by - March 18, 2024 6:03 pm
The Steel Horse Rally is partnering with the U.S. Marshals Museum to add a new event to Fort Smith’s annual motorcycle event – the Bikes and Badges antique motorcycle show….
by - March 9, 2023 4:33 pm
This year’s Steel Horse Rally, now in its eighth year, will feature a new attraction adding to the weekend agenda – the Steel Horse Rally Strongman Showdown. Last year, more…
by - March 6, 2022 12:46 pm
The 2022 Steel Horse Rally is set for May 6-7 in downtown Fort Smith and organizers hope it will be as successful as the record-setting 2021 rally which had more…
by - March 18, 2021 5:21 pm
After being put on hold for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Steel Horse Rally is ready to roar back into downtown Fort Smith with “new and exciting” events…
by - March 26, 2020 4:16 pm
Across the nation, events are being postponed, areas restricted and places closed in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Fort Smith is no exception with news Thursday…
by - March 20, 2019 7:48 pm
The fifth annual Steel Horse Rally will include an extra bang this year with the inclusion of the Mayor’s Salute to Veterans Fireworks Display. The fireworks will begin at dark…
by - March 13, 2017 8:17 pm
The Steel Horse Rally motorcycle event on May 5 and 6 may still be close to two months away, but associated festivities are continuing on Saturday (March 18) with the…
by - February 1, 2017 4:30 pm
The Steel Wheels Bourbon Express will leave the station on March 25 to benefit the Fort Smith-based Steel Horse Rally Inc. charity. The educational bourbon sampling will take place aboard…
by - July 20, 2016 8:45 am
Fort Smith festival organizers who were part of events that created a potential $11 million economic impact for the city took part in a panel discussion Tuesday night (July 19)…
by - May 17, 2016 3:16 pm
Initial estimates show that the economic impact of the 2016 Steel Horse Rally was $8.346 million, almost double the $4.272 million for the 2015 inaugural event in downtown Fort Smith….
by - May 1, 2016 2:01 pm
The weather was rotten on Friday for the second annual Steel Horse Rally, but that didn’t stop an estimated 25,000 bikers from roaring into downtown Fort Smith on Saturday, possibly…
by - September 9, 2015 4:56 pm
The inaugural Steel Horse Rally held in downtown Fort Smith in early May was attended by an estimated 25,000 people and resulted in a regional economic impact of $4.272 million,…
by - July 9, 2015 12:14 pm
The Steel Horse Rally Board of Directors presented a $2,000 donation to a local charity, The General Darby Legacy Project, on Thursday (July 9) at Old Fort Harley-Davidson in Fort…
by - May 3, 2015 6:27 pm
Organizers of the inaugural Steel Horse Rally were hoping for at least 5,000 motorcycle riders the first year. The early estimate suggests they may have doubled that number. “We’ve looked…
by - April 29, 2015 2:10 pm
Organizers, area business owners and city officials will be working and watching this weekend to learn how the inaugural Steel Horse Rally may set the stage for the rally’s potential…
by - April 7, 2015 12:02 pm
Add the Peacemaker Music and Arts Festival to a growing list of events to debut in downtown Fort Smith in 2015. And Peacemaker is bringing to town impressive acts like…
by - March 31, 2015 3:46 pm
Four charities, a “Thunder Through The Valley” parade in downtown Fort Smith and potentially 5,000 motorcyclists are expected to be part of the inaugural Steel Horse Rally now just a…
by - February 3, 2015 10:54 pm
The majority of the Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to overturn Mayor Sanders’ veto of funding the Steel Horse Motorcycle Rally at the Feb. 3 regular meeting, but they…
by - January 26, 2015 3:57 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders vetoed an ordinance to provide organizers of the Steel Horse Motorcycle Rally with an $84,000 donation from the city's general fund. With a 4-3 vote,…
by - January 13, 2015 6:55 pm
A majority of the Fort Smith Board of Directors appear open to the idea of redirecting a portion of the city’s sales tax revenue for streets to help fund a…
