Because We Care Run | 5K / 10K Run
Join us for the Because We Care Run, a community 5K/10K benefiting the WeCare Foundation. The race takes place on Saturday, April 11, 2026, beginning at 8:00 AM and ending at noon. This will be a professionally timed event and will require certain streets in the Chaffee Crossing area to be closed for runners’ safety. Come out, bring friends and family, and support a great local cause!
Lei Lei’s 5K & Memory Mile
The annual Lei Lei’s 5K & Memory Mile returns for its 14th year. The race uses the pavilion on the north side of Wells Lake by the Janet Huckabee Nature Center. Participants will start on Wells Lake Road, go down to The Haven, and finish back at the Wells Lake trail around the lake. This event honors loved ones, supports community connection, and offers a beautiful trail run by the water.
Blacksheep 5K
The Blacksheep 5K is returning to Chaffee Crossing for 2026! Join Project Hope – Arkansas and Saving Grace – Arkansas for a charity race benefiting local community initiatives. Lace up, bring friends, and support a great cause on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
14th Annual Regional Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony
Hosted in the heart of the Chaffee Crossing Historic District - 7313 Terry Street, Fort Smith, AR
8th Annual Brewery Chili Cook-Off
Event by Fort Smith Brewing Company
The holiday season has come to a close, the air is getting chilly, and it's the perfect time for some chili! The Annual Chili Cook-Off offers a fantastic chance for everyone to break free from their winter slumber and enjoy some of the best chili in the River Valley, all while finding out who will take home the title of best chili!
This year, the ingredients are a complete free for all! Whether you prefer meat, veggies, or beans, the choice is yours. Can your recipe showcase the most incredible flavors?! Feel free to mix and match any ingredients you desire. We can’t wait to see the creativity and talent everyone brings to this open-ended competition for the best flavor.
To enter your chili, there’s a $15 entry fee. You’ll need to whip up at least 5 quarts of chili and have it ready by 11:30 AM on January 31st. We will provide tables, outlets, bowls, spoons, and napkins.
For those eager to taste all the fantastic chili, it’s just $10 if you buy in advance (up until January 30th) or $15 at the door!
To purchase tickets, please leave a message with your name, phone number, and the event you want tickets for at 479-242-3722. You can also email contact@fortsmithbrewing.com. Someone will get back to you to confirm your ticket purchase.
Growing Up Behind Barbed Wire: A Story Of Survival Inside A Labor Camp Guest Speaker: Lydia Klimuk
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed annually on January 27th, recognizes the victims of the Holocaust and serves as a means to remember and reflect on the events that took place between 1933-1945.
In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we will be hosting Lydia Klimuk, a Holocaust survivor who was interned in a labor camp with her family from 1944-45. Lydia was just five years old at the time & was taken from her home in Warsaw to Northern Germany. After being liberated in 1945, she spent the next few years in displaced persons camps with her family until they were sponsored to immigrate to the United States in the late 1950's.
Please join us on Friday, January 30th at 6:00 pm at the Chaffee Crossing Media Center to hear her story. $5 donation requested at the door.
Seating is limited so we ask that those attending register by emailing Chaffeecrossinghistoric@gmail.com or call/text 479-651-9917.
13th Annual Regional Veterans Day Parade
JOIN US SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FOR OUR 13TH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE AT CHAFFEE CROSSING.
TREO Foundation Walk and Fun Run
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Event Details
Where:
The Barracks at Chaffee Crossing
7308 Ellis Street
Fort Smith, AR 72916
Check-in Time (Event Start): 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Walk Begins: 11:00 AM
Event Ends: 1:00 PM
Online Registration Cutoff: 10/10/2025 @ 1:00 PM EST
Online Donation Cutoff: 12/31/2025 @ 11:45 PM EST
Local Event Leaders:
Shirley Bearden | shirley.bearden@mercy.net
479-314-2561
Leslee Carman | leslee.carman@mercy.net
ELVIS IS BACK: Meet & Greet / Photo Ops
Elvis is Back in the Building at Chaffee!
Join us on Saturday, August 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Chaffee Barbershop & Military Museum for a special appearance by Elvis Presley reenactor Finley Watkins. Snap photos, enjoy a meet-and-greet, and cool off with Andy’s Frozen Custard. Finley will be performing at the Sebastian County Fair this year, and has previously appeared on television shows such as The Ellen Show and NBC’s Little Big Shots. You will not want to miss this ~moment to step back in time when Elvis marched into Chaffee!
7313 Terry Street, Fort Smith, AR
Saturday. August 23 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
FREE admission – donations welcome.
Chaffee Crossing Food and Artisan Market
Chaffee Crossing Food and Artisan Market is located in the heart of the Historic and Entertainment District in Chaffee Crossing. Markets are held the third Saturday of the month, May-October, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Golf For Kids
For More Information and to sign up: https://www.arkansastruevision.com/golf