Crafters, gardeners, homesteaders, and herbal enthusiasts are invited to roll up their sleeves and learn from skilled instructors during Spring Ozark Folk School at the Ozark Folk Center State Park throughout March. This popular seasonal program features immersive, hands-on classes rooted in Ozark traditions and practical skills for modern living. To register or learn more, visit Tickets.OzarkFolkCenter.com.
Spring Ozark Folk School offers multi-day intensives for a variety of interests, from one-day workshops to gardening and plant-focused classes. March classes begin with Pruning for Harvest, Health & Beauty, and Gardening for Healthy Soil, followed by specialized topics including Mediterranean herbs, container gardening, backyard foraging, annual herbs, and region-specific advice in Gardening in the Ozarks. Participants can also sign up for personalized guidance through Garden Assessment—Planting, Pruning & Weeding.
Herbalists and natural wellness practitioners will find a wide range of offerings, including The Magic of Fermentation, Herbal First Aid Kit, Travel Essentials & Most-Used Remedies, Using Essential Oils Safely & Effectively, Build Your Herbal Apothecary, and Growing & Using the Grey & Green Mediterranean Herbs.
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Traditional and contemporary crafts are at the heart of the Folk School experience. Classes include Broom Making 101, Beginning Blacksmithing, Intro to Bladesmithing, Basic Tinsmithing, Letterpress Then & Now, Crochet a Round Rag Rug, and Handcraft Your Own Native Wood Walking Stick with Leather Grip. During Spring Break, families can participate in the popular Parent & Child Knife Making Class, offered March 23–27.
Metal, glass, and clay artists can explore creative techniques through Stained Glass Quilt Square, Forming and Soldering Copper, Hands-On Copper Flame Painting, Pottery on a Potter’s Wheel, and Learn Pottery Hand Building. Homesteading skills are also featured in classes such as Soap Making in the Ozarks.
Classes range in price from $75 to $700, depending on length and materials. All class fees include required materials and the use of specialized tools and equipment during the class. Pricing details, class descriptions, schedules, and supply information are listed with each class on the ticketing website.
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The registration deadline for all classes is two weeks prior to the class’s start date, and space is limited. Early registration is encouraged.
To learn more and register for Spring Ozark Folk School classes, visit Tickets.OzarkFolkCenter.com. For questions, contact Jeanette Larson, Craft Director, at 870-269-3854 or email [email protected]. Lodging discounts are available at the Cabins at Dry Creek, just down the hill from the classes during Spring Ozark Folk School—ask for details when you call 870-269-0861 to book your room.
The Ozark Folk Center State Park is open seasonally each year from mid-April through mid-November and offers live music, herb and flower gardens, and family-friendly entertainment in the Craft Village every Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Village artisans make, demonstrate, and sell a variety of handcrafted goods at the park’s 20 artisan shops and gardens, like copper flame-painted decor, wire-wrapped silver jewelry, apothecary soap, candles, wood carvings, stained glass, printing press stationery, handmade brooms, leather crafts, knives, and more.
If you need a place to stay, The Cabins at Dry Creek, located on-site, offer homespun decor, modern comforts, and an outdoor swimming pool May through September at the cabins’ recreation office. Rooms are located just down the hill from the Skillet Restaurant and Craft Village, and a shuttle service is provided for cabin guests who attend the concert on select weekends.
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