Its lineup (including touring artists and Broadway shows) this year boasts the musicals “Hadestown,” “Pretty Woman” and “Mean Girls.” Countless pop and rock stars have played at Vibrant Arena at The MARK , a standout 12,000- seat venue in Downtown Moline, which also hosts hockey, arena football, monster trucks, and Disney on Ice shows. Upcoming 2025 events include Cirque Du Soleil in February and Rascal Flatts on March 1. Other cool places to catch live music include the 4,000-person capacity Rust Belt in East Moline, Gypsy Highway and Raccoon Motel in Davenport, Rozz-Tox in Rock Island and the free Alternating Currents festival (at several venues) each August. The professional Ballet Quad Cities will dance “Love Stories” at Galvin Fine Arts Center in Davenport in February, “The Firebird” in April at the Adler, and every December performs a spectacular “Nutcracker” at the Adler.
Vibrant Arena at The MARK
DISCOVER THE QC PUBLIC ART TRAIL
Live theater in the QC is plentiful and varied – with the professional Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (and its next-door Speakeasy), and free summer Genesius Guild in Rock Island; Black Box Theatre , Spotlight Theatre , Playcrafters Barn Theatre , and Quad City Music Guild in Moline; Richmond Hill Players in Geneseo, Countryside Community Theatre in Eldridge and more. If your fancy is visual art, there’s endless inspiration all over the region. The Figge Art Museum ’s iconic glass building will shine brighter than ever in 2025 with the installation of “Evanescent Field” by internationally renowned light artist Leo Villareal. This innovative light sculpture, featuring over 3,000 feet of dynamic LED fixtures, will transform all four sides of the museum into Iowa’s largest public artwork—just in time for the Figge’s 100th anniversary. You can enjoy more free rotating art at the new Art on the Bend , next to the Rust Belt, at Quad City Arts’ Downtown Rock Island gallery and its gallery in the QC International Airport. The QC also showcases countless pieces of colorful, quirky public art throughout the area, including murals, and public sculptures. To find them, check out the QC Public Art Trail.
Spotlight Theatre
Figge Art Museum
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