About downtown Sumter
Sumter is home to a Main Street America program: an Affiliate downtown working to keep Sumter's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Downtown SumterAffiliate
- Designation
- Affiliate Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street South Carolina
What's coming to this page
When the Downtown Sumter team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Sumter worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Sumter.
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
- Manning, SC17 mi
- Kingstree, SC34 mi
- Hartsville, SC35 mi
- Florence, SC38 mi
- Cheraw, SC60 mi
- Lancaster, SC61 mi
- Bennettsville, SC61 mi
- Dillon, SC65 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Sumter. See all 19 other South 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 Something out of date?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 Sumter? Get featured.
If you lead Downtown Sumter 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.