About downtown Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Wilkes-Barre's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Diamond City PartnershipAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Pennsylvania Downtown Center
What's coming to this page
When the Diamond City Partnership team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Wilkes-Barre worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Wilkes-Barre.
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
- Scranton, PA15 mi
- Carbondale, PA30 mi
- Honesdale, PA39 mi
- Pottsville, PA42 mi
- Nazareth, PA46 mi
- Shamokin, PA47 mi
- Hamburg, PA48 mi
- Easton, PA52 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Wilkes-Barre. See all 37 other Pennsylvania 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 Something out of date?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 Wilkes-Barre? Get featured.
If you lead Diamond City Partnership 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.