Thank you, Startup Crawl 2026!
That’s a wrap on Making Waves. To every attendee, founder, exhibitor, brewery, band, volunteer and sponsor who packed the Fayetteville Square on September 25 – thank you for making it the biggest startup party in the Heartland.
See you next year!
What is Startup Crawl?
Every fall, the Fayetteville Square lights up with excitement, overflows with music, and acts as the epicenter of the region’s startups and small businesses for what’s become the biggest startup party in the Heartland. Attendees can hop between downtown stops to meet founders, see demos, catch live music, and enjoy local brews with a commemorative-cup tasting – part open house, part block party, all celebration of NWA entrepreneurship.
Video transcript: Startup Crawl 2023 highlight (1:13)
[Upbeat music]
Jeff Amerine: Hey everybody, this is Jeff Amerine from Startup Junkie. We’re here in the Pryor Center, setting up for another fantastic Startup Crawl. You can see all the activity behind me. Couldn’t be more excited. We’re going to have something like 70 startups, five bands, 13 or 14 breweries, and a lot of activity around the Fayetteville square. It’s going to be fantastic.
[Upbeat music over footage of founders, attendees and bands on the Fayetteville square]
Jeff Amerine: This is an amazing Startup Crawl. We had over 70 businesses represented, over 2,000 attendees, 14 different breweries, and it was so fun. You guys should come out next year.
[Music fades]
It’s a big deal, made possible by big support
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors and partners
Startup Crawl stays free to attend because of the sponsors, host businesses, breweries, food trucks, bands and community partners who show up for Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurs every year. Thank you for making 2026 possible.
Interested in supporting or collaborating on Startup Crawl 2027?
Sponsorships, host stops, brewery and food truck partners, live music and startup exhibitors for next year’s Crawl all start with a conversation.
Reach out to Caleb Talley at caleb@startupjunkie.org or Daniel Koonce at daniel@startupjunkie.org.
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