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Upcoming Events in Hope Arkansas


May

2 - 3 Balloons of Hope - Hot air balloon races Friday and Saturday mornings, destination is Hope Municipal Airport. Balloon glows are Friday and Saturday nights at Hope Fair Park. Activities: classic car show, antique autos, tractors and engines; arts and crafts booths, food concessions, live music and entertainment at Fair Park. Event is growing each year, daytime tethered balloon rides available this year. RV parking available. Sponsored by Sentimental Journey to Southwestern Proving Ground Organization.

Address: Hope Fair Park , Hope, Arkansas
Ph: (870) 777-7500 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: hopetourism@cablelynx.com
Web: www.sjspg.org
Fee: Free

3 Annual Hope Chamber of Commerce Free Bluegrass Festival - The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce has three Bluegrass events each year. All three are free events and feature national, regional, and local Bluegrass acts. The winter Bluegrass show is held in February. The Bluegrass Festival is generally Mother's Day week-end in May, and the fall show is in November.

Address: Washington State Park, 1874 Courthouse Lawn , Hope, Arkansas
Ph: (870) 777-3640 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: hopeark@arkansas.net
Web: www.hopemelonfest.com
Fee: Free, fee for city RV park

August

24 - 26 Annual Hope Watermelon Festival - Festival celebrates Hope's legendary watermelon -- over 200 booths of arts & crafts, music, food, melon eating contest, seed-spitting contest, children's events, gospel concert.

Address: Fair Park , Hope, Arkansas
Ph: (870) 777-3640 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: hopeark@arkansas.net
Web: www.hopemelonfest.com
Fee: Free, $2 parking fee

Attractions and Upcoming Events


Hope Visitor Center & Museum

Information center and museum housed in the restored Missouri-Pacific Railroad depot; includes exhibits on former President Clinton'

Hope, AR Museums

Clinton Center & Birthplace

Credit Cards Accepted: MasterCard, Visa Food Service/Picnic Area Available Directions: From I-30 go south to downtown Hope; Ark. 278 & 2nd Street The first home of President Bill Clinton; listed on the National Register of Historic Places; focuses on the 1940s and 1950s;

Hope, AR Historic Homes

Hope Country Club

Course Access: Private
Holes: 18
Reserve Advance Tee Times: 3

Hope, AR Golf Courses

Things to do near Hope, AR

Bradley County Veterans' Museum

For over 140 years, Bradley County's sons and daughters have served their country in times of peace and war. Their stories an...

Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery

Used as a campground by a number of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana units between late 1861 and early 1863. Many soldiers died ...

Camden Driving & Garden Tours

Directions: Chamber Of Commerce Office Self-guided driving tour of homes; private garden tours; reservations required for ga...

Grant County Museum & Heritage Village

Directions: U.S. 270 in Sheridan to Ark. 46 Extensive collection of Civil War artifacts; restored Depression-era cafe; col...

Klipsch Museum

A museum dedicated to the life and achievements of the late Paul W. Klipsch, a Hope resident and an audio engineer who manufa...