- Amusement Rides
- Animal Fun
- Art Show
- Ballet
- Beer/Alcohol Served
- Car Show
- Charity/Fundraiser
- Class
- Coffee
- Comedy
- Concert
- Event
- Family Activity
- Farmer's Market
- Fireworks
- Food/Food Trucks
- Football
- Guns/Shooting Sports
- Live Music
- Magic
- Mountain Biking
- Parade
- Pro Wrestling
- Running/walking
- Sports
- Table Top Games
- Theater
Week of Events
Junior Target Golf – Registration Open Now!!
Junior Target Golf – REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!
Deadline to register: April 30, 2023
Register Online
Cost: $35
Ages: 5-12 years old
Target Golf is a team oriented game played at Craighead Forest Park. Teams will compete for points based on their shots on the target.
Instruction designed to provide the beginning golfer and the experienced individual with a comprehensive, easy to understand method, that will bring fun, success and enjoyment to their game of Golf.
This program has a spring and fall registration period. Current registration will run until April 30th, 2023 at 11:59 pm.
Registration for the league is $35 per player. There is a limited number of confidential scholarships available by request.
Schedule:
Tentative Start Date is May 9th, 2023
Practices will be every Tuesday and Thursday at approximately 5:30pm.
Practices are expected to be one hour and fifteen minutes in duration.
Competition will not start until at least the 3rd week of the program.
Clubs are provided for use at no additional cost for practice/game locations only. You are welcome to bring clubs for your child if you already own them.
Due to any weather, dates and times may be changed or amended.
Tentative End Date is June 15, 2023
Junior Chiefs NEA Rugby Club – Registration Open Now!!
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
**Deadline to register: March 27, 2023**
Register online
Cost: $30
Ages: Kindergarten – 9th Grade
NEA Rugby Club
This Spring the Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the Jonesboro Chiefs RFC, a Men’s Rugby Club to offer Rookie Rugby to the Citizens of Jonesboro.
The Junior Chiefs Rugby Club is a self paid program dedicated to giving children in Northeast Arkansas the chance to participate in the game of Rugby. Rugby is rapidly growing in popularity in the United States, especially here in Northeast Arkansas, and the success of the Arkansas State University Rugby program over the years has brought about a new level of interest in this area.
The Club focuses on a sense of community to grow the program while teaching youth the fundamentals of this great game. Our program currently utilizes Rookie Rugby which is a fun, safe, non-contact version of the sport that helps to develop and teach the necessary skills needed to take the next step to tackle rugby.
Registration is currently underway and the deadline to participate in this spring’s program will be March 27th.
Practice will begin the week of March 30th, with games to be held on Saturdays at Joe Mack Campbell Park.
Suggested Equipment:
Plastic Bottomed Cleats
Mouth Guard
Athletic Tops / Bottoms that will be ok getting dirty/muddy/wet
Tentative Schedule:
March 29 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park (401 E Roseclair St, Jonesboro, AR 72401)
April 5 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park
April 8 – 10:00am – Games at Joe Mack Campbell (3021 Dan Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401)
April 12 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park
April 15 – 10:00am – Games at Joe Mack Campbell
April 19 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park
April 22 – 10:00am – Games at Joe Mack Campbell
April 26 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park
April 29 – 10:00am – Games at Joe Mack Campbell
May 3 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park
May 6 – 10:00am – Games at Joe Mack Campbell
May 10 – 6:00pm – Practice at Miles Park
May 13 – 10:00am – Games at Joe Mack Campbell
Adult Softball League – Registration is Open!!
Adult Softball Registration Now Open!
Deadline to register: Friday April 14, 2023 @ 11:59pm
Register Online
Schedule: Games played on Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday
Cost: $500 per team
Divisions: Men’s, Coed, & Church
For more information, please contact our Parks & Recreation Office at (870) 933-4604.
Zach Childers Band Live at Cregeens
Come see you’re favorite new classic rock band throw down at the local pub! Doors open at 9, show starts at 10pm!
Beers and Board Games
Beers and Board Games
Bring your favorite games and join us for an afternoon of beers and board games at Native Brew Works in Jonesboro AR!We encourage everyone who attends to buy an appetizer, a meal, or a beer or two to thank our hosts for letting us use their space to get together, socialize, and play games!
This event is drop in / drop out. Show up for a game or two, or stay the entire afternoon! If you have a favorite game bring it along to help facilitate the fun, or just show up and play from the vast library of games that will be available for everyone to play, just make sure you ask before you open a game!
Yoga at BAM
Yoga at BAM
Free yoga at Bradbury Art Museum, Tuesday at 6 p.m. Instructor: Bethany Davis Wellness. Bring your own mat or reserve one by contacting visitBAM@astate.edu.
Tiny Tales
Tiny Tales
Family Storytime takes place every Thursday and Friday at 10am in the Storytime Theater!
Joe Bateman Live Music!
Tiny Tales
Tiny Tales
Family Storytime takes place every Thursday and Friday at 10am in the Storytime Theater!
Auditions: Memphis the Musical
Auditions: Memphis the Musical
We’re heading down UNDERGROUND!
“Memphis the Musical” is coming to Jonesboro, AR, produced by Center Stage Productions in conjunction with the Arkansas State University Theatre Department. We are so excited about bringing this opportunity to NEA! Come visit us in the Astate Drama Theater, where we will be following a beautiful story inspired by actual events that occurred close to home.
Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves– filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and two 2015 Olivier Awards, Memphis features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan.
Audition Dates:
March 31st at 6:00 p.m.
April 1st at 6:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to audition. There will be a need for actors, singers, dancers, and the behind-the-scenes tech crew. There will be choreography to learn during the auditions for many roles, please be there at 6:00 sharp if you want to audition for a role that will require dancing.
Kaia Kater
NEARB Spring Show 2023
Color Me EGG-cited DARE Run
Color Me EGG-cited DARE Run
Join us for a 2 mile EGG-cursion Color Run to benefit the Jonesboro D.A.R.E. program. This EGG-citing event will be held on the walking trail at Central Baptist Church on April 1, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. You will collect an EGG between each color station. All paid participants 12 and under will be eligible for the Easter egg hunt after the run. There will be a few eggs that will have a gift card prize in them. Hotdogs and drinks will be served along with a special appearance by DAREN. BE EGG-xtra CREATIVE! DRESS UP! HAVE FUN! Visit our Jonesboro DARE facebook page for EGG-ditional updates and information. Register by March 20th at 10:00 a.m. to be guaranteed a shirt!
Jonesboro’s BEST Easter Egg Hunt 2023!
Jonesboro’s BEST Easter Egg Hunt 2023!
Jonesboro’s Best Kid’s Easter Egg Hunt is on April 1st from 9am-12pm.Scheduled Hunts by AGE:
Ages 5 and under: 9am
Ages 6 to 9: 10am
Ages 10 to 12: 11am
Who loves games, prizes, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and Easter eggs?? WE DO!!!
Want even better news?? This event is completely FREE to the public!
Join us at the softball fields at Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro to see who can find the most Easter eggs!!
Quick Event Details: Friendly reminder to please bring an Easter Egg basket to collect eggs! We have approximately 20-30 eggs per child! Feel free to arrive up to 30 minutes early to check-in. We will also have a friendly Easter Bunny who will be available for free family pictures!
Visit www.JonesboroEggHunt.com to save your spot!
**REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED**
Basic & Enhanced Combination Carry Class
All Things Nerdy Vol 12
Egg-cessible Easter Egg Hunt at Miracle League Park
Egg-cessible Easter Egg Hunt at Miracle League Park
Egg-cessible Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Jonesboro Fraternal Order of Police
Cost is free, but children must be pre-registered for event before deadline: Tuesday March 28, 2023.
This Egg Hunt is specifically for children with special needs. If a sibling wants to come and help then they can, but they will not be allowed to hunt eggs for themselves or receive a basket.
You do not have to be from Jonesboro to register.
Food, snacks, and drinks will be served so please be aware if your child has any food allergies.
The Egg Hunt will begin at 11 am on April 1st so it is recommended to arrive a little early and enjoy the park.
Rain-out date will be Saturday April 8th
Registration will END on March 28th at midnight.
Pre-register here.
Easter Jam
Easter Jam
Easter Jam is an Easter Celebration for everyone! Invite your friends and family to join us for lots of food and fun. There will be an egg hunt, games, and we will tell the Easter story.
Arkansas Defensive Carry Course – Women Only
Arkansas Defensive Carry Course – Women Only
Do you plan on exercising your right to carry a weapon for self-defense? Do you want to better understand the weapons carry and self-defense laws of Arkansas? What about how to properly and safely carry a weapon on your person? If so, this is the course for you!!
Free Community Easter Egg Hunt
Free Community Easter Egg Hunt
Join us for our Annual Free Community Easter Egg Hunt. We will have an egg hunt for ages birth-4th grade. 5th-8th graders will get to participate in our egg toss and the top winners will get to make a live human peep! We’ll have door prizes for kids and adults. Make sure to join us for the fun!
Adria Hyde Live Music
Auditions: Memphis the Musical
Auditions: Memphis the Musical
We’re heading down UNDERGROUND!
“Memphis the Musical” is coming to Jonesboro, AR, produced by Center Stage Productions in conjunction with the Arkansas State University Theatre Department. We are so excited about bringing this opportunity to NEA! Come visit us in the Astate Drama Theater, where we will be following a beautiful story inspired by actual events that occurred close to home.
Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves– filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and two 2015 Olivier Awards, Memphis features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan.
Audition Dates:
March 31st at 6:00 p.m.
April 1st at 6:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to audition. There will be a need for actors, singers, dancers, and the behind-the-scenes tech crew. There will be choreography to learn during the auditions for many roles, please be there at 6:00 sharp if you want to audition for a role that will require dancing.