About downtown Gainesville
Gainesville is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Gainesville's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Main Street GainesvilleAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Georgia Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Main Street Gainesville team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Gainesville worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Gainesville.
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
- Braselton, GA11 mi
- Sugar Hill, GA18 mi
- Dahlonega, GA18 mi
- Jefferson, GA19 mi
- Auburn, GA20 mi
- Cornelia, GA21 mi
- Suwanee, GA22 mi
- Commerce, GA22 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Gainesville. 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 Something out of date?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 Gainesville? Get featured.
If you lead Main Street Gainesville 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.