If you’re looking for an exciting cultural experience or just want to be entertained, Carmel is the place for you.

Start your visit at The Center for the Performing Arts, home to the world-class Palladium concert hall as well as the Tarkington and Studio theaters.

The Center for the Performing Arts hosts a wide variety of entertainers from around the globe and is home to the Great American Songbook Foundation, an affiliate of the Grammy Museum. In addition, it also is home to some of the area's finest performing companies:

• Actors Theatre of Indiana
• Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre
• Carmel Symphony Orchestra
• Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre
• Indiana Wind Symphony

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Are the Visual Arts your style? If so, visit the Carmel Arts & Design District and other nearby locations where you’ll find a range of galleries alongside restaurants, bars and unique shopping experiences.

Scattered throughout the Carmel Arts & Design District and connected to many of our roundabouts, you’ll find a collection of Sculptures and Art Installations that are sure to please! The majority of the public art and sculptures in the Arts & Design District are by J. Seward Johnson, whose lifelike creations draw attention as visitors to the area pose with the statues for photographs or just for laughs.

If your tastes run toward Music and the Performing Arts, you’ll find numerous opportunities all over town, including The Center for the Performing Arts, The Cat Theatre, and a number of independent companies, including the following.

• Actors Theatre of Indiana⁺
• Amalgamated Stage Productions^*
• Ballet Theatre of Indiana
• Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre⁺
• Carmel Apprentice Theatre^*
• Carmel Community Players
• Carmel Symphony Orchestra⁺
• Carmel Theatre Company^*
• Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre⁺
• Improbable Fiction Theatre Company^*
• Magic Thread Cabaret^*

+ Resident company of The Center for the Performing Arts
* Resident company of The Cat Theatre
(There are also several bars and restaurants in Carmel that offer live music on select nights. Visit Yelp or other online search engines for more information.)

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Interested in Specialty Museums that you won’t find anywhere else? Carmel has that too
Spend an hour or a day visiting these unique and interesting gems:

• The Carmel Fire Buffs and Fire Department Museum - 210 Veterans Way
• Great American Songbook Foundation Exhibition Gallery - 1 Center Green
• The Home Place Library & Museum - 108th Street and College Avenue
• Carmel Clay Historical Society Monon Depot Museum - 211 1^st Street SW
• The Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections - 111 E. Main Street

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Also enjoy Flix Brewhouse, with in theater dining, featuring new releases and special screenings paired with an award-winning brewery and delicious menu it is an obvious favorite; visit Flix Brewhouse.

Whether you’re visiting Carmel for the first time or you’re a long-time resident, there are plenty of opportunities for fun and entertainment. Check us out soon, and enjoy your visit!