Spa Vlogger | What’s Happening in Hot Springs, Arkansas

There is no other musical group in the world quite like The Itinerant Locals, a Hot Springs duo made up of Zac Smith (tuba) and Cheryl Roorda (accordion).

Recently named one of the Top 10 Emerging Watercolorists in the Americas, Richard Stephens captures the people, architecture and natural beauty of Hot Springs in his masterful images.

The Hot Springs Farmers’ Market is one of only three urban farmers’ markets in the United States to be featured in the Summer 2006 issue of Taste of the South, a national quarterly food magazine. The market operates Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings from 6 to 11 a.m. in the Transportation Plaza near Orange Street. For more information, call 321-6806.

The annual Big Butt BBQ Cook Off draws teams of smokers from near and far to Hot Springs, and thousands of barbecue lovers come to sample the award-winning entries in what is becoming one of the south’s finest food events.

Hot Springs National Park is the only urban National Park in the United States. Built around 47 hot mineral springs, this beautiful and unique spot attracts millions of visitors each year who come to bathe, walk the nature trails, examine the classic architecture, and study the history of this magical place that was once thought to hold the Fountain of Youth.

It’s no accident that 3 million people a year are making the journey to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Steve Arrison, Executive Director of the city’s Advertising & Promotion Commission, has the job of taking Hot Springs to the world, and of bringing the world to Hot Springs.

The annual Hot Springs Jazz Fest gives music lovers a weekend filled with food, fun, and world-class entertainment.

“We Bathe The World” has long been a popular slogan to advertise world-renowned Bath House Row, located in the downtown historical district of Hot Springs National Park. For years, a local businessman named Stueart Pennington had the idea of putting bath tubs on wheels and racing them down Central Avenue, in the heart of the bathing district. After Stueart’s recent death, city leaders decided to make his vision a reality and the 1st Annual Stueart Pennington Running of the Tubs was held in downtown Hot Springs. It was a huge success, with thousands of people turning out to cheer for their favorite tubs and enjoy the festive atmosphere.