre - Romeo & Juliet Production
Polk County Fair and Rodeo Association RV Sites
The Crossing Church - Pop-Up Breakfast
The Market Mercantile & Alehouse - Open Eclipse Weekend
Vendor Applications
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!
Please submit your application by March 1, 2024. If you are interested in becoming a Vendor for the 2024 Mena Eclipse-mas Festival and need additional information, please contact us directly at 479-394-8355 or pasha@visitmena.com.