Press Releases | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

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DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Registration is now open for the fifth running of the Northwoods Mullet Trail Run and Beaver Bash, scheduled for May 9 on the Northwoods Trail System in Hot Springs.

DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Registration is open for the 2026 Stueart Pennington World Championship Running of the Tubs bathtub races along World Famous Bathhouse Row in downtown Hot Springs.

DATE: JANUARY 28, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The massive winter storm that swept across Arkansas and surrounding states on Saturday has forced changes in the fifth annual Dugan Invitational Baseball Tournament at Historic Majestic Park in Hot Springs.

DATE: JANUARY 25, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The World’s Largest Leprechaun and the editor-publisher of the city’s monthly tourism publication will reign on March 17 as the King and Queen of the First Ever 23rd Annual World’s Shortest St.

DATE: JANUARY 16, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs was named Thursday to be the host city for the next three years for the Arkansas Weekend of Champions competition in baseball, softball and soccer.

DATE: JANUARY 12, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Eight collegiate teams from four states — Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas — will compete starting January 30 in the fifth annual Dugan Invitational Baseball Tournament at Historic Majestic Park in Hot Springs.

DATE: JANUARY 2, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — In a move perfectly in sync with the wacky premise of the event, a bunch of dancing-marching Texas “glammas” has joined the lineup for the First Ever 23rd Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade® in downtown Hot Springs.

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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.