Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – The first-ever Grain and Gather Festival kicked off this weekend, bringing food and fun to downtown Jonesboro.
The celebration, presented by Arkansas Rice Federation, honored Arkansas rice farmers and agriculture with an assortment of rice-centered activities and events, leading up to the second annual Rice Bowl, a game between the Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks.
The festival began Friday night with a downtown block party hosted by Ostara, featuring vendors, a kids’ zone with bounce houses, games, and face painting, rice-inspired dishes from local restaurants, live music and even a rice-brat eating competition…