Downtown Hickory

Downtown Hickory A variety of unique retail shops, restaurants, professional offices, and entertainment venues are located in a park-like setting in the heart of Hickory.

Outdoor dining enables you to experience the seasons in North Carolinaโ€™s foothills. Free parking. The Downtown Hickory Business District is comprised of unique independently owned small businesses and restaurants located in a park-like setting in the center of Hickory NC. Just follow the signs to Downtown!

Head on Downtown Hickory for the ๐—™๐—”๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง, Under The Sails! Open from 10am - 1pm today or Saturday from 8am-1pm! ...
06/17/2026

Head on Downtown Hickory for the ๐—™๐—”๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง, Under The Sails! Open from 10am - 1pm today or Saturday from 8am-1pm!

๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆโ—๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ Once roo...
06/17/2026

๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆโ—๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ

Once rooted in bluegrass, the band put down the banjo and decided to rock. And rock they do!

The City of Hickoryโ€™s ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, presented by Protection Products, Inc., returns to the heart of downtown Hickory this spring and fall, presenting free concerts of live original music under The Sails on the Square. Performances will begin at 7 p.m., Friday evenings in May, June, and September.

Music fans will also enjoy a change of venue for a special ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ concert at the Samuel William Davis, Sr. Multipurpose Field in Taft Broome Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m., in conjunction with the Festival on the Field event.
Supporting sponsors of the series include Bob Sinclair Music, Larryโ€™s Music & Sound, Pfahlert Creative Labs, Olde Hickory Brewery, and Crowne Plaza.

In addition to the seating available at Union Square, audience members are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. A variety of close-by bars and restaurants offer food and beverages.

ABC permitted businesses within the Hickory Downtown Social District will sell beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups that may be consumed on Union Square, sidewalks, and other public areas within the designated boundaries of the social district. No outside alcohol may be brought into the social district. To review additional restrictions and a detailed map of the social districtโ€™s coverage area, visit www.hickorync.gov/downtown-social-district.

For more information about the Sails Original Music Series and upcoming bands, please visit www.hickorync.gov/SailsMusic and follow the Sails Original Music Series page, www.facebook.com/SailsMusic.

Slow Down Sundays: Yoga on the SquareTake a moment to slow down and start your Sunday with intention in Downtown Hickory...
06/16/2026

Slow Down Sundays: Yoga on the Square

Take a moment to slow down and start your Sunday with intention in Downtown Hickory.

Join us on Sunday, June 28 from 9:00โ€“10:30 AM at the CommScope Stage on Union Square for a relaxing morning of yoga.

This all-levels class is the perfect way to reset, recharge, and enjoy the beauty of downtown. Whether youโ€™re a seasoned yogi or just getting started, all are welcome.

๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ Instructor: Angela

In partnership with HDDA & C7 Fitness Studio

Bring your yoga mat, water, and a friendโ€”and come enjoy a peaceful start to your day.

๐Ÿ’™ Breathe in. Slow down. Be present.

Tag someone you want to bring with you!

โœจ Big News for Downtown Hickory! โœจDowntown Hickory has once again been named an Accredited Main Street Americaโ„ข program ...
06/16/2026

โœจ Big News for Downtown Hickory! โœจ

Downtown Hickory has once again been named an Accredited Main Street Americaโ„ข program for 2026โ€”a recognition of our communityโ€™s commitment to downtown revitalization and economic growth.

This designation reflects the incredible work happening every day by our local businesses, property owners, volunteers, and partners who continue to invest in making downtown a vibrant, welcoming place for all.

Across North Carolina, Main Street communities are making a real impactโ€”bringing new businesses, jobs, and investment to their downtowns. Weโ€™re proud that Hickory continues to be part of that momentum.

๐Ÿ’™ This recognition belongs to our entire community.

Learn more about whatโ€™s happening in Downtown Hickory:
www.downtownhickory.com

Learm more about North Carolina Main Street Center:
www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2026/06/15/north-carolina-main-street-communities-achieve-national-accreditation-2026







๐ŸŽถ Make Music Day is coming to Downtown Hickory! ๐ŸŽถJoin us on Sunday, June 21 from 3โ€“8 PM at the CommScope Stage on Union ...
06/16/2026

๐ŸŽถ Make Music Day is coming to Downtown Hickory! ๐ŸŽถ

Join us on Sunday, June 21 from 3โ€“8 PM at the CommScope Stage on Union Square for a celebration of music, community, and local talent!

As part of the global Make Music Day, happening in cities around the world, Downtown Hickory will come alive with performances from talented students of:

๐ŸŽต Hickory Music Factory
๐ŸŽต Golden Rule Music School

This free community event is all about bringing people together through the joy of musicโ€”so bring your lawn chairs, your friends, and enjoy an afternoon and evening on the Square.

Hosted by:
Hickory Downtown Development Association, Hickory Music Factory, Golden Rule Music School, and Arts Culture Catawba

๐Ÿ’™ Come experience the sound of our community.

Tag someone you want to bring with you!








Hickory Farmers Market's ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ is June 13th from 8am - 1pm under the sails in Downtown Hickory. Join us for Fres...
06/13/2026

Hickory Farmers Market's ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ is June 13th from 8am - 1pm under the sails in Downtown Hickory. Join us for Fresh Lavender, Live Music, Local Vendors & More!

Support Local. Shop Fresh. Celebrate Lavender.

๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐œ๐ข ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆโ—๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ Sheโ€™s a classy, charming song...
06/12/2026

๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐œ๐ข ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆโ—๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ

Sheโ€™s a classy, charming songbird! She owns the stage and fills it with her oh-so-fine original pop-styled songs. The band will bring it, too!

The City of Hickoryโ€™s ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, presented by Protection Products, Inc., returns to the heart of downtown Hickory this spring and fall, presenting free concerts of live original music under The Sails on the Square. Performances will begin at 7 p.m., Friday evenings in May, June, and September.

Music fans will also enjoy a change of venue for a special ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ concert at the Samuel William Davis, Sr. Multipurpose Field in Taft Broome Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m., in conjunction with the Festival on the Field event.
Supporting sponsors of the series include Bob Sinclair Music, Larryโ€™s Music & Sound, Pfahlert Creative Labs, Olde Hickory Brewery, and Crowne Plaza.

In addition to the seating available at Union Square, audience members are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. A variety of close-by bars and restaurants offer food and beverages.

ABC permitted businesses within the Hickory Downtown Social District will sell beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups that may be consumed on Union Square, sidewalks, and other public areas within the designated boundaries of the social district. No outside alcohol may be brought into the social district. To review additional restrictions and a detailed map of the social districtโ€™s coverage area, visit www.hickorync.gov/downtown-social-district.

For more information about the Sails Original Music Series and upcoming bands, please visit www.hickorync.gov/SailsMusic and follow the Sails Original Music Series page, www.facebook.com/SailsMusic.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฆ๐ฒ! ๐ŸŽ‰We are so grateful to have you as the Executive Director of the Hickory Downtown Developmen...
06/10/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฆ๐ฒ! ๐ŸŽ‰

We are so grateful to have you as the Executive Director of the Hickory Downtown Development Association. Your leadership, dedication, and passion for our downtown community have made a lasting impact over the past seven years. Thank you for all that you do to help Hickory thrive. Wishing you continued success and many more years of making a difference!

Congratulations on this milestone! ๐ŸŽŠ

Head on Downtown Hickory for the ๐—™๐—”๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง, Under The Sails! Open from 10am - 1pm today or Saturday from 8am-1pm! ...
06/10/2026

Head on Downtown Hickory for the ๐—™๐—”๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง, Under The Sails! Open from 10am - 1pm today or Saturday from 8am-1pm! ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜, ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น will be doing a Cooking Demonstration today!

๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐œ๐ข ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆโ—๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ Sheโ€™s a classy, charm...
06/10/2026

๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐œ๐ข ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆโ—๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ

Sheโ€™s a classy, charming songbird! She owns the stage and fills it with her oh-so-fine original pop-styled songs. The band will bring it, too!

The City of Hickoryโ€™s ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, presented by Protection Products, Inc., returns to the heart of downtown Hickory this spring and fall, presenting free concerts of live original music under The Sails on the Square. Performances will begin at 7 p.m., Friday evenings in May, June, and September.

Music fans will also enjoy a change of venue for a special ๐’๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ concert at the Samuel William Davis, Sr. Multipurpose Field in Taft Broome Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m., in conjunction with the Festival on the Field event.
Supporting sponsors of the series include Bob Sinclair Music, Larryโ€™s Music & Sound, Pfahlert Creative Labs, Olde Hickory Brewery, and Crowne Plaza.

In addition to the seating available at Union Square, audience members are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. A variety of close-by bars and restaurants offer food and beverages.

ABC permitted businesses within the Hickory Downtown Social District will sell beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups that may be consumed on Union Square, sidewalks, and other public areas within the designated boundaries of the social district. No outside alcohol may be brought into the social district. To review additional restrictions and a detailed map of the social districtโ€™s coverage area, visit www.hickorync.gov/downtown-social-district.

For more information about the Sails Original Music Series and upcoming bands, please visit www.hickorync.gov/SailsMusic and follow the Sails Original Music Series page, www.facebook.com/SailsMusic.

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