Press Releases | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The king and queen of Hot Springs’ First Ever 22nd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® both have deep ties to the history of the city.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Did your parents ever say you were “slow as molasses” in getting your chores done? If so, you could be a contender in the Fifth Ever Zero-K race set for Sunday, March 16, as part of the two-day revelry surrounding the First Ever 22nd Annual World’s Shortest St.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Six sumo champions will compete April 11 in All Star Sumo, an elite sumo round robin tournament at Hot Springs’ Bank OZK Arena. “This will be actual competition for the Hot Springs Cup of sumo wrestling,” Visit Hot Springs CEO Steve Arrison said.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will join beloved star Valerie Bertinelli and official parade starter hip-hop legend Flavor Flav on March 17 for their 10th appearance in the First Ever 22nd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® in Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — On Saturday, January 4, the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission will begin accepting … applications from Hot Springs nonprofit organizations for assistance in advertising and promoting their 2025 events.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs’ favorite band, The Molly Ringwalds, will return March 17th to rock the crowd immediately following the First Ever 22nd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on 98-foot Bridge Street.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The results are in, and Hot Springs Feast Month diners have selected their favorite Hot Springs dining spots in 12 categories.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Baseball fans get a grand slam homer in August 2025 when the eighth Hot Springs Baseball Weekend and the Babe Ruth World Series coincide in the city known as The Birthplace of Major League Baseball Spring Training.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — They’re "comin’ to your town to help you party it down.” Top selling ‘70s rock group Grand Funk Railroad will perform on Sunday, March 16 - the eve of the First Ever 22nd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® in downtown Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Arkansan Walker Jones won the Ouachita Triple Crown endurance race held November 8 – 10 as part of the sixth Gudrun Mountain Bike Festival in Hot Springs.