There’s always something happening in Springdale! With great things to do and see for ages young and old, Springdale has earned its reputation as the place to be. While you are in Springdale for the 66th Annual Rodeo of the Ozarks (rodeooftheozarks.com) here are some other ideas for your vacation.

Newest to the list is the 7,500-seat Arvest Ballpark. Home to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team, the ballpark is home to 70 exciting Texas League games each summer. It’s great family fun with fireworks after every home Friday game.

If family fun on a warm summer night at the ballpark doesn't fit your schedule, then consider the region’s only ice skating rink at the Jones Center for Families. You can skate at this spectacular family center on Springdale’s east side.

You can take a trip back in time every Friday and Saturday from April through September on a beautifully restored Arkansas & Missouri Railroad passenger train. The train winds its way over trestles and through a tunnel through the picturesque Boston Mountains.

Springdale’s Arts Center of the Ozarks, the region’s top community theater, always delights the region with its summer musical. For over 35 years, the ACO has been at the heart of the arts in Northwest Arkansas. The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History highlights the real shapers of Ozark history - the everyday men, women, and children who lived in our towns and rural communities.

The award-winning Springdale Aquatic Center in beautiful Murphy Park is just one jewel in the city’s crown of parks. The Tyson Sports Complex and J.B. Hunt Park offer acres of sports recreation opportunity as well as pavilions and green space perfect for family reunions and picnics. Rather eat your meal indoors? Then consider a wide array of Springdale restaurants that deliver friendly service and meals from chicken to oriental and everything in between.