Press Releases | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

DATE: September 28, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Lake Hamilton is soon to be the setting for the most important bass fishing event ever held and Hot Springs residents are being asked to fly their American flags as a sign of patriotism.

DATE: September 25, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Twelve Hot Springs residents, including Traci Berry, the trails coordinator for Visit Hot Springs, have been nominated as 2026 finalists for the Stars of the Industry Awards by the Arkansas Hospitality Association.

DATE: September 17, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — It’s halfway to the 24th edition of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on 98-foot Bridge Street in downtown Hot Springs, and everyone who wants to be a part of it can start signing up.

The famed pagoda atop Hot Springs Mountain in Hot Springs National Park is perfect for viewing the fall foliage of the Ouachita Mountains surrounding the city. DATE:

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DATE: September 3, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs’ Deluca’s Pizza … has been voted the Best Pizza in the South by readers of The Local Palate, a lifestyle magazine based in Charleston, S.C., that covers the entire South.

DATE: September 2, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The annual free public Hot Springs Labor Day fireworks display scheduled for Sunday on Lake Hamilton has been canceled because of the county-wide burn ban.

DATE: August 30, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Registration opens Sunday, September 6, for a series of exciting field trips scheduled as part of the Inaugural Birding Festival of the South, Presented by Oaklawn Hot Springs. The festival will be held October 8 – 10 in Hot Springs.

DATE: August 20, 2026 … HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Samuel Henderson, age 12, can sound exactly like more than 120 different birds. From a robin to a Great Horned Owl to a Red Tailed Hawk to some species you may never have heard — or even heard of — Samuel can duplicate their calls.

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The annual free public Hot Springs Labor Day fireworks display will be held Sunday, September 6, at dark on Lake Hamilton.