City of Fishers, Nickel Plate District Amphitheater and Central Green with Pavilion and Splash Pad

The Nickel Plate District Amphitheater is one of Central Indiana’s premier outdoor music and event venues, hosting concerts, festivals, cultural events, and the Fishers Farmers Market, with room for anything from an acoustic set to a five-thousand-person show. Its own popularity is what prompted this project.

What began as a venue upgrade became a plan for the full 10.5 acres around it. The stage went deeper and gained a sound wall, with better lighting, sound, and loading behind it. A 1,700 SF pavilion added meeting space and restrooms, and a fountain and splash pad opened on its south side. Plazas, a playground, and activity lawns fill the rest, so the green works on a Tuesday afternoon as well as it does on a concert night.

Meyer Najem Advantage: 

• Delivery under Indiana’s Build-Operate-Transfer statute, giving the city one accountable team from design through turnover
• A venue upgrade expanded into a master plan for the full 10.5-acre green, addressing the parking and circulation pressure the venue itself created
• Shared below-grade detention beneath the central lawn, handling stormwater for the green and the adjacent mixed-use development and removing a barrier to that investment
• Green infrastructure throughout: permeable pavements, native plant materials, and LED lighting
• Continued work in Fishers, alongside Fire Station 91 and Headquarters, the Nickel Plate Trail, and the Arts and Municipal Center