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Saturday Screenings return to downtown Hickory this summer!
Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Saturday Screenings take place at 8:45 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of July and August. The film series will feature Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark on July 12; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids on...
Children’s Entrepreneur Market at Downtown Hickory’s Fall Art Crawl!
Hey Parents! We are excited to announce that we are partnering up with the ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ for ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฟ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐น on September 18, from 5 - 8pm! Children sell products like handmade crafts, food, and games. A farmerโs market run entirely...
38th Annual Oktoberfest Vendor Applications Now Online
Hickoryโs Oktoberfest 2025 is now accepting applications for Arts and Crafts, Commercial, Kids-Fest and Nonprofit vendors. Celebrating its 38th year, this annual festival will be held October 10, 11, and 12, 2025 in Downtown Hickory, NC. With estimated attendance of...
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Call for Artists Downtown Hickory Fall Art Crawl 2025
The Hickory Downtown Development Association is seeking artists interested in participating in the Fall Downtown Hickory Art Crawl. Art in most disciplines will be accepted, although art must be in good taste and able to be shown to persons of all ages. ย Artists will...
2024 Castle of Cans School Winners
Overall Winner 2024 Hickory Day School Hickory Day School took top honors in the Hickory Oktoberfest Susan Coleman 2024 Castle of Cans campaign collecting 2165 pounds of food! 2024 High School Winner Saint Stephens High School St. Stephens High School took top high...
Lou Lou’s Corner wins the 2024 Holiday Window Contest
Lou Louโs Corner is our Hickory Downtown Development Association winner for the Annual Window Decorations Contest! Congratulations! They will be getting the trophy for 2024! Thank you to all who participated in voting! โค๏ธ
Castle Of Cans Food Drive Collects More Than 4 Tons Of Food In 2024
In its 26th year, the community and schools came together again to support the 2024 Susan L. Coleman Castle of Cansย Food Drive with many donations of cans and collections from its virtual fundraising campaign. All in all, this will provide 8302 pounds, or more than 4...
26th Annual Susan Coleman Castle of Cans Food Drive
Hickory โ Itโs time again for our Annual Susan Coleman Castle of Cans Food Drive and Weโre Celebrating 26 Years!ย ย This wonderful community campaign supports all of these agencies with one donation: The Corner Table in Newton, Eastern Catawba CCM, Exodus Homes, Greater...
Get Ready for an Unforgettable Oktoberfest Experience in Hickory 2024!
Excitement is in the air as Hickory's Oktoberfest announces the first wave of its music lineup for 2024! Get ready to immerse yourself in a weekend full of music, culture, and celebration like never before. With a diverse array of talented artists set to grace the...
The City of Hickory is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center.ย Hickory Downtown Development Association is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.ย
Main Street Americaโข has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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