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Great Bentonville Craft Off FINALE

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2026-08-01 13:00:00 2026-08-01 15:00:00 America/Chicago Great Bentonville Craft Off FINALE A Summer Reading Club Competition....with a twist! Bentonville Public Library - Makerspace

Saturday, August 01
1:00pm - 3:00pm

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A Summer Reading Club Competition....with a twist!

Get ready for the ultimate battle where creative amateur artisans will compete for the championship crown of Bentonville's Best Crafter!  Imagine the show "Chopped" combined with "The Great British Bake Off"....minus the food!  After five weeks of fantastic crafts, innovative designs and whimsy for days, the FINAL BATTLE IS HERE!!

  • Saturday, August 1 @ 1:00 PM - FINALE
      • THEME: Literary & Bookish

The winners have been chosen from each week and will compete for the championship crown on Saturday, August 1 @ 1:00 PM, so please make sure you can commit the time.  A VERY generous grand prize will be awarded to our newly crowned Great Bentonville Craft Off winner donated by our friends from Michael's, whose new store will open in Rogers on August 7!

We will have open seats outside of the Makerspace to watch the magic happen! Let the games begin!

Special thanks to the Friends of the Bentonville Library and Michael's for their support of this program!

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Fun & Games | Arts & Crafts |

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Bentonville Public Library is a department of the City of Bentonville. Bentonville Public Library is located just 3 blocks south of the Downtown Square, at 405 S. Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Facility amenities include adult collection, children's and teen spaces, private study rooms, event spaces, makerspace and digital lab, genealogy research center, sensory and wellness room, business centers, book club lounge, and café.

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