The 60th annual Johnson County Peach Festival began in Clarksville in
1938, making it the oldest outdoor festival in the state. It will be
July 19 through 22 this year on the town square.

Activities include: a peach eating contest, peach bake-off, peach pit
spitting contest, water balloon toss, diaper derby, terrapin derby,
frog jump, parade, horseshoe pitch, kid's casting contest,
concessions, fiddling contest, four-mile run, egg toss, bike obstacle
course, and Princess Alberta and Miss Arkansas preliminary pageants.
There will also be homemade arts and crafts, local bands and street
dances.

For more information contact Ken Medeiros at 501-754-9152 or visit
www.jocopeachfestival.8m.com. Admission is free


Source: "Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism"