Press Releases | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The Hot Springs Blues Fest returns to the Spa City on Labor Day Weekend with a great lineup of free music plus food trucks and brewski. Headliners for the two-day festival September 3 – 4 include the Ghost Town Blues Band, Reba Russell, and BB Queen, acco...

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The dedication of a room in the Hot Springs Convention Center named in honor of the late baseball historian and Hot Springs community leader Mike Dugan will be the opening event Saturday, August 28, of the 2021 Hot Springs Baseball Weekend. “Mike was a tire...

(PHOTO CAPTION: Contestants take part in gaming tournament at previous Spa-Con.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — A competitive video game tournament with cash prizes has been added to the schedule for Spa-Con V, the comics and pop culture convention scheduled for the Hot Springs Conventio...

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — A series of three concerts featuring big-band orchestras will be held this fall in Horner Hall at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Sponsored by Visit Hot Springs, the Big Band Concert Series will feature the Harry James Orchestra on Saturday, October 9; t...

Hot Springs, AR - On Saturday, July 3rd, from 11:00am – 3:00pm on Arlington Lawn, Hot Springs National Park will be hosting BARK Ranger Day. This event is part of the park’s year-long celebration to commemorate its 100th anniversary as a national park. National parks are exciting places for pet...

(Photo Caption: Funkytown.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Memphis funk band Funkytown will provide the music Thursday (June 24) for the last of four free public concerts in the 2021 Bridge Street LIVE! events in Hot Springs’ newly enlarged Bridge Street Entertainment District. Hot...

(Photo Caption: Evan Alvarado of the The Irie Lions.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Fayetteville-based reggae band the Irie Lions will provide the music Thursday (June 17) for the third in a series of free public concerts in the new Bridge Street entertainment District in downtown Hot S...

(Photo Caption: Arkansauce.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Arkansauce, a genre-hopping string band from Northwest Arkansas that was named Monday night as Bluegrass Artist of the Year at the Arkansas Country Music Awards, and Little Rock’s Adam Faucett will provide the music Thursday...

OAKLAWN ANNOUNCES MONUMENTAL SHIFT IN ITS RACING CALENDAR HOT SPRINGS, AR (June 7, 2021) – In yet another historic move for the 117-year-old track, Oaklawn will now add December race dates to its calendar and host a 66-day season from Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 – Sunday, May 8, 2022. “For many yea...

39th Annual Grassroots Bass-Fishing Championship to be held in Hot Springs for Record Sixth Time HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (June 3, 2021) – Major League Fishing, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced Thursday that the 39th annual Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be...