Sports, Entertainment, Arts & Culture
Whether you like to hike, bike, skate, ski, boat, fish, watch or play sports, Peoria offers it all. Professional sports abound with the Phoenix Coyotes, spring training baseball, Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona Cardinals all within a ten minute ride. The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Suns are only about a half hour away. How about soaring high above the desert in a glider? That is exactly what the Turf Soaring School offers each day. Boasting one of the largest recreational lakes in the state within the city’s boundary, Lake Pleasant offers the water sports and fishing enthusiast everything you need. Experience a space flight mission or gaze at the stars at the Challenger Learning Center.
Peoria has built a reputation of bringing arts and culture to the West Valley. Major concerts and theatre play in large indoor and outdoor venues, with a dinner and community theatres offering a more intimate setting. Anchoring a downtown redevelopment project, Theatre Works will be moving into a new Performing Arts Center in early 2007, continuing to bring critically acclaimed community theatre to the area. If you like dinner with your theatre then the Arizona Broadway Theatre located right next to the Peoria Sports Complex is for you. Looking for art or the symphony? The West Valley Art Museum and the Symphony of the West Valley are right around the corner. With downtown Phoenix just a short drive away, access to the Herberger Theatre Center, Dodge Theatre, Phoenix Symphony, Orpheum Theatre, Heard Museum and more is as easy as ever.
