The Santander Arena is Reading's main indoor sports and entertainment venue, a mid-sized arena that seats around 9,000 people and hosts the Reading Royals, the city's ice hockey team in the ECHL. The Santander Performing Arts Center next door is a renovated 1920s theatre with good acoustics and a programme of touring Broadway shows, concerts, and local productions.
The two venues anchor the entertainment district on Penn Street in downtown Reading. For a city of its size, the performing arts centre in particular punches above its weight — it books shows that would normally skip cities this size in Pennsylvania. Checking the schedule before a visit is worthwhile if you want to combine sightseeing with an evening out.