About downtown Athens
Athens is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Athens's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Athens Downtown Development AuthorityAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Georgia Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Athens Downtown Development Authority team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Athens worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Athens.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Watkinsville, GA7 mi
- Jefferson, GA16 mi
- Commerce, GA18 mi
- Monroe, GA22 mi
- Madison, GA25 mi
- Auburn, GA26 mi
- Braselton, GA27 mi
- Greensboro, GA29 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Athens. See all 91 other Georgia downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Athens? Get featured.
If you lead Athens Downtown Development Authority or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.