Toad Suck Daze at Conway Arkansas

Toad Suck Daze

Fun for the entire family!!!

Conway Arkansas is home to Toad Suck Daze! Toad Suck Daze was started over 20 years ago.

Long ago, steamboats traveled the Arkansas River when the water was at the right depth. When it wasn't, the captains and their crew tied up to wait where the Toad Suck Lock and Dam now spans the river.

While they waited, they refreshed themselves at the local tavern there, to the dismay of the folks living nearby, who said: "They suck on the bottle 'til they swell up like toads." Hence, the name Toad Suck. The tavern is long gone, but the legend and fun live on at Toad Suck Daze.

Toad Suck Daze was awarded the 2001 Heritage Award at the Governor's Conference on Tourism.
Toad Suck Daze was named the 1998 Festival of the Year by the Arkansas Festival Association
Toad Suck Daze was selected to represent the state of Arkansas in the Library of Congress 2000 exhibit "Local Legacies: A National Project to Document American Community Traditions."
As part of the celebration of the 200th birthday of the Library of Congress, "Local Legacies" will provide future generations with "snapshots" of everyday life in America at the turn of the century.
Toad Suck Daze was voted as one of the Top 100 Events by the American Bus Association in 1997.

Toad Suck Daze is held the first weekend of May each year. Come out and enjoy the fun.

Judy Gerber · Central Arkansas Real Estate · 780 South Donaghey · Conway, AR 72032
Mobile: 501-514-0529 · Fax: 501-329-6447 · E-Mail: