Many Fishers residents likely remember the large event tent erected north of City Hall during the winter of 2025, which hosted a variety of community gatherings throughout the season. That tent will return later this year after the Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety on Monday approved a $203,000 quote from Blue Peak Tents for installation and operation from mid-November through mid-December.

The tent will measure approximately 120 feet by 90 feet and accommodate about 450 people. Plans call for seating areas, a dance floor, stage, catering space, and a walkway connecting the structure to the Arts and Municipal Complex. The tent will be climate-controlled using diesel-powered generators rather than propane.

Eric Steiner, Chief of Staff for the Fishers Department of Public Works, said the facility will once again host “a wide range of events.”

Mayor Scott Fadness said the city was encouraged by the public response to the 2025 installation.

“I was pleasantly surprised by the reaction of residents,” Fadness said. “One of our goals was to get people out of their homes during the winter months.”

In other business Monday, the Board of Works:

–Approved six Neighborhood Vibrancy Grants recommended by the review committee. Another 18 grants are expected to come before the board once required documentation is completed by neighborhood representatives. The six grants approved Monday total $93,640 and include projects in Hawks Landing, Anderson Hall, Vermillion, Berkley Grove, Lake Stonebridge, and Rolling Knoll.

–Approved $173,500 for landscaping and light pole installation work in and around the new 96th Street pedestrian bridge area.

–Approved the use of $85,000 in block grant funding for ADA curb improvements in the Oxford Park, Harvard Park, and Princeton Park neighborhoods — collectively known as The Parks at White River — along with improvements at the entrance to Heritage Park at Eller Road and 106th Street.

–Approved several annual contracts for computer software systems used by city staff.