Press Releases

Plan your escape to the new musical about the choices we make – and the people we become – once we’ve had a change in latitude. Read More

Arkansas Cornbread Festival gives back to its host neighborhood Read More

Sponsored by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB)” and the North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (NLRCVB), Big Boo!seum Bash takes place Thursday, October 24, 2019, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Read More

THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE FOUR TOPS, originally scheduled to perform at Robinson Performance Hall on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, has been moved to Monday, March 9, 2020 ​due to a non-life-threatening medical issue affecting one of the artists. Read More

Members of the media are invited to RibFest 2019 where Little Rock’s best rib teams will compete against one another. Read More

LITTLE ROCK – WICKED, Arkansas’ most popular musical, will return to Little Rock’s Robinson Performance Hall January 1-19, 2020. Read More

Little Rock’s Riverfront Park will soon be home to a new plaza featuring a sculpture which pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of Arkansas ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. Read More

n one of the highest volume seasons in its history, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) hosted 112 meetings and conferences June-August 2019, representing attendance of 60,923 people and a direct economic impact to the city of nearly $20 million*, according to LRCVB President and CEO Gretchen Hall. Read More

AUGUST 19, 2019 (Little Rock, Ark.) – On August 30 – September 2, 12 equine organizations from across the state will come together to raise funds for Arkansas Children’s Hospital as the 56th Annual Arkansas State Championship Horse Show returns to the Arkansas State Fairgrounds and Barton Coliseum for its 56th year! Read More

Since the City of Little Rock passed an ordinance to allow the River Market District to implement an Entertainment District in a portion of the neighborhood, there has been a flurry of activity to get ready for the launch on August 23. Read More

Little Rock, AR, August 13, 2019­ – The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Victoria Ramirez as its new Executive Director. Read More

Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President and CEO Gretchen Hall has been named Secretary/Treasurer for the 2019-2020 Board of Directors of Destinations International (DI), according to Craig Davis, DI Chair. Read More

ATA Martial Arts, the world’s largest organization dedicated to teaching martial arts to all ages, is gearing up for its annual Worlds event July 8 to 14 in downtown Little Rock. Read More

Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots are bringing their special brand of crazy fun to Robinson Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has finalized a Promoter Agreement with AWAKENING EVENTS to provide exclusive rights to book and promote ticketed concerts in the First Security Amphitheater in Riverfront Park downtown. Read More

Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President and CEO Gretchen Hall was awarded the 2019 Arkansas Tourism Person of the Year honor at the 45th Governor’s Conference on Tourism February 26, 2019, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Read More

As the official destination marketing organization for the City of Little Rock, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) debuts two new destination videos highlighting urban and outdoor attributes within the contemporary capital city. Read More

he Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has released its 2018 annual report, reflecting the destination’s most recent performance as a leisure and business travel destination. Read More

– Paradise Advertising & Marketing has been selected as the agency of record for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB), the official destination marketing organization for Arkansas’s capital city. Paradise, an award-winning, full-service integrated advertising agency with experts in the tourism and destination marketing industry, will work with local Little Rock agency Mangan Holcomb Partners (MHP) to increase Little Rock’s leisure and business visitation by promoting the city’s rich history, vibrant culture and exceptional dining scene to leisure travelers, meetings and conventions planners, eco-adventure enthusiasts, and sports groups. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) launched a new partnership program designed to bring more meeting and convention business to town. Read More