Celebrate Hot Springs’ famous water resources and meet the people who help protect the thermal waters.
Hot Springs National Park will be hosting the Hot Springs Water Festival on Saturday, October 26, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM on Arlington Lawn near historic Bathhouse Row.
The Hot Springs Water Festival is a celebration of the park’s famous water resources and the people and organizations that help to protect them. Hot Springs National Park is home to a wealth of water resources, including the 143°F thermal springs, the cold-water spring systems, and several waterways inside the national park boundary.
This year’s event also will feature several conservation groups that manage and monitor watersheds in the Ouachita Mountain region, including the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission; US Army Corps of Engineers; Coast Guard Auxiliary; United States Forest Service; and United States Geological Survey. Art outreach will be provided by the Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab, Garland County Library, and Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute.
The public is invited to this free, family-friendly event. Booths will feature spring water taste testing; water coloring arts; water science demonstrations; and outdoor activities. Visitors will meet the scientists, rangers, and volunteers who help protect the park’s famous thermal water.
No registration is required. For more information, please contact the park at HOSP_Park_Information@nps.gov About Hot Springs National Park: Established as a federal reservation in 1832 to protect the unique geothermal spring water and associated lands for public health, wellness, and enjoyment. In 1921, the area became a national park with the same mission; preservation of the 47 hot springs that come out of the Hot Springs Mountain and the historic resources built for visitor enjoyment of the hot springs. Find them at NPS.gov/hosp, on Facebook.com: HotSpringsNPS, and Instagram: HotSpringsNPS.
