About downtown Great Bend
Great Bend is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Great Bend's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Great Bend Economic DevelopmentAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Kansas Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Great Bend Economic Development team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Great Bend worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Great Bend.
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
- Sterling, KS33 mi
- Russell, KS37 mi
- Hutchinson, KS51 mi
- McPherson, KS61 mi
- Salina, KS72 mi
- WaKeeney, KS75 mi
- Dodge City, KS79 mi
- Newton, KS81 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Great Bend. See all 27 other Kansas 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 Something out of date?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 Great Bend? Get featured.
If you lead Great Bend Economic Development 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.