About downtown Elkader
Elkader is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Elkader's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Main Street ElkaderAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street Iowa
What's coming to this page
When the Main Street Elkader team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Elkader worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Elkader.
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
- West Union, IA22 mi
- Lansing, IA36 mi
- Monticello, IA44 mi
- Dubuque, IA45 mi
- Platteville, WI48 mi
- Waterloo, IA53 mi
- Waverly, IA55 mi
- Viroqua, WI55 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Elkader. See all 50 other Iowa 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 Something out of date?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 Elkader? Get featured.
If you lead Main Street Elkader 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.