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Historic Malco Theatre Announces Expansive July Schedule Featuring Nightly Magic and Special Guest Performances

July 8, 2026

Illusionist Jonathan Erlandson holds audiences spellbound with his magic. July features two exclusive one-night only guest performances. Photography…Daniel Nansel The Historic Malco Theatre is turning up the heat this summer with an action-packed July. Headlining the month is Arkansas’ Premier Magic & Illusion Show, starring illusionist Jonathan Erlandson. Pushing the boundaries of reality, this high-voltage spectacle, which includes illusion, sleight of hand, mind-reading, impossible stunts, and guest aerial acrobats, will

Summer Continues to Thrive at The Garland County Library

July 8, 2026

Raise the Glass – Bacchus Bash

July 8, 2026

Join Friends of Hot Springs National Park in celebration of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and the arts, by raising your glass to help ‘raise the glass’ for the Maurice Bathhouse. Eight Bacchus heads adorn the walls of the historic 3rd-floor Roycroft den under the large stained-glass ceiling. The Friends will host the first-ever Raise the Glass Bacchus Bash on Thursday, August 20, from 6:30 to 9 PM at The Vapors Live, 315

11-Year-Old Photographer: A Look into the Mind

July 6, 2026

By Cora Fisher I am Cora Fisher. I am eleven years old, and though I have wanted to for many years, I have just started photography last December. I have been interested for as long as I can remember. I would mess with my mother’s camera and take pictures of my parents, making them pose and create funny expressions. I have now turned that dream into reality. The very first thing that made

Spa City’s Filmmaker Lisa Cole Wins Special Award at Bentonville Film Festival

July 2, 2026

(l-r) Lisa Cole (Writer, Director, Producer), Harley Grey (star), Emmy Perry (co-star), Barbara Lettieri (Producer). Submitted photo. Writer-director Lisa Cole announces that Filthy, her short film, has won the Special Jury Award at the 12th Bentonville Film Festival following its world premiere. The film stars Emmy Award winner Loretta Devine and is Executive Produced by Caren Spruch of Planned Parenthood and Ivana de Maria of Dalia Empower. Filthy follows 13-year-old Cass as she transforms her

The Garland County Library’s Summer Reading Program has expanded to include amazing prizes for adults, too. This year’s theme is “Unearth a Story.”

July 2, 2026

Adult prizes for those 18+ include a backyard fire pit, Nintendo Switch 2, Superior Bathhouse Brewery Gift Card, mini espresso machine, Hot Springs National Park gift basket, photography session, Samsung Galaxy tablet, and many more awesome rewards. The prize drawing is August 3, 2026, and the program ends on July 31st, so you’ll want to get started asap. How it works: Every 10 days, readers can pick up a small prize and a

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June 3, 2026

“Moku Playland” Photo of Kate Zunick Courtesy of Hot Springs Sister City Kate Zunick relaxes in one of the most beloved features of the Moku Playland exhibit — a giant wooden “hot springs” tub filled with hundreds of smooth wooden balls inspired by the bubbling thermal waters of Hot Springs. Hidden somewhere among the balls is a special surprise: a uniquely shaped “chicken” ball that children and families love trying to spot during their

A One-of-a-Kind Wooden Play Experience Arrives in Downtown Hot Springs

June 3, 2026

Moku Playland Pop-Up Opens June 1 with Interactive, Screen-Free Fun for Families Families and visitors to downtown Hot Springs will have the opportunity to experience a unique style of hands-on play this summer as Moku Playland opens June 1 for a special month-long pop-up at 831 Central Avenue. Open Thursday-Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Moku Playland is an interactive wooden play experience featuring handcrafted play structures, imaginative activity

World Championship Bathtub Races Set for June 6

June 3, 2026

The Hot Springs Fire Department entry nears the finish line in the 2025 Running of the Tubs. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs The lineup is complete for the 2026 Stueart Pennington World Championship Running of the Tubs bathtub races through historic downtown Hot Springs. The race starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. “We’ve got 26 tubs entered, and that’s about as many as we can squeeze in,” Visit Hot Springs

Registration Opens for 8th Annual Gudrun Mountain Bike Festival

June 3, 2026

Registration is now open for the Eighth Annual Gudrun Mountain Bike Festival on Hot Springs’ acclaimed Northwoods Trails. The mountain bike extravaganza annually attracts hundreds of bikers of all abilities to Northwoods, which has been voted the No. 1 trail system in Arkansas six times. There are events geared for professionals, novice riders, and beginners alike. This year’s Gudrun Festival is being moved to October 23 – 25, two weeks

Independence Day Fireworks Display

June 3, 2026

Get ready for a show in the sky! Hot Springs’ 4th of July Fireworks display will be held Sat., July 4, on Lake Hamilton. Rain date will be Sunday, July 5. Get a front row seat to the magic in the area surrounding the Highway 7 bridge. The fireworks will be fired from barges in the middle of the lake on the east side of Highway 7 at the first Highway 7 bridge

Downtown Heats Up as Bridge Street LIVE Takes the Stage

June 3, 2026

Fans get with it as a member of the Manhattan band joins the crowd for fun in an earlier Bridge Street LIVE performance. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs Hot times in the downtown this June when Hot Springs’ tremendously popular series of free public Bridge Street LIVE concerts returns for the sixth year. The concerts, which are held each Thursday evening in June in the Bridge Street Entertainment District —

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