

# Food Festivals 2026 In Benton, AR | Food & Drinks Events In Benton, AR

- **Subtitle**: Benton, Arkansas Food Festival. List of food, wine & beer festivals with cooking classes and food related events in Benton, Arkansas.
- **Category**: Food & Drinks
- **Display Name**: Food & Drink events
- **Type**: category

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<p>If you are a food stylist, food blogger, gourmet chef, caffeine junkie or just a keen foodie, you definitely are more worried about your salad being finely chopped than your appearance. To keep up with your food cravings there are these street food fairs, wine tasting events and food festivals in [CITY]. For all the foodies who are avid learners; there are cooking workshops, baking workshops, cake making classes in [CITY] and a lot more. You can also explore various food truck festivals happening in the [CITY].</p>
<p>Content your taste buds with sumptuous food. Craving for food already? Explore some amazing food events in [CITY].</p>

## Food & Drinks Events in Benton

- **Event Name**: Boil for a Cause: an EMpact One Crawfish Boil
  - **Description**: Get ready for an unforgettable night of great food, cold drinks, live music, and community impact! Join us for Boil for a Cause, an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil benefiting The EMpact One Foundation and the youth we serve across our community.

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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/boil-for-a-cause-an-empact-one-crawfish-boil/200029697540507
  - **Venue**: Saline County Fairgrounds
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, nonprofit, live-music, sports
- **Event Name**: Battle of the Badges @ Texas Roadhouse (Special Olympics)
  - **Description**: 🚔🍞 Wanted: Your Best Tippers! 🍞🚔

Your favorite officers are hanging up their handcuffs and tying on aprons — and trust us, they need your help. Join us for Battle of the Badges at Texas Roadhouse and watch local law enforcement and first responders trade
  - **Date**: Tue Apr 14 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue Apr 14 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/battle-of-the-badges-texas-roadhouse-special-olympics/200029912559650
  - **Venue**: 20280 Interstate 30 N, Benton, AR 72019-8835, United States
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  - **Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Marrow & Molasses Supper Club: Vol. 1
  - **Description**: Cleveland-born, Arkansas-raised. Chef Nyaih brings the Bayou, Caribbean &amp; West Africa to your table, one soulful course at a time.About this EventMarrow &amp; Molasses Supper Club: Vol. 1Marrow &amp; Mola
  - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/marrow-and-molasses-supper-club-vol-1/100001985653759848
  - **Venue**: 111 N Main St
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  - **Price**: USD 215
  - **Categories**: Workshops, Entertainment, Music, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: 20 Year Celebration
  - **Description**: 20 YEARS! Let’s celebrate. We are having a fundraising dinner featuring Miss Arkansas, Kennedy Holland, and Miss Arkansas Teen Amelia Lisowe as both have been dance buddies. Also, culinary students from UAPTC 3 D program will be preparing crème brûlée for
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/20-year-celebration/200029912559549
  - **Venue**: First United Methodist Church - Benton, AR
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, charities
- **Event Name**: Freddy's Fundraiser Night
  - **Description**: 🍔 Burgers + Fries + Custard= Perfection!!✨

Find your joy for great food and enjoy a tasty night out at Freddy’s in Benton! 🍟🍦

15% of sales will be donated to support your Saline County Library!

Participants are responsible for ordering and purchasing t
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  - **Date**: Wed Apr 22 2026 at 04:00 pm – Wed Apr 22 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/freddys-fundraiser-night/200029898441614
  - **Venue**: Freddy's Frozen Custard &amp; Steakburgers (Benton, AR)
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Eat My Catfish Fundraiser Lunch
  - **Description**: Aren't sure what to have for lunch? No problem! Come out to Eat My Catfish in Benton for delicious food and support the library! Portion of the lunch proceeds from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM will be donated to the library. Dine in or carryout only. Uber Eats not
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Apr 19 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/eat-my-catfish-fundraiser-lunch/200029907113843
  - **Venue**: Eat My Catfish (Benton)
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, flea
- **Event Name**: IRL 102: Cooking with Teens
  - **Description**: Ready to mix, measure, and create? Cooking with Teens is a fun, hands-on class where you’ll learn real kitchen skills while making delicious treats. 

Learn more:
https://salinecountylibrary.libcal.com/event/16123086
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  - **Date**: Wed May 13 2026 at 10:30 am – Wed May 13 2026 at 12:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/irl-102-cooking-with-teens/200029912562703
  - **Venue**: 1800 Smithers Dr, Benton, AR, United States, Arkansas 72015
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  - **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: Benton Tile Society 2026 NMJL Card Review + Open Play
  - **Description**: Join us for a preview of the 2026 NMJL card followed by Open Play.  We’ll have bubbly + light bites + loads of fun!  Net proceeds benefit Bright Futures Benton.  Sign up via LinkTree below.

Limited Spots! 

https://tr.ee/6vLWl9aOOr
  - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/benton-tile-society-2026-nmjl-card-review-open-play/200029912560755
  - **Venue**: 315 N. East St., Benton AR
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  - **Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Ouachita Heart of the Eagle Luncheon
  - **Description**: Please join us on May 27 as we recognize Shannon Newton with the "Heart of the Eagle" for her outstanding contribution to the trucking industry, servant leadership to Arkansas, and continued love and support for Saline County and our surrounding communiti
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  - **Date**: Wed May 27 2026 at 11:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/benton/ouachita-heart-of-the-eagle-luncheon/200029912561458
  - **Venue**: Benton Event Center
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## Trending Events in Benton

- **Event Name**: Diamond Rio in Benton
  - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss Diamond Rio Live in Benton on Friday, April 24, 2026! 🎶
Are you ready to experience Diamond Rio like never before? With chart-topping hits like Meet In the Middle, Beautiful Mess and One More Day and 95
  - **Venue**: Kentucky Opry
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- **Event Name**: Rend Lake Water Festival
  - **Description**: Join us for one of the community’s favorite traditions — the Rend Lake Water Festival! 🎉

📅 Carnival: Wednesday, April 29th – Saturday, May 2nd
🎡 Carnival armbands are $25 per session or $4 per ticket (one ticket per ride)

🔥 Friday Night Chili Cook-Off
📍
  - **Venue**: Joe’s Pizza of Benton
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- **Event Name**: Diamond Rio
  - **Description**: ✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at Diamond Rio, where every moment tells a story! 🏛️ The stunning Kentucky Opry in vibrant Benton, KY transforms into a realm of wonder on
  - **Venue**: Kentucky Opry
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- **Event Name**: Truck Warz - No Limits Just Warz
  - **Description**: 🔥 TRUCK WARZ 🔥
📍 Benton Speedway – Benton, Missouri
📅 August 21st &amp; 22nd

Get ready for one of the baddest truck events of the year! Truck Warz is taking over Benton Speedway for two days packed with horsepower, dirt, smoke, and competition. Whether y
  - **Venue**: Benton Speedway
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- **Event Name**: Benton Frontier Days Rodeo
  - **Description**: July 14-19, 2026 - Benton’s 41st Annual Frontier Days Rodeo
  - **Venue**: 385 Mendenhall Lane
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- **Event Name**: Kentucky Opry (STATLER EXPERIENCE)
  - **Description**: We’re excited to be coming back to Benton, Kentucky for the Kentucky Opry and you’re in for a treat! A one of a kind show that you won’t want to miss!

Fans of the legendary Statler Brothers have something to celebrate! Gaither Recording Artists, Wilson F
  - **Venue**: Kentucky Opry
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- **Event Name**: DINO FEST - Arkansas
  - **Description**: 🦖Dinosaurs are taking over Benton! 🦕 Hurricane Creek Federal Credit Union Presents our second annual DINO FEST!Attention little explorers, parents, grandparents and Dino enthusiasts! We’re back and bigger than ever! Ro
  - **Venue**: The River Center
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- **Event Name**: Benton Rodeo
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at Benton Rodeo, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious Benton Area Rodeo Grounds in Benton, PA sets the stage for an unf
  - **Venue**: Benton Area Rodeo Grounds
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- **Event Name**: Arkansas RV SuperShow
  - **Description**: The Arkansas RV SuperShow Is Coming to Benton!

Join us at the dealership April 17th through 19th to shop special RV SuperShow pricing on Arkansas's best selection of new and used RVs!

✅ Special Show Pricing
✅ See The Latest RVs
✅ Fun Onsite Activities
✅
  - **Venue**: Camping World (Benton, AR)
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** Boil for a Cause: an EMpact One Crawfish Boil (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 05:00 pm at Saline County Fairgrounds), Battle of the Badges @ Texas Roadhouse (Special Olympics) (Tue Apr 14 2026 at 05:00 pm at 20280 Interstate 30 N, Benton, AR 72019-8835, United States), Marrow & Molasses Supper Club: Vol. 1 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 111 N Main St), 20 Year Celebration (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 05:00 pm at First United Methodist Church - Benton, AR), Freddy's Fundraiser Night (Wed Apr 22 2026 at 04:00 pm at Freddy's Frozen Custard &amp; Steakburgers (Benton, AR)).
- **Q**: What Food & Drinks events are happening in Benton today April 14, 2026?
  - **A:** Battle of the Badges @ Texas Roadhouse (Special Olympics) (Tue Apr 14 2026 at 05:00 pm at 20280 Interstate 30 N, Benton, AR 72019-8835, United States).
- **Q**: What Food & Drinks events are happening in Benton this weekend April 17–19, 2026?
  - **A:** Boil for a Cause: an EMpact One Crawfish Boil (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 05:00 pm at Saline County Fairgrounds), Marrow & Molasses Supper Club: Vol. 1 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 111 N Main St), Eat My Catfish Fundraiser Lunch (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at Eat My Catfish (Benton)), Benton Tile Society 2026 NMJL Card Review + Open Play (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 315 N. East St., Benton AR).
- **Q**: What Food & Drinks events are happening in Benton in April 2026?
  - **A:** Boil for a Cause: an EMpact One Crawfish Boil (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 05:00 pm at Saline County Fairgrounds), Battle of the Badges @ Texas Roadhouse (Special Olympics) (Tue Apr 14 2026 at 05:00 pm at 20280 Interstate 30 N, Benton, AR 72019-8835, United States), Marrow & Molasses Supper Club: Vol. 1 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 111 N Main St), 20 Year Celebration (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 05:00 pm at First United Methodist Church - Benton, AR), Freddy's Fundraiser Night (Wed Apr 22 2026 at 04:00 pm at Freddy's Frozen Custard &amp; Steakburgers (Benton, AR)).
- **Q**: How can I find Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Food & Drinks events in Benton on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Food & Drinks events in Benton include Saline County Fairgrounds, 20280 Interstate 30 N, Benton, AR 72019-8835, United States, 111 N Main St.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** Prices for Food & Drinks events in Benton range from USD 215 to USD 215. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Food & Drinks events in Benton include The EMpact One Foundation, Benton Police Department, Chef Nyaih Russell.
- **Q**: Are there any online Food & Drinks events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Food & Drinks events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Food & Drinks events in Benton?
  - **A:** Follow the Food & Drinks category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Food & Drinks events are listed in Benton.

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