Annual Community Events

January

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Week
  
• MLK Prayer Breakfast
  
• City-wide Prayer Service
  
• MLK Banquet
  
• MLK Gospel Fest
  
• Great Gathering
  
• MLK Parade
  
• 33rd Annual Eagles Et Cetera at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• Chamber of Commerce Banquet

February

• Hot Spring County Sweetheart Contest
  
• Girl Scout Cookie Sales Drive

March

• 4H Auction at 4H Youth Center
  
• Basketball State Tournament
  
• Spring Break at Lake Catherine & DeGray Lake Resort State Parks
  

April

• Easter Eggstasy at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• Easter Egg Hunt at Lake Catherine
  
• Dutch Oven Cooking Workshop at Lake Catherine & DeGray State Parks
  
• Blooming Weekend at Lake Catherine State Park

May

• Little League Baseball
  
• Backwoods Boogie
  
• Morrison Park Softball
  
• Full Moon Kayak Tour at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Full Moon Cruise at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• Memorial Day Mania at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Relay For Life at Claude Mann Stadium

June

• Brickfest
  
• Miss Brickfest Pageant, Malvern High School
  
• Brickfest Parade
  
• 5K Race
  
• National Trail Days at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Junior Fishing Fest at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• Take A Hike Weekend at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Full Moon Cruise at DeGray Lake Resort State Park

July

• Fireworks at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• Summer Celebration at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Island Festival at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• "Bugs, Slugs, and More!" Weekend at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Last Chance Day Camp at DeGray Lake Resort State Park

August

• Mammal Mania Weekend at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Full Moon Cruise at DeGray Lake Resort State Park
  
• Full Moon Kayak Tour at Lake Catherine State Park September
  
• End of Summer Blowout at Lake Catherine State Park
  
• Trash Bash at Lake Catherine State Park

September

• Hot Spring County Fair and Rodeo

October

• READ Haunted House on Locust Street, off Courthouse square
  
• Trick or Treat Main Street sponsored by Malvern Downtown Merchants
  
• Malvern High School Homecoming Parade

November

• Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at First United Methodist Church - Thanksgiving Day
  
• Thanksgiving-Get-Away at DeGray Lake Resort State Park

December

• Arkansas Midland Railroad Santa Train
  
• Malvern Christmas Parade sponsored by Malvern National Bank
  
• Annual Community Christmas Dinner at First United Methodist Church - December 25th