NEWS

Valentines from the Heart of Hickory

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, January 27th and will stay live until we sell out or end on Wednesday, Feb. 10th. The event date: Saturday, Feb 13, 2021 from 11:00am to 3:00pm -------------------------- When you buy a ticket to the Valentine's from the Heart of Hickory...

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Downtown Hickory Cookie Crawl

Tickets are on sale now for the Downtown Hickory Cookie Crawl! Bring your ticket receipt to the HDDA tent on Union Square, December 5th from 11am-3pm to receive your Cookie Crawl Passport! Then follow the crumbs to collect all your cookies from the participating...

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Shop Small Saturday – SNOWMAN STROLL

Head to Downtown Hickory as we celebrate Shop Small Saturday (enjoy the coupon!) and kick off our SNOWMAN STROLL! Participating Downtown businesses will be displaying unique snowmen for the whole family to enjoy as Downtown heads into the holiday season! Here's a map...

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Downtown Hickory Candy Crawl Scavenger Hunt

“Sorry, we won’t be holding our “normal” Candy Crawl Event… so, we’re changing it up this year to help keep our community safe!  Join us for a Downtown Hickory Candy Crawl Scavenger Hunt!  Save these docs and come play along!” Download PDF of the Scavenger Hunt List....

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City of Hickory making plans for holiday events

CITY OF HICKORY NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2020 City of Hickory making plans for holiday events HICKORY – As the holiday season approaches, the City of Hickory is making plans to safely celebrate amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, due to...

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The City of Hickory is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center.  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. 

Main Street America 2025

Main Street America™ 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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Development Association
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P.O. Box 9086
Hickory, NC 28603
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