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Spa Running Festival 2023

Spa Running Festival 2023

Location: 134 Convention Boulevard

The Spa Running Festival presented by Window Mart - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 1K Squirt Race … Come Run With Us, November 11th, through beautiful Hot Springs National Park!   The Spa Running Festival is an event for everyone - kids, walkers…
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Oaklawn Opening Day

Oaklawn Opening Day

Location: Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, 2705 Central Avenue

Oaklawn Opening Day will feature the $150,000 Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds. This is Oaklawn’s third year opening an expanded meet in December. Overall, it will be the 120th year in operation.
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Offroad Products Expo 2024

Offroad Products Expo 2024

Location: Hot Springs Convention Center, 134 Convention Boulevard

Offroad Products Expo is back for another great weekend at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Come see the biggest names in the industry as they present the newest products for everything related to offroad vehicles.
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Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort

Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort

Location: Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, 2705 Central Avenue

The Rebel Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt run annually at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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First Ever 21st Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade

First Ever 21st Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade

Location: Bridge Street

The First Ever 21st Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on March 17, 2024 on the world’s shortest street in everyday operational use, Bridge Street! This parade may only be 98 feet long, but you better believe it’s filled with all the fun and Irish spirit!  
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Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort

Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort

Location: Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, 2705 Central Avenue

Horse racing at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort is cherished and traditional, and there’s almost nothing better than dressing to the nines on a fine spring morning and heading to the track for the annual Arkansas Derby.
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Apple Blossom Handicap

Apple Blossom Handicap

Location: Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, 2705 Central Avenue

The Apple Blossom Handicap is a $1 million Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, run under handicap conditions over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Memorial Day Fireworks Display

Memorial Day Fireworks Display

Location: Highway 7 South Bridge, Lake Hamilton

 Join us in Hot Springs for the annual free public Memorial Day fireworks display on Lake Hamilton - Sunday, May 26, at dark. The fireworks will be synced with music on radio station 97.5 FM US97 Country when fans watch the display.
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World Championship Running of the Tubs

World Championship Running of the Tubs

Location: Bathhouse Row

Save the date and keep on Tubbin’ at The World Championship Running of the Tubs in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Watch as costumed teams pushed customized bathtubs on wheels down Historic Bathhouse Row in hopes to win the coveted prize - The Stueart Pennington Cup!
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Independence Day Fireworks

Independence Day Fireworks

Location: Highway 7 South Bridge, Lake Hamilton

The annual free public Independence Day fireworks display on Lake Hamilton will be held Thursday, July 4, at dark. The fireworks will be synced with music on radio station 97.5 FM US97 Country when fans watch the display.
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Labor Day Fireworks Display

Labor Day Fireworks Display

Location: Highway 7 South Bridge, Lake Hamilton

The annual free public Labor Day fireworks display on Lake Hamilton will be held Sunday, September 1, at dark. The fireworks will be synced with music on radio station 97.5 FM US97 Country when fans watch the display.
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