About downtown Elon
Elon is home to a Main Street America program: an Affiliate downtown working to keep Elon's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Town of ElonAffiliate
- Designation
- Affiliate Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- North Carolina Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Town of Elon team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Elon worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Elon.
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
- Burlington, NC4 mi
- Mebane, NC13 mi
- Reidsville, NC20 mi
- Pittsboro, NC32 mi
- Asheboro, NC32 mi
- Danville, VA34 mi
- Roxboro, NC35 mi
- Thomasville, NC35 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Elon. See all 80 other North Carolina 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 Something out of date?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 Elon? Get featured.
If you lead Town of Elon 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.