Main Street
Explore our Downtown for the day!
Things to do in downtown:
- Variety of restaurants
- Coffee shops
- Bakeries
- Shopping
- Local art
- Murals
- Trails
- Music & wedding venues
- Heritage Center (visitors please drop in and say hello)
- Elkin Vine Line wine hopper based out of the Heritage Center (257 Standard St)
- Brewery
- Wine tasting location with sommelier (Wisdom Table)
- Farmers market (Saturdays 9-noon)
- Dog park and pet-friendly restaurants and shops
- Boat ramp/launch (Crater Park)
- Kids park (Crater Park)
- Public restrooms (115 W Main St)
- Library & post office, and
- Electric car charging stations at two locations (town hall and heritage center).
Downtown Elkin is famous for:
- Its charm
- History beginning in late 1800's as a textile mill town (Chatham Manufacturing/Chatham Blankets mostly known for making wool blankets for WWII & WWII soldiers), and as a furniture town (Vaughan-Bassett Furniture).
- Monthly Cruise Ins & music events
- Murals
- Celebrating the arts
- Centrally located in Yadkin Valley Wine Region (AVA)
- Being a trail town. Here are some of the trails you can explore in downtown:
- Our Main Street is directly along the NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST)
- Downtown Elkin converges with the NC MST, the Overmountain Victory Trail, and the Yadkin River Blue Trail.
- Listed on the Blue Ridge Music Trail (Reeves Theater)
- Listed on the Blue Ridge Craft Trail
- Listed on the Appalachian Mural Trail
- Daniel Boone Trail marker next to Elkin Trail Town mural
- Sonker Trail
- Kayak launch/docking 2 blocks from Main Street (dock and enjoy lunch downtown)!
Additional information about downtown:
- EVENT information, go to www.exploreelkin.com.
- OUR STATE article about Downtown Elkin, click here.
- SHOPS & RESTAURANTS list (printable) in downtown Elkin, click here.
- SOCIAL MEDIA links, see Elkin Main Street's facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ElkinMainStreet
- Our downtown district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a NC Main Street Accredited Community (since 1998) with a dedicated Main Street Manager and Advisory Board.
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