The Jones Center is a regional destination in downtown Springdale where everyone can learn, play and thrive.

The 220,000 square-foot center features Northwest Arkansas’ only indoor ice arena — an important amenity for the growing region — as well as the Tyson Foods Fitness Center, an indoor pools complex, a gymnasium with indoor track and a conference center.

The Jones Center hosts arts, cultural and STEM-based programming that celebrates the diversity of the region, as well as classes for youth in sports, recreation and education. The center’s 50+ acre campus features the world-class Runway Bike Park and Velosolutions pump track and provides housing and collaborative space for dozens of regional nonprofits.

Regional youth sports teams, such as the Aquahawgs and the NWA Hockey Association, train at the center. We also offer individual sports and recreation activities like gymnastics, ballet, Learn to Ride, martial arts and figure skating at affordable pricing for everyone.

The Center was founded in 1995 by Springdale philanthropist Bernice Jones, the wife of Jones Truck Lines founder Harvey Jones. The Jones Center continues to follow Bernice Jones’ vision of being a destination where all are welcome and no one is turned away based on their ability to pay. Through the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, The Jones Center proudly provides program scholarships and activity passes to area children and families.

Our Mission:

We fuel community connections, cultivating spaces and experiences where everyone can learn, play and thrive together.