The magic of the holiday season comes alive with a visit to Santa’s winter wonderland in South Park Mall in Moline! Santa will be here starting December 1 and is located at Von Maur. A visit with Santa is always free and photo packages are available for purchase. Book your reservation here: SANTA!  Read More

After 1,000 years of faithful service, Santa Claus has decided to retire. But not all the elves in Santa’s Workshop are too thrilled about his chosen replacement. With the help of his tech-savvy daughter, Beatrice, website designer Nick is in for the adventure of his life as he prepares to take over the reins to Santa’s sleigh … before the next Christmas! Jingle jam-packed with a sleigh full of fun, energetic, and original Christmas music, Santa Claus: The Musical is sure to put you and your entire family in the holiday spirit! For showtimes and tickets please visit Circa21.com!  Read More

Lighting on the Commons will illuminate downtown Moline outside the Vibrant Arena at The Mark, 1201 River Drive, from 3:30 to 6:15 p.m. today. Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in downtown Moline on the John Deere Commons featuring Santa Claus, live music, horse & carriage rides, kids crafts, cookies, and cocoa culminating with a tree lighting ceremony with fireworks.  Read More

The Quad Cities Model Railroad Club will hold its model railroad day open house TODAY from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Major Art and Hobby, 201 E. 2nd St., Davenport. QCMRC is having our annual open house on the 19th of November from 10-4. We will be running trains for visitors, it’s a great time families or individuals interested in the hobby or just trains in general and spots for new prospective members are available speak to any member for more Information or message us on Facebook. Snacks and drinks will be offered.    Read More

The public is cordially invited to attend the Davenport Community School District’s 70th Annual Holiday Concert, to be held at the beautiful and historic Adler Theatre on Tuesday, November 29, beginning at 7:00 p.m.  The concert features the Central, North, and West high school music departments, and is FREE and OPEN to the public as a thank you for community support of the Fine Arts.  Music by the Central High School Brass Choir will greet you starting at 6:30 p.m. in the theatre lobby.  The concert will end at approximately 8:15 p.m. In 1951 F.E. Mortiboy, instrumental director and Milton... Read More

The largest helium balloon parade in the Midwest is BACK and better than ever! Quad City Arts will fill the streets with music, fun, and excitement again this year for the 29th annual Festival of Trees Holiday Parade on Saturday, November 19 at 10am in Downtown Davenport! Co-Title Sponsors: Arconic, John Deere, RDA, KWQC Balloon Sponsors: Carpenters Training Center of the Quad Cities, City of Bettendorf, NECA/IBEW, R.I.A. Federal Credit Union, Mid-American Energy, City of Davenport, Novelis Learn More: PARADE  Read More

Up Next in Circa ‘21’s 45th Anniversary Season: “White Christmas.” A Circa ’21 family favorite returns just in time for the holiday season! Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. Featuring a dazzling score with well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title... Read More

Bring your baseball bats and come out to smash some pumpkins on our last day of the season! This is our second annual smash and dare we say that last year’s event was a *smash* hit! See what we did there? Did you know that at the end of our season, we often go out with equipment to break up our pumpkins to help put nutrients back into the soil through decomposition and to feed the local wildlife? You can be a part of that process by smashing some pumpkins for us! FUN FOR YOU AND SO BENEFICIAL TO OUR FARM ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE! Learn more: PUMPKIN SMASH  Read More

Fright Night in the Park brings the quirky and the cooky and the spooky to Rock Island’s Schwiebert Park October 27 from 5:00-7:00pm! Presented by Goodwill of the Heartland & Rock Island Parks and Recreation, it’s a family-friendly Halloween party like none other featuring DJ Jeff James, trick-or-treating, special treats and more! Learn more here: FRIGHT NIGHT!  Read More

A new event in a newly created space is coming to Downtown Davenport. German Fest will be held from 6 – 10 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022 in Kaiserslautern Square (K-Square), 119 E. 3rd St. The event is co-produced by the German American Heritage Center (GAHC) and Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP). The FREE event will feature a variety of traditional Octoberfest activities including music, food and beer. Performing at the event will be the Dirndolls, a 7-piece Alpine folk band from Chicago made up of people of marginalized genders. For more info: GERMAN FEST “We’re excited to host a... Read More