From a Pioneer Settlement - to an Entertainment Center
Rishonites looking for culture and entertainment don't have to look very far. Rishon offers a wide choice of cultural activities, and any number of recreational and entertainment choices. Everything from classical music to “heavy metal” and pub-crawling.
Leisure time in Rishon can be a bundle of fun. While most of Tel Aviv's suburbs are residential areas, Rishon is the only city with entertainment facilities for people of all ages. This, one of the city's major characteristics, attracts many people to Rishon.
Just Look at What Rishon LeZion Has to Offer:
Classical Music
The Rishon LeZion symphony Orchestra offers a wide range of concerts in the city's Cultural Center.
Rock Around the Clock
The Amphitheater in Rishon's “Sport-Kef Park” (sports center) hosts international stars such as Sting and Julio lglesias.
Getting Smart
The city's Education Department organizes regular classes, tours and lectures where participants can meet leading personalities active in literature, the cinema and the theater. “Cathedra Amamit” - an organization that enables anyone to learn just about anything, offer courses in psychology, philosophy, history, art, music, literature, computing and many other subjects.
Dancing
Thousands of young people from Rishon and the surrounding areas enjoy themselves every weekend at the city's pubs and nightclubs.
Moviegoing
No less than 15 movie theaters across the city let film buffs pick and choose from a wide variety of movies every night.
Make Friends with the Animals
“Hai-kef”, Rishon's zoo, is laid out according to zoological and botanical topics. This is where chilidren can get to see rare animals and touch and stroke domestic animals such as goats, rabbits and lambs.
Unwinding Close to Home
The city's community centers allow its citizens to take part in variety of classes, listen to lectures on a wide range of topics and attend various plays and shows in their own neighborhoods.
Dancing on the Seashore Promenade
Every Satuday. Events such as fairs, festivals. Fashion shows, sports competitions and folk dances take place on the seashore promenade.