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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Hot Springs, AR · Arts & Culture
- When
- October 9–17, 2026
- Where
- The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, 239 Central Ave · Hot Springs · AR
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The longest-running nonfiction film festival in North America, held each October at the historic Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in downtown Hot Springs. Now in its fourth decade, it screens documentary features and shorts alongside filmmaker panels and has drawn Oscar-contending titles in recent years.
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The longest-running nonfiction film festival in North America, held each October at the historic Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in downtown Hot Springs.
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