Calendar of Events

No matter what the season, there is always something going on in the City of Decatur. Keeping our residents informed of scheduled events and local happenings is important. 

Do you have an upcoming event that you would like to add to our calendar? If so, send us an email and we will be happy to add it. When emailing us be sure to include who is hosting the event, where the event is happening (name and address of location), days and time of the event, and a little detail as to what the event is all about. 

We do not do ads for yardsales or garage sales. However, we will advertise the Pickin' Time on 59, which is an event that is for the corridor of Highwy 59. We also do not advertise fund raising events unless it is open to the community and is hosted by an organization or non-profit.

Upcoming Events

Next Open Date for the Revenue Office

Begins: 10/1/2025 - 8 am
Ends: 10/31/2025 - 4 pm

The DMV (Revenue Office) here in Decatur, Arkansas will be open on Wednesday, April 2nd and April 23rd. They are open every 1st and 4th Wednesday of every month unless it falls on a federal holiday.

October opening days are: October 1st and October 22nd

November opening days are: November 5th and November 26th

The City of Decatur has a revenue office that you can renew or get your State issued ID, get a new driver's license, renew a driver's license, change over to a new enhanced driver's license (with proof of residencey and a birth certificate), pay sales tax on a newly purchased vehicle, and get the tag for it; renew tags for vehicles, boats, and even if you need a CDL, they issue those as well. 

You will need to be sure to assess any personal property you have with the county you live in before tagging. The closest assessor to Decatur is in Gravette Arkansas, or you can go to the one in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. However, you can do somethings by phone or online. The phone number to the Benton County Assessor is 479-271-1033 ( for personal property) 479-271-1037(for Real Estate), or you can go to this link: Benton County.

 

Flames2Fire Mobile Food Pantry

Begins: 10/1/2025 - 9:30 am
Ends: 10/31/2025 - 11:00 am

Decatur Flames2Fire Food Pantry is the second and third Tuesday of every month from 9:30 am to 11:00 pm or until they run out of food. 

The dates for the month of October are: October 14th and 21st; https://f2f.churchcenter.com/calendar?view=month

They are located at 1105 N. Main St. in Veterans Park near the Bunker.

If they have to close due to weather, they have a facebook page you can join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173349281508993/

If you would like to order ahead, click this link to find out how to do that and to place your order: https://www.orderahead.org/home/foodbank?zip=72719

Their goal is to provide food to the at-risk in our area with healthy meals. They strive to have meat, fresh produce, dairy, dry goods, and snacks available every pantry distribution. 

Who is eligible? If you feel you are in need of help, they want to help you. There is no income requirements. However, they do ask that the provisions will not be taken advantage of. 

First time clients will need to fill our one of the client intake forms, including the names and birthdates of all members of the household, address, phone number, and a few other basic information items. Your information is not sold nor distributed. It is only used to track demographics of those they serve and how many people they are helping feed each week and year. You can visit their website for more information and to speed up the process by clicking on the following link: https://f2f.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/175707687

If you are interested in donating to this organization to help our community, you can also find ways of that on their website. Just click the above mentioned link.

City Council Meeting

Begins: 10/13/2025 - 6 p.m.
Ends: 10/13/2025 - 8:30 p.m.

The City of Decatur, Arkansas City Council meetings are always held the second Monday of each month unless otherwise posted. In 2025 those dates will be as follows:

 

 October 13th          November 10th          December 8th

All citizens have the right to bring a concern or compliment to council and are given 5 minutes to speak about their concern to the council at the appointed time. However, the council does not have to act on the concern at the time it is presented. 

Fall Tree Give Away

Begins: 10/13/2025 - 8 am
Ends: 10/17/2025 - 4:30 pm

The annual Fall Tree Give Away will be starting on Monday, October 13th. If you are interested in receiving a tree, please bring a current water bill of the City of Decatur, AR Water & Wastewater Department and present it for your tree. The types of trees that we have this Fall season are: Asimina Triloba (Paw Paw), Cornus Florida (White Flowering Dogwood), Quercus Nigra ( Water Oak), and the Quercus Shumardii (Shumard Oak). 

We will be giving these out during business hours of the week of October 13th. So be sure to come in and see us and get your free trees during that week!

City of Decatur Fall Cleanup

Begins: 10/18/2025 - 8 am
Ends: 10/18/2025 - 12 pm

City of Decatur, AR is holding their annual Fall Clean up Event on October 18th from 8 am to 12 pm (noon). It is held at the south end of the Decatur Municipal Building located at 310 Maple Ave. Waste Management no longer does curbside pick up. They will provide dumpsters at City Hall for you to bring your items to. There will be people there to help you unload and dispose of your items. 

Acceptable items: Furniture, mattresses/box springs, non-freon containing appliances, toys, bicycles without tires, push/self propelled lawn mowers without oil, gas and tires, clothes, metal (sorted into short lengths, glass items (but no broken glass), carpet cut and rolled into 4 foot lengths, and metal fencing.

Unacceptable items: Items over 75 lbs, no lumber, no automobile parts, no appliances with freon, no microwaves, no construction debris such as bricks, concrete, dirt, or blocks; no guns or ammunition, no liquids, no tires of any kind, no lead paint even if it dried, no lead based paint, no railroad ties, no batteries, no animal carcasses, no televisions or electronics of any kind, and no pesticides.

All acceptable items must be small enough for two people to handle. For example a swing set must be broken down into individual pieces and concrete removed from legs.

Celebrating 115 years

Begins: 10/25/2025 - 4:00 pm
Ends: 10/25/2025

The City of Decatur, and the Decatur Historical Commission would like to invite all to come help celebrate the Depot turning 115 years old this month. The KCS depot was originally built in 1893. It burnt down in 1908, and was rebuilt in 1910. There are not many depots still standing today, but this one has been restored and made into a musuem. The importance of this depot brought families together weather they were traveling to Decatur, or leaving Decatur. For those who settled the area and farmed in produce, they had a way to ship their harvest to different parts of the nation. Seamstresses received their sewing machines, and other packages came through the shipment done by trains. Trains have always played an important role in commerce and in the ordinary life of a person.  Communities were built around depots and the railroad just as they were built around a river. 

We are honored to still have this historical building still amongst us today, and visiting the musuem is like stepping back in the past. 

The birthday party will be held on Saturday, October 25th

at 4:00 pm. 249 S. Main St., Decatur, AR 72722

We will be serving birthday cake and cupcakes until its gone!

Trunk or Treat

Begins: 10/31/2025
Ends: 10/31/2025 - 8:00 PM

Come join the fun of trunk or treat!

Where: Veterans Park  1105 N. Main St., Decatur, AR 72722

Date: Friday, October 31st

Time: 6 pm to 8 pm

There will be free hotdogs and hot chocolate.

Prizes for best decorated trunk

If you would like to participate in the event, please contact Shelia at 479-233-1663.