Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Harrison's largest festival is Harvest Homecoming on Oct. 1-2, an event that transforms the National Historic District in downtown Harrison into a vision of the past, complete with working craftsmen. Set up downtown are arts and crafts booths, live music and great food venues. Numerous activities will be available for children. The festival also includes a scarecrow decorating contest, Harrison Art League Fine Art Show, two beauty pageants and the annual book sale at the Boone County Library. This year there will be a "ghost walk" through the cemetery with a look at gravesites from the Civil War era and living history presentations about the people buried there. The ghost walk is only presented every other year. A Ford Mustang and Open Car Show is set for Oct. 3.

Harvest Homecoming takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, call (870) 741-4889 and visit www.mainstreetharrison.org.