The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce Red, White & Blue Parade is one of the kickoff events of the festival. BULLETIN FILE


Red, White & Blue Festival. The following year, Bal-


lard partnered with Arkan- sas State University Moun- tain Home campus where much of the fun still takes place. Today,


parts


“There are a lot of moving to this,”


said Brian it takes a lot of


fundraising to put on the shindig, which has $25,000 invested in fireworks alone. Ballard would like to see that figure increase because he believes this can become the most spectacular fireworks show in Arkansas. What started as a modest display


star-spangled that


has


turned into a multi-day festi- val


attracts 20,000 people. 15,000-


Plumlee, event organizer. “It slowly but surely evolved into the best fireworks show in the area. This year is going to be the best fireworks show we have ever had. In a nut- shell, the more money you put down in the beginning the more bang for the buck you’re going to get.” This year the 19th annual


Red White & Blue Festival is June 29 and 30, starting at 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Sat- urday (times were accurate at


press time, but could


change so check the web- site). There’s a Kids Zone, live


Musical performances are a mainstay of the festival. BULLETIN FILE


26 ❚ MAY/JUNE 2018 ❚ LIVING WELL


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