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
- Virginia 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, TN2 mi
- Elizabethton, TN19 mi
- Saint Paul, VA22 mi
- Kingsport, TN23 mi
- Johnson City, TN23 mi
- Jonesborough, TN28 mi
- Boone, NC38 mi
- Marion, VA39 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Bristol. See all 47 other Virginia 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 Something out of date?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.