Fishers Indiana Real Estate and Homes for Sale
Fishers is a town located in Fall Creek and Delaware townships, Hamilton County, Indiana, with a population of 76,556, according to a special census conducted in 2007. A suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980, and only 7,200 as recently as 1990. Fishers was ranked the 24th best place to live in America by Money magazine in 2005, 33rd in 2006, and 10th in 2008. In 2009, Fishers was named America's best affordable suburb by BusinessWeek. In 2010, Fishers was ranked eighth in the best places to live according to Money Magazine.
Entertainment
Fishers's increase in population has brought about an increased demand for entertainment.
Fishers Banquet and Conference Center, the largest banquet hall in town, is a uniquely designed hospitality complex that can accommodate a wide variety of meeting and travel needs. Surrounded by four hotels, the FHCC complex has over 400 guestrooms and up to 8,000 square-feet of meeting space available, in a variety of configurations. From an efficient space that seats 10, to a vast ballroom with seating for nearly 500, there are multiple floorplans available.
The Artists' Studio in Fishers is a community theater that produces many children's and family friendly shows. Ben and Ari's is a family owned mini-golf course, arcade, and duckpin bowling facility. Fishers is also home to the locally-owned Pinheads Entertainment Complex, which opened in August 2005 and received the Fishers Chamber of Commerce Pillar Award for Business of the Year in 2006.
Fishers is home to many restaurants including the Nickel Plate Bar & Grill, The Ram, Casler's Kitchen and Bar, and Petersons. Fishers is also home to popular nightlife and live music destinations such as Britton Tavern.
Fishers offers a growing number of hotels with nearby essentials for tourists. One of the main attractions of Fishers is Geist Reservoir, offering attractions from fishing to waterskiing. There are also many golf courses around the town.
Fishers hosts the living history museum Conner Prairie, which presents Indiana life in three different periods of the 19th century.
Fishers also has the Indiana State Fair Train which runs from Fishers Station to Indianapolis.
Fairs
Fishers has three annual festivals: the Fishers Freedom Festival, the Flavor of Fishers, and the Fishers Renaissance Faire.
The Fishers Freedom Festival (FFF) takes place every year at the end of June, right before Independence Day. The 2008 festival was the 20th annual freedom celebration. A few annual traditions of the festival are a parade, a 5k run/walk named the Freedom Run, and a fireworks show on the last night of the festival. There are art and food vendors and game booths. The FFF is located at Roy G. Holland Memorial Park.
The Flavor of Fishers, presented by the Fishers Chamber of Commerce, takes place in early August. The first was held in 2008. Visitors attending the Flavor of Fishers can delight their senses through Tastes, with over 30 restaurants offering tastes of their best menu items and beer and wine; Sounds, provided by national and local bands; and Sights, a Family Fun Zone with inflatables and games.
The Fishers Renaissance Faire, presented by the Sister Cities Association of Fishers Indiana, began in 2005 and is held in early October on the grounds of Conner Prairie. Its purpose is to celebrate the Sister City relationship of Fishers with Billericay, England. The Faire features jousting, pirate shows, magicians, jesters, minstrels, a queen-complete with her royal court, a period village, authentic period/parody staged entertainment, period art and craft vendors, a wide variety of food and beverages as well as scripted interactions amongst the cast of 150 authentic, legendary and historic characters throughout the entire faire. Children's activities are provided by the Fishers Kiwanis and Key Clubs.
Schools
Fishers is served by Hamilton Southeastern School District, a district educating almost 19,000 students every day.
Fishers's quickly growing population has created a need for a similar growth in the number of schools within the Hamilton Southeastern School District as well as additions to existing schools. The school district has twelve elementaries, three intermediate schools (5-6), three junior high schools (7-8), and two high schools. The two high schools compete for the Mudsock trophy, named after the town's original name, and is won by winning against the other school in the most sports throughout the year.
For more information, visit the Town of Fishers.
