So as not to waste any more time than we’ve already lost due to the early clock change and what is needed to finish preparing for an early Easter (yikes, two days from now), we’re just going to get to the point: Spring is here. So are the festivals.

From kites to crafts, from film to fishes, there are seasonal soirees celebrating just about everything.

We’ve assembled a lengthy but not all-inclusive list of spring’s significant celebrations for your planning purposes. For information on more events, visit www.arkansas.com.

Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival

Saturday-Sunday, Wye Mountain United Methodist Church, Bigelow, (501) 330-2403. Admission is free.

Wye ask Wye? It’s all about the flowers. And the crafts. And the barbecue. And the cobbler.

Pioneer Craft Festival

Saturday, Pioneer Village, Rison, (870) 325-7289. Admission is $2 adults, $1 children.

Go Dutch ... Oven, that is, at the cook-off or check out the crafts, music and rides.

Eureka Springs Kite Festival

Saturday, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Eureka Springs, (479) 253-3790. Admission is free.

Let’s go fly a kite. Or make one. Or just marvel at them. The festival will include demonstrations and vendors and auctions.

Forge Fest

Saturday, Plantation Agriculture Museum State Park, Scott, (501) 961-1409. Outside events are free. Admission for museum is $3 for adults, $2 for children.

Blacksmithing is the new blacksmithing at this festival, where skills are on display and picnic lunches are encouraged.

Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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This article was published Thursday, March 20, 2008.

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