City of North Little Rock

So You Think You Can Sing?
2023-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | North Heights Community Center, 4801 Allen Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States
Community Karaoke

Admission is $1 AND a donation of unexpired, non-perishable food item

Burns Park Pickleball Courts Opening
2023-11-08 10:00 - 10:30 | Burns Park Pickleball Courts, 12 Funland Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States
The City of North Little Rock is excited to announce the opening of the new Burns Park Pickleball complex. The 12-court facility will provide much needed playing space for the growing number of pickleball advocates locally and throughout our state. “Pickleball is the fastest growing sport around. I am glad we now have such a nice, outdoor facility for the pickleball community to enjoy.” shared Mayor Hartwick. John Towne, with Divine Mercy Health Center, has scheduled the Arvest Big Dill Pickleball Tournament at the complex for November 17-19, 2023. Pickleball players, city officials and the community are invited to attend the ribbon cutting and tour the new complex. There will be a special announcement regarding Burns Park at the ribbon cutting.

About the Burns Park Pickleball Complex

Construction began in February of this year by JCon Incorporated and was delayed due to the March 31 tornado. The North Little Rock Engineering Department designed and oversaw the construction of the space. By completing the majority of the work in-house, the city saved a substantial amount of money. The total construction cost was $750,0000. Numerous city departments were involved in the construction of the facility:

Street: Hauled base material to the site to cut down on trucking costs.

Parks: Hauled base material to the site, assisted with coordination of all utilities.

Wastewater: Relocated service line from bathroom.

Electric: Provided the light fixtures on the courts and ran power to the facility.

Traffic: striped the parking lot

Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony
2023-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Argenta Plaza, 510 Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114, United States
Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Attendees asked to bring non-perishable food

Mayor Terry Hartwick along with several North Little Rock children will light the Christmas tree in Argenta Plaza this Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Three, special guests will accompany Mayor Hartwick along with members of Girl Scout Troops 6115 from North Little Rock. The Girl Scout Troops along with members of the North Little Rock Kiwanis Club and First Assembly of God in North Little Rock will be collecting non-perishable food to share with those in need in our community. “We set a goal of $5,000 to collect at the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony in hopes to serve families in the North Little Rock School District, our unsheltered community and through the “Share Your Lunch” program.” stated Randy Jumper, Pastor at North Little Rock First Assembly. The community is invited to attend the Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season and bring non-perishable food items to donate to those in need.

Food Truck at Hays Center
2023-11-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Hays Senior Center, 401 W Pershing Blvd, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114, United States

Fire Station 8 Ribbon Cutting
2023-11-06 10:00 - 10:30 | NLR Fire Station 8, 501 W Military Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States
Please join us as we open the NLR Fire Department’s new Station 8 in Burns Park!

STEAM Festival
2023-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 | North Heights Community Center, 4801 Allen Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics – hands on activities for the whole family!

STEM Stations – Art Projects – Game Challenges – Food – Music – Much more!

Museum of Discovery — Innovation Hub

Fire Station 8 Ribbon Cutting - Rescheduled for Nov 6
2023-11-03 10:00 - 10:30 | NLR Fire Station 8, 501 W Military Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States
Please join us as we open the NLR Fire Department’s new Station 8 in Burns Park!

This event has been rescheduled for Monday, November 6th at 10 am.

Halloween at Rose City
2023-10-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Rose City Community Center, 400 Rose Lane, North Little Rock, AR, 72117, United States
Trick or Treat Drive Thru!

Halloween at North Heights
2023-10-31 18:00 - 20:00 | North Heights Community Center, 4801 Allen Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States
Food, Fun, Games, and Candy!

Halloween at Sherman Park
2023-10-31 17:30 - 20:00 | Sherman Park Community Center, 624 Beech Street, North Little Rock, AR, 72117, United States
Drive through OR Walk through Trick or Treating

Halloween at Glenview
2023-10-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Glenview Community Center, 4800 E 19th Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72117, United States
Halloween fun for all ages to enjoy!

Spook House – Bounce House – Monster Mash Dance – Trick or Treat Stations – Costume Contest

Halloween at the Libraries
2023-10-31 16:00 - 18:30
FOUR events to choose from…

National Drug Take Back
2023-10-28 10:00 - 14:00 | McCain Mall, 3929 McCain Blvd, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72116, United States
The National Rx Drug Take Back will be held this Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 10am – 2pm. NLRPD Officers will be accepting your unused, expired, or unwanted prescription medication in the South parking lot at McCain Mall (3929 McCain Blvd).

If you can’t make it to our Rx Drug Take Back…Remember you can dispose of your medications in our permanent drop box located in the lobby area of the Police Department (1 Justice Center Drive) 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Animal Adoption Mobile Unit (Pulaski County)
2023-10-28 10:00 - 14:00
will be at Fall Festival in Pulaski County (3201 W Roosevelt Rd – LR, AR)

RV Park 15th Anniversary Celebration
2023-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Downtown Riverside RV Park, 250 S Locust Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114, United States

Food Box Giveaway
2023-10-26 13:00 - 14:00
When: 1 pm UNTIL the last box is gone – First Come, First ServeWhere: New Hope Baptist Church – 1821 Edmonds St – North Little Rock, AR 72117

City Council Meeting
2023-10-23 18:00 - 19:00 | NLR City Hall Council Chambers, 300 Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114, United States
The North Little Rock City Council meets the 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The agenda is posted by Wednesday prior to the upcoming meeting.

Upcoming Council Agenda

Council Archives

You can watch our meetings on City Comcast Channel 11, AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, or the North Little Rock Government Facebook page.

Find out more about your North Little Rock City Council Members here.

A Day of Tennis with Luke Jensen
2023-10-23 08:30 - 19:30 | Burns Park Tennis Center, 4000 Joe K Poch Road, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72118, United States

Pink Out 2023
2023-10-21 09:00 - 14:00 | Sherman Park Community Center, 624 Beech Street, North Little Rock, AR, 72117, United States
Pink Out 2023 Breast Cancer Awareness

Activities include:

Awareness Spirit Walk

Old School Basketball Game

PINKED OUT! Fashion Walk

Healthy Info Booths

Special Gust Speaker – Verlancia Tucker (Founder and Executive Director, BOHEMIA Cares)

Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
2023-10-16 17:00 - 17:30 | North Little Rock Community Center, 2700 Willow Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114-2228, United States
The Parks and Recreation Commission meets the third Monday (the following Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) of the month.

A listing of the scheduled meeting dates, locations, and members can be found here.

Movies in the Park
2023-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Rose City Community Center, 400 Rose Lane, North Little Rock, AR, 72117, United States
Join us for our FREE Movies in the Park on Saturday, October 14th at Rose City Community Center (400 Rose Lane) for Elemental at 8pm (gates open at 7:30pm). This event is an outdoor event; bring your lawn chair, blanket, pillow. Popcorn, snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.

National Night Out
2023-10-14 15:00 - 17:00
NLR Participates in National Night Out

North Little Rock, Arkansas (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)….. Tuesday, October 3, 2023 is National Night Out! This annual event is a community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to help make our neighborhoods safer and improve the quality of life. Cookouts, block parties, children’s events and ice cream socials will occur simultaneously throughout North Little Rock. Included in this release are neighborhood associations in North Little Rock that have organized and will be hosting events. The community is welcome to join a National Night Out event in their neighborhood. The following neighborhood organizations have committed to participating in North Little Rock’s National Night Out.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

Ward 2

Melrose Community Outreach, 3-5pm, 807 Willow St. Activities: drive through block party. Contact: Tammy Small, 501-541-3703.

Dogtown Throwdown/Blessing of the Animals
2023-10-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Blackberry Market Argenta, 315 Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114, United States
The NLR Animal Shelter mobile unit will be onsite during this event with plenty of animals up for adoption.

The Blessing of the Animals will begin at 10am

City Girls Run, 2K Run/Walk
2023-10-14 08:00 - 12:00 | North Little Rock Riverfront Park, 100 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Fit2Live Program teams up to host City Girls Run, 2K Run/Walk

North Little Rock, Arkansas (Monday October 2, 2023)…The City of North Little Rock Fit2Live Program has teamed up with ARORA and the North Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department to host the 2nd Annual “CITY GIRLS RUN”, 2K Run/Walk at the North Little Rock Riverfront Park at 8:00 am on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The race will begin at 8:00 am at Riverfront Park Drive in North Little Rock and participants will enter the park and follow the route of signs along the Arkansas River Trail.

“We are excited to welcome race participants to our event again this year. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide a community for anyone who has been impacted by breast cancer. Whether you are in treatment, celebrating survivorship, a family member, friend or loved one, we hope you will join us and be part of our collective efforts to bring awareness and end breast cancer forever,” said LaKaisha Shelby, Director of the Fit2Live Program in the City of North Little Rock. Everyone in the community is invited to participate! After the race, attendees are invited to enjoy a FREE brunch, a kid’s corner with a bounce house, as well as music perform by Rodney Block & The R&B Collectives. KOKY’s Sonta Jean will be hosting live for everyone from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Registration is free for anyone wanting to participate.

Register HERE

Fit2Live Program

Fit2Live is an initiative aimed at engaging community leaders and organizations to improve residents’ nutrition and increase their physical activity. The Fit2Live initiative was created in 2009 by the City of North Little Rock and the North Little Rock School District to address the obesity epidemic in our city and make the healthy choice the easy choice for our residents.

Event Contact:

LaKaisha Shelby, Director of Fit2Live, lshelby@nlr.ar.gov, 501-975-8628

REGISTER

Arkansas Open Disc Golf Tournament
2023-10-14 00:00 - 2023-10-15 23:59 | Stone Links Park, 110 Hwy 391, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72117, United States

Unsheltered Outreach Fair
2023-10-13 10:00 - 15:00 | North Little Rock Riverfront Park, 100 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
The City of North Little Rock is sponsoring an Outreach Fair for the unsheltered community on Friday, October 13, 2023 from 10 am – 3 pm at Riverfront Park, 120 Riverfront Park Drive in North Little Rock. The purpose of the Outreach Fair is to share resources to our unsheltered community and improve the quality of life for citizens needing assistance. Numerous community organizations and sponsors have stepped up to contribute to the event. Lunch will be provided at the event, free physical/mental health screenings, a mobile shower unit, hygiene items, shave and haircuts, assistance applying for an Arkansas identification card, and the mobile Arkansas Workforce Center will also be on site. Assistance will be available for alcohol and opioid addiction, securing Rock Region Metro Bus passes, signing up for health insurance, and a clothing bus.

The following businesses, organizations and individuals have contributed to the Unsheltered Outreach Fair: Arkansas Workforce Centers, Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation, Baptist Health Community Outreach, Chick- fil-a, Central Arkansas Library System, Department of Veterans Affairs – HCHV Outreach, First North Little Rock, Ideal Option Arkansas, Jefferson Comprehensive Care Systems, Incorporated, Legendary Institute, Lindsey’s Hospitality House, Maverick Transportation, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in NLR, Junior League of North Little Rock, North Little Rock School District, Recycle Bikes for Kids, River City Ministry, Seis Puentes Hispanic Outreach, The Innovation Hub, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock eLearning, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Psychiatric Research Institute, William F. Laman Public Library System and Woodland International Research Group,.

For more information on the Unsheltered Outreach Fair or to schedule an interview, please contact NLR Police Officer Shay Cobbs, Liaison to the Unsheltered for the City of North Little Rock at NLRunsheltered@nlr.ar.gov.

NLR FD Fire Fest
2023-10-10 19:00 - 21:00
NLR Fire Department’s Fire Fest will be held at the McCain Mall south parking lot.

SO MANY FUN ACTIVITIES:

Kid’s Combat Challenge

Fun, FOOD, and Games

Fire Department Displays

Meet your local firefighters

and more

North Little Rock, Arkansas (Monday, October 9, 2023)… The North Little Rock Fire Department is hosting the 2023 Fire Fest event on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in the south parking lot of McCain Mall, 3929 McCain Boulevard, North Little Rock between the hours of 7:00 – 9:00 pm. The North Little Rock Fire Department (NLRFD) in conjunction with members of the Maumelle, Little Rock, Oak Grove, Sherwood, Arch Street, Gravel Ridge, Scott, Runyan Acers and Camp Robinson Fire Departments along with MEMS, the North Little Rock Police Department (NLRPD),and the Arkansas Game and Fish (AGFC). We are excited to gather and celebrate Fire Prevention Month by displaying fire apparatus, offering a kid’s firefighter challenge course for ages 5-13, and enjoy free food provided by First Security Bank to the first 500 people. Attendees can also participate in the following at Fire Fest: face painting by the North Little Rock Mayor’s Youth Council, tips from the American Red Cross, visit with the Recruiting Departments from the NLRFD and NLRPD, a First-Aid table by the North Little Rock High School Med Pro Class, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Community Impact, North Little Rock Animal Shelter Mobile Adoption Unit, North Little Rock Tourism, William F. Laman Library Mobile Library, MeTv, and 1-800-BOARDUP will all be on site.

This year’s theme is: “Cooking Safety Starts with YOU”. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, according to statistics from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA):

United States fire departments responded to an estimated average of 158,400 home structure fires per year started by cooking activities between 2017 and 2021.

These fires caused an average of 470 deaths and 4,150 reported injuries annually.

Ranges or cooktops were involved in the 53% of reported home cooking fires, 88% of cooking fire deaths and 74% of cooking fire injuries.

Unattended cooking was the leading cause of cooking fires and casualties.

Please contact Captain Chris Patton, Fire Marshal for the North Little Rock Fire Department, for more information at cpatton@nlr.ar.gov or by phone, 501-680-2624.

Animal Adoption Mobile Unit (McCain Mall)
2023-10-10 19:00 - 21:00
will be at Fire Fest at McCain Mall (3929 McCain Blvd – NLR, AR)

Planning Commission Meeting
2023-10-10 16:00 - 17:00
