Music on Main: Erin Walters
2025-10-04 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Saturday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m., Erin Walters takes the stage for a free show in Dr. Thompson Park as part of the Hardy Advertising & Promotion Commission’s Music on Main series.

Music on Main: Missy Harris & Sweet Harmony
2025-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Saturday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m., Missy Harris and Sweet Harmony take the stage for a free show in Dr. Thompson Park as part of the Hardy Advertising & Promotion Commission’s Music on Main series.

Music on Main: Cosmic Criminals CANCELLED
2025-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER.
Saturday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m., Cosmic Criminals takes the stage for a free show in Dr. Thompson Park as part of the Hardy Advertising & Promotion Commission’s Music on Main series.

Music on Main: Christopher Smith
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Saturday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Dr. Thompson Park, the Hardy Advertising & Promotion Commission’s Music on Main series concludes for the season with 2024 Spring River’s Got Talent winner, Christopher Smith.

Music on Main: The Groove Vault
2026-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Bobby Bair, Penny Wolfe, Chris “Caucajun” Martin, Dale “Moses” Hebert bring you one of the region’s most popular bands for the opening night of the Music on Main in Doctor Thompson Park!

Music on Main: The Natural Disasters
2026-05-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
The Natural Disasters are a multi-genre duo from North Arkansas composed of John T. Parks and Sarah Jo Sample.
John and Sarah Jo began their musical adventure in 1996 when Sarah Jo hired the seventeen-year-old John as the bass player in her band, Double Shot. They toured surrounding states for the next several years and were the opening acts for several artists and bands including Restless Heart, John Michael Montgomery, Doug Stone, Mark Chesnutt and B.J. Thomas, to name a few.
After Double Shot the two set off to pursue college, family, solo albums and careers. In 2007 they reunited to add pieces to the puzzle in the ever so energetic cover band, The Lockhouse Orchestra. Their blended voices, love for the audience and curiosity for the unwritten song brought the two together in 2013 as a duo act.
The harmonic teamwork and creativity keeps their calendars booked and their audiences wanting more!

Music on Main: Big Creek Players
2026-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
The Big Creek Players specialize in a dynamic blend of rock, blues, soul and roots music, weaving together hypnotic rhythms, searing guitar, and improvisational jams. A sound rooted in tradition but delivered with undeniable, modern power.

Music on Main: AK Johnson
2026-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Local singer, guitar player, and teacher AK Barnes brings a night of Southern Gospel to Dr. Thompson Park.

Music on Main: CANCELLED Andy Tanas
2026-06-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
CANCELLED! We will be back next week!
Andy’s career has included stints as a Lynyrd Skynyrd crew member and as bass player for the band Krokus. He now now tours Southern acoustic with an edge.

Music on Main: South Lebanon Township
2026-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
South Lebanon Township took their name from the township in Sharp County Arkansas where the band was formed. The trio is truly a family affair. The bass player Jacob McIntosh is the father of guitar player Addison McIntosh and the father in law of drummer Kurt Anderson. The three play an eclectic style that ranges from 90’s rock to modern jam bands with blues laden riffs that would fit anywhere in Memphis.

Music on Main: Spectral
2026-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
We are the sound between stations–music for the ones who haunt the airwaves. Spectral members: Shaggy-josh Gentry, Lead Vocals and rhythm guitar, Christopher Smith, lead guitar, Lisa Winter, bass guitar and Matthew Olson, drums.

Music on Main: Osage Water
2026-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Hardy Civic Center, 301 West Main Street, Hardy, AR, 72542, United States
MOVED TO THE HARDY CIVIC CENTER DUE TO THE HEAT!
A sound for all ages and occasions!
From soulful blues to toe-tapping country and classic rock, Osage Water delivers a dynamic mix that keeps audiences coming back for more. Based in the Spring River Area of Northeast Arkansas, Osage Water brings a sound rooted in the heart and soul of their community—and it shows in every performance. This musically rich region—home to nationally known artists like Phillip Sweet of Little Big Town, Grammy-winner Ashley McBryde, country legend Johnny Cash, and Arkansas-native Glen Campbell—has long been a wellspring of authentic American music. Osage Water proudly carries on that tradition, blending local spirit with a sound that resonates far beyond the hills of Arkansas.

Music on Main: Christopher Smith
2026-07-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Christopher Smith describes himself as a “treasure-hunting musician living the minimal life.” He is well known in Spring River Country for his soulful voice and guitar skills, playing in a number of genres.

Music on Main: Mitch Kaubisch
2026-07-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Well known for cocktail music and standards as well as being a first-rate ivory tickler, Mitch Kaubisch will have you singing along to music of the last six decades and heading home still humming and feeling good!

Music on Main: Sommer and the Young'ins
2026-07-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Sommer and The Young’ins is a trio of consisting Sommer Ferrell, Paul Ferrell, and Nick Johnson giving you fresh takes on covers you love.

Music on Main: Erin Walters
2026-08-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Erin’s voice hits like a shot of whiskey — raw, wild, and unfiltered — cutting through the starts, stops, and sass of her rhythmic guitar. No polish. No pretense. Just soul, scars, and sound.

Music on Main: Cosmic Criminals
2026-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
“In a multiverse of destruction, chaos and the blues, all that’s left are The Criminals.”
(Yes, they play in spacesuits and we love them for it!)

Music on Main: Groove Vault
2026-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Bobby Bair, Penny Wolfe, Chris “Caucajun” Martin, Dale “Moses” Hebert bring you one of the region’s most popular dance and cover bands.

Music on Main: Jon Jones
2026-08-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Northeast Arkansas’s one-man band bringing you original songs and your favorite classic and soft rock covers.

Music on Main: Stringed Union
2026-08-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Stringed Union is a bluegrass/bluegrass gospel group from south central Missouri that originated in 2011Members include …Alan Strickland West PlainsGene Collins OzarkRory Ezell GrassySharry Lovan Willow Springs

Music on Main: Southern Skies
2026-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Southern Skies brings the Tri County Area a good mix of country, blues, classic rock and a little of everything mixed in between. The band consists of Jason Thick, Steve Garner, Christopher Smith and David Willis Matthew Olson.

Music on Main: Carolyn Carter
2026-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Arkansas Folk Singer Carolyn Carter began singing and playing music as a very small child in Arkansas. Like many folk and gospel singers, her music began with songs she learned in church. She wrote her first songs as a teenager.
Carolyn continued singing as a young mom while raising three children during which she won The Marlboro Country Music Contest She decided to stay home and raise her children instead of touring the country. She now lives with her husband and most fervent supporter, Jeff Carter, in Mountain View, Arkansas.
Carolyn has performed in the Ozark Mountain area of northern Arkansas for over 16 years and credits renowned Arkansas musician Odell Jackson as an early “inspiration” for her to write her stories through her own music.

Music on Main: Luke Middleton
2026-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
A staple of the Batesville music scene and well-known to audiences in Spring River Country, Luke Middleton takes the stage on Saturday, September 19.

Music on Main: Isabella Love and the Bella Band
2026-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Isabella Love is an Arkansas native with a heart that beats for country music. Some of Isabella’s inspirations include Miranda Lambert and Ashely McBryde. Isabella has travelled all other the United States to play and continues to keep the road hot this year.

Music on Main: Delta Canyon
2026-10-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
Delta Canyon is an Arkansas-based indie roots rock band blending blues, Americana, and rock, known for live performances around the Jonesboro, Batesville, and Hardy areas. The band features a full sound with electric guitars, bass, drums, and harmonica.

Music on Main: Osage Water
2026-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
A sound for all ages and occasions!
From soulful blues to toe-tapping country and classic rock, Osage Water delivers a dynamic mix that keeps audiences coming back for more. Based in the Spring River Area of Northeast Arkansas, Osage Water brings a sound rooted in the heart and soul of their community—and it shows in every performance. This musically rich region—home to nationally known artists like Phillip Sweet of Little Big Town, Grammy-winner Ashley McBryde, country legend Johnny Cash, and Arkansas-native Glen Campbell—has long been a wellspring of authentic American music. Osage Water proudly carries on that tradition, blending local spirit with a sound that resonates far beyond the hills of Arkansas.

Hardy Trail of Treats & Halloween Party
2026-10-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street
4:00-6:00: Trick-or-Treat on Main Street
6:00: Halloween Party and Costume Contest for Children and Adults at the Civic Center with live music.
All events free!
