Entertainment Districts in Bentonville

8th Street Market presents a food hall and event space anchored by The Momentary contemporary arts center in Bentonville.

Bentonville's arts and entertainment district surrounding Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is one of the most surprising cultural developments in the United States — a world-class museum complex in a small Northwest Arkansas city, funded by the Walton family, that has attracted international art world attention and created a destination entertainment complex unlike anything in rural America. The 120-acre Crystal Bridges campus, with its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house, Moshe Safdie museum building, and connections to outdoor recreation trails, has made Bentonville a genuine cultural tourism destination.

Bentonville's downtown square is one of America's most surprising entertainment districts — a small Arkansas city transformed by Walmart's global retail headquarters and Alice Walton's extraordinary Crystal Bridges Museum investment into one of the most remarkable cultural destinations in the mid-South. The concentration of world-class art (Crystal Bridges houses one of the finest collections of American art in the world), mountain biking trails, and outstanding restaurants creates an entertainment district that has put Bentonville on the national cultural map.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville is one of the most significant cultural institutions built in America this century — a Frank Lloyd Wright-adjacent museum campus with an outdoor amphitheater and year-round concert series in the forest trails. Funded entirely by Alice Walton with $1.2 billion, Crystal Bridges has transformed Bentonville into a genuine cultural destination and draws entertainment seekers from throughout the mid-South gaming corridor.