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James Black’s Bowie Heritage Festival
April 24 @ 9:00 am - April 25 @ 5:00 pm EDT
4th Annual James Black’s Bowie Heritage Festival in Historic Washington State Park, AR. Includes a custom knife show, bowie knife exhibits and other events.
The festival will celebrate James Black, the bladesmith who forged the first Bowie Knife for Jim Bowie in Washington, Arkansas, and showcase a variety of Arkansas heritage crafts and trades.
•Meet Doug Marcaida, Jason Knight, and Melissa Miller
•Visit With Master Bladesmiths
•Cutting Competition
•Knife Show
•Knife Roadshow with free knife evaluations
•Reenactments
•Heritage & Folk Arts & Crafts
•Music
•Kids’ Corner
•Bowie Knife Exhibit
•Food Trucks
•And More!
