Northwest Arkansas
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Springdale offers planners a combination of affordability, authenticity, accessibility, and experience, according to Jared Sullivan, director of communications and marketing for Explore Springdale. “Plus, we offer added value through available incentive grant funding for qualified groups,” he says. “We also have easy access across the region, flexible venues, and a revitalized downtown. Host an event, then take your attendees to a Minor League Baseball game, on a scenic train ride, or on a variety of outdoor adventures.”
Springdale has more than 1,500 guest rooms. The city’s largest venue is the 206-room Holiday Inn & Northwest Arkansas Convention Center, which features 61,000 square feet of function space, including 23 meeting rooms and the 10,952-square-foot Arkansas Ballroom, which seats 1,800 people. The 102-room Hampton Inn and Suites Springdale is directly across the parking lot from the center. The 119-room Home2 Suites by Hilton Springdale features 4,080 square feet of event space, including two meeting rooms. Set to open in early 2027, Hotel Sundry, a Hilton Tapestry property, is expected to have 113 guest rooms and approximately 3,000 square feet of meeting space, according to Explore Springdale.
Offsite venues include The Apollo on Emma, a downtown venue in a renovated theater with a ballroom seating 400 guests, additional inside rooms, and a garden patio for up to 250 seated guests; the Jones Center, with a 340-seat auditorium and other meeting rooms; Arvest Ballpark, with suites for up to 55 people and a party deck for 100; and Heroncrest Event Center, with a 7,300-square-foot great hall and 6,000 square feet of lawn and patio space. Sassafras Springs Vineyard & Winery offers a variety of event venues, including the Stables, which seats 400 inside and 300 on the veranda, plus The Lodge and The Retreat, each with four guest rooms.
Shiloh Square offers outdoor gathering space for festivals, receptions, and other events in a walkable, revitalized downtown with a new outdoor concert stage at Luther George Park.
