page_title: Harrison, Arkansas
section_title: Annual cultural events
hierarchical_section_title: Harrison, Arkansas / Arts and culture / Annual cultural events
caption_attribution_description: English: Annual event in Harrison, Arkansas. Several hot air balloons from all over the country come for the 2 day event.
context_page_description: Harrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is the county seat of Boone County. It is named after General Marcus LaRue Harrison, a surveyor who laid out the city along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,080, up from 12,943 at the 2010 census and it is the 30th largest city in Arkansas based on official 2019 estimates from the US Census Bureau. Harrison is the principal city of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boone and Newton counties.
  The predominantly white community is noted for its history of racism, which includes two race riots in the early 20th century and an influx of white supremacist activity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Because of this, it has been described by a number of sources as the most racist town in America.
context_section_description: Harrison hosts the annual Arkansas Hot Air Balloon races each September, Crawdad Days Music Festival each May, a Harvest Homecoming festival each October, and Christmas celebration in December.
caption: Hot air balloons from across the United States attend this annual two-day event
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