 | White River Celebration 32nd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival Celebrate Hope's legendary watermelons during the 32nd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival Aug. 7-10 in Fair Park. More than 200 booths of arts & crafts, music, melon eating and seed-spitting contests, hillbilly horseshoes, conventional horseshoe tournament, antique engine show, gospel show, sports car show, 5K run, softball tournament, melon judging, and dog show.
Fair Park
Phone: 870-777-3640
Web site: www.hopemelonfest.com
E-mail:hopemelonfest@yahoo.com |  |
Swimming, Biking and Running The 11th Annual First Security Kids Triathlon in Conway offers a fun way to promote physical fitness while allowing kids to compete. Each competitor receives a tee-shirt and a medal goes to all who complete the course. This event is SO cool it’s even been featured on Nickelodeon. Open to children ages 7 to 15, the triathlon includes swimming, biking and running. There is no race day registration so be sure and register early. You can even register online. Date of the event is Aug. 9 with packet pick-up that day at the University of Central Arkansas Farris Center from 6:15 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. Packets can also be picked-up on Aug. 8 at The Ride from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Check the Web site for directions on where to go for the state of the race.
UCA Campus
Phone: 501-450-7533
Web site: www.ConwayKidsTri.com
E-mail:ironmann@conwaycorp.net |  |
80th Annual Montgomery County Fair Chuckwagon Races Splash the Summer Away It’s August in Arkansas and it’s hot. The very best way to beat the heat, and have a great time while doing it, is to visit one of the water parks. The state’s original park Willow Springs -- it’s been around since 1928 – is still going strong. Located in southeast Little Rock, it includes a 400-foot waterslide, a large kiddie pool, water volleyball, and other water activities.
Wild River Country in North Little Rock is the state's largest water park with a long list of attractions. Areas with names such as Cyclone, Vertigo, the Sidewinder, River Rapids, the Vortex and Black and White Lighting let you know this is a high energy place. The Lazy River plus the Tad and Wave Pools provide laid-back fun.
In Hot Springs check out Crystal Falls, sister park to Magic Springs Theme Park. Here you'll find the Crystal Cove wave pool, the High Sierra Slide Tower, and the Kodiak Canyon Adventure River, or you can just drift along the Kodiak Canyon Lazy River, wiling away the day. New this year is the Rapid Falls Raceway, 50-feet high, 310-feet long and six lanes of racing fun. These aren’t all. Click here to find out about others.
Willow Springs
3903 Willow Springs Road
Phone: 501-888-4148
Web site: www.willowsprings.net
E-mail:info@willowsprings.net
Wild River Country
Interstate 40 & Crystal Hill Road
Phone: 501-753-8600
Web site: www.wildrivercountry.com
E-mail:info@wildrivercountry.com
Crystal Falls
1701 U.S. 70 East
Phone: 501-624-0100
Web site: www.magicsprings.com |  |
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