The Arkansas Post National Memorial is located southeast of the town.

The largest alligator ever killed in Arkansas was harpooned near Gillett on September 19, 2010.

[5] Gillett Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 5.

[6] Several area donors promised to raise $68,000 per year to keep the school open.

[4] The Gillett Coon Supper, held every year, was used to finance the Gillett High American football team; it became a scholarship fundraiser when the high school closed.

Since the 1940s, the town has held an annual "Coon Supper", a fundraiser in which attendees are served raccoon meat.

The Wall Street Journal described it as a "rite of passage" for Arkansas politicians.