Are you a Beatles fan? Then you're going to love the Beatles at the Ridge music festival September 19-20 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.Starting at 2:00 p.m. on Friday enjoy The Beatles Symposium. This event is the first of its kind in the South featuring author Jude Southerland Kessler & numerous other authors & artists from around the U.S.

On Saturday there will be vendors, arts & crafts, games, inflatables and entertainment all weekend from Sonny Burgess and the legendary Pacers, country band Riverbilly and  the 2012 grammy-nominated headlining act Liverpool Legends an incredible Beatles tribute band.

USA Today picks Walnut Ridge as one of the Top 10 places for Beatles history. The Fab Four landed at the Walnut Ridge, Ar. airport on September 18, 1964 and was then was transported to a nearby vacation spot for two days. This would mark the only time that the Beatles set foot in the state of Arkansas. The stop off was to be kept secret but the word got leaked out and the entire town was waiting for them when they returned to the airport.

While at the festival be sure to check out the Guitar Walk where not only the Beatles but Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and others are honored at Cavenaugh Park.  And visit the Beatles sculpture located at Beatles Park  dubbed The British Invasion of the Rock n’ Roll Highway. The sculpture pays tribute to a visit from the legendary rock band to Walnut Ridge on September 18, 1964. Make sure you do the world famous Beatles Walk and post on their facebook page.

For more information about the music festival go to BeatlesAtTheRidge.com.

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