The Little Rock River Market District is the downtown area of Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...

 along the Arkansas River

Arkansas River

The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The Arkansas generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's initial basin starts in the Western United States in Colorado, specifically the Arkansas...

. It consists of the area east of Cumberland Street to the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park is the presidential library of Bill Clinton. The center was established by Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and includes the Clinton Presidential Library, the offices of the Clinton Foundation,...

 east of Interstate 30 and south of the Arkansas River to the Arkansas Arts Center.

History

In 1980s and 1990s, the area known now as the Little Rock River Market struggled. Like many cities around the country, Little Rock saw businesses and residents depart its central business district as its suburbs expanded.
From 1996 to 2006, the River Market District has seen almost $780 million in development since its inception.

Features

• Farmers market - produce growers and resellers, arts and craft vendors on Thursday and Saturday mornings.
• Arkansas Arts Center
  Arkansas Arts Center
  One of the leading cultural institutions in the state, the Arkansas Arts Center is located on the corner of 9th and Commerce streets in MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. The Arkansas Arts Center was founded in 1960, but the idea began in 1914, when the Fine Arts Club of Arkansas formed...
  
  
• Arkansas Museum of Discovery
  Arkansas Museum of Discovery
  The Museum of Discovery: Arkansas' Museum of Science & History, is located in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum is housed in a historic building in the River Market District on the Arkansas River...
  
  
• Old State House Museum
  Old State House (Little Rock)
  The Old State House is a historic building in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. It is the oldest surviving state capitol building west of the Mississippi River. It is known best as the site of President Bill Clinton's election night celebration in 1992....
  
   - Arkansas’s first state capitol building

Recent Conventions

• American Taekwondo Association
  American Taekwondo Association
  The American Taekwondo Association was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea. It is one of the largest taekwondo organizations in the United States, and in association with the Songahm Taekwondo Federation and World Traditional Taekwondo Union , is one of the largest...
  
   (ATA) World Championships
• Poultry Federation Annual Festival
• 2006 U.S. Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championships
• 2008 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships
• Amateur Athletic Union’s Divisions One and Two Boys Basketball Tournament

Cultural Attractions

The River Market District is home to art galleries, museums, theatres, concert halls, and other entertainment venues.

Libraries

William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park is the presidential library of Bill Clinton. The center was established by Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and includes the Clinton Presidential Library, the offices of the Clinton Foundation,...

. The Clinton School of Public Service is located adjacent to the Clinton Library.

The Central Arkansas Library System Main Branch is located within the River Market District.