Underneath a "Greetings from Little Rock" sign in Riverfront Park, Riverfest attendees took pictures of themselves as if they were on a postcard.
Not all of them are exactly tourists.
The Smiths are from nearby Sherwood, but they happily asked a young couple to take their picture in the frame also advertising the Clinton Presidential Center.
"We never come here," Jason Smith, 35, said.
Indeed, many people at the 38th Riverfest aren't from Little Rock or even Arkansas.
People from 28 states purchased tickets this year, festival Executive Director DeAnna Korte said.
Attendance figures for the region's largest arts and music festival aren't known yet, but Korte said ticket sales indicated the festival was right along with last year's attendance -- about 230,000 turns at the gate.
"It just kind of depends on the weather," Korte said.
People enjoyed sunny weather Saturday that hovered around 80 degrees. But the National Weather Service in North Little Rock reported heavy rain possible today and Monday, with the highest chances of rain predicted for midnight Monday.
"If it's just rain we stay open, and it's amazing -- people still come," Korte said.
On Saturday, the Smiths -- Jason, Sheri and 14-year-old Hunter -- went to downtown Little Rock for more than just the beautiful weather.
"I came for the food," Sheri Smith, 31, said. That food was fried Oreos.
"It's like a staple food."
They were planning to return to the festival Saturday night because Jason Smith wanted to see Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
"We're '90s folks," he said.
Riverfest is more of a family affair during the day than some other arts and music festivals. It's an amusement park, a craft fair and a concert series rolled into 2½ days.
Concerts this year included Sheryl Crow, Kris Allen, Kip Moore and Girl Talk, which is to perform tonight.
During the day, people could go on fair rides and buy an assortment of foods and flashy clothing. Acrobats from all over the world performed. Dogs jumped into a pool of water to fetch toys. A man carved intricate animal figures into wood using a chain saw. For a fee, visitors could have their names carved into a long, wooden plaque.
In addition to providing a fun time for families, Riverfest often gives back to the community. If it turns a profit, the extra money is donated to the city, usually for projects at Riverfront Park, such as the playground and the pavilions.
Korte said she didn't know what this year's project at the park might be, because she didn't yet know whether the festival would turn a profit. But the Riverfest organization will make its final payment this year on completing the amphitheater roof.
The festival has given back more than $1 million in its 38 years.
Whether the festival turns a profit depends on attendees like Michaela Janicki, 21, and Kyle Barber, 24, who decided to go to Riverfest this year after stumbling upon it last year.
The couple moved from Baton Rouge recently -- Barber six months ago and Janicki last week after graduating from Louisiana State University -- but they were in Little Rock last year on a trip to see the Clinton Presidential Center.
This year, "we decided to come for real," Janicki said.
On Saturday, they went to the petting zoo and Barber bought a T-Shirt from Rock City Outfitters that showcased Dogpatch USA, where his mom used to take him to visit when he was a child.
Then they ended up under the "Greetings from Little Rock" sign to take a picture like tourists in their new home.
"He said, 'We need to take a picture for our moms!'" Janicki said.
"Anything that says 'Clinton' on it is pretty cool, too," Barber said.
Metro on 05/24/2015