Press Releases | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs’ Northwoods Trail System will be the site on April 12 and 13 for both the Wildcat Marathon mountain bike endurance race and the Northwoods Enduro presented by the Southern Enduro Tour.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Two thousand strings of special commemorative beads will be handed out by guest celebrities Valerie Bertinelli and hip-hop legend Flavor Flav on March 17 at the First Ever 22nd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® in downtown Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The Fourth Northwoods Trail Run, scheduled for May 10, has been added to the Arkansas UltraRunning [cq] Association Ultra Trail Series Lite race calendar this year. And, yes, the race still has gone to the dogs.

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.