ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

Tickets

QCCA Expo Center
2621 Fourth Avenue • Rock Island, IL 61201
309-788-5912
The Quad City Conservation Alliance (QCCA) was founded in 1984 as a not-for-profit-conservation alliance by local conservation. They now sponsor many special events and informative shows. Some of these include the Lawn and Garden show, Bald Eagle Days, a Christmas Craft Show and an RV show.

Copia Martini & Wine Bar
124 18th Street • Rock Island, IL 61201
309-793-1277
A wide selection of exotic martinis, many named after celebrities are offered at Copia Martini & Wine Bar, along with an extensive wine list.
Daiquiri Factory
1802 Second Avenue • Rock Island, IL 60201
309-283-1809
The Daiquiri Factory features full bar service, specializing in daiquiris.

Ballet Quad Cities
613 17th Street • Rock Island, IL 61201
309-786-3779
The only professional ballet company between Chicago, Illinois and Omaha, Nebraska, Ballet Quad Cities provides classical and contemporary dance for the entire community through performances, lecture-demonstrations, and educational outreach programs for people of all ages.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse
1828 Third Avenue • Rock Island, IL 61201
309-786-2667
Circa '21 is housed in the historic Fort Armstrong Theatre which originally opened in 1921 as a vaudeville and silent movie house. In 1976 the interior was remodeled into Las Vegas styled seating and currently seats 334 on the main floor. It now offers broadway musicals, dramas, comedies, mysteries, concerts, children’s productions and dinner, and has hosted celebrities such as Tony Bennett, Mickey Rooney, Phyllis Diller, Pat Boone, The Smothers Brothers, The Lettermen, Dennis Miller, and Roseanne.

Celtic Highland Games of the Quad Cities
Located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
309-794-0449
The Celtic Highland Games, put on by the Celtic Cultures Alliance of the Quad Cities, takes place annually on the fourth Saturday in August. It feature athletic competitions, entertainment, food, vendors, storytelling, fun family crafts, seven-hole mini-golf, “just for fun” versions of the Highland Games, two living history villages, a Ceilidh (party), and animal attractions including sheep dog herding demonstrations, a shaggy haired Highland Cow, Clydesdales and more.