Corsicana supports an active performing-arts community, with year-round live theater, art exhibits, and music performances in a corner of downtown anchored by the Warehouse Living Arts Center and the Palace Theater. Also, an art contest was started in 2018. Downtown also features the historic State National Bank building (built in 1926), several coffeeshops and eateries, an art gallery, several bric-à-brac outlets, and many brick-faced storefronts of historical interest.

​

A green park a short walk from the county courthouse downtown has meandering creeks and walking, jogging, and biking trails. Other amenities include lighted tennis courts, a children's play area with a retired fire truck, spray park, and designated skate area. At one end of the community park is the town YMCA, with a year-round indoor pool, basketball courts, cardio- and free-weight equipment, and instructor-led fitness workshops.

​

The town has several museums: Pioneer Village, located by Jester Park, offers reconstructed buildings and artifacts from the early historical period of the area. One of the designated historic neighborhoods is the Carriage District, where most of the homes were built between 1846 and 1900, many with side entrances to allow carriages to stop under shelter.  Most of the homes are along Second, Third, and Fourth Avenues west of 15th Street, but there are buildings throughout town marked with a Texas Historic Landmark or Corsicana Historic Landmark plaque. Corsicana offers something for everyone. It’s big enough to offer a myriad of shopping and dining options while still having that small town charm.