Step Right Up for the 19th Annual Dream Big Charity Gala

The circus is coming to Fayetteville, and this one exists to help kids in Northwest Arkansas heal. For nearly two decades, this fundraiser has turned one night of entertainment into real support for local families facing some of the hardest moments of their lives.

THE DEETS

📅 Saturday, July 25, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Fayetteville Town Center, 15 W Mountain St, Fayetteville
🎫 $100 individual ticket, or bid online for free
🔗 More info

Behind the Curtain

This year’s gala leans into a full circus theme, with cirque acts scattered through the crowd and carnival games lining the midway. Her Set Her Sound takes the stage for music, and Arvest Bank backs both the band and the circus acts. A lineup of local restaurants supplies the food, so you can graze between rounds at the games. Partway through the night, organizers pause for a short program on the Children’s Safety Center’s work, a reminder of why the tents went up in the first place.

Why the Gala Matters

When you buy a ticket to the Dream Big Charity Gala, an event Kenvue founded, you’re supporting the signature fundraiser for the Children’s Safety Center of Washington County. The CSC provides child advocacy, forensic interviewing, forensic medical exams, mental health therapy, and abuse prevention training to local child abuse victims and their families, and none of it costs the families a dime. In 2025 alone, the center served 876 children, and since opening in 1997, it has worked with thousands more across Northwest Arkansas.

Get Your Tickets

A general admission ticket gets you in the door for the night, though it doesn’t include reserved table seating. Purchase yours through the Children’s Safety Center’s ticket page. If a trip downtown doesn’t fit your schedule, sign up for the online auction option instead. It’s free to join, and it lets you bid from your phone once the auction opens that week.

Dozens of other local businesses sponsor the gala each year too, including Walmart and First Security Bank.

If you’re free that Saturday, grab a ticket. If you’re not, the online auction stays open to anyone, so watch for it to go live and get your bids in from wherever you are.