Entertainment Districts in Indianapolis

Broad Ripple Village presents Indianapolis's most concentrated bar and live music district along the Central Canal and Monon Trail.

Broad Ripple Village is Indianapolis's most beloved neighborhood entertainment district — a north-side canal-adjacent neighborhood of independent bars, restaurants, and music venues that serves as the social gathering place for Indianapolis's most active young professional community. The village's walkable scale, canal towpath cycling connectivity, and balance of nightclubs with craft cocktail bars create one of the Midwest's most complete neighborhood entertainment experiences.

Broad Ripple Village is Indianapolis's most beloved neighborhood entertainment destination — a North Side canal community where outstanding restaurants, craft breweries, and bars create a neighborhood entertainment experience deeply rooted in Indianapolis's community culture. Broad Ripple's remarkable combination of the Monon Trail (Indiana's most-used recreational trail), the Central Canal, and outstanding independent businesses creates an entertainment district of genuine Indianapolis neighborhood significance.

Fountain Square is Indianapolis's most authentic entertainment neighborhood — a walkable arts district of bars, restaurants, vintage shops, music venues, and galleries in a Victorian commercial district south of downtown that represents the organic creative economy alternative to the convention-center entertainment of the central business district. Home to Hi-Fi, Daredevil Brewing, and dozens of independent establishments, Fountain Square has earned national recognition as one of America's best arts neighborhoods.

Fountain Square presents vintage arcades, a historic bowling alley, and craft cocktail bars in one of Indianapolis's most revitalized entertainment neighborhoods.

Fountain Square is Indianapolis's most creatively authentic entertainment district — a Southeast side neighborhood where roller derby, duckpin bowling, outstanding restaurants, and excellent bars create the most genuinely alternative entertainment experience in Indiana. Fountain Square's extraordinary preservation of its 1920s commercial character and its consistent support for independent creative businesses create an entertainment district of genuine Indianapolis creative community significance.

Garfield Park, Indianapolis's oldest city park, presents a sunken garden and conservatory alongside south-side restaurants.

Indianapolis Cultural Trail is one of America's most extraordinary urban bike and pedestrian paths — an 8-mile downtown loop connecting all of Indianapolis's major entertainment districts that has won national and international recognition as the finest urban trail in America. The trail's extraordinary impact on Indianapolis's walkability, its remarkable connection of the city's diverse entertainment neighborhoods, and its role in Indianapolis's remarkable downtown revitalization create an entertainment infrastructure of genuine national significance.

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail connects downtown neighborhoods with restaurants and public art along an eight-mile urban bike and pedestrian path.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway presents the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Brickyard 400, the largest sports venue in the world, anchoring the Speedway neighborhood.

Irvington presents a historic tree-lined neighborhood with restaurants and bars on Indianapolis's east side, known for its Halloween festival.

The area surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium presents sports bars and restaurants serving Colts game-day crowds in downtown Indianapolis.

Massachusetts Avenue is Indianapolis's most vibrant arts and entertainment district — a stretch of galleries, restaurants, craft cocktail bars, and theaters that has transformed from a dilapidated corridor to one of the Midwest's most celebrated urban entertainment destinations. Mass Ave's walkability, art installations, and concentration of independent businesses make it the most authentic expression of Indianapolis's creative economy.

Massachusetts Avenue (Mass Ave) is Indianapolis's most vibrant arts and entertainment district — a Northeast Downtown corridor where over 150 independently owned businesses (galleries, restaurants, theaters, boutiques) create the most complete neighborhood entertainment experience in Indiana. Mass Ave's extraordinary concentration of independent businesses and its role as the cultural heart of Indianapolis's remarkable urban revitalization create an arts district of genuine Hoosier State cultural significance.

Massachusetts Avenue presents theaters, galleries, and restaurants along downtown Indianapolis's arts and cultural district.

White River State Park presents the NCAA Hall of Champions and Victory Field alongside downtown Indianapolis's riverfront entertainment corridor.