Camden Daffodil Festival

March 8-9, 2013

20th Annual
Daffodil Festival
Camden, Arkansas

Daffodil Festival
Special Events:

5 K Run/Walk
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
(Camden Fairview High School)
Acres of Daffodil Gardens
Confederate Cemetery Walk
Civil War Re-enactors
Arts & crafts, Art Show /Sale
Live Music in two locations
Children's Activities
Antique Collectibles
Food Vendors
Championship Steak
Cook-off
Quilt Show
Daffodil Poker Run
Bike Show
Antique Car Show

Tickets can be purchased at:

1st United Methodist Church Atrium
(121 Harrison Ave SW, Camden, AR 71701)
Downtown at the Information booth (at the corner of Washington and Adams)

Tours

Historic Homes

Special Value Ticket
Visit 6 homes for $25.00, without ticket, $5.00 each house
or
Adults, $5.00 each home
under 6 free

Keepsake booklets available for purchase. (Discounted when purchased along with the special value ticket.)

Daffodil Garden Tours Bus Tour

3 privately owned daffodil gardens, $30.00

Oakland Cemetery Walk
Adults $8.00
Children 6-12 $5.00
under 6 free

13th Annual Championship Steak Cook-off

Sat., March 9th

First Baptist Church
Parking Lot on Washington St.

5:00 - 6:15 p.m.

14oz Angus Beef Rib Eyes
with all the trimmings $20.00
Dine-in / carryout

Live entertainment all day!
Great food and loads of fun!

Rock Climbing Competition

For all ages!
Sat., March 9th
two climbs ...$5.00

Special competitions welcome!

Music
Saturday, March 9th
2:00-7:00p.m.
Steak Cook-off
Entertainment
No charge

Civil War Re-Enactors Encampment

See re-enactors downtown
at the River Park

Flag ceremonies at
Confederate Cemetery

Live Music in two locations

Art Show/Sale &
Quilt Show

UMC Christian Life center
March 8-9
9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

No charge.

Camden Noon Lion's Club Bar B Que Dinner

Catherine's Bistro
1023 W. Washington
(Dine in or Carry Out)

Friday evening 4:30 pm till 8:00 pm

Rib Plate $15.00, Chicken $12.00, Pork $12.00. All plates come with beans, cole slaw and Texas Toast

Tickets available at all banks, Shopper's Guide, Catherine's or from any Lion's Club member. Tickets will be available for purchase on the day of the bar b que.

SPECIAL TOURS

Available only from downtown ticket booth Buses available for tours departing every half hour Last pickup returning to town at 4:30 pm.

Daniel's Garden

NOTE:
Admission to the Gardens via bus tours only from downtown area
No admittance other than from designated buses

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION call
(870) 836-6426 or (870) 833-2443

For Tour Group Information call
(870) 231-4315 or

Email: rwunnenberg@cablelynx.com

Festival Website: www.camdendaffodilfestival.com

Festival Email: cfreeland@cablelynx.com

We hope you'll join us!

Welcome spring in a south Arkansas town and see millions of daffodils spreading over many acres of four large daffodil gardens.See our stagecoach museum, winding river, antebellum homes lovingly restored, walk in our historic cemetery with costumed actors enchanting you with the real stories of early settlers who rest there. You can travel by vans from garden to garden and drive to the historic homes on your own.

When you tour our museums and homes, costumed performers will weave their stories, and you might get lucky and see the ghost in our stagecoach museum.

Begin your adventure in the Great Hall of the United First Methodist Church smack in the middle of town with the festival banners flying! Inside, coffee and cookies are offered you by smiling volunteers who show you where to buy the various tickets you’ll need. It’s all located in a room that will also be showing off our antique quilt show and juried art show and sale.

Outside, lining our streets, you can view our wonderful murals covering our colorful history. There will be food and craft vendors, live music, and children’s activities which include rock climbing and train rides and games.

Murals by Camden Artist Terry Mashaw

Everywhere you go, daffodils line the church yards and parks to guide your way as you travel from one garden to another and the historic homes and museums.

Enjoy the daffodil gardens!

One of the gardens also has a large Japanese Garden where martial arts will be viewed and demonstrated.

Getting hungry? We have a variety of food offered all over town or stop on your tour and dine with the Daffodils at Grace Hill Garden offering great food and hospitality while you sit and rest.

As the day moves on, leave if you must, but we hope you‘ll stay the week-end to enjoy our whole family oriented, reasonably priced varieties of entertainment.

Saturday dawns and you will have the choice of participating in the 5K Run/Walk. Then breakfast with the Kiwanis Club doing the cooking at Camden Fairview Middle School. Begin your day early and enjoy!

Or back to town for more music, arts/crafts, sightseeing, or just walk around looking at the Civil War Reenactors at the river park where they are cooking, firing their cannons and giving a lesson in living history …some on horseback.

Then, Saturday evening stay around for the 13^th Annual Steak Cook-Off featuring 14 oz. angus beef rib eyes with all the trimmings-$20.00. Eat well and enjoy the music 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. – no charge – dance in the streets, enjoy our community, and you are most welcome at any of our churches for Sunday morning services.

We hope you will come and bring cameras, casual clothing, happy hearts, and your dancing shoes! Our festival was founded by local citizens and gardeners who wanted to share our charm and give the money to local charities. We have emergency vehicles on hand and lots of security so come visit us, relax, have a good time knowing your money goes for a good cause.

Again, here are some of our special events!

5K Run/Walk

Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
(Camden Fairview High School)

Historic Homes Tours

Daffodil Garden Tours

Oakland Cemetery Walk

Championship Steak Cook-off

Daffodil Poker Run

Antique Car Show

Civil War Reenactors on the Bank of the River

Bingo at St Louis Catholic Church, March 8th

Experience the fun of it all!

Steak Cook-Off