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Entertainment in Decatur, IL

Movie Theaters

The Avon Theater
www.theavon.com
Decatur’s biggest screen in a downtown historic theater
(217) 422-8151 Movie Info Hotline

Carmike Strand 10
www.carmike.com
10 Screens 2360
S. Mount Zion Road
Decatur
(217) 864-4272 for show times

Hickory Point Twelve Cinemas
www.carmike.com
12 Screens
150 Hickory Point Mall
Forsyth
(217) 875-1618 for show times

 

Live Theatre

Theatre 7
Decatur’s Community Theatre
“Broadway on the Prairie”
Live performances at the Civic Center Theater during the season. For show listings and ticket information, go to www.theatre7.net.

Kirkland Fine Arts Center & Pipe Dreams Studio
Millikin University Campus
Live theater arts performances including concerts, plays, dance and more. For show listings and ticket information, go to Kirkland's website or the Pipe Dreams Studio website.

Richland Community College Theatre & Dance
Shilling Auditorium
Theatre productions each fall and spring; dance recitals held in spring and winter. For more information go to www.richland.edu/arts

 

Comedy

Comedy Night at the Sports Zone
Decatur Conference Center & Hotel
4191 U.S. Highway 36 West
Decatur
Two live comedy acts every Wednesday beginning at 8:30 P.M. Produced by Funny Bone Productions and hosted by Classic Hits 101 WEJT. $5.00 cover.

 

Music

In the summer months, the Decatur/Forsyth area is alive with music. Among the regular free concerts offered are:

The Decatur Municipal Band
Sundays, June through August
Fairview Park - 6:00 P.M. Bring your own chair.
Mondays, June through August
Downtown Central Park - 7:00 P.M. Bring your own chair.

Blues in Central Park
The third Thursday of the month, June through August
6:00 P.M.
Join the party in Downtown Decatur’s Central Park for an evening of blues, brews and barbecue. Top-notch headliner blues bands from around the country perform here FREE thanks to community sponsors. Bring your own chair.

 

Haunted Decatur Tours

The Haunted Decatur Tour is an entertaining and spine-tingling trip into the history & hauntings of Decatur. Created by Troy Taylor & Skip Houston in 1994, it is one of the longest-running ghost tours in the state of Illinois. As one of the "most authentic" ghost tours in the Midwest, the tour is personally operated by nationally-known author, Troy Taylor, and based on his best-selling series of books on "Haunted Decatur".

Individual and group tour reservations can be made through the Haunted Decatur website or by calling 1-888-446-7859.

 

 

 
 
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The Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to experience Decatur, Illinois, and Forsyth, Illinois.

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