Road Trip Worthy Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival in Arkansas

Daffodils are one of the first flowers that signify that Spring is right around the corner and time for the 46th annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival in Arkansas.

Folks who travel to this festival will be amazed at just how many colorful yellow daffodils adorn 7 acres on this property with 80+ varieties of blooming daffodils.

The festival starts on Saturday, March 2, and runs until March 10, 2024, there will be arts and crafts, music, plenty of food trucks, and other family-friendly activities. Festival organizers say the festival could be extended depending on the weather.

And what would a daffodil festival be without being able to buy a daffodil bulb to take home and plant in your garden or yard?

You can also participate in the plant swap during the festival too! Make sure the kids get a picture with the Easter bunny surrounded by thousands of daffodils.

What started as a labor of love by the church in 1927, farmers began planting daffodil bulbs and watching them grow eventually turning into a profitable business for the church.  The flowers were then sold to people living in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas, according to KARK. Every year farmers would gather up all the flowers and take them to the Farmers' Market to be sold which led them to decide it would be a lot easier if people could just come out to the field near the church and pick the flowers themselves.

The 46th annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival is FREE and no charge for parking. The festival is located at 22300 Highway 113, in Bigelow, Arkansas. The drive to the festival is approximately 2 hours and 43 minutes from Texarkana via I-30 East.