About downtown Bristol
Bristol is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Bristol's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Believe In BristolAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Tennessee Main Street Program
What's coming to this page
When the Believe In Bristol team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Bristol worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Bristol.
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
- Bristol, VA2 mi
- Elizabethton, TN17 mi
- Kingsport, TN21 mi
- Johnson City, TN22 mi
- Saint Paul, VA23 mi
- Jonesborough, TN26 mi
- Boone, NC38 mi
- West Jefferson, NC41 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Bristol. See all 44 other Tennessee 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 Something out of date?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 Bristol? Get featured.
If you lead Believe In Bristol 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.