 Centrally located, Moline offers easy access to a year-round calendar rich in cultural and entertainment opportunities.
Come to Eat. Stay to Play. Downtown Moline Centre is "at the centre of it all" with restaurants, entertainment venues, and shopping all within easy walking distance. Moline Centre is not just any downtown - located at the historic Riverfront of the Quad Cities it's the hot  spot for nightlife, the trend for residential living, and the downtown for dining variety from casual to fine dining, German brats to Thai noodles, and an Old fashioned ice cream parlor. Moline Centre features 22 restaurants, 15 pubs and clubs, 23 shopping destinations and a variety of services all waiting for you...downtown, Moline Centre.
The NEW Sculptures in the Centre art program brings rotating public-art exhibits to Downtown MolineCentre. A bi-state partnership with Davenport an Rock Island grew an existing program in Davenport to a total of 13 rotating public-art exhibits in the three cities. Each sculpture is installed for one year with the option for anyone to purchase the artwork after that period. The program was planned for Downtown Moline Centre as a way to enhance the streetscape of downtown and give businesses, residents and visitors the ability to integrate art into their everyday lives.
The i wireless Center, a 12,000-seat arena and conference center, draws many top talents in the music industry and has hosted concerts such as the Eagles, Cher, Tina Turner, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Tim McGraw, Kenney Chesney, and Janet Jackson. Special performances by Disney on Ice and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus delight families from around the region. The i wireless Center is also home to the Quad City Flames, a successful minor league hockey team, and the Quad City Steamwheelers, an arena football team.
The City of Moline is host to a variety of outdoor festivals including the Greek Cultural Festival, Viva Quad Cities, Quad City Marathon, Race for the Cure, Crimestoppers' Run and Lighting of the Commons. The Quad Cities community attracts thousands of visitors each year during its annual blues, jazz and reggae festivals. For a complete listing of festivals and events in and around the community
One of the biggest tourist draws in Moline is the John Deere Commons home to the John Deere Pavilion. The Pavilion features an agricultural museum that displays farm implements new and old, as well as multimedia presentations on the history of farming and on John Deere. Next to the Pavilion is the John Deere Store, offering unique and fun memorabilia. Just a stroll from the Pavilion is the new John Deere Collector’s Center, which is a recreation of a 1950-vintage Deere dealership featuring dozens of antique tractors and Moline's newest attraction, the Plaza at Bass Street Landing, offers a unique venue for outdoor events, festivals and gatherings. A raised performance stage anchors the plaza with a dramatic white canopy and two columns that are reminiscent of a riverboat’s smoke stacks. At the east end of the plaza, a fountain gateway leads visitors to a water feature with sculptures depicting children fishing in the Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn era. The fountain's zero-grade entry invites children to "cool" off during hot summer days. All along the plaza space there is outdoor seating and "string lighting" to illuminate the area at night. Bass Street Landing Plaza is available for rent for both private and special events. Please contact the Park Office at 736-5714 for rental availability and information.
Located next to the plaza at Bass Street Landing is the new Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center. The riverfront hotel features 140 rooms, ten extended stay suites with kitchens, and conference center with capacity for 450. The hotel has incorporated a nautical theme to tie into its location on the river.
The Great Escape Theatre is the Illinois Quad Cities' only first-run, state-of-the-art movie theatre. Located in Moline, the theatre features 14 screens with stadium-style seating and digital sound, and a split-level arcade.Residents and guests may traverse the Quad Cities aboard the Channel Cat water taxi, an open airboat that transports people and bicycles to Iowa and Illinois shorelines. The Celebration Belle, the area’s only non-gaming boat, docks in Moline and offers sightseeing, lunch, dinner and big-band cruises on the Mississippi. Three riverboat casinos with accompanying first-class restaurants and entertainment are located within minutes in neighboring cities.
Area cultural attractions include the Putnam Museum, Figge Art Museum, River Music Experience, Bettendorf Family Museum of Arts & Science, IMAX Theatre, Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Music Guild Theater, Playcrafters Barn Theater and John O'Donnell Stadium to name just a few.
Golfers enjoy several top-flight courses including TPC at Deere Run, which hosts an annual PGA tour event, The John Deere Classic.
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