COAA, AMICA Heart of America, MBSI Sunbelt Chapter will be participating in this event. The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce and Iris Festival are rolling out the welcome mat for the COAA, AMICA Heart of America Chapter, and MBSI Sunbelt Chapter Organ Rally in Mountain View, Arkansas located in the Ozark Mountains. This will be the seventh organ rally to be held here.
2026 Mountain View Flier and Registration
The music gatherings on and around the Courthouse Square are open to other participants so bring your dulcimers, guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, auto-harps, zithers and bass fiddles and join in the fun. If you have a washtub bass or musical saw bring it. Of course, register and bring your organs! Other automatic musical instruments and music boxes are also welcome.
A Bit About Mountain View:
Mountain View is the Folk Music Capitol of the World. The city culture is rich in the history of preserving folk music and culture. There are regular free music gatherings on the courthouse square and surrounding areas. Mountain View is home to the Ozark Folk Center, Blanchard Springs Caverns and Ozark National Forest. There are a variety of festivals held every weekend from mid April through the end of October every year in Mountain View
Schedule
Thursday, April 30:
- Informal Meet: Early arrivals gather at the Rainbow Café, starting at 5pm. At 216 W Main, across the
street from the front of the Courthouse. We have reserved tables; join us as you arrive.
Friday, May 1:
- Organ Rally: The organ rally will be held on Friday and Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm around the
Courthouse Square and anywhere at the festival you would like. - Rally dinner: At 5:00pm we have reservations at Angler’s Restaurant, 23080 AR-5. Each person will
be responsible for paying for their own drink and meal. - Music on the Square: As local musicians gather in the evening there will be a concert in front of the
Courthouse. - Hospitality Gathering: We will gather for chat & refreshments on the front porch of The Knotty Squirrel
main building anytime Friday or Saturday evening.
Saturday, May 2:
- Organ Rally: Play your organs 10:00am – 5pm around the Courthouse Square and anywhere at the
festival you would like. - Car Show: “Corvettes on the Square” will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the west side of
Courthouse Square, presented by Team Corvette Posse of Northwest Arkansas. - Dinner: We have dinner reservations at 5 pm at Mi Pueblito on the square.
- Street Dance: A band (TBA) will play for the street dance beginning at 7pm – onward on the west
side of Courthouse Square. It’s common for several hundred dancers to participate in this dance. - Hospitality Gathering: We will again gather for chat & refreshments on the front porch of The Knotty
Squirrel main building anytime Saturday evening.
Sunday, May 3:
- Send-off Breakfast: We will gather at the Skillet Restaurant for an informal breakfast before leaving.
1032 Park Avenue, at a time by mutual agreement.