Nov 14, 2025 - Things to Do

Your weekend plans: Blues, candlelight and hoops

Alex Golden

Illustration of a cassette tape with the tape unspooling to spell weekend. — Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios

Don't miss out this weekend.

🪕 Arkansas Blues and Country Stringband Festival — This free festival takes place at multiple spots in downtown Springdale today through Sunday. See the lineup.

🕯️ Candlelight concerts — Hear a live string quartet perform instrumentals to songs by The Beatles surrounded by candlelight at 6:30pm Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Get tickets for $38-$66.

An 8:45pm show will feature songs by Coldplay and Imagine Dragons. Get tickets for $30-$63.

🏀 Basketball — The Arkansas Razorbacks men's team plays at 7pm tonight at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville against the Samford Bulldogs. Get tickets starting at $30 or watch on ESPN.

The women's team plays an away game against Texas Tech at 2pm Sunday. Watch on ESPN.

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Your weekend plans: Blues, candlelight and hoops

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