Looking for a fun festival to attend this year? I've got the perfect place for you if you happen to be a Beatles fan. The Beatles at the Ridge Music Festival will take place September 18-19 in Walnut Ridge, Ark.Starting at noon on Friday, Sept. 18, enjoy The Beatles Artists and Authors Symposium. Live entertainment then kicks off at 5:30PM.

On Saturday there will be more than 100 vendors, arts and crafts, games, great food and entertainment on two stages all weekend including Seth Swirsky's award-winning film, Beatles Stories. Don't miss live music 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, Ark. airport on Sept. 18, 1964 and were then 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 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 and Carl Perkins 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 Sept. 18, 1964.

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

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