Things to Do in Blytheville, AR (November 2026)
Blytheville is one of the two county seats of Mississippi County, sitting in the flat farm country of the Arkansas Delta just off Interstate 55, a few miles south of the Missouri line and west of the Mississippi River. The town grew from lumber and cotton, was shaped for decades by Blytheville Air Force Base, and today is home to a large Nucor steel operation. Visitors come for the restored downtown along Main Street, including an Art Moderne Greyhound station and the Ritz, plus bird-rich wetlands at nearby Big Lake.
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Next in Blytheville: November Chamber Luncheon, Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
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November Chamber Luncheon
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December Chamber Luncheon
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Blytheville guide: parks, museums, attractions and annual events
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Attractions
Blytheville Arch
A horseshoe-shaped concrete arch over Highway 61 at the Arkansas and Missouri state line, reading Entering Arkansas on one side and Entering Missouri on the other.
Where: 6600 US-61, at the Missouri line
Parks
Walker Park
Blytheville's main city park, with a gazebo popular for weddings, a summer swimming pool, tennis courts, playgrounds and reservable pavilions.
Where: Walker Park, Blytheville
Outdoors
Thunder Bayou Golf Links
A city-owned 18-hole links-style course on the former air base, part of the Natural State Golf Trail.
Where: 1229 Perimeter Rd
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge
One of the nation's oldest refuges, created in 1915 on swamp and lake land formed by the New Madrid earthquakes; wintering waterfowl can top 200,000 birds. A visitor center, observation platforms, boat ramps and cypress-swamp trails sit about 15 miles west of town.
Where: 2274 Highway 18, Manila
Museums
Delta Gateway Museum
A free city museum in the historic S. H. Kress building that traces the region from early Native American cultures through swamp drainage, cotton, river and rail transport, the air base and the steel industry.
Where: 210 W Main St
Blytheville Air Force Base Exhibition
Exhibits from the National Cold War Center on the history of the former base, from its World War II pilot-training days to its years as a Strategic Air Command site, with alert-compound furniture, uniforms and memorabilia.
Where: Arkansas Aeroplex, 4701 Memorial Dr
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park
A state park museum south of Blytheville that displays the renowned collection from the Nodena site, a palisaded Mississippian village on the Mississippi River occupied from about 1400 to 1650.
Where: 33 Park Ave, Wilson
History
Historic Greyhound Bus Station
A streamlined Art Moderne bus depot from the late 1930s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and saved by the community after bus service ended. Main Street Blytheville now uses it as its office, a small museum and a visitor center.
Where: 109 N 5th St
Arts and performance
Ritz Civic Center
A Main Street theater dating to the early 1900s that hosted vaudeville acts and early talking pictures, and has served as the civic center since 1981. The Arts Council of Mississippi County stages shows and gallery exhibits here through the year.
Where: 306 W Main St
Annual events
Lights of the Delta
A drive-through holiday light festival with millions of lights and dozens of animated displays along a 1.5-mile route at the Arkansas Aeroplex, the former air base.
When: Monday before Thanksgiving through late December. Where: Arkansas Aeroplex, former Blytheville Air Force Base
Blytheville Chili Cook-Off
Main Street Blytheville's long-running downtown festival pairs a from-scratch chili competition with vendors lining Main Street.
When: October. Where: Downtown, along Main Street
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