The Downtown Benton Business Owners Association presents the annual Saline County Christmas parade Monday, December 2nd. The theme is Winter Wonderland. The parade kicks off with the lighting of the Courthouse lawn at 6 p.m., then the parade will begin from South Market Street at CW Lewis Stadium. Click to see the full schedule of events at […]
See the Schedule of Events at the Courthouse for Christmas on the Square
The Saline County Courthouse will once again play host to Christmas on the Square. The Courthouse lawn lights up with decorations. The Saline County Courthouse is listed on the Arkansas Trail of Lights, so it is lit by Thanksgiving, however, the official lighting ceremony will be on Monday, December 2nd at 6:00 p.m. This ceremony […]
The City of Benton lists all the holiday events at the Farmers Market and Courthouse
The following is the list of holiday events happening in downtown Benton. To see the full list of holiday events along with links to more info, visit MySaline.com/holiday-events. To see the full list of holiday events along with links to more info, visit MySaline.com/holiday-events.
Benton church plans free Community Thanksgiving meal
You’ve come across an older page but you can find the current page at this link: https://www.mysaline.com/benton-fumc-free-thanksgiving-meal/!
Toy Commission now collecting, taking applications for toys until Dec 11
The Saline County Toy Commission is now hosting their annual toy drive for Christmas. Anyone can donate toys at the Odd Fellows Lodge at 309 S. East St. or at local Dollar General stores. The tours are distributed to children that are toddler to elementary school ages. Those families who wish to apply for their […]
2019 City Tree Lighting Dec 6 at Downtown Benton Farmers Market includes dancers, choir, actors, refreshments
This is an old page but we left it up because there are so many links to it! Since you are probably looking for the current Tree lighting page, find it here: https://www.mysaline.com/benton-city-tree-lighting/ See all the holiday events in Saline County at www.mysaline.com/holiday-events.
Visit Santa in the Park Dec 7th in Benton
Benton Parks and Recreation will host the 5th Annual Santa in the Park, presented by the Jeff Mattingly Foundation. Enjoy pictures with Santa, arts and crafts, cookie decorating station, carriage rides, bounce house, vendors and more. This free event is set for Saturday, December 7th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the gym at […]
Arkansas Capitol lighting ceremony Dec 7th to honor Gold Star Families
Secretary of State John Thurston invites the public to the 81st anniversary of the Capitol Lighting ceremony, honoring Arkansas Gold Star Families on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Arkansas State Capitol front steps in Little Rock.
Pick up Angel Tree wishes at these locations in Saline County
The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program is going on now. Angels (children’s names) and their wishes are available to pick off the Angel Trees at these locations: Bryant Walmart Benton Walmart Bryant Library Benton Library Benton Big Lots Bring toys (unwrapped) by December 11th to the Salvation Army office in Bryant at 22000 I-30 (Luigi’s […]
Free showing of “Elf” in downtown Benton Dec 14th
The public is invited for a holiday classic movie on Saturday, December 14th from 6-9 p.m. in downtown Benton in the parking lot next to Cleo’s Furniture on Main Street (see map below). Come see Will Ferrell in the movie Elf. This is part of a free movie series. There will also be free hot […]