Bank OZK Arena | |
Former Names: | Summit Arena (2003-2014) Bank of the Ozarks Arena (2014-2018) |
Address: | 398 Convention Boulevard |
Location: | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
Owner: | Hot Springs Convention Center |
Operator: | Visit Hot Springs |
Capacity: | 6,300 6,050 (sporting events) |
Surface: | 210' x 85' (indoor football) |
Broke Ground: | [1] |
Cost: | $39.8 million ($ in dollars) |
Tenants: | Hot Springs Wiseguys (TAL) (2025) |
The Bank OZK Arena, formerly known as Summit Arena and Bank of the Ozarks Arena, is a 6,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
Prior to the 2014 acquisition of Summit Bank of Arkadelphia, Arkansas by Bank of the Ozarks, Summit Bank was the arena's naming sponsor.[2]
It hosts local sporting events, concerts, and assorted other engagements such as the Miss Arkansas Pageant. It was opened in 2003 with a concert by Tony Bennett. The arena can seat 6,050 for sporting events and circuses. It has hosted the Arkansas Activities Association's High School Basketball Championships since 2012 and the Great American Conference's Women's Volleyball Championship since 2013. It has been the site of the Forrest L. Wood national bass fishing championship five times (2007, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019).
The arena, with a 470NaN0 ceiling height and 30750square feet of exhibit space, is the newest facility in the Hot Springs Convention Center complex, which also includes a 72000-2NaN-2 exhibit hall which is used for trade shows, conventions, and other events (maximum capacity: 8,000), has a 300NaN0 ceiling height, and can be divisible into four smaller halls; and fifteen meeting rooms, including the 159500NaN0 Horner Hall ballroom with capacity of up to 1,850 and capable of hosting banquets, meetings and other special events, along with 13735square feet of meeting space in the other 14 meeting rooms.
The complex is also home to a permanent art collection.