Editing Fort Smith, Arkansas (section)

==Attractions==
As the third largest city in western Arkansas, Fort Smith offers many activities and attractions. Fort Smith's theater and event venues regularly host major concerts and touring theater companies.

===Event venues===
* Riverfront Amphitheater - Located next to the Arkansas River, the Riverfront Amphitheater represents one-third of the River Park Complex.
* Fort Smith Convention Center, with 140,000 square feet of space, is one of the largest convention centers in the region, second only to Little Rock's Statehouse Convention Center, with 225,000 square feet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arkansas...so much to see and do. (Special Advertising Section)|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=PROF&sw=w&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA87741722&it=r&asid=f1dd75cf672fdaf0a81a900d618a7ffc|access-date=January 13, 2017|work=Meetings & Conventions|issue=7|date=June 2002|volume = 37|location=Educators Reference Complete|page=SS3}}</ref> Fort Smith Convention Center has more than {{convert|40000|sqft|m2|-2}} of exhibition space. Many trade shows, conventions, and other events are held here each year. The performing arts theater is home to the Fort Smith Symphony and has seating for 1,331 people.
* Kay Rodgers Park - site of the Expo Center, with {{convert|24000|sqft|m2|-2}} of meeting and exhibition space, and the Harper Arena, which is a covered open-air stadium that can seat 7,000 to 14,000 attendees for a variety of events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kayrodgerspark.org/index.php?page=facilities|title=Event Facilities : Kay Rodgers Park : Fort Smith, AR|website=www.kayrodgerspark.org|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022102047/http://www.kayrodgerspark.org/index.php?page=facilities|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Blue Lion - This Performing and Visual Arts Center has an intimate 250-seat theater and {{convert|1500|sqft|m2|sigfig=1}} Art Gallery.

===Shopping===
Fort Smith is the main shopping destination of Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. [[Central Mall (Fort Smith, AR)|Central Mall]] is the state's largest indoor shopping center in terms of area.

Some notable shopping locations in the city of Fort Smith are:
* Rogers Avenue
** [[Central Mall (Fort Smith, Arkansas)|Central Mall]]
** GreenPointe Shopping Center
** Massard Crossing
** Stonewood Village
** Williamsburg Square
* Phoenix Avenue/Greenwood Ave.
** Fort Smith Pavilion
** May Branch Square
** Phoenix Center

===Landmarks===
[[File:Spirit 0.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Spirit of the American Doughboy]]]]

* [[Fort Smith National Historic Site]], the most prominent landmark, which includes the remains of the original 1817 fort on the Arkansas River. Inside is the restored courtroom of the famed "Hangin' Judge" Isaac C. Parker, and the dingy frontier jail aptly named "Hell on the Border." Eventually, this would become the unofficial nickname for all of Fort Smith.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}
* [[Belle Grove Historic District]], a 22-block area in downtown Fort Smith comprises nearly 25 restored homes that span 130 years of varying architectural styles.
* [[Clayton House Museum]], formerly the home of [[W. H. H. Clayton]], United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and chief prosecutor in the court of "hanging judge" Isaac Parker, was built for Clayton in 1882 and owned by him until 1912. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/SB0212.nr.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for W.H.H. Clayton House|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> 
* [[Miss Laura's Social Club]], a former brothel and the only remaining building from the Row, is home to the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau and the only former house of prostitution on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[Fort Chaffee]], primarily used as a training facility by regional National Guard and Reserve Corps units as well as active military units from other installations. In 1958, the entertainer [[Elvis Presley]] stopped off at Fort Chaffee en route to his basic training in Texas. It was here that the public information officer John J. Mawn told a news conference that Presley would receive the standard "G.I. haircut" and would resemble a "peeled onion".

===Annual attractions===
* Peacemaker Music Fest - held each summer since 2015 at the Riverfront Amphitheater, performers have included Jason Isbell, Grace Potter, Lucero, The Revivalists, Anderson East, Samantha Fish and Ryan Bingham
* Unexpected - Urban Contemporary Art Festival - held each fall since 2015, artists have included D*Face, Okuda San Miguel, Maser, Alexis Diaz, Add Fuel and Ana Maria
* Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Fest - held since 1991 along the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith
* Steel Horse Rally - a motorcycle rally held each spring since 2015 to raise money for local charities
* Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair - this bi-state fair occurs over a ten-day period in late September
* Old Fort Days Rodeo - Fort Smith's annual Old Fort Days Rodeo and Barrel-Racing Futurity offers nearly ten days of Wild West activities. It has been held every May since the mid-1930s
* Fort Smith Brewing Anniversary - Held the last Saturday of September every year since 2017, this festival showcases Fort Smith's only Brewery and is a celebration of the new economic zone known as the Chaffee Crossing Historic District.
* Hanging Judge Border Feud High School Rodeo is held every March or April, schedule permitting. This event is held at Kay Rodgers Park, and includes rodeo events as well as a spring livestock show. The events are open to any high school students
* Fort Smith Juneteenth Community Festival - [[Juneteenth]] is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States <ref>{{cite web |title=Juneteenth World Wide Celebration |url=http://www.juneteenth.com/ |website=www.juneteenth.com |access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>