Press Releases | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

DATE: DECEMBER 28, 2025 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — On Saturday, January 3, the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission will begin accepting … applications from Hot Springs nonprofit organizations for assistance in advertising and promoting their 2026 events.

DATE: DECEMBER 21, 2025 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The first-ever Birding Festival of the South will be held in Hot Springs October 8 – 10, and Visit Hot Springs seeks input from birding enthusiasts about how the festival should be organized and things it should include and feature.

DATE: DECEMBER 19, 2025 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — John Vaught, who describes himself as a “local grandparent and a fan of Majestic Park,” on Thursday gave a $50,000 donation to the sports complex’s Majestic Park Scholarship Fund.

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DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2025 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The “Dancing Umpire” is going to do the tango down the World’s Shortest Street in Everyday Use on March 17, 2026, as part of the First Ever 23rd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® in downtown Hot Springs.

DECEMBER 3, 2025 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — With a record number of votes cast, diners from gourmets to chowhounds selected their favorite Hot Springs dining spots in 12 categories during November’s Feast Month celebration of Arkansas’s Dining Capital.

DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2025 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Dan Hampton, the College and Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred with the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Chicago Bears, will be a special guest celebrity March 17, 2026, for the First Ever 23rd Annual World’s Shortest St.

WHAT: The Major League Fishing (MLF) 42nd annual Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American Championship Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Hamilton will premiere this Saturday on CBS Sports Network.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Matt Iseman, the famed host of the incredible hit show “American Ninja Warrior,” will fire the starter’s pistol on March 17, 2026, to officially begin the First Ever 23rd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® in downtown Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs’ Convention Center is the first convention center in the world to implement the new VisioLab Self-checkout system powered by artificial intelligence in its new Hot Springs Market food venue.