An increasing number of major shopping malls, movie theater complexes, restaurants and casino resorts offer residents a variety of choices for leisure time. The Henderson Civic Symphony, Theater in the Valley, Concerts Under the Stars, and Twilight in the Park Concerts, as well as a number of varied touring and local productions, are all part of Henderson's Cultural Events programs. Artfest, a juried fine-arts event premiered in 1998. It hosted 175 artists, and attracted over 20,000 people at its downtown location on Water Street. Henderson is just as attractive to new business as it is to new residents.
Accessibility is another plus for the area.
All of the new freeway miles built in the last ten years in Southern Nevada, and most planned for the next five years, run through Henderson or the south valley area. Henderson is also located just a few miles from McCarran International Airport, and the Henderson Executive Airport, recently acquired by Clark County, is planned for major renovation and development as a reliever airport to McCarran. The City of Henderson also has on the planning boards major redevelopment projects for the older downtown area and areas along Boulder Highway. Hyatt at Lake Las Vegas, Sunset Station and the Reserve Hotel are the most recent additions to the city, while Green Valley Ranch is proposed for the near future. Of the five cities within Clark County, Henderson has perhaps the brightest future for Southern Nevada.