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Northwest Arkansas Macaroni Kid Back-to-School Events 2024

Free Backpacks, School Supplies, Haircuts, Physicals & Fun!

By Kimberly Hodoway, Assistant Publisher, Macaroni Kid Rogers-Bentonville August 2, 2024

Who's excited for Back to School? We are! 

Join us at Lewis Ford Sales Inc. at their NEW dealership location on Sat Aug 10 from 10 am to 12 pm for our annual FREE Back to School Bash. We will have local vendors sharing information about extracurricular activities like karate, dance, swim & more. You can also expect school supply giveaways, crafts, sensory activities, photo ops and even a Touch-a-Truck event including the Fayetteville Fire Department!

We can't wait to see you there! 

Hey friends...Back to School time can be a lot of fun but it can also be stressful. New supplies, clothing, haircuts and school physicals can add up. We have gathered some local community events that are happening soon and created this handy guide for you.  

If you need a little bit of help during this time, please check out our guide! And if you are an organization that wants to share your community Back to School event please send us an email so we can add it to our guide.

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Back to School Events

August 3 - 4

Arkansas Tax Free Weekend! 🛍 🛒

The Arkansas sales tax holiday for 2024 will begin on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 12:01 AM and will continue through Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM. 

State and local sales tax will not be collected during this 48-hour period on the sale of clothing and footwear, accessories and equipment, school supplies, art supplies or instructional materials. There are some price and item restrictions so check out this PDF from the State of Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration for all the details before heading out to shop.  https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/exciseTaxOffice/Sales_Tax_Holiday_Instructions_2024.pdf

August 3

12th Annual 40/29 and Arkansas CW Backpack Giveaway @ Walmart Rogers

Back to School Community Bash 🎒 at Yvonne Richardson Community Center - Free Backpacks and School Supplies

Back to School Celebration and Backpack Giveaway @ Precious Cargo (child must be present)

August 5

Countdown to Kindergarten event @ Bentonville Library

August 10

Free Back to School Bash with Macaroni Kid Fayetteville at Lewis Ford Sales 

House of Styles Back 2 School Braids and Fades Free Hair Styles & Cuts 👩🏼‍🦱✂️🧑🏽‍🦱🎉

August 12

Free Haircuts & Styles for Students 16 and Under at The Look Hair Studio

August 18

2nd Annual Back to School Bash at Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club