Located in central Arkansas, Conway is home to two colleges and the University of Central Arkansas. Conway is settled in a naturally scenic area and has plenty of outdoor activities for guests and residents to enjoy, including fishing, swimming and boating in local lakes and going for hikes on nearby nature trails. Local attractions include the Conway Symphony, Silver Moon Cinema offering free monthly movie screenings and family festivals such as the Toad Suck Daze, which features food, crafts and entertainment from local vendors. Other family-friendly activities include roller skating at the Conway Roller Rink, bowling at the Conway Family Bowl or even taking a ride on a horse-drawn carriage.
Based out of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Olden Day Carriage Services rents horse-drawn carriages for in and out-of-town weddings and special events. The company is equipped to bring its horses and carriages to Conway, Arkansas, and surrounding areas for an event or wedding. Open daily, the company provides warm, electric blankets for use while riding in one of its carriages but does not operate during inclement weather such as rain, heavy winds or lightning. For a $75 fee (as of October 2010), Olden Day Carriage Services will provide a "Marriage on the Carriage." The fee includes performing a wedding ceremony and conducting a tour on a horse-drawn carriage and requires at least a 24-hour advance notice.
Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, about half an hour south of Conway, the Little Rock Horse and Carriage Company provides carriage rentals for weddings and special events in and outside of Little Rock. It can bring its horse-drawn carriages to Conway for rental at events and also provide historical tours of downtown Little Rock. One of the company's premiere offerings is its Historic Home and Carriage Tour featuring performances by the Downtown Dames. The Dames are a historical quartet that narrate a 15 block, 1 hour long horse-drawn carriage tour that highlights historical events and the development of Little Rock during the pioneer, antebellum and victorian eras of Arkansas' history.
Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Hot Springs Carriage Company is headquartered about an hour and a half southwest of Conway. The company provides daily carriage rides through the historic area of Hot Springs, Arkansas. It also offers its horses and carriages for rental by guests in and outside of Hot Springs for use at weddings, funerals, birthday parties and other special events. The company also uses its horses and carriages to operate a "Santa Sleigh" in Hot Springs at Christmas time. The company began in the early 1980s with three horses and has grown to where it now has 15 horses trained to pull its multiple carriages.
