Main Street Eureka Springs Successes Over the Years
The Main Street Approach is centered around Transformation Strategies. A Transformation Strategy articulates a focused, deliberate path to revitalizing or strengthening a downtown or commercial district’s economy.
Our program’s work on Transformation Strategies is organized around the Four Points: Economic Development, Design, Promotion, and Organization.
Charrette with Main Street Arkansas
Design Projects
Downtown Native Garden Project
Citywide Cleanup & Dirty (Cigarette) Butts Contest
Hanging Baskets
Earth Day Cleanup
Bandshell Painting
Historic Stories Wayfinding System
Downtown Bike Placemaking Project
Charrette to Develop Placemaking on North Main
Rainbow Stairs Yearly Maintenance & Repair
Facade Grant for Paint: 13 N. Main
Facade Grant for Paint: 34 N. Main
Shop Small Saturday with American Express
Economic Development
Annual Historic Tax Credit Seminar
Etsy Maker Cities Grant
Online Entrepreneur Education
Window Design & Floor Plan Design Workshop
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Sponsor
Main Street Small Business Consultations
Annual Company Picnic & Season Kickoff
Small Business Conference
Google Business Training
Shop Small Saturday
Morning Brew Entrepreneurial Education
Cocktails for a Cause
Organization
Cocktails for a Cause
ArtinSauce Dinner & Artist Awards
Hosted Main Street Conference
Upstairs Downstairs Tour
Annual Black Light Ball
Hosted Spaghetti Dinner for Arkansas Parks & Tourism
Representation on:
Eureka Springs Nonprofit Coalition
Mayors Task Economic Development Task Force
Past Northwest Arkansas Tourism Association
Past Chamber of Commerce Board
Eureka Springs Christmas Festival - Living windows
Promotion
Downtown Underground Tour
Rebranded Downtown Eureka Springs
21 & Fun Guide - Nightlife Guide
Eureka Springs Christmas Festival
EurekaSpringsChristmas.com
50 Free Things
Scavenger Hunts Custom Developed for Groups
Established #OnlyinEureka & #EurekaAfterDark hashtags EurekaSprings.com Shopping Page
Free Parking at Christmas Promotional Program
Come Back for Christmas Giveaway
Grand Illumination
Fun after Five
Living Windows
Christmas Springs Walking Tour
Fourth of July
Party in the Park - Post Parade
Made By Me Makers Fair on Main Street
Hosted Civil War Centennial Conference
Movies in Basin Spring Park
Zombies in the Park
Mom N Pop In Parks
Night of 1000 Santa's
St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl
Santa in the Park
Music in the Park - Daily Music in Basin Spring Park
Christmas Tree Lighting
Inside Out Facebook Live Show
Awards & Recognition
Main Street Arkansas Awards
2020
Outstanding Community Education Campaign: Morning Brew with #TeamEureka
Main Street Hero (posthumous): Jim Holt
2018
Outstanding Marketing Effort: Inside Out Facebook Live Show
Hometown Hero: Dee Bright
Best Downtown Marketing Campaign: Eurekaspringsdowntown.com
2016
Best Cultural Heritage Tourism Project: Eureka Springs Walking Tours
Special Service Award: Jack Moyer
2014
Best Creative Fundraising Event: Cocktails for a Cause
Best New Event: Party in the Park
Preserve Arkansas Awards
2011
Excellence in Heritage Preservation: City of Eureka Springs for Eureka Springs Cultural Heritage Tourism