The Quad City Symphony offers a regular concert series with nationally recognized soloists. The banks of the Mississippi River offer a number of outdoor summer festivals ranging from the Blues Festival to a Summer Pops Concert by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. The Mississippi River offers unlimited water activities. The Quad City River Bandits play single A baseball in a waterfront stadium. The Niabi Zoo and Bettendorf Family Museum are designed for children.
Local parks are ideal for outings.
Religious Facilities Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Islam, and all other major religions are represented in the community. The area boasts a wide variety of public, private, and parochial schools. Augustana College, Teikyo Marycrest University, St. Ambrose University, Palmer Chiropractic College, and Western Illinois University offer four year degrees. The Quad City Graduate Center makes higher education degrees easily accessible. Local community and junior colleges offer two-year associate degrees.