ARKANSAS: local coronavirus closures

ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — The coronavirus disease, COVID-19, a pandemic, is forcing disruption for planned events and daily routines across the country, and world. The World Health Organization recommends aggressive action to cut down on the spread of the disease. Here is what Arkansas is doing as a proactive measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

This list will be updated.

BUSINESSES:

Arvest Ballpark front office, ticket office and Team Store are closed beginning Friday, March 13
Bentonville Community Center is closed until further notice
Bentonville Downtown Activity Center is closed until further notice
Pea Ridge National Military Park Visitor Center will close beginning March 18 until further notice. The tour road and hiking and horseback trails will remain open.
Rogers Aquatic Center will be closed for the rest of the 2020 season
Rogers Museum will be closed until further notice
Shiloh Museum will close to the public and suspend all events from March 16 on
Springdale Public Library has closed until further notice
Springdale Senior Center will be closed to activities until further notice
Terra Studios is closing the Art Park, Studios, and Gallery to the public
Tontitown Water Department public entrance closed until further notice. Drive through/drop box is open.
Washington County Library System is closed until further notice
Washington Regional Center for Exercise suspended operations. The agency will evaluate re-opening on a week-by-week basis.
Wilson Park Pool will remain closed for the 2020 season

CONCERTS:

Arlo Guthrie 20/20 Tour: Featuring Alice’s Restaurant with Folk Uke rescheduled for Oct. 4, 8 p.m. at the Walton Arts Center
Dave Matthews Band at the Walmart AMP for September 22 is rescheduled to September 21, 2021
Delta Roots Music Festival in Helena is canceled
Gulley Park Concert Series is canceled for 2020
Levitt AMP Fort Smith Music Series for July – September is postponed to Summer 2021
Maren Morris at the Walmart AMP on October 9 is rescheduled to June 5, 2021

EVENTS:

Bentonville Parks & Recreations is suspending all youth sports programs until further notice
Bikes, Blues & BBQ on September 23 – 26 is canceled
Centerton Day is canceled
Christmas Honors at the Fort Smith National Cemetery on December 2 and 5 is canceled
City of Fayetteville suspended spring events and programs at parks facilities until further notice
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce has postponed all events until further notice
The Hot Cocoa Crawl on November 28 is canceled
Jewels of Giving Gala for November 13 is canceled
Lights of the Ozarks parade and tree lighting November 20 will be virtual
Lincoln Apple Festival in October is canceled
More Than Pink Walk Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley events on September 12 and October 3 will be modified to virtual events
Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week Spring 2020 will be combined with NWA Fashion Week Fall 2020 in October.
Oktoberfest on the Square in Fayetteville on October 18 is canceled
Opera in the Ozarks summer season for 2020 is canceled
Oz Trails Off-Road event October 9 – 11 is canceled
Re-enactment of the Trial of Babe Beard at the Fort Smith National Historic Site is postponed
Rogers Parks and Recreation has suspended all sports programs until further notice
Springdale Parks and Recreation canceled Youth and Adult Summer Basketball leagues, and Youth Flag Football season
The Steel Horse Rally in Fort Smith has been rescheduled to May 7 & 8, 2021
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas’ has suspended future concerts
War Eagle Fair October 15 – 18 is postponed to October 14 – 17, 2021
Wine & Roses Gala on November 21 is canceled
Winston P. Wilson and Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Championships will be rescheduled for the fall
Zombie Crawl in Eureka Springs on October 24 is canceled

SPORTS:

2020 Masters Tournament has been rescheduled to November 9 – 15. The Augusta National Women’s Amateur has been canceled.
NCAA canceled all fall tournaments
SEC says the fall football season will begin September 26
Northwest Arkansas Naturals have canceled all 2020 season games
The University of Arkansas Razorback football season set to begin September 26
XFL cancels regular-season games. Games resume in 2021.