Dermott is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States.

[4] Bayou Bartholomew, a tributary of the Ouachita River, touches the southwest corner of the city.

Arkansas Highway 35 passes through the center of Dermott and leads northwest 23 miles (37 km) to Monticello.

[3] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[5] As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,021 people, 810 households, and 547 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,889 people living in the city.

28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The festival was held annually on the third weekend in May and was sponsored by the Dermott Chamber of Commerce.

[citation needed] From 1996 through 2006, the Texas artist Larry D. Alexander, who is a native of Dermott, usually ended his Arkansas Schools Tours with a two-day art exhibit and print signing there at the festival.

Other events included in the festival were the annual Rotary Club pancake breakfast, bingo, a horseshoe pitching contest, an antique tractor show, and multiple cash drawings.