Downtown Holly Springs guide: the Sip & Stroll social district, The Block on Main, the Cultural Center, the Saturday market, the new mural, Mims Park and parking.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Facts come from the Town of Holly Springs downtown pages and each business’s own site. Downtown questions: Economic Development, 128 S. Main St., 919-557-3906.

Downtown Holly Springs, which the town also calls the Village District, runs along Main Street around Town Hall at 128 S. Main St. It has the town’s Saturday farmers market, a 184-seat theater, a social district where you can walk with a drink, The Block on Main’s restaurants and rooftop bar, a new mural and a wooded park with natural springs a block away.

At a glance

  • Saturday: farmers market, 8 a.m. to noon, 300 W. Ballentine St.
  • Every day: Sip & Stroll social district, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Walk: Mims Park springs trail from West Earp Street.
  • Coming: a festival street on Avent Ferry Road; design began in July 2026.

Sip & Stroll Social District

The town’s Sip & Stroll district lets adults buy beer or wine in a marked container from a participating business and walk with it from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. It covers Main Street from just north of Earp Street to Oak Avenue and extends to the Cultural Center; sidewalk markers show the edges. Decals on doors show whether a business sells Sip & Stroll drinks, welcomes them inside or does not allow them.

Businesses the town lists as selling Sip & Stroll drinks: the Holly Springs Cultural Center, Local Time Brewing, Mamma Mia Italian Bistro, My Way Tavern, Niche Wine Lounge, Nightingale Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, Osha Thai Kitchen and Sushi, Pace Yourself Run Company, Pimiento Tea Room, Smashed Burgers & Cocktails, Vieni Ristobar and Wine 100.

The Block on Main

The Block on Main, 300 S. Main St., is one of the anchor developments of the Village District, built by local business owners who wanted a walkable downtown, according to its about page. It lists restaurants including Nightingale Rooftop, Local Time Brewing, JT’s Creamery, Mamma Mia Italian Bistro and Bep Vietnamese Kitchen, plus a salon, a yoga studio, coworking space and a creative studio. Its events page lists a Trunk or Treat and a Saturday with Santa, with dates to be announced.

Cultural Center, library and market

  • Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St., has a 184-seat theater, an outdoor stage and lawn, and art exhibits in the lobby and halls. It hosts community theater, the Community Band, the Clean Comedy and Press Play series and the free summer concerts. Box office: 919-567-4000; tickets online. During the library renovation its hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, the town says on its Cultural Center page.
  • Holly Springs Community Library, in the same building, closed in April 2026 for renovation and is expected to reopen by the end of 2026.
  • Holly Springs Farmers Market, one of the area’s few year-round markets, sets up on Ballentine Street outside the Cultural Center every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, with more than 40 vendors. See our farmers markets guide.

The downtown mural

The first town-sponsored mural downtown is on Rogers Street, on a brick enclosure between The Block on Main and Town Hall Commons. Raleigh public artist Jackie Sanders designed it around the town’s history, natural systems and growth, with hidden images to find; the town offers a free “I Spy” activity guide on its mural page.

History a block off Main Street

  • Mims Park, 17 wooded acres with natural springs and the grave of G.B. Alford, whom the town calls its founder. A paved route runs from the West Earp Street trailhead to the springs; a 0.8-mile dirt loop starts on West Ballentine Street.
  • The Leslie-Alford-Mims House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Holly Springs Cemetery, with graves of some of the town’s founding families, according to the town’s things to do page.

More on the town’s past: history and landmarks.

Events downtown

The town names the International Food Festival, the Happy Holly Days Parade on Main Street and its outdoor summer concerts among downtown’s yearly events. Coming up in 2026:

  • Shop the Springs, a downtown stamp-card promotion, Nov. 28 to Dec. 12.
  • Light the Springs, the menorah and tree lighting at the Cultural Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
  • Happy Holly Days Parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.

Details: Black Friday and holiday shopping and Christmas parade and tree lighting.

Festival Street: what is planned

The town plans to rebuild Avent Ferry Road between West Ballentine and Center streets as a pedestrian-friendly festival street, with new paving and landscaping, that can close completely to cars for festivals and markets. Preplanning finished in June 2026 and design began in July, with a community open house 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Town Hall, according to the project page. It was one of five priorities in the town’s Downtown Area Plan.

Getting there and parking

  • The town’s downtown parking map shows public lots.
  • For Mims Park, the town points to the Cultural Center and Town Hall lots and West Ballentine Street.
  • The Holly Springs Hopper, the town’s on-demand ride service, runs 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays for $2 for up to two riders within town limits.

More: brunch, live music and nightlife and date night.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Sip & Stroll district in Holly Springs?

A town social district where adults can buy beer or wine in a marked cup from a participating business and carry it along Main Street from just north of Earp Street to Oak Avenue, and to the Cultural Center, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

Where do I park in downtown Holly Springs?

The town publishes a downtown public parking map. Lots at the Cultural Center and Town Hall and spaces along West Ballentine Street serve Mims Park, and The Block on Main points to its rear lot and the lower level of the deck across the street.

Where is the new mural in downtown Holly Springs?

On Rogers Street, on a brick enclosure between The Block on Main and Town Hall Commons. It is the first town-sponsored mural downtown, by Raleigh public artist Jackie Sanders, and the town offers an I Spy activity guide.

What is the Holly Springs Festival Street?

A town plan to rebuild Avent Ferry Road between West Ballentine and Center streets so it can close to cars for festivals and markets. Design began in July 2026.