Calendar of Events

No matter what the season, there is always something going on in the City of Decatur. Keeping our residents informed of scheduled events and local happenings is important. 

Do you have an upcoming event that you would like to add to our calendar? If so, send us an email and we will be happy to add it. When emailing us be sure to include who is hosting the event, where the event is happening (name and address of location), days and time of the event, and a little detail as to what the event is all about. 

We do not do ads for yardsales or garage sales. However, we will advertise the Pickin' Time on 59, which is an event that is for the corridor of Highwy 59. We also do not advertise fund raising events unless it is open to the community and is hosted by an organization or non-profit.

Upcoming Events

Flames2Fire Mobile Food Pantry

Begins: 4/8/2025 - 9:30 am
Ends: 4/8/2025 - 11:00 am

Decatur Flames2Fire Food Pantry is the second Tuesday of every month from 9:30 am to 11:00 pm or until they run out of food. 

They are located at 1105 N. Main St. in Veterans Park near the Bunker.

If they have to close due to weather, they have a facebook page you can join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173349281508993/

Their goal is to provide food to the at-risk in our area with healthy meals. They strive to have meat, fresh produce, dairy, dry goods, and snacks available every pantry distribution. 

Who is eligible? If you feel you are in need of help, they want to help you. There is no income requirements. However, they do ask that the provisions will not be taken advantage of. 

First time clients will need to fill our one of the client intake forms, including the names and birthdates of all members of the household, address, phone number, and a few other basic information items. Your information is not sold nor distributed. It is only used to track demographics of those they serve and how many people they are helping feed each week and year. You can visit their website for more information and to speed up the process by clicking on the following link: https://f2f.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/175707687

If you are interested in donating to this organization to help our community, you can also find ways of that on their website. Just click the above mentioned link.

Free Community Dinner

Begins: 4/9/2025 - 5 pm
Ends: 4/9/2025 - 6:00 pm

The First Baptist Church of Decatur, AR offers a free community dinner ever second (2nd) and fourth (4th) Wednesday of the month. It starts at 5 pm and the church is located at 213 E. Roller Ave., Decatur, AR 72722. Should you have any questions you may contact them at 479-282-6658.

City of Decatur, AR Spring Cleanup

Begins: 4/12/2025 - 8:00 a.m.
Ends: 4/12/2025 - 12:00 p.m.

City of Decatur Spring Cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 form 8 am to 12 pm (noon). There will be dumpsters set up on the south end (off of Maple Ave.) of the city hall building for you to bring your items to, and there will be people to help you unload and dispose of your items. 

Items that ARE ACCEPTABLE: Furniture, matresses/box springs, non-freon containing appliances, toys, bicylces (without tires), push/self propelled lawn mowers (no gas/oil and without tires), clothes, metal (cut and sorted into small lengths), glass items (no broken glass), carpet (cut and rolled into 4 foot lengths), and metal fencing.

Items ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE: items over 75 pounds, lumber, automobile parts, appliances with freon, microwaves, construction debris such as bricks, concrete, dirt, or blocks as examples, guns or ammo, any kind of liquid, tires, lead or lead based paint even if it is dry, railroad ties, batteries, animal carcasses, televisions, electronics, or pesticides.

City Council Meeting

Begins: 4/14/2025 - 6 p.m.
Ends: 4/14/2025 - 8:30 p.m.

The City of Decatur, Arkansas City Council meetings are always held the second Monday of each month unless otherwise posted. In 2025 those dates will be as follows:

April 14th          May 12th          June 9th          July 14th          August 11th          September 8th          October 13th          November 10th          December 8th

All citizens have the right to bring a concern or compliment to council and are given 5 minutes to speak about their concern to the council at the appointed time. However, the council does not have to act on the concern at the time it is presented.