About downtown Forest City
Forest City is home to a Main Street America program: an Affiliate downtown working to keep Forest City's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Town of Forest CityAffiliate
- Designation
- Affiliate Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- North Carolina Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Town of Forest City team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Forest City worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Forest City.
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
- Rutherfordton, NC5 mi
- Shelby, NC19 mi
- Gaffney, SC22 mi
- Tryon, NC23 mi
- Marion, NC26 mi
- Cherryville, NC28 mi
- Morganton, NC30 mi
- Valdese, NC33 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Forest City. 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 Something out of date?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 Forest City? Get featured.
If you lead Town of Forest City 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.