About downtown Shelby
Shelby is home to a Main Street America program: an Affiliate downtown working to keep Shelby's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Uptown Shelby Association, Inc.Affiliate
- Designation
- Affiliate Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- North Carolina Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Uptown Shelby Association, Inc. team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Shelby worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Shelby.
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
- Cherryville, NC11 mi
- Bessemer City, NC14 mi
- Gaffney, SC16 mi
- Forest City, NC19 mi
- Clover, SC22 mi
- Rutherfordton, NC24 mi
- York, SC27 mi
- Belmont, NC29 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Shelby. 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 Something out of date?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 Shelby? Get featured.
If you lead Uptown Shelby Association, Inc. 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.